Do you let others borrow your games?

[Mike Pothier]

Some have called me a jerk, or paranoid, because I don't let anyone borrow my games. In some cases, I won't even let them play them outside of my presence.

Perhaps I'm a special case. I have multiple games stolen from me, in some cases from family members.

My older brother "borrows" Super Metroid from me to play at his girlfriend's house. Gone.

A friend of mine stays at my house, and inexplicably, a couple games go missing.

The same thing happened a few years ago, when my niece stayed with her BF, who I later found out had this nasty habit of stealing cars. Kiss two of my Resident Evil games goodbye.

Since then, I've been somewhat paranoid about lending out games. People look at me funny when I tell them no, as if to say "look its just a game for crying out loud", but after being burned so many times, I just don't trust anybody.

Am I alone in this?

[linkman8]

Not at all. I'm very very cautious about others borrowing my games. I used to be a very giving person, almost always letting others borrow my games, but that changed about two years ago.
I let my friend borrow a GBA game, and told him not to start a new game, because it would erase my hard earned progress. What does he do? Deletes my file and starts a new one. As you can see, through bad experience I've learned to be more cautious.

[Mehplep]

My budget don't like me at all, so I am the one that borrow the games A have a N64, GBC and GBA (and some games, of course), but besides that, I borrow from friends. For example, I have borrowed my friends GC recently, and doing a playthrough for both MP-titles for the GC when I have time. I really want to buy some new consoles and games, but I really can't afford anything atm. Getting my first job this summer though, so it will hopefully change some

[Smitie]

I never borrowed any games or let someone borrow one. My friends at school don't have any interest in games (only one but he has a Xbox360) so nobody asks me if they can borrow one of my games.

[zeypherlink]

I do sometimes...but I usually got screwed over. Nowadays if a friend wants to borrow a game, they'll have to let me borrow a game too.

[Onilink89]

to nobody except my best friend.
some of you knew him as Dragonking in the old ZD.
not just games, i even let him borrow my whole consoles.

and he is very carefull when he borrows things.
of course i also borrow from him.
the point is that i can trust him completely.

[LINKANDZELDA]

I'll admit that I have this one friend who I let borrow a game who let another friend borrow it so not realy.

[linkman8]

The whole chain borrowing thing going on, huh? I'll tell you one thing, if I let my friend borrow a game and expected it a week later, and then they lent it to someone else, I'd be pretty mad.

[LINKANDZELDA]

What makes it worse is it was a Zelda game

[Mike Pothier]

Now you have to go on a bloodhunt. Think Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men.

[kris94]

I let almost all my friend and family members my games, but thats jus because i know I can trust them but I have a rule, whoever borrows my games must buy me the same game if they lose it or wreck it.

[Shadow Goris]

I would only let my close freinds borrow my games. Because i know they won't steall my games. My cosins....probably not.

[PrinceofDarkness]

Some have called me a jerk, or paranoid, because I don't let anyone borrow my games.

me either if I lend it out, I ain't gettin' it back.

Since then, I've been somewhat paranoid about lending out games. People look at me funny when I tell them no, as if to say "look its just a game for crying out loud", but after being burned so many times, I just don't trust anybody.

Am I alone in this?

um, people who say it's just a game are idiots. I feel for ya losin' super metroid a ex-homie of mine jacked my copy when I was stayin' with him for a little while after I got laid off from a previous job a few years back and was unemployed. Finding that game now for under 40 dollars anywhere is tough, even ebay. I've wanted to pick it up again so bad but I just don't have the cash. Games are so expensive anybody who says it's just a game really doesn't get out. A 60+dollar investment isn't "just" a game. It be like someone stealing a 200 dollar watch from someone and saying hey it's just a watch man get over it. Sounds pretty ridiculous when put into perspective.

[Alder Dragon]

I do sometimes...but I usually got screwed over. Nowadays if a friend wants to borrow a game, they'll have to let me borrow a game too.

That's a good idea. Really though, I only trust people related to me to borrow games (which is quite rare) and My girlfriend, because I can trust her with them. I've had terrible experiences with this before though. Once, I had Link to the Past for GBA, had it completed 100%, both games. I let a friend borrow it, and his little brother deletes my account to start a new one. I get it back, and do it all over again in about 3 days, and even managed to get back to 100% complete. I let another friend borrow it, but this time I copied my file to two slots. Somehow, the game goes missing and I never see it again. 10 months later or so, I end up buying another copy for 10 dollars (complete) at the mall, a good find actually. And had to do it all over again, one more time. Since I enjoy the game, I don't really mind going through it over again, but having this happen so much really starts to annoy me.

Most of the people that I know who play games usually bootleg them from pirating sites or emulate them on their computer :p

[linkman8]

Also in my area, most people don't play the same kind of games as I do, so there aren't exactly many people to trade with/ let them borrow my games. Most people around here play the really hardcore shooter games, which I play once in a while, but as much as fantasy/anime RPG's.