Fantastic Anti-piracy Statement

[felixmole]

I think it would be more interesting to discuss ways to prevent piracy instead of the piracy itself.

• Demo. Games should have a demo available. I like the demo of Amnesia: shows everything you have to expect if you buy the game.
  
• DRM-freedom. Since most DRMs have proved to be inefficient, it is probably best either not to use them or to use "old-style" DRMs. Since it is obvious that it takes a couple of hours before the DRM is cracked, game publishers might as well put more effort into their game instead of their DRM. With a better game, come even more customers, even those who pirated the game prior to buying it.
  
• Awareness. Just like Greenheart games, game publishers should raise awareness from pirates and encourage them to buy their product if they liked it and explain to them that their money will be used for other new games.
  
• Pricing. Overpricing will remove many potential customers. I understand that game publishers are too afraid to sell their games at a low price and incur losses should it not be successful enough. Personally, I wouldn't have bought Far Cry 3 at 50 € (Fortunately I didn't have to, I had it for free, without even pirating it). I suppose I will have to wait for AC4's depreciation before playing it...
  

There are probably more items to explore but these have come to my mind.