Not to change the subject BUT here is how my pirating helped the gaming industry
When I first discovered Hidden Object games...I thought I might enjoy more..so I pirated HOG games...maybe 10 or more total and decided I truly did like hidden object games
I need to be on the computer till 10 pm every night for my job..and sometimes I have actual work to do...but most of the time I suffer boredom...so my hidden object games keep me up and working...
I then discovered Big Fish Games, as most pirated games came from there...well I was enamored...I joined.
For $6.99 per month I get a game..and I get a punch or three for every game I purchased and can get a free game after 6 punches...
PLUS they have all kind of sales and specials.....
I have been a member for almost 2 years..and spent, I am sure, well over $100.00 purchasing games...INCLUDING (some or most)) I pirated when I first started...
Had it not been for me being able to pirate a few games..to discover I truly loved HOG's I might not have contributed to the sale of games to this day?
I am currently downloading ALL of James Patterson: Women's Murder Club...and purchased the first one I pirated...."Little Black Lies"...which prompted me to purchase them all...so pirating is not always a bad thing!