Saying you can't find any reliable info on the vastness of the internet is just ridiculous.
Its determining if it's reliable or not and when good reviewers go bad, it doesn't need to be all info is unreliable, that's a straw man of my position, I never said all info was unreliable.
Back in the '90's?
If you're frequently running into problems where a game won't even run, I'm pretty sure the problem is your system.
Again this is just a straw man, it doesn't need to be bug that doesn't make the game run, just something that breaks a core mechanic, causes performance issues so bad it's unplayable. And yes I've had lots of game breaking bugs over the years, and no it's nothing to do with my specific system, I've worked in IT for 15 years now, I keep my gaming rig in great condition.
That's great in theory, and if you actually adhere to that rule, fine.
But you know just as well that only a small percentage will bother paying for something they've already pirated. And your fringe case isn't enough to warrant all those millions who're just stealing.
Piracy isn't theft.
Other peoples actions aren't reason to judge me or other moral gamers.
Your analysis simply isn't supported by the evidence, the evidence shows that pirates of media spend way more on legit media than non-pirates, it's simply not accurate to say they pirate games and then don't bother paying for it.
The fairly mediocre sales of games like DAI, and FIFA 15 not really doing any better than 14 despite having copy protection that works for a month or so is good evidence that people pirate instead of buying.
Yes some people pirate and never give anything to the development companies despite being able to afford to, they're complete assholes, there's no evidence that this represents a large portion of pirates. I've pirated stuff for years, I have a steam account with 480 games, stuff that is good and more importantly works well I support, as should everyone.