How many more books has he sold since the games blew up? I’m sure it’s more than 1 and less than a gazillion... although I could be wrong about the latter number.

I mean... there are great things to be found in nearly every game (believe it or not)... that doesn’t necessarily make them enjoyable to play.

... would it be unheard of or uncalled for if a popular community member who posts relevant, constructive comments and is able to be credited with getting more people to interact to be paid for their contribution to the site?

This guy worked on a project he loved for a game that he loved.

I think a lot of people come here just for the discussion. Should you guys be paying us?

To head one “point” off before someone attempts to make it... this network of websites is a for-profit venture. This isn’t a charity. This website isn’t free. They directly profit from our attention. How much of that profit is…

You just aren’t noticing the other way ownership cuts... they own the data on the disc. If you don’t surrender that data (within the terms of access implicit in your original purchase) then you are the one stealing from them. The emerald analogy was an attempt to illustrate that point.

If it wasn’t obviously…

I made the emerald analogy because it is another situation where the ownership of the virtually worthless storage medium would seem to be irrelevant... if they want their valuable data back (that they own, yet you have possession of) then I don’t see much of an argument that your $.05 disc trumps their $60 worth of…

I was addressing your false claim that when you buy a DVD or CD, you do not actually own the physical object.

The mandatory online functionality an attempt by game-makers to fix this “loophole”. Enjoy your disc ownership when someday they shut down the servers and you can’t play the game on it.

The intention has always been to sell limited rights to access the data... not complete ownership of the data. Complete ownership of…

In what way, specifically? I sincerely want to know and all anyone seems to be able to muster in response is hand waiving.

The answer to this general concern is almost always the same... don’t watch it. If you have a version of the Joker that you, personally, prefer... then continue enjoying that Joker...even if it isn’t the Joker some snob says you are supposed to prefer. Simple.

If I “rented” an emerald and encased it in my personal “private” concrete... would it be illegal for someone to take the concrete from me to get at the diamond or have I found some miraculous loophole by which I can turn anything in to private property?!

The analogy is imperfect due to the nature of electronic media…

He talked about false accusations in the same conversation in which LCK, Barr were raised. That is not actually the same thing as saying the victims in those specific cases were lying.

I would bet almost any amount of money that you won’t actually be able to elaborate on your “point”.

There are a lot of reasons to say something like this... not all of them are deceptive or stupid. One of the more useful rules I live by is that I don’t hold opinions (particularly strong ones) about topics I know very little about. In a time where everyone seems to have a strong opinion about just about everything...…

I don’t know if this is still the case... but last I checked you don’t actually own the physical copies of movies or music either. When you buy a disc you are purchasing the rights to use the media in specific (limited) ways.

The only significant difference is that it is impractical (for a variety of reasons) to take…

The only time I usually hear about an update is when it has interesting features (that some people have good reason to care about)... not because of the (oft) arbitrary numbers they are designated by.

I get it, though... some people have expectations based on patterns Sony (inadvertently or not) has set in the past.

That was my first reaction, as well. We would both be wrong to form any conclusions based on that.

I mean... it’s good that our hackles raise when we hear about gender-specific company meetings, but take a closer look at the context people!

I still remember how hopeful everyone was when TESO was announced... instead we got yet another game with a lot more in common with WoW than TES. I’m starting to think the game we’re all imagining just isn’t possible.