That actually can be a valid statement.
As in "They're worth 2 bucks but not 50 like they're selling them at"
Not really.
PC games lose value very fast. Get it in the bargin bin if you value it.
I'm saying that pirating games to see if they're worth the money to actually purchase IS a valid statement to make (even if it may not be morally justified).
The one game I pirated was Oblivion, and that was to see if it was any good (no demo available). It turned out to play only okay but because it ran like complete crap, I refuse (to this day) to pay Bethesda money for such horrible software.
And yes, I deleted it as soon as I tried it .
As far as Crysis goes, I didn't pirate it. I had the demo, I was going to buy the game whenever it came out, and that was fine with me. I knew it was most likely going to be good, and if it wasn't then I could say I was one of those that was scammed into buying this game that was supposed to be great.
I wanted to play the game as it was meant to be, and that's not by pirating.
I mean, the first level of the game (essentially) is the entire demo. And I played through that demo so many times, I almost was rushing through the first level of the retail game.
Pirating a game to beat a few levels which I would have to replay for less of the whole fun when I got the retail game is stupid imo. There were some moments in Crysis when I suddenly get surrounded by tons of Koreans, and instead of playing it again and thinking "so this is what I have to do" I instead had to think on the fly and go "hm, where to now."
Same thing happened when I got ambushed by a helicopter on a river.
I find the thrill of playing it through for the very first time so amazing that I would NEVER ruin that for the chance of playing through the game a few days earlier illegally.