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Don´t pirate Games Support Jastusa & Mangagamer

Started by kyrt, July 27, 2010, 02:44:05 AM

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inferno_flamex

SDragon... If there was a 'like' button... I'd like your post..

Oh.. Dont misunderstand me though...

Its more of like... a very interesting read! A very very interesting read... Quite informative too... XDDD

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//EDIT: OHhhhh.. And WELCOME to the forums!

SDragon

Thanks for the welcome inferno_flamex and I'm glad you found the post 'interesting'. ; )

My suggestion for JASTUSA and MG would be to change their pricing model from a per game purchase model to an annual membership fee with unlimited purchases.  Or separate games into a tier system (newer games, older games, etc) where different membership get unlimited for different tiers.  I believe this would increase the amount of people that would pay for membership and they could use that money to front-run future projects which could expand their business instead of managing it the way it is now.  At least they'll attract some of the money that's going towards MU, RS, DP, etc - money is always flowing, the key is to make it flow towards your business.

But that's just my opinion. 

SDragon

One more post with a philosophical bent. 

Life is suffering.  We are born and we die.  In between, we're hoping to just stay out of trouble and maybe do some good.  If we're lucky, we'll gain an understanding of what the whole thing was about, but it's never gauranteed.  Like the Oracle said to Neo in 'The Matrix', "You've already made the choice, now you need to understand why you've made that choice".

Civilization is a thin thread between evolution and anarchy.  The social norms are the fabric that hold civilizations and culture together.  Entertainment has been one of the most important facets of civilizations.  During the days of Rome, the Arena, bathhouses and theatre were paramount in the lives of the masses.  In other times, alcohol and drugs take center stage.  In contemporary times, we like to think we've evolved, but in truth some things change and somethings always stay the same. 

Entertainment is a form of escapism that allows us to almost forget that life is in general a suffering, which is why it's so pervasive in all societies.  America has its sports (basketball, football, etc), Europe has its raves, techno clubs and drinking pubs, and Japan has its anime, manga and video games (though video games have permeated throughout all cultures).

Civilization maintains its day to day evolution because of the fact that 99% of the masses are entertained.  Brainwashed and controlled is such a negative connotation but essentially that's what entertainment is - a form of control.  Now let's look at that remaining 1%.  If half of the 1% revert to drugs, crime or some form of negative behaviour, we can probably expect it and deal with it.  That leaves the other half to assist positive progress by inventing new ideas, discovering new technology, etc. - Controlled evolution.  If entertainment were restricted to the point of leaving even 10-15% of the masses to fluctuate between negative and positive influences I think it's safe to say that the negative influences would take over resulting in anarchy for all.  The 99% also shifts during times of extreme stress such as tyranny and depressions (french revolution, american revolution, etc).

New Entertainment has gone viral digitally and the main reason Megaupload, Rapidshare, Hotfile, Depositfiles, etc are doing so well is partly because of the new Internet Bandwidth available to the masses, but it's also due to the amount of choices of Entertainment on the internet today.  Movies, Anime, TV Shows, Songs, Games, Audio & eBooks, Porn, etc...

This should not be construed as justification for downloading any and all forms of Entertainment thinking that you're helping society by not being a negative influence in society.  But in regards to money and entertainment, when money constraints restricts access to entertainment, avenues to acquire the entertainment become a reality and there becomes very little wiggle room for right or wrong.

(My own opinion of course)

Green_Tea


molitar

If I really like a game when I start playing it I will buy it so I can have the box art or DVD art that comes with it.  But a digital download don't even make me laugh!  I would never pay the ridiculous amount of money for a digital download.. forget it!  Give me a CD with something extra as a reward like the cards or other free gifts that G-Collections originally gave with their games.. You have to charge reasonably and give something back to keep customers  coming back to you.  This is something they all seem to have forgotten.  I'm willing to pay from $25-35 dollars for a good game with CD like Demonsbane but I will not pay more than that.. I rather go buy a nice figure I been wanting than pay more than that for a single game.

SaMo


If I really like a game when I start playing it I will buy it so I can have the box art or DVD art that comes with it.  But a digital download don't even make me laugh!  I would never pay the ridiculous amount of money for a digital download.. forget it!  Give me a CD with something extra as a reward like the cards or other free gifts that G-Collections originally gave with their games.. You have to charge reasonably and give something back to keep customers  coming back to you.  This is something they all seem to have forgotten.  I'm willing to pay from $25-35 dollars for a good game with CD like Demonsbane but I will not pay more than that.. I rather go buy a nice figure I been wanting than pay more than that for a single game.

Agree partially....
I can pay more than a $25~35.... but  digital download it's really a joke!!!
I'm playing since 84' (btw I start playing games before I can read/write)... Games w/o nice box/manual/disc it's too lame. I can imagine my Halo 3 Legendary Edition w/o the helmet or my GTA 4 Limited Edition w/o the security box.... I can't imagine normal editions w/o case/manual/disc.
Meh... I'm a old school gamer so i can't imagine games thar I can't put in my hands.

Emiya

#36
Mangagamer is going to release Koihime Musou ... Unvoiced because

Nexton looked at our current sales and made the decision that the cost of the voices was unfortunately too much for them given the prospects

If you want it to be voiced, read what's written in the link below.

http://mangagamer.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/an-unfortunate-announcement-with-hope/

Bottom line is, please buy the game if you can, I beg of you, so we can all enjoy it fully voiced.

sazabi

its a shame that the initial release will be unvoiced, but at least it should be an incentive for some people to purchase the game for the reasons stated on the blog

Kureha

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sazabi

thats right, i forgot theres still the original voiced version

Yossarian762

I'll buy it anyway just because I want them to translate more games. And I might enjoy it.

laplacian

I hope they'll at least voice the 3 main heroines, else it's kind of a joke ...

sazabi

well if they released  it with some of the characters voiced, then it kinda defeats the purpose of the announcement

laplacian

Well there were tons of characters in it, at least 20 I'd guess. So kind of understandable that Nexton might want to save on the royalities for the vocal studios, but releasing the game with absolutly no voiced characters is really pretty bold ...

2000 sold copies, hard to imagine they'll manage in my opinion.

sazabi

just hope theres gonna be enough buyers for them to release the patch