ResetERA can be quite exhausting sometimes..
Let me preface by saying that i love browsing ResetERA, but there are certain topics where you can feel an angry mob coming from a mile away.
Emulation has always been a problematic conversation within this circle, but funny enough that is the only place where i have seen it discussed the way it's discussed.
There is a LOT of hypocrisy from people, either not being aware of what the laws are in the different parts of the world, or the conditions that people live in those same parts of the world.
Whether you are okay with piracy, you do it yourself, or you are vehemently against it. Stop judging others when it's not your place to do it.
Some of these same people are perfectly happy with pirating music, streaming a show/movie/anime/cartoon, but as soon as you touch on a subject that matters to them, you are actively destroying gaming.
It makes it difficult to be able to even discuss the subject when there is so much hatred and non sense judgement, and yet emulation is beloved by many in other communities.
Emulation is NOT piracy, but surely just like any other medium there is a fair share of piracy.
Emulation allows people to experience games in different platforms, it allows for disabled people to change controls or to use different controllers for better accessibility.
I myself enjoy playing all of my games on the PC so it's easier to stream, to mod, but more importantly to play with no limitations. I prefer playing all of my games with resolution scaling, texture packs (or texture filtering).
Emulation also allows for any game that had couch co-op/multiplayer to all of a sudden support online play by means such as Parsec or Moonlight.
Being able to play games that are lovely, but never had online multiplayer with friends and family that live far apart while streaming it and talking on discord has been a dream.
At this point i actively avoid certain subjects on ResetERA as the mob mentality has become too much and it takes away from being able to discuss things.
