[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by virre89

First of all,

This has nothing to do with the game itself, if your a fan and love sims and was thinking of buying it, you're rather stuiped if something like a protection feature makes you boycott it.

Nothing to do with the game itself, what on Earth do you mean? of course it's about the availability of the game.

I'm not boycotting it, I'm just not buying it. I like sims, but I hope I am not a fanatic (which is what "fan" means).

There is really only one logical excuse for being against this and that is the people whom for any reason can't/don't have a broad band connection, i total understand your frustration.

You are wrong about that, first off, if it's logical, it's a reason not an excuse.

As for people that have a broad band connection , what are you whining about?

I'm not whining, I'll leave that to you.

I'm not buying it because I don't want my card details spread around the web, to be abused by phishers.

The simulation market is thin enough, if you love sims and the theaters like this then support them and buy their games.

Theaters? what has this got to do with acting in plays?

I like good games, but I wouldn't say I love them, I certainly do not intend to deliberately buy bad games just to help support some mythical industry.

By saying this will affect sales on a 50-70% scale i'd say you're way off your head, this online community that hangs on sites like this is just a small amount of the fans that actually buys it, the majority as with most games comes with the buyers that you never see online.

If, as it seems will be the case initially, the only place it can be bought is online, then the online community is they only one that matters (until, later, it makes it to the shops if it sells well enough online). The poll at the top of this page is making 50%-70% look like a very good guess.

I am rather sure this won't effect the sales at all especially not in stores, it's still no secret that a lot of games today require an online stream from the master servers to even work.

I have yet to knowingly buy one of those games, I often look and put them back on the shelf when I spot that requirement.

Anyway everyone has all right in the world to make up their own decision im not claiming otherwise

How generous.

if you decide not to buy it, then stand by your choice and for god sake do not download it illegally.. that will only destroy the industry even more.

The owners won't give a hoot about that, they only care whether you pay them or not. I won't pirate it, but I won't buy it either.