Is renting Lego:RB just to import unethical?

[T-Hybrid]

Do "rental copies" even exist? The rental copies I've seen in stores are always identical to the retail product. Manual and everything.

The only weird thing is back in the day a rental would come WITH the manual. Where as these days I don't think they give it to you anymore (which is kind of odd)

[cjg]

Anyone who thinks they'll be able to rent the game and then export the songs for a smaller price is an idiot.

You'll have to pay for the whole game to export the songs.

What a waste of a thread.

[dragonflyr]

not sure about "rental copies" and manuals ... it's been a long time since i rented a game.

wouldn't it just make a ton of sense that they put the code on a separate piece of paper, like a voucher?? it (the voucher) could then be included in the retail "purchasable" package, and NOT in the "rental" package. argument over.. sort of . . .

[dragonflyr]

Anyone who thinks they'll be able to rent the game and then export the songs for a smaller price is an idiot.

You'll have to pay for the whole game to export the songs.

What a waste of a thread.

no ... not true. if there is an export key available ... then you could rent and export for a fee. just like RB1.

[PurgeTheseDays]

no ... not true. if there is an export key available ... then you could rent and export for a fee. just like RB1.

no...not true. The export code is there because theres not an option to do it for a smaller fee....just like the track packs

[cherokeesam]

Everybody who keeps quoting RB1 needs to step back and take a look at that for a moment.....RB1 was a *unique* situation. When it came out, HMX didn't even know if there was gonna BE an RB2, and certainly didn't build in any plans to export the RB1 tracks over to a potential sequel (it had simply never been done before). But by the time they realized they had a hit on their hands, and RB2 came out, and HMX dedicated themselves to the music platform concept, then there was obviously no way to install a one-shot code in the (already shipped) RB1 units.

LEGO, on the other hand, is being released with plans BEFOREHAND to make the tracks exportable to RB2. So you know *damn well* that they're taking the time to install a one-shot export code on that puppy.

[dragonflyr]

Everybody who keeps quoting RB1 needs to step back and take a look at that for a moment.....RB1 was a *unique* situation. When it came out, HMX didn't even know if there was gonna BE an RB2, and certainly didn't build in any plans to export the RB1 tracks over to a potential sequel (it had simply never been done before). But by the time they realized they had a hit on their hands, and RB2 came out, and HMX dedicated themselves to the music platform concept, then there was obviously no way to install a one-shot code in the (already shipped) RB1 units.

LEGO, on the other hand, is being released with plans BEFOREHAND to make the tracks exportable to RB2. So you know *damn well* that they're taking the time to install a one-shot export code on that puppy.

thanks for clarifying. makes sense now.

then ... it appears they're gonna give us no choice but to buy the game. cuz i have a hard time believing a code would be provided ( or useable many times) with a rental copy.

(btw ... i never bought a track pack .. so was unaware on how the export worked. i kept thinking RB1 export key. sorry . . . )

[Ehfahq]

Is renting and exporting RB1 unethical? I dont know. But I do know a HMX dev suggested it us on this very site.

Was it unethical for 3 of my friends to borrow my RB1 disc and get 55 songs for 5bucks? I dont know.

And I honestly dont care if anybody in this threads thinks it is.

[BigBadZ2k6]

But didn't HMX say that the songs on Lego RB would eventually become DLC??

[Headcase]

If they charge an import fee, no.