Crysis 2 has been leaked, is even now being pirated by thousands of unscrupulous souls.

[zehydra]

it's not that one should expect people to line up like cattle to give the money back, it's that they should. It's not an expectation of how people often behave, it's an expectation of how people OUGHT to behave. A person who as any moral sense at all would realize that it would be wrong to take what has been stolen by another person.

Oh? And what, pray tell, gives you the authority to make such a bold statement on morality? Who are you to decide what people OUGHT to do? As morality is subjective, it kind of sounds like you expect people to behave in a way YOU like or approve of, and if they deviate from this they should be branded as criminals.
I'd scoop that shit up post-haste, and use it to treat my parents to a nice meal. I guess that makes me a bad ************, huh? And me stealing this figurative money will cost the figurative bank roughly as much as me pirating this game would cost the developers of this game-that is to say, nothing at all, because both losses are fictional.

I was merely referring to the analogy, regardless of whether or not it is really applicable to this situation. In the case of the banker being robbed and the robber distributing it to the masses, I find it difficult that you anyone who really thinks about morality to believe that there is nothing wrong with taking for yourself what has been stolen. I realize that it doesn't exactly translate and that the analogy is of course flawed.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Well, the "No demo" excuse is useless when trying to justify this. Man, this is going to lead to more DRM...

Thanks for being impatient bastards you hackers!

 

[zehydra]

it's not that one should expect people to line up like cattle to give the money back, it's that they should. It's not an expectation of how people often behave, it's an expectation of how people OUGHT to behave. A person who as any moral sense at all would realize that it would be wrong to take what has been stolen by another person.

1. You have no right to decide what is/isn't morally right for other people. Your moral sense isn't equal to anyone else's.

2. This is much more pedantic, but technically you don't have to steal a game to upload it as a torrent.
You can use a purchased copy if you really wished.

1) Perhaps, but isn't somebody who consciously thinks about their morality and morals bound to have a better moral system than somebody who bases their morality on instinctual comings and goings and other irrational bases? I spoke a bit rashly, and I realize there are a number of cases where a person might believe that they are in the moral right to take the money being distributed by the thief.

2) I agree with this point.

 

[Nouw]

Karma Bitches, those pirates are going to get hit hard.

The leaker might as well send himself to prison to remove possibility of further punishments.
Yes I did just say further.

 

[Radeonx]

...Oh Crap.. This is awful. Thousands of people pirated the game? Not only will it affect their chances to gain profit from the Game but also makes it that they lost money trying to create a good game only so that it ended up being free .. I really, really feel bad for those who took so much time and effort making that game and this happens.

I mean, imagine if you were a Video Game Designer and took months, even a year or two of your daily life putting so much effort into a Game hoping it does well. Then it leaks out before release and the majority of people play it without paying. That could even put the Company or Group out of business.. terrible. I'm certain those who are noble will go out and buy the Game anyhow. I hope things turn out for the better.. and who would do such a thing to leak the game out? Had to be someone with certain qualified skills I bet to get back at the Company. Just my guess.

This won't damage the sales nearly as much as most people think.
The game isn't even finished from the descriptions I've gotten, plus, a TON of triple A titles that have been released over the last few years get pirated massively, but still retain quite a large profit margin.

 

[dragonburner]

This is exactly why nobody makes PC games anymore. PC players complain and moan, but turn around and steel good products made by hardworking developers. SMH

 

[Nouw]

Karma Bitches, those pirates are going to get hit hard.

The leaker might as well send himself to prison to remove possibility of further punishments.
Yes I did just say further.

Elaborate. How will pirates get hit hard, and how exactly will the leader be found and/or punished.

Unless that first word there was used in a literal sense.

In that 10? minutes I've been enlightened on the subject.

Let me say that again.

Karma bitches, those pirates are going to get what they deserve.
The Leaker might as well tell the world that he did it to remove possibility of further falling hammers.

Unless pirating a game is a good thing (note that it's not exactly the equivalent of murdering someone), what goes around comes around. Since it isn't even the full game, it'll probably be something minor but big enough to put them off. Maybe they'll lose their Valentines Date or something.

 

[Sandjube]

I feel bad that I laughed at this. Oh dear...

Maybe this shouldn't be taken so lightly. CryTek is going to be very mad, and please, PLEASE don't make them lose support for the PC. I still dream of playing Timseplitters 4.

Is timesplitters coming on Pc? because that would be amazing. I haven't hearda nything about No.4 for ages now, kinda thought they just stopped or gave up or something.

 

[Nouw]

Snip

Well I do believe in Karma so in my mind, yes they will be.

 

[legendp]

Maybe PC Gamers need to find a new scapegoat for the consolisation of their favorite games.

If I were a game dev I'd be releasing for consoles to avoid this kind of shit.

What! console game's are easy to pirate than PC, (the orange box for example still doesn't work 100% on the PC pirated copy. but 100% works on the console pirated versions. HAWX 2 still hasn't been cracked on PC because of it's annoying DMR but the console version was easily cracked) BTW I own both these games legally but I have my sources of info. If developers are trying to escape pirates by going console only it won't work and it will only annoy all the PC gamers who do buy there games.

 

[DSD12]

The way i see it is whats the point of pirating the game, if the demo came out 2 weeks ago it sounds pretty redundant

 

[esin]

Well, I can't say I haven't been tempted. Think I'll satiate myself with leaked footage. If EA wanted to allay that temptation they could have just given us a demo too.

 

[Christopher Dudgeon]

Alll I can say is whoever leaked this is a TWAT

Nuff said

 

[Blazingdragoon04]

Alll I can say is whoever leaked this is a TWAT

Nuff said

I actually disagree, as there is certainly more to add to that. Whoever is out there that is illegally downloading this game and not spending the money on it that would help give an AMAZING DEVELOPMENT STUDIO MONEY TO STAY IN BUSINESS AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES deserves to have their computer blow up in their face Live Free of Die Hard style.

Seriously, fuck you hackers and pirates. You ruin everything...

 

[Dfskelleton]

No doubt these pirates will recieve the uppercut of pure legal punishment and destruction.

 

[randomsix]

Here's to hoping that this is part of an elaborate sting setup.

 

[Vibhor]

Alll I can say is whoever leaked this is a TWAT

Nuff said

I actually disagree, as there is certainly more to add to that. Whoever is out there that is illegally downloading this game and not spending the money on it that would help give an AMAZING DEVELOPMENT STUDIO MONEY TO STAY IN BUSINESS AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES deserves to have their computer blow up in their face Live Free of Die Hard style.

Seriously, fuck you hackers and pirates. You ruin everything...

Tell me, What would you do?
You have preordered the game but there are still weeks until release but then you see that a leaked version is there on the net.
I personally would download the leaked version because they didn't give PC guys a demo to check that their systems can run it or not, plus I have already preordered, making me more than eligible for at least a demo.
What I posted is purely hypothetical as I don't play fps and a half baked one would only ruin the experience.