[Ric]

Off the record.. Dude I dont care who you are, if you called me a scumbag to my face I would kick your head in so enough of the childish immature name calling before it all gets out of hand. We are all friends on this forum.

I see your point and agree with you on a lot of what you say. The only x-box game I have got is Halo 2 and only coz a mate downloaded it, ripped it off and burned me off a copy without my even asking.

As for 'renting' fair enough, point noted. But what if you cant afford to rent a game in the first place. Are you telling me I dont deserve to play computer games because I cant afford them. Thats like me charging you for oxygen and not selling you it because you cant afford it.

I have over 300 video games that I have spent hundreds of £/$ on over the years and chipping my box means I can compile all these together, on one console. I have no problem with people getting games off the net that they can no longer buy as is the general feeling among most people on these forums.

Put yourself in my shoes, as a video game fan yourself. You really want a game, you work your arse off all month, you pay your rent, bills, t.v licence, council tax weekly food allowance and a packet of cigs and you are skint.

I put it to you that if someone came up to you under those circumstances and said, you have to wait a month for this game or here's a copy you can go and play now. You would take the copy. I only borrowed it, I will give it back soon in the knowledge that I like the game and if I manage to save the money for it I would buy it. I much prefer to have origional copies of games as much as the next person.