Comments on: ‘Sins Of A Solar Empire’ Shows ‘Spore’ How It Should Be Done http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/ Gaming, Technology, and Gadget News, Reviews, and Previews. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:33:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Starkitty9000 http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-10767 Starkitty9000 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:45:46 +0000 http://www.teamteabag.com/?p=2474#comment-10767 Bullcrap, seriously. All of my friends and myself LAN Sins of a Solar Empire all the time. All of us have paid for, and bought, the game, because we love the game and we love Stardock for treating us well. Nobody that I know in-person has pirated that game, although I know a few people online who say they have. On the other hand, those people I know who've played Spore, have pirated it. Nobody wants to buy it, because nobody I know ok with the SecureROM crap. Sins is worth my 40 bucks, both because it's good, and to support Stardock, because Stardock rocks. Also, considering the money-wasting and inefficiency at EA, I wouldn't be suprised if, after all the grosses and expenditures are counted, Stardock still walks away with more profits from Sins than EA ever will with Spore. Gross market share doesn't mean anything if your development-cost/intake ratio sucks. Nintendo has proved that in every single console cycle, and Stardock is similarly displaying a philosophy of low-development-cost/high-quality gaming. Bullcrap, seriously.

All of my friends and myself LAN Sins of a Solar Empire all the time. All of us have paid for, and bought, the game, because we love the game and we love Stardock for treating us well. Nobody that I know in-person has pirated that game, although I know a few people online who say they have.

On the other hand, those people I know who’ve played Spore, have pirated it. Nobody wants to buy it, because nobody I know ok with the SecureROM crap.

Sins is worth my 40 bucks, both because it’s good, and to support Stardock, because Stardock rocks.

Also, considering the money-wasting and inefficiency at EA, I wouldn’t be suprised if, after all the grosses and expenditures are counted, Stardock still walks away with more profits from Sins than EA ever will with Spore. Gross market share doesn’t mean anything if your development-cost/intake ratio sucks. Nintendo has proved that in every single console cycle, and Stardock is similarly displaying a philosophy of low-development-cost/high-quality gaming.

]]> By: BlogLESS : Evolving Beyond DRM– Part Two http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-9381 BlogLESS : Evolving Beyond DRM– Part Two Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:34 +0000 http://www.teamteabag.com/?p=2474#comment-9381 [...] a big name publisher. It didn’t receive a lot of advertising. It’s just a really good game that made a lot of money—with no DRM [...] [...] a big name publisher. It didn’t receive a lot of advertising. It’s just a really good game that made a lot of money—with no DRM [...]

]]> By: SmellyGeekBoy http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-7741 SmellyGeekBoy Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:19:43 +0000 http://www.teamteabag.com/?p=2474#comment-7741 [citation needed] Also, if you read the story you'd see that there is no "bitching" or indeed affecting of anyone's life going on. I'm merely reporting on popular opinion, and making an (I thought) interesting comparison between the two companies' differing DRM policy. You say that Sins is available by torrent, hinting that it's lack of DRM makes it freely available, but you also go on to contradict yourself by adding that Spore is also available on torrent sites (even though "most people" bought it). Did you buy Spore? [citation needed]

Also, if you read the story you’d see that there is no “bitching” or indeed affecting of anyone’s life going on. I’m merely reporting on popular opinion, and making an (I thought) interesting comparison between the two companies’ differing DRM policy.

You say that Sins is available by torrent, hinting that it’s lack of DRM makes it freely available, but you also go on to contradict yourself by adding that Spore is also available on torrent sites (even though “most people” bought it).

Did you buy Spore?

]]> By: fail http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-7734 fail Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:35:53 +0000 http://www.teamteabag.com/?p=2474#comment-7734 ITT: Bitching I haven't met a single person that has SINS that hasn't downloaded it off a torrent, yet most Spore owners have the retail version. Sins might have sold 500k units since february, i'm guessing Spore will have sold that by the end of next month or this one. Seriously get over it...You can download it off a torrent page if DRM is affecting your life so much. ITT: Bitching

I haven’t met a single person that has SINS that hasn’t downloaded it off a torrent, yet most Spore owners have the retail version.

Sins might have sold 500k units since february, i’m guessing Spore will have sold that by the end of next month or this one.

Seriously get over it…You can download it off a torrent page if DRM is affecting your life so much.

]]> By: Ludov http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/09/09/sins-of-a-solar-empire-shows-spore-how-it-should-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-7270 Ludov Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:12:02 +0000 http://www.teamteabag.com/?p=2474#comment-7270 "The result? The little-known RTS from the even littler-known publisher has sold over 500,000 copies since its release in February. Considering the game cost less than $1 million to develop, I’d say that their strategy paid off." Seriously, just imagining what the 10 years of development behind Spore must have cost, I merely cannot help but laughs reading this one. Seriously, Stardock is pure win compared to EA in this case :) “The result? The little-known RTS from the even littler-known publisher has sold over 500,000 copies since its release in February. Considering the game cost less than $1 million to develop, I’d say that their strategy paid off.”

Seriously, just imagining what the 10 years of development behind Spore must have cost, I merely cannot help but laughs reading this one. Seriously, Stardock is pure win compared to EA in this case :)

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