Quote Originally Posted by LightyKD View Post
I'm still sticking to my guns here and saying that a zero tolerance policy is a bit silly.I can see if we were passing APK files around but we are not. The number of games that work on OUYA yet are blacklisted alone is where I'm frustrated from all angles. It's not like I'm saying, hey, just go download the game without buying a license. I'm saying "Hey, buy the license from the online version of Google Play or Amazon and then go find the files so you can install". I dont see where the developer is losing any money at all in this case. Hell, ALL android stores would be better off allowing users to install apps to their devices with a warning on "non-compatible" devices so that gamers can make their own decisions. Locking games to certain pieces of hardware is just like developers saying, nope, I dont want that person's money.

BTW for people saying, "How would you feel, Lighty? You're a dev." I accept a logical amount of piracy on anything I make. I also accept the fact that unless a game I make is platform exclusive and not OS exclusive, there is NO excuse to locking a game to one device. If you're a OUYA or KINDLE game, it's obvious that your game is made specifically for ONE device but if you're a general Android game, sorry, no excuses. I will legally buy your game and then find the peoper files to install MY purchase onto my OUYA. You still received your money, you didn't lose a sale. I refuse to pay for more hardware just to play one game. The same goes for my statement on "The Other Brothers". At the time of statement, there was no indication of a OUYA or general Android release. All factors was pointing to Game Stick exclusivity. You honestly think I'm going to buy a Game Stick for ONE game??? FAce is, I'm not the only person who thinks this way and I'm tired of people online acting holier than thou because they want to show loyalties to companies that could give two spits about them.

I'm not saying that all developers are evil. Hell, 98% of my purchases for my OUYA have been legit with the 2% being games that I have paid for but had to find additional files to install on my OUYA. I just wont sit back and stand for over priced games (in which it's not a problem for OUYA but a MAJOR one on the Wii U's eshop) and games that are locked to one device for reasons that are not logical.
We have a zero tolerance policy towards piracy like most websites and we have a leniency policy towards emulators like my M.A.M.E. example above. We know what you're saying and what we're saying is that's still unacceptable. You have your principles but so does anybody else but that doesn't mean all are exactly legal. Morals and ethics are the big thing you're not seeing because you label yourself as acceptable since in the end the developer gets what they ultimately want (to you) which is money. Not only are we trying to protect the wallets of every developer on here; we're also trying to protect their interest and feelings.

While you technically didn't harm the first along with arguing that locking something to a specific platform can harm some of their business oriented interest. The fact of the matter is the feelings aspect of the situation which still fully applies and is still more than enough to go against the brand of piracy that you were involved in. Sorry, but if you choose to continue this train of logic by making more public posts that you were previously infracted for then I'm afraid you'll be filling up with infractions. You're a good member that I enjoy talking to and are devoted to the OUYA cause so I'd like to see this conclusion avoided.