cynicfm {l Wrote}:Okay, well i got your point.
Okay so basically what i am not fan of is how there are libre games but available only on steam.com or gog.com or even sourgeforge.
Totally agree.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:I think if somebody exchanges the game and in the same time he collects data about me (ip, pc specs, location, even browse history) then i don't wanna download it.
Oh, why don't you use uBlock Origin and uMatrix then? It's been a while since I've seen ads.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:This is why i think steam is disgusting. Maybe ok they support linux compared to other corporates like blizzard and others, but they're still generating billions or trillions of dollars revenue like other companies. And i must accept the fact that i play game that comes from multibillionairie corporation that generate so much money while i struggle to get 2000 dollars to build linux pc for my own needs and be able to afford paying bills for electricity. Isn't that bizarre...
The joys of fascistic capitalism system promoted by US. I'm glad the left finally realized it.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:Also i am not fan of digital as i said... Cuz digital nowadays means that it's not 100% free
Not really.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:I don't really even listen to audio files like i used to, not fan of youtube or streaming services, for me the only way of listening to music nowadays is straight from CD or record using some nice stereo system with proper speakers. Then somebody gonna tell me that cds r dead and only audio files matters... sigh...
Eh? I listen to my FLACs using audiophile sound card and professional reference headphones. I don't see a problem here. But inserting CD in a drive would take forever while I can start a file using one one hand with keyboard.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:i recently own 19 pc games that were made in winxp/vista era, and they're great and they're always gonna be there
... until you can't run them anymore because of Windows updates.
cynicfm {l Wrote}:(i have cases/cds/guides) while file is just a file... Im not gonna format my /home folder any soon but well, one click and it's all gone.
Don't you have backups? One time I really wanted to delete a file so it took me about 10 mins to delete it from all of my backups. Deleting files is hard. Crushing CDs with bare hands is easy, I crushed my entire library of proprietary games on CDs and DVDs about 6 years ago (it was like 60 discs, I'm professional CD/DVD bare hand crusher by now).
dulsi {l Wrote}:@cynicfm: Forums don't generally ban people for their opinions.
Try saying that piracy is ok, see how far it gets you.
dulsi {l Wrote}:@Lyberta: I don't know that he was arguing that games should run off the optical media. It could easily be installed to the hard drive. Also many people are still using spinning disks not SSD. I don't think I've ever played a game that needed the transfer rates of SSD,
You will need to copy files from optical media at least once. And I still have laptop with HDD, it's so sloow.
. I am very convinced that sound of something that comes from spinning cd or record is always better than file.
. Right now i am writing on laptop and my hi fi component system is just by my leg and i can easily swap the cds, and cds and records is the only way of listening to music for me. I tested many setups i listened to the same music on youtube, mp3's, flacs, record, cd, different headphones, discman, all kinds and perhaps its because sound card in my laptop is crap, but i dont buy convenience of listening to audio files.
