02-10-2018, 09:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-10-2018, 09:34 PM by Avril 2018.)
I don’t really disagree with what you have said so these are really just observations. Thank you for replying anyway.
The problem is that they should follow the same rules that many other digital products but they don't do it (although it's normal that they can't do it, after all this is a game). For example when you buy a license for a program or a videogame in digital version, apart from deciding to use it, you can give it or resell it but just one time, not infinitely.
Yes, a key code, and not really practical in game. But in general if I buy a programme or game for personal use I don’t think that I should pay twice for using it on two machines, my PC and my desktop. So if I have two AVs with rooms I should not have to pay twice: it’s like having to buy 2 CD’s, one to play at home and another in car. I know that this is not the main point, it’s unauthorised reselling.
I agree that selling it to several people doesn't increase costs, but it's normal for the "digital world". As happens with programs, or video games.
Yes and I fail to understand the economics. Full Photoshop sells for >£500 and cut down Elements for £70: if full Photoshop was only £200 so many more people would buy it that Adobe would make more money.
In short, designers don't want to spend our time so that other people without doing anything can get profit from a job that is not theirs.
Yes and it’s down to a justifiable lack of trust in game. If someone marketed your design then they would have done something that they should be paid for. It’s when they sell it without your permission that is the problem.
The problem is that they should follow the same rules that many other digital products but they don't do it (although it's normal that they can't do it, after all this is a game). For example when you buy a license for a program or a videogame in digital version, apart from deciding to use it, you can give it or resell it but just one time, not infinitely.
Yes, a key code, and not really practical in game. But in general if I buy a programme or game for personal use I don’t think that I should pay twice for using it on two machines, my PC and my desktop. So if I have two AVs with rooms I should not have to pay twice: it’s like having to buy 2 CD’s, one to play at home and another in car. I know that this is not the main point, it’s unauthorised reselling.
I agree that selling it to several people doesn't increase costs, but it's normal for the "digital world". As happens with programs, or video games.
Yes and I fail to understand the economics. Full Photoshop sells for >£500 and cut down Elements for £70: if full Photoshop was only £200 so many more people would buy it that Adobe would make more money.
In short, designers don't want to spend our time so that other people without doing anything can get profit from a job that is not theirs.
Yes and it’s down to a justifiable lack of trust in game. If someone marketed your design then they would have done something that they should be paid for. It’s when they sell it without your permission that is the problem.