Evening Reading: Buzz Words in Game Titles

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  So they released a Trojan on purpose to steal information from people. : multisync
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    So they released a Trojan on purpose to steal information from people pirates. : roushimsx
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      So if cops put cyanide laced drugs on the streets it'd be cool? : multisync
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        Oh fuck yes it would. Get the fucking weaklings off this planet. : ateam311
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          Fuck you. I consume my fair share of LSD, ecstasy and weed and I've never harmed anybody. I should be abl... : Mr. Goodwrench
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            It cracks me up how people get up in arms about something like piracy but it's totally cool to do drugs..... : Tripps
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              Last time I checked, drugs were a victimless crime, and piracy is not : dognose
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                Illegal is illegal no matter which way you try and justify it. : Tripps
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                  so you're in favor of anything that's a law, regardless of how you feel about it or how unjust it is i... : EvilDolemite
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                    This is just getting stupid now... : Tripps
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                      no, it's not. your only justification of a law is that it is a law. that is circular logic. i used a s... : EvilDolemite
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                        The only point I was trying to make is that a law is a law. If something is illegal according to the law... : Tripps
                        • But people don't dislike pirates because they broke the law. You seem to think this is a law and order ... : CRasterImage
                        • The only point I was trying to make is that a law is a law. ... but thats not a point. You're just ... : GloriousCow
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                        stupid things don't arbitrarily become law : RikiTiki2
                        • Umm where the hell are you from, definitely not the US. Go read some of the laws on the books. Plenty o... : dnagenome
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                  Piracy is not cool. Drugs can be very cool. This help you any? : dognose
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                    Sure, a little weed now and then is harmless and be very cool. However, drugs can also be very uncool. ... : Tripps
                    • I've been a cokehead, not cool. I have friends dead from heroin OD, not cool. I don't want or need those... : dognose
                    • again, stupid comparison. Weed is not meth, and nobody here is saying that they should be treated equally... : moshman
                • I hate that argument. Using it every crime should carry the same jail time or fine or whatever. Maybe th... : moshman
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              And I disagree with the majority of narcotics laws, as they are completely unjust. I will continue to ign... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                This is what makes free will so great. The choices we make are our own. You choose to do drugs, I choos... : Tripps
                • That's fair enough. I guess my irritation is that I have to avoid getting caught for this in the first pl... : Mr. Goodwrench
            • Illegal doesn't mean immoral. You would have been a horrible roommate for a jew during the holocaust. : AgentPothead
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              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development#Stages : 60days
              • Hahaha. I was going to link that. : Rice-Rocketeer
        • lol : derelict515
      • Hell yes. That's pretty much my dream world. : roushimsx
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquat#.22Paraquat_pot.22 : dognose
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          Roushi wants you dead dognose : multisync
          • He and I have wanted each other dead ever since Shadow Warrior was released : dognose
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        Totally not. However if the cops would pose as users and then shoot dealers in the face, I can get behind... : baron calamity
        • Excellent point - this doesn't affect the dealers (pirate groups) at all. It just affects the users. : multisync
      • If someone put cyanide laced drugs on the street, with a message stating that they were laced with cyanid... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • They basically did that during prohibition. : sr71photo
      • Internet: public humiliation = death. : omnova
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    Ceases to be a Trojan if you agree to it in the terms of service. : elathan
    • That's an interesting point but I still think there is something not quite kosher about this. : multisync
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      no one reads TOS's. releasing trojans is bullshit. : datoo
      • It's not really a trojan if the intent of the software is fully disclosed. : ieGod
      • It's not part of their released software, is it? I think it's just a trojan infested installer that was r... : bostrov
    • not all contracts are enforceable. : steelsamurai
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  The best DRM was in Settlers III where the iron smelter would pump out pigs instead of iron bars, amongst... : ateam311
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    I laughed at the Batman Arkham Asylum one. Side affect of introducing bugs is that people complain and... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Yeah, they shouldn't look like bugs. At least not subtle ones like "this widget doesn't work". : Arcanum
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        It's funny when some dumb ass pirates a game before the street date though and they come crying to the fo... : Sailor of Fortune
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          While funny, it's not necessarily good for the game's reputation. Go with silly things, IMO. : Arcanum
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            Yeah they tried the random crash thing with Titan Quest and that didn't help the reputation of the game. ... : LilCrypto
            • /sheds tear : r3dn3ck
          • pirates should show up and steal the player's resources. that way you would get ironic things like pirate... : skryte
    • Hahaha, I saw those posts on the Eidos boards. Comedy gold indeed. : ateam311
  • I think the best was in Operation Flashpoint where your aim and vehicle handling would slowly degrade ove... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Pft, pirates aren't going to fill out a survey. : cetra00
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    SuperPirates might though. : Haxim
    • lol : tometome
    • he would put his signature at the bottom which shows all the games he has pirated so far : jane911
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  yeah that wouldn't fly here in the US, they'd have a massive lawsuit on their hands. : MikkleThePickle
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    and it wouldn't go anywhere because it's in the TOS. plus, they were stealing the software. fuck them... : the city
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      Depends. If you could argue that this was a honeypot then yeah, it would be illegal in the US. : steauengeglase
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        right... 1) putting something in the TOS doesn't mean it's legally enforcible. Many EULAs contain crap la... : MikkleThePickle
        • heh you can in some states, it really depends on the location. I'm pretty sure in Texas, you can shoot s... : dnagenome
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  LOL http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/insidears/imgs/6/8/68a84dd4-s.jpg : MaverickOrig
  • "She remembered the size of the long pole, now embedded inside of her, and this excited and scared her at... : MaverickOrig
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  Hell, I think I would be more embarrassed by buying this game. But seriously, the majority of software pi... : Loxodrome
  • Maybe it's the chance to win something exciting! Also, the desktop screenshot thing is interesting. : Agrona
  • It's almost tempting to go hunt this thing down and run it in a VM session with a wallpaper saying "your ... : Toraz Chryx
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  yeah, I won't shed a tear for these people

  Mar 31, 2010 9:04am PDT
  yeah, I won't shed a tear for these people : indosauros