Left vs. Right

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  1. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    Depends on how much you know about databases. :p
     
  2. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    I will probaly make a fool out of myself for asking this, but what is warez?
    I have never heard of it before.
     
  3. Dark Elf

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    Warez is pirated material. I believe he linked to an Arcanum torrent or somesuch.
     
  4. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Ah. I see.
    Is there a rule agaisnt linking to warez or was it just this specific case?
    (And no, I have no plan of linking to anything, in any case.)
     
  5. Dark Elf

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    It could also be one of the many reasons we don't have an Arcanum 2.
     
  7. Blinky969

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    Warez is basically how people get games without paying for them. Take a wild guess at why a great game like Arcanum was such a disaster for Troika in terms of sales.
     
  8. Dark Elf

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    I believe one of the contributing factors of the disastrous sales was that Arcanum somehow leaked out on torrents prior to release.

    Torrents is where you get porn for free, not quality games.
     
  9. Frigo

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    Because it is not an MMORPG with glittering 3D graphics, loads of effects, naked chicks, and its gameplay doesn't consist of mindless butchering of swarms of monsters requiring zero intelligence ?
     
  10. Blinky969

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    I'm sure that would have helped Frigo, but it was the fact that not many people pay for shit they can just download.
     
  11. mathboy

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    Especially when they are able to get it a lot earlier if they download it.
     
  12. Vorak

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    Hence why retrospectively protecting the rights of a now defunct company is so important.
     
  13. Dark Elf

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    Point.
     
  14. Anonymous

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    But why in the heck Frigo "almost got banned" when he linked to warez, and when I did it I got my account deleted?
     
  15. Vorak

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    I'm more upset about the severe lack of swastika avatars in this thread.
     
  16. Telcontar

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    I cannot answer that for you. Maybe the admins (mathboy) had enough after it happened once.
     
  17. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    When did Frigo link to warez?
     
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    ......finally some ammunition for our Resident Vixen.
     
  20. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    The burden of proof is yet again on you.

    Are you seriously editing your signature for each post you make?
     
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