FatSpy on 28/1/2014 at 09:56
Quote Posted by Deadlove
This was a reason LGS went under. T2 was pirated to death, and money was never recouped in sales.
So I guess people should be mad about stealing a game about stealing.
Wasn't it because Daikatana was draining the shit out of Edios' money?
Esme on 28/1/2014 at 11:33
Yeah I heard that it was because all the resources were being put into Daikatana and Thief was effectively starved, then Daikatana became a rip roaring success and the studio was saved ... oh wait
Thief : The metal age - release date February 29th 2000 and then 3 months later LGS out of business May 24th 2000
Quote Posted by "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Glass_Studios"
The company went out of business on May 24, 2000 during a financial crisis related to their publisher at the time, Eidos Interactive...
It was not piracy that killed LGS
FatSpy on 28/1/2014 at 12:42
I still think piracy is a dick move. I wouldn't pirate T4 even if I think it's going to be extremely underwhelming I'm just going to wait until it's on some large price cut sale.
Lady Rowena on 28/1/2014 at 14:02
Quote Posted by sNeaksieGarrett
As impractical as it is (this post is mainly aimed at Slyfoxx, but applies to anyone), if the whole physical media thing is such a big deal, I've got an idea for ya (keep in mind, I too am disappointed that there's no physical copy of the game, but not enough to avoid buying the product*):
You could get the Steam/digital download version of the game and put its installer (or in the case of Steam, do a "backup" of the game to disc which I did for Left 4 Dead 2 for example) on a DVD. Then, you could buy a DVD case, stick the DVD in there and then make a label for the disc/case. Viola, physical version of your game. (Yes, I'm aware of the "requires Steam" issue, but hey, I never said this was a perfect solution did I?:sweat:) Or actually, I'll do you one better come to think of it: Just copy the data to a thumb drive.
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Main reason I'd want a physical copy is because of the artwork and owning a physical thing to remember the game by. You know, as a sort of collector's item or whatever. Hey, after all, I kept the trapezoidal box for Thief 2 because it is phenomenal and because it is for a series that I am passionate about. The second reason falls in line with other people who want physical copies: Because I like having physical media that I can refer back to if needed instead of having to download the data. Installing from a disc is faster than downloading a product from the net I think.Then you can play your game whenever you want without asking steam the "permission" to play? Can you play it without being connected to internet at all?
Anyway, home made copies of whatever software/data on cd/dvds don't last for long, after a while they get corrupted. I've lost a lot of my own stuff this way, while I still have the original copies of Quake and Duke Nukem, even if I've stressed them to death.
Jah on 28/1/2014 at 15:08
Quote Posted by sNeaksieGarrett
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Main reason I'd want a physical copy is because of the artwork and owning a physical thing to remember the game by. You know, as a sort of collector's item or whatever. Hey, after all, I kept the trapezoidal box for Thief 2 because it is phenomenal and because it is for a series that I am passionate about. The second reason falls in line with other people who want physical copies: Because I like having physical media that I can refer back to if needed instead of having to download the data. Installing from a disc is faster than downloading a product from the net I think.I can certainly understand why some people
prefer a physical copy over a digital one. What I don't understand are people for whom the lack of a boxed copy is a deal-breaker - people who flat-out refuse to buy digital copies purely as a matter of principle.
FatSpy on 28/1/2014 at 15:14
Quote Posted by Jah
I can certainly understand why some people
prefer a physical copy over a digital one. What I don't understand are people for whom the lack of a boxed copy is a deal-breaker -
people who flat-out refuse to buy digital copies purely as a matter of principle.I assume it's because they don't want the digital only thing to completely wipe out physical copies making that collection owning feel disappearing forever. Sort of like not rewarding things you dislike, that's my guess.
Jah on 28/1/2014 at 15:18
Quote Posted by FatSpy
I assume it's because they don't want the digital only thing to completely wipe out physical copies making that collection owning feel disappearing forever. Sort of like not rewarding things you dislike, that's my guess.
I'd say that ship has already sailed, and I doubt any Thief fan's decision to boycott digital copies is really going to change anything.
SlyFoxx on 28/1/2014 at 16:20
Maybe so but buying via DL is certainly not going to change anything.
june gloom on 28/1/2014 at 19:34
what does that even MEAN
