Taking Gaming to Seriously

[Snee]

But in some ways, isn't that like all other software "theft"?

Download and use an operating system originally produced by microsoft- theft.
Download music- theft
Download Doom 3- theft

and so on.

None of it had a physical counterpart you actually stole, it only existed electronically, yet acquiring it was considered theft.

Granted, the sword was just a small part of the actual game, but on the other hand it represented a lot of "work" for the person who owned it. The person who stole it stole something that represented a lot of hours spent, which isn't that different from lost potential profits, which is what the companies say we take from them.

Of course, none of it is worth killing someone over, but I think certain companies are pushing to expand the definition of what's theft into very abstract and fuzzy areas, and I wonder if more people will start to think of the concept of theft in a similar way because of the influence these companies have on our society, and on our governments.

[GepperRankins]

if you lent somebody something like a camcorder IRL and they sold it for £500, then refused to give you any profit. can you see how pissed off this guy is then?

Yes, someting stolen IRL is one thing, something stolen that only exists in a fantay world is quite another

it's a luxery item worth £500 to the owner. it is the same thing.

i wouldn't compare this with piracy either. piracy takes a tiny portion of many peoples potential money. this is probably two weeks wages to the three people involved.

also piracy is cloning software. no-one really loses anything

[S!X]

I heard about this on the news I think awhile ago, It makes me wonder what it takes for someone to do that. A game is a game, Get over it.

[orcutt989]

But he didnt get the sword back?

[Helghast004]

Ok im a gamer, hardcore if you must call it that..., but this is just taking it too far. I've had things stolen from me on internet games such as Diablo and ill get all pissed cause I've probably worked hard to aquire the item. I wont go killing someone for it.