Comments on: Readers Questions http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/2009/03/readers-questions/ ...and you will know us by the typing of the dead. Rob Fearon on the making of and the playing of videogames (one word) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr_Staypuft http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/2009/03/readers-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Mr_Staypuft Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:27:07 +0000 http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/?p=160#comment-61 I hope many indie developers read your warnings about torrents. The damage they can do is incalculable. For just US$99 (or $149 for the CDROM version), I offer a waterproofing service for indie developers. Using my DRM (drenching reduction mechanism) I can prevent the infection of the torrent worm. This will reduce the chances of your Indie title being infected by the PiratebayWin32 virus, which replicates at an astonishing rate and more worringly, REMOVES Egyptian/Mayan theming from Match 3 titles. I hope many indie developers read your warnings about torrents. The damage they can do is incalculable.

For just US$99 (or $149 for the CDROM version),
I offer a waterproofing service for indie developers.

Using my DRM (drenching reduction mechanism) I can prevent the infection of the torrent worm.

This will reduce the chances of your Indie title being infected by the PiratebayWin32 virus, which replicates at an astonishing rate and more worringly, REMOVES Egyptian/Mayan theming from Match 3 titles.

]]> By: Dr Thomas Toucan L.S.D. (Life Science Diploma) http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/2009/03/readers-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Dr Thomas Toucan L.S.D. (Life Science Diploma) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:11:18 +0000 http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/?p=160#comment-58 Sound advice indeed. However you have missed the excellent opportunity torrents provide the indie developer. First, clone some banal game. Second, ensure your game is available for torrent download. Third, have the ISPs contact their customers with a letter from your company threatening to take them to court for illegal uploading of your game. It is vital you sue for uploading. An illegal download is a single lost sale, but uploading costs you a conservative 4,000 sales. Sue them for 4000x19.99 plus costs, but offer an out of court settlement of 39.99. Even if these people have never heard of your game they will gladly pay this. As further incentive also mention you know what porn they have been downloading. A quick look at the maths shows how this can't fail; 1.6 BILLION people on the internet, if even just half of these settle out of court you are making profit. Of course it's not quite as easy as I make it sound. You will of course need a good lawyer, and while my degree is not in law, I have watched every Rumpole and will provide my services for a token retainer. Sound advice indeed. However you have missed the excellent opportunity torrents provide the indie developer. First, clone some banal game. Second, ensure your game is available for torrent download. Third, have the ISPs contact their customers with a letter from your company threatening to take them to court for illegal uploading of your game.

It is vital you sue for uploading. An illegal download is a single lost sale, but uploading costs you a conservative 4,000 sales. Sue them for 4000×19.99 plus costs, but offer an out of court settlement of 39.99. Even if these people have never heard of your game they will gladly pay this. As further incentive also mention you know what porn they have been downloading.

A quick look at the maths shows how this can’t fail; 1.6 BILLION people on the internet, if even just half of these settle out of court you are making profit.

Of course it’s not quite as easy as I make it sound. You will of course need a good lawyer, and while my degree is not in law, I have watched every Rumpole and will provide my services for a token retainer.

]]> By: gnome http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/2009/03/readers-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-56 gnome Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:59:34 +0000 http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/?p=160#comment-56 I bow in front of your infinite wisdom and invincible sense of humour. I thank you for making me smile in these traumatic -nay, nightmarish- days. I also salute you! I bow in front of your infinite wisdom and invincible sense of humour. I thank you for making me smile in these traumatic -nay, nightmarish- days. I also salute you!

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