Paysite Discussion Thread
Nouk:
People are entitled to their own opinions. Someone doesn't find it important, someone else does. People also make their own decisions. I decide to talk about my opinion and give information about people. What they do after that, is up to them.
Or should we all shut our mouths untill Earth is free of hunger? Ofcourse there are more important things. But they don't have anything to do with this. That argument is what we call a 'dooddoener' in Dutch. It's one of those cliche things people say sometimes.
Quote from: beosboxboy;798207
So here we stand in the middle of a war zone, a community divided against itself over a game. Why? Is it as Inge says: "A game about a game?" Are we all really so bored and jaded and lacking in real life matters of importance that this can seem important? What about the starving child? The homeless family? The inequality and prejudice of the world? Have these been solved while I wasn't looking? I really don't know, it defies all logic and explanation.
Sometimes I think people call it a 'warzone' simply because everyone doesn't agree with everyone, and they need to complain about it. If you don't get yourself involved with all the crap that's being pulled (like guestbook spamming or writing annoying letters, to even harrasing or hacking) then you're fine.
The people who pull stuff like that are in a vast minority, and are out to blow this thing up. Will you let them, by giving it constant attention? I made that mistake once too often.
People, arguments can get heated, one cannot convince another. What do you do? You stop talking about it.
But if others still want to talk about it, leave them to talk about it. Don't call the whole discussion a war and keep returing to say that over and over again... mixing yourself someone elses discussion about a topic you don't care for, just to complain about the discussion itself, how does that help you OR them? It just becomes a mess.
tragedymcneil:
Well I have read over this thread and read beosboxboys site. I don't like pay sites, not just because of their outrageous pricing, but because often their content isn't worthy of being in a thrift store rejection pile and if it is, its more then likely stolen from someone else. But we have to remeber, the pay site owners don't force us to buy their things, we choose to buy it, and if we are that dumb or desperate for a virtual object, its our own fault, not theirs. Beosboxboy is right, EA is a company, they get involved it can go really bad. I personally wouldn't care if I lost all the objects or clothes, or hairs 90% of what I download clothes or object wise never looks like it did in the paint shoped picture. You think as a graphic artist I would realise that before downloading it. But I would die if I had to deal with maxis skin tones and eyes. Makeup I need too but I can live without that. So I don't want EA to get involved. Why can't the community just band together and boycott pay sites if they want to bring them down so much? I'm sure this is already happening as I have stumbled across several sites endorsing such a boycott. Its a simple concept, you don't like it, don't buy it. Eventually if a business has no customers or very few, they shut down.
djslippyman:
Well PMBD is basically not only urging a boycott and encouraging free sites but is giving an alternative for those who feel they "must" have a particular item. Its better for all those involved (except the paysite) if people take their business elsewhere or can simply pick up said file for free. There really is no reason to buy cc unless you plan on "freeing it" and sharing it on the booty for others.
baileybop:
I cannot create anything. All my efforts wind up looking like the dog's barfed up breakfast. I have contributed to paysites for things I wanted and did so as my way of thanking the creator. I cannot even begin to understand the amount of time involved in creating some of the wonderful things the Sims Community has offered us. I may be the minority here, but I understand why someone would want to be paid for all their efforts. It is a matter of choice, either you will pay for something you want or you won't. As for EA to actually do something about their copywrite, c'mon, the game has been around for a very long time, and they have yet to do a single thing. I think they know without custom content the game would not be as interesting and their sales would plummet. I think if you created something unique it should be your property and your decision as to whether you sell it or post it on a free site. If yu make a profit, so be it, if your creation is a disaster, so be it. That's the real world.
We all have a choice, and should respect each person's choice.
As for EA, well their product is not the best they could do, but as long as we buy it flaws and all, we are encouraging them to keep putting out less than their best.
Paden:
I think for me, it's the fact that EA says that you may not profit from selling the custom content, sis of mine. Cover bandwidth costs, yes. Profit, no. And like you, I can't make squat for the game except a mess! I do bless all of the people who can make custom content but I am picky. Some are better than others. For example, I prefer Yakov's work to someone else who happens to be on a paysite. That isn't because Yakov's is free, though that is a bonus, but it's because he takes time and effort to make the stuff he has, he lets his talent shine. If I could pay him in brownies, I would. I think that's how I would pay anyone, though... But, some of the pay content I've seen doesn't appeal because it just doesn't look right in my game, or it breaks my game, you get the idea. I guess my thing is that if you're going to profit from pixels, they ought to be on a game disk. Sorry, you can hate me if you wish, but it will break my heart if you do. We just have different ways of believing, really. I'm not rabid, I'm not out to harm anyone, I'm not even going to spit in your eye if you are pro-paysite. I'm just going to say that I don't think the same way and leave it at that and hope the friendships that I have made because of this game endure.
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