The above question misses the real value of "piracy". Demos and Advertising. Try before you buy. Tell your friends. I'm of the opinion that in order for most people to purchase a music CD, they must have heard it first. Thats exactly my point -> Or does spreading a game by lack of copy protection maybe even lead to better sales in the long run (and happy customers)? <b
Well, I have worked quite some time for the local office of a major games publisher so I do also know "the other side" to some degree, even though I was never in a "leading" function. One thing to remember is that the people working for a publisher are not necessarily all gamers. This is IMHO especially true the bigger the company is. They could work for a company that sells toys, cosmetics, whatever - as long as the cash earned is fine. Gamers do often have a vision of the games business that i
Hmm same problem here - missing textures... Somewhere windoweed mode was mentioned - will try out if the problem still occurs in this mode... System Info Time: 3/3/2006, 00:13:30 DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4 Languages: German (Regional Setting: German) System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Model
