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Sure, but I only really know 40k.
Make this one Grimdark Sci-fi Season. GoW, Space Marines, Halo, Mass Effect, etc.
But I love Wolfie more than you ever can. Wolfie, DPwolf, The Great Spam-Devourer, I am convinced; you are the one for me. My love for you started back in 2007, when I first noticed you in all your purpley glory, but I was too intimidated to act on my instincts. The truth is, you scared me. But now I'm coming out of hiding and bearing my heart for all to see. You and I have so much in common, it's scary. You like Kingdom Hearts, and I like Kingdom Hearts. You like Madoka, and I like Madoka. You were challenged by Sforzato over the texture of the tentacle you would like to be violated by, and I was challenged by Sforzato over the texture of the tentacle I would like to be violated by. Coincidences like this do not arise by chance. You were undoubtedly made for me, and I for you. So I ask you, in public, for all to see, DPwolf, Will you marry me?
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Fair enough. It's a tad difficult for them to give fair warning if they're muted though. :p
Companies make video games. They can make money back by selling them. They sell them to a certain pool of customers. If those customers are able to get the product produced by the companies for free, when they would otherwise pay the companies for them, they have lost the money that those customers would have paid. Certainly, not everyone who pirates the game would otherwise buy it. Even so, there are undoubtedly profits lost due to piracy. This is bad, because if taken to extremes, it means that the companies may be deprived of enough profit to make producing a new game to be worthwhile. The actual content of the lawsuit is a bit further than that though. They're suing over specific types of tablets. After all, they're not suing HTC or Blackberry, yet they also produce touchscreen phones and the like. You've presented an argument in which you've oversimplified and misconstrued the Samsung/Apple case, and then used it as an example of why intellectual property is flawed. Even if your argument weren't based on an oversimplification, it would still not prove the uselessness or inherent flaw in all IP cases. It would only prove it for one. Apple vs. Samsung is not representative of all IP cases. One must consider whether the companies and developers themselves deserve to have their wishes respected. I'd argue that taking their work and their effort without permission is immoral by most standards of society. Indeed, this is the entire reason for IP law. Having Apple and Samsung subvert the law or twist it (which they may not even be doing) is not a strong enough basis to dismiss the initial reason for IP law. Ethically, we come back to a simple principle of "Do unto others as you would have done unto you". Personally, I would not be satisfied with others taking something I created and using it in a way I disapprove of. So, hypothetically, what would you say to a contract saying, "By owning this product you are agreeing not to use it without lawfully paying for it"? Would that sort of contract at the start of a game make you willing to pay for it? I present the argument that the law is a contract between a person and the rest of society. By existing in society, you are inherently bound by such a contract. Indeed, the law is what all contracts are based around. By denying the law, you're also denying culpability for breaching any contracts. So if the law isn't sacred to you, and the distributor's wishes do not come into account, where does the morality emerge? Don't get me wrong; I am a pirate. I pirate as much as I can. I don't, however, claim that doing so is a moral action. I am merely breaking the law because I can. I willingly use others' products without paying for them. In some cases, if it were not available via piracy, I would buy the product. In other cases, I wouldn't. By any normal standards of morality, this would make me immoral. I accept that label. (I justify my piracy and crimes in a different way. But that's not relevant at present.) I can accept that piracy is a part of the system, and is a product of companies distributing their product at unreasonable or otherwise high prices. It may be a matter of piracy simply being easier than buying it. Whatever the argument, I reject the idea that piracy is morally correct, assuming we are going by ideals of morality common in society, even if it does ultimately benefit society, or cause a change in the system. Morality is, in part, based on intent. The intent of the piracy for me, and, I'd wager, the majority of people, is not some noble crusade to lower game prices. People pirate because it's free stuff. In most of the cases, anything other than that simple desire is a post-hoc justification. In the case of not being able to afford it, or otherwise buy it, then it is a victimless crime, as the companies would not have the money either way. So it's a simple +1 to you, with no repercussions to them. The thing is, having a product available for free means that not only those too poor to afford it, but even those able to afford it, do not pay the companies. This is where the loss comes into play, and when innocent people start losing jobs.
Yes. Someone should. Someone. SOMEONE. SFORZATO.
I most certainly am not. I would not give my life for a cause, another person or humanity itself. As far as I am concerned, for me, death is the cessation of all existence. Once I cannot observe something, it may as well not exist. In death, I am unable to observe anything, so everything may as well not exist. Therefore I see no point in sacrificing myself for something else. The only viable reason would be if I felt that life without whatever was at stake would not be worth living. Even then, that sort of sacrifice would not be a sacrifice at all; it would just be a suicide.
Got it open and ready to record. Just waiting for the house to become empty so I don't die of various shades of embarrassment.
Oh gog My UserCP will become completely unusuable for the weekend. No, the normal rep doesn't do anything. It's fine. The many, many video reps I've given and received, however, may cause some problems. That said, +1.
Sure. But if you do and then break a rule, don't be too surprised if you get put in the banroom without warning.
You know, it could be fun to try an RP-style version of the Death Note game. I'd be up for running such a game. Currently, I'm thinking something similar to the KHV-centred short stories (e.g. Blood of the Cascade), only as a Death Note styled RP, with more focus on the fluff of the game, as opposed to the rules. This would also open up the way for better mindgames and the like. On the other hand, it wouldn't be worthwhile unless we got a large enough group of people willing to sign up. It's no good if the initial playerbase is alienated. So far, we've pinpointed the constantly changing rules as being the death of it, so a focus on the narrative and story could be a nice change of pace. Or maybe that's just me. Thoughts?
Do it. Seriously. As for the DN game: I can restart it, I suppose. But later. After my exams, and after Sforz here starts up a Mafia game. Oh, and ICSP <3< Makaze is beautiful.
Fields and oceans flew by in the blink of an eye as the blue-haired girl flew the Sopwith Camel around and around. It swooped low to fly over the sea, engines roaring furiously. She giggled as the fish darted away from the incoming plane, thoroughly confused. But there were other things to see! She ascended, and circled the location. At first her eyes were tightly fixed to the steering wheel, her eyes glued to the controls. Mustering up her courage, she peaked over the side. Below her, everything was laid out, from the ramshackle house and the old man sitting on the porch to the goldfish pond. Feeling giddy, she squeezed her eyes tight and fell back into her seat padded with a corner of tablecloth, terrified and exhilarated. Faust twiddled the controller for the toy and watched her squeal. He'd bought it at the two-dollar shop on a whim. He didn't usually buy things, let alone for others, so her face lit up when he'd presented it to her. "Be very careful. This is a family heirloom." he told her gravely. She'd nodded very seriously at that, and declared with her fist on her chest, "I'll be sure not to damage it!" When faced with such a steadfast and true promise, how could Faust resist? He licked his lips, and turned off the controller. The results were immediate. The plane stalled fifty feet in the air, and quickly spiralled into a nosedive. KHV-tan squealed as the plane dropped and the ground rushed up to meet her. In the back of her head, she recalled her promsie to Faust. What had happened? Why did the engine stop? Would the plane survive? She had so many questions, but NO TIME. She grabbed the cover of the seat and leapt out of the open cockpit, holding it above her. Predictably, it did nothing, and she continued to fall towards the ground. For the second time that day, she clenched her eyes shut. Then the wind caught the cloth. She had a brief moment to gasp, "wha-?" before hitting the water, giving the fish yet another shock. She surfaced to see Faust on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably over the plastic wreck. "My grandfather's plane!" he cried out in anguish. Guilt-wracked and soaked to the bone, KHV-tan floated in the grime-coated pool, wishing she could sink to the bottom and die. Faust looked at the heartbroken girl in the pond out of the corner of his eye, allowed a satisfied smirk to creep through his façade of crocodile tears and whispered to himself, "Just as planned."
Yup. Here's the new one. The group itself is here. The passwords and stuff are posted there.
