I can't get it for PC, wasn't going to, did not enjoy the multiplayer demo at all. Still, that is not good for buisness.
Crysis 2 has been leaked, is even now being pirated by thousands of unscrupulous souls.
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True, at least in countries where IP tracing is considered sufficient evidence. Since there's absolutely no way anyone who got their hands on it this early could even try to claim good faith, a court case against them is pretty much an automatic win there; so the settlements offered probably aren't going to be cheap either.EcksTeaSea said:
The Ip tracing is very difficult to nail to one person, you can get software to either decrypt or brute force wireless network keys, all you need to do is find a network, force it and download.Imperator_DK said:
Hence my increasing paranoia about my internet activity logs. All this rambling about piracy and law firms attempting to strongarm people, I've been encouraging everyone to keep logs of activity and download increases.
Indeed, which is why I consider it problematic to assign such weight as evidence to them. But a fair few countries apparently do (Germany that I know for sure), and those are the one's where mass legal action is feasible.Metzeten said:
Hell, even if your household connection isn't being hacked, other family members, tenants, visitors etc. can abuse it as well, with the owner of the connection being shafted for whatever they might download in these nations. Burden of proof matters everything, so these are very important rules.
The same general problem applies, though - anyone who wants to pirate on a console, can do it without too much trouble. Even on PS3, nowadays, although that wasn't true in the past. The only real differences between PC and console piracy are that a lot of PC piraters are also invested in the PC as a platform, for whatever reason (hackers, Anonymous, crackers, etc.), and that PC pirating is available for not only people who actively pursue it (EG installing a 360 mod chip) but also for anyone who casually looks it up. Heck, typing "X game free" into google probably results in half a dozen download links within the first three pages, for any game you can think of.Bludge said:
Wouldn't the demo - and the record of the two previous games - inform the consumer well enough? I can't even try out a laptop for 1½ month when investing in one either, and that's a considerably more expensive piece of consumer electronic.Trolldor said:
...but dear god 100$ for a PC (?) game! That's even worse that what we're asked to pay here (80$). I guess the informed consumer buys his games abroad (digital distribution or even physical imports), probably sometimes to get around that strict censorship as well.
Exactly. Pirates are really just a bunch of spoiled children who want to play games without paying for the, with no regard for the consequences.gmaverick019 said:
The build released is old. It can only be DX9, at medium settings. It has tons of missing textures and glitches. It is far from gold, so I wouldn't worry much about this.
Well, here's hoping this thread continues for a little bit before we're set upon by Piracy Apologists telling us, "Oh, the game was going to be crap anyway, so I already knew I would never have bought it," or maybe, "Well, demos aren't 'demo-y' enough, so we went ahead and pirated it just to try it out... oh, and it turns out we liked it enough to play it, but not enough to pay for it, surprise!"
PC games are cheaperby about $10-$20. Our standard editions are what you pay for your limited super mega ultra editions.Imperator_DK said:
Also, as I said in an earlier post, the demo means that 'try before you buy' is null and void, but my point is that simply 'buying a game' is not so straight-forward.
Unless you live with your parents or are so financially endowed so as to not have to worry about rent and living costs.
There is a demo slated for it and people pirated before that. What is their excuse this time? I'd love to hear it.
Y'know what? Here's what needs to happen:
1. Let the pirates win. Let them pirate everything, pay for nothing, let it spread.
2. Eventually, the pros stop making games, as it is just no longer profitable.
3. The tech-savvy pirates, not to be outdone, figure, "Fine, we'll make our own!"
4. They also figure they'll make good games. So good people will choose to pay for them.
4. And we all pirate the shit out of it.
It's a slow-boiling strategy, but ultimately effective in finally conveying the point.
1. Let the pirates win. Let them pirate everything, pay for nothing, let it spread.
2. Eventually, the pros stop making games, as it is just no longer profitable.
3. The tech-savvy pirates, not to be outdone, figure, "Fine, we'll make our own!"
4. They also figure they'll make good games. So good people will choose to pay for them.
4. And we all pirate the shit out of it.
It's a slow-boiling strategy, but ultimately effective in finally conveying the point.
Fuckidy, Fuck FUCK! God damnit I hate pirates. Feel bad for you crytek.
There is even a demo coming. Even THAT excuse (Which is utter bullshit anyway, just like every other moronic way they try to justify there theft.) is gone. You know what I wish? I hope one day we invent a form of DRM that makes it so when you run a pirated game, it kills your computer. Completely. Just blow the thing up.
There is even a demo coming. Even THAT excuse (Which is utter bullshit anyway, just like every other moronic way they try to justify there theft.) is gone. You know what I wish? I hope one day we invent a form of DRM that makes it so when you run a pirated game, it kills your computer. Completely. Just blow the thing up.
this is unfortunate news. i feel sorry for the devs
or perhaps the biggest fucking thing is that some gamers do not trust dev's anymore after releasing buggy ported PoS, charging a premium for it and ignoring complaints; and perhaps wish to see if the game is worth the cost.
and this is blatant stereotyping. im sure there are ppl that pirate for this reason, as well as being just plain malicious. however, there are other factors in play that your spoiled arse may not consider, such as pricing by the dev's and distributors that prejudice against regions.spartan231490 said:
or perhaps the biggest fucking thing is that some gamers do not trust dev's anymore after releasing buggy ported PoS, charging a premium for it and ignoring complaints; and perhaps wish to see if the game is worth the cost.