tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115763444975408090.post7242655620408932140..comments2023-03-22T09:57:50.719-03:00Comments on StructuredDream: Piracy of the New StarCraft IIBurntSynapsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641657321119260817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115763444975408090.post-35245079265911724432010-07-29T15:20:54.196-04:002010-07-29T15:20:54.196-04:00An easy to use payment system allowing people to d...An easy to use payment system allowing people to donate based on their circumstances and relative sense of what it's worth to them would be a start...<br /><br />An open, relatively equitable compensation system would be good as well. I would be much happier if I were rewarding more the guys who worked all night in hot and cold, crappy cubes rather than having my money go to buy boats for Activision marketing schmucks!BurntSynapsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641657321119260817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115763444975408090.post-74770618737514797042010-07-29T15:13:13.083-04:002010-07-29T15:13:13.083-04:00Pirates 85, actually. That's the count on the...Pirates 85, actually. That's the count on thepiratebay.org for Starcraft II. I paid for my copy, as I pay for my WoW usage (I want to play on the official servers, not the private ones that are free) but it's hardly the case that the game(s) can't be pirated. <br /><br />But I think you've hit the nail on the head. The question then becomes, how do these entertainment employees make money if they can't charge for their product? Fee for service (as in the WoW public servers) shouldn't be a problem, but that's what kept me from playing the game for years. What bothers me is they still charge for the game (and they still charge for 10 year old games on the battlenet site, BTW) even though they will charge you to use their servers as well. That feels like double billing to me.R. Anthony Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360569752081330836noreply@blogger.com