Crysis 2 has been leaked, is even now being pirated by thousands of unscrupulous souls.
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You know what impresses me most about that video?holographicman said:gameplay
no story spoilers, just a fight with some crynet dudes in the streets
definitely getting this
i hope crytek wasnt lying about it running on teh consoles
The sound. The resonance of gunshots, the slight echo in the distance. That just stood out to me all of a sudden, and made me think that, this time, perhaps other aspects of the game will be up to the quality of the visuals.
But it also looked pretty as all getout, and I'm almost certain I'm going to get this within a few weeks of launch. Just as soon as it hits an affordable price point... (EG less than $50)
Thank you so much for posting that video, I'll link it from now on to explain my stance on Piracy to people as it's the way I've always seen it. Neil Gaiman rocks.Angryman101 said:
No, Piracy is not completely okay, nor is it completely terrible. It's never going to have a clear black and white. The best advertising has ALWAYS been word of mouth, for every single medium, piracy allows more people to experience it. I've been seeing "Piracy is killing our film/music/games industries" for the last 10 goddamn years now and companies are profiting more than ever. I'm still waiting for this evidence. The people viciously shunning Pirates like some sort of lesser person that I see in threads like these make me more disgusted than piracy itself. This is as laughable as the bullshit about pre-owned games ruining the industry.
A lot of these pirates live in countries that aren't as fortunate as you and me, just to remind people. Even in Australia we have ridiculous prices for our games among other issues. It doesn't give you permission to pirate, but at least understand that there are reasons that this happens.
Should the guy who leaked it be brought up on charges though? Of course he should. It was the wrong thing to do and I don't support guys like him at all.
If you like what you pirate and you want to support the people who make it, you will buy it legitimately to support those people so they can continue to make it.
If you download something for free, and you like it, chances are you're going to support whoever made it by paying for it. I once got a free pirated copy of Left 4 Dead which I played for a week, HOWEVER, I decided to get rid of it and just buy the game legitimately to support Valve. That was the only time I've ever pirated a game, and I ended up buying it anyway. Chances are, despite the piracy, this game will sell very well because of stunts like this. Not that I have any sympathy for the guy who leaked it.
It would be impossible to tell the percent of PC gamers who pirate without some sort of completely honest poll. The numbers I did find are pretty telling, however. It isn't small differences between the console crowd and PC. It is millions more of copies being pirated by PC players compared to console players. That is a ton of $$$$. 60 dollars a pop, four million times?! If I was a game developer I wouldn't even consider entering a market where your hard work is stolen millions of times. I know not everyone steals, but a lot do...starfox444 said:
God this game is great. Buggy as hell (of course, it's a beta leak).
While I don't like the new level-based approach and the increased linearity (In crysis 1 they just said "attack this point", and you can do what you like")
It's got insane potential for graphics. I'm playing 50-25FPS on the 32bit binary, since the 64 bit binary doesn't really work currently. I really don't appreciate the lack of an ability to tweak individual settings like the first crysises. My system's gonna get a new card to run this, though. 9800GT overclocked from 600MHz to 730MHZ doesn't cut it anymore.
The suit takes out some of the RRAAWR power you had before, and suit-shifting in combat is a lot less badass. It's clearly streamlined for the console.
And yes, I'm buying the game on Steam for release*, I just want to play it now!
I shit you not, it's taking its toll on my system, perhaps the optimisation will improve for the final release. Crysis 1 and Warhead so far seem to have the better approach to gameplay, but this is a lot of fun.
While I don't like the new level-based approach and the increased linearity (In crysis 1 they just said "attack this point", and you can do what you like")
It's got insane potential for graphics. I'm playing 50-25FPS on the 32bit binary, since the 64 bit binary doesn't really work currently. I really don't appreciate the lack of an ability to tweak individual settings like the first crysises. My system's gonna get a new card to run this, though. 9800GT overclocked from 600MHz to 730MHZ doesn't cut it anymore.
The suit takes out some of the RRAAWR power you had before, and suit-shifting in combat is a lot less badass. It's clearly streamlined for the console.
And yes, I'm buying the game on Steam for release*, I just want to play it now!
I shit you not, it's taking its toll on my system, perhaps the optimisation will improve for the final release. Crysis 1 and Warhead so far seem to have the better approach to gameplay, but this is a lot of fun.
Yeah, but we are just looking at the cream of the crop sequels. Imagine a less fortunate developer loosing money from pirates. I really doubt rich developers love loosing millions either. The economy is rough and one bad release could mean somebody looses their job.MaxPowers666 said:
Also: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2653-Piracy
Just to point out, a lot of companies deserve to have some profits robbed from them, though. Remember this article about Activision stealing some guy's paintball game's rights?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102603-Activision-Tried-to-Steal-Paintballers-Identity
I shed no tears over Activision, EA, or Ubisoft having their games pirated because they're all shady, greedy businesses now that would fuck your mom if they had the chance.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102603-Activision-Tried-to-Steal-Paintballers-Identity
I shed no tears over Activision, EA, or Ubisoft having their games pirated because they're all shady, greedy businesses now that would fuck your mom if they had the chance.
No, they haven't, and I think you misunderstood my point. Pirating for consoles is ridiculously easy. It's something you really have to see to believe. Download a file, burn it to a DVD, put it in, and play it singleplayer, multiplayer, co-op, splitscreen, anything. Do you know why this is SUCH a blow to EA? Most games have comprehensive enough DRM that multiplayer is almost always blocked. Here, it won't be anymore. They'll have to change the licensing algorithm AND the master license to keep pirates from playing multiplayer.AnonymousTipster said:
The point I WASN'T making was which platform is most pirated for, and I'd say that's either the PC or the PSP.
"It was leaked before release T.T"
Congrats, every hyped game is, some earlier then others.
"They're gonna move to consoles because piracy isn't a problem with those!!11!"
You've never pirated a console game before have you?
All you need is the Internet and an external storage, SD card, External Hard Drive, Disk, w/e
It's EASY, arguably easier then pirating a PC game.
Using the DS as an example, you buy a $10 card, Download a game from one of the million online sources then you- oh wait, your done. If you don't feel like buying the card or even a DS, download an emulator.
Want a PSP game? simply move a few files to your memory stick, let it install annnnnnd your done, just plop the PSP games on the stick, this also does PS1 games.
Want a Wii game? move two files onto an SD card, let them run n the Wii, then put the games you want on disk or an ExtHD, easy. similar directions for PS3 and 360.
Getting a PC game running is a different method each time and at least PC games can fight back, if you get a console game working you have the whole thing forever.
Seriously the amount of rant, rage, misconception and hype in this topic is astounding, dare I say it's over 9000?
Get over it, I've said it a million times, no digital anything is immune to piracy, ever.
No book, game, movie, soundtrack, sfx, simulator, poem, picture, service, comic, program, ANYTHING!
Edit: oh and something to look at, notice the amount of people who've already stated they're going to buy the game BECAUSE it's been pirated? yeah, I wouldn't worry much about lost sales.
Esspecially considering most pirates buy the game anyway and the rest had NO intention of buying it whether they could pirate it or not.
Congrats, every hyped game is, some earlier then others.
"They're gonna move to consoles because piracy isn't a problem with those!!11!"
You've never pirated a console game before have you?
All you need is the Internet and an external storage, SD card, External Hard Drive, Disk, w/e
It's EASY, arguably easier then pirating a PC game.
Using the DS as an example, you buy a $10 card, Download a game from one of the million online sources then you- oh wait, your done. If you don't feel like buying the card or even a DS, download an emulator.
Want a PSP game? simply move a few files to your memory stick, let it install annnnnnd your done, just plop the PSP games on the stick, this also does PS1 games.
Want a Wii game? move two files onto an SD card, let them run n the Wii, then put the games you want on disk or an ExtHD, easy. similar directions for PS3 and 360.
Getting a PC game running is a different method each time and at least PC games can fight back, if you get a console game working you have the whole thing forever.
Seriously the amount of rant, rage, misconception and hype in this topic is astounding, dare I say it's over 9000?
Get over it, I've said it a million times, no digital anything is immune to piracy, ever.
No book, game, movie, soundtrack, sfx, simulator, poem, picture, service, comic, program, ANYTHING!
Edit: oh and something to look at, notice the amount of people who've already stated they're going to buy the game BECAUSE it's been pirated? yeah, I wouldn't worry much about lost sales.
Esspecially considering most pirates buy the game anyway and the rest had NO intention of buying it whether they could pirate it or not.
I do feel sorry for Crytek since as how they don't have a lot of games to their name, although I am looking forward to its release.