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

[Angryman101]

i'm not saying the person who let it go shouldn't be having a boot to the ass

and in your example, if people were just standing there admiring it, (they weren't using it for power or using it to stay warm a.k.a. a game), i'd be righteously pissed off at them for not helping get it out!

Would you? I would watch as the fire brigade tried to put it out, as they're both more qualified and have better equipment than I, especially since I know that it's an abandoned building that still makes money for some people.

 

[Andy03]

And I thought I had a bad day. Pirates... Why?! Why can't you buy the game like everyone else?!

 

[omega 616]

The thing I hate most about pirates is there lack of care. They can't be reasoned with, it's just a constant "I don't care", "so what?", "and ...?". I just want to shake slap them till they get it.

I think devs should release bugged, maybe even computer damaging, games into downaload sites. It would be like asking a smoker to take a cig out of a box but one of them has a small explosive in it.

At the moment there is next to no risk of being caught and thats why it is so common. The only excsue I think is okay is it being way more expensive than other places, that neds to be stopped.

"DRM makes me pirate" is the funniest to me, stop pirating it and the DRM doesn't need to be there. "it's a demo" you don't steal a TV to demo that. "it's not a real loss" your enjoying a game for free, it is a loss, there is no "potential" about it.

 

[Doctor Glocktor]

The pirates should get in just as much trouble for stealing them as the guy who leaked it.

Why? Some guy posted a leaked copy of an item that could not be procured elsewhere, why wouldn't they take advantage of that?
It's like when artists leak out their music months early to generate hype, except it's kind of a surprise for everyone involved in this case.

They shouldn't take advantage of it because they're still stealing the product, even if someone else enabled them to do so.

Its nothing like that. Its more like the artists friend giving out free copies behind the artists back, and without his permission.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

i'm not saying the person who let it go shouldn't be having a boot to the ass

and in your example, if people were just standing there admiring it, (they weren't using it for power or using it to stay warm a.k.a. a game), i'd be righteously pissed off at them for not helping get it out!

Would you? I would watch as the fire brigade tried to put it out, as they're both more qualified and have better equipment than I, especially since I know that it's an abandoned building that still makes money for some people.

i actually would! maybe i'm just odd but if i see a fire, i'm going to try and do what i can to help put it out, whether its getting people away from it or helping them get water/etc..(plus i didn't know you were going to have the firefighters in the initial example)

but yes i would help

 

[Trolldor]

Which version was pirated? As in, PC or 360 or what?

As for the douche on the front page whinging about how you can't talk about using it as a demo because "we" got one, PC didn't so maybe this is some sort of karmatic issue.

Actually if you'd care to do a quick search, you'd know that Crytex announced a demo for PC.

 

[Doctor Glocktor]

Actually if you'd care to do a quick search, you'd know that Crytex announced a demo for PC.

It doesn't even have a date yet dude.

So that makes it ok to pirate it?

 

[Trolldor]

Actually if you'd care to do a quick search, you'd know that Crytex announced a demo for PC.

It doesn't even have a date yet dude.

So that makes it ok to pirate it?

Apparently so.

The inability to suspend gratification huh?

 

[TheLazyGeek]

Than you pirates for trying to kill PC gaming. IF i see anyone comment that he downloaded it IRL. Imma punch him in the mouth

I downloaded it IRL.

You downloaded it IRL and not digitally?
Can we expect you to walk around in a nanosuit?

Yes. It's like Tron guy, except replace the mustache with a beard.

 

[DustyDrB]

Relevant video.

So now more DRM is going to be developed that hampers the honest consumer, pirates still will get by it, more companies turn their focus on the console market. I'm not even really much of a PC gamer (I'm a Mac, for Christ's sake. I play World of Goo, TF2, and KotOR on my computer), but I definitely sympathize honest PC gamers.

 

[Some_weirdGuy]

Anyone else think it would be awesome if they released an 'update' for the game just now that put a virus on the peoples computers which deleted their pirated copy and did a number of other nasty things?

I think it would be awesome

 

[MegatonDesign]

Given I did exaggerate there but they've still taken money from the developers and the publishers. If they weren't going to buy the game then they shouldn't get it for free, that's not how this thing works, even the 'communist' argument disagrees with that.

I'm not really saying that they should get the game for free, just that Crytek, while still damaged, isn't being damaged nearly as bad as everyone thinks they are going to be.

And for the record (This is pretty much my opinion on the subject, so if you disagree with me then feel free to), I don't really find that pirating is taking real money from a developer. In my honest opinion, pirating is only stealing potential money. No item is being removed from their possession. I'll use the copying scenario. If you walk into a store, and steal a candy bar, you are taking the cost of the candy bar from that store. If you walk into a store and copy the candy bar, and take the copy, you are still stealing, but the store doesn't lose any real money.

Granted, it is still stealing, and the potential money could have been real money, so I understand where you are coming from completely.

I'm sorry but every single one of your posts has infuriated me. How can you say it's not taking money away from the dev? It's clearly relinquishing a potential customer from the need to part with his/her money. They're getting the game for FREE. Yes it's not stealing, but it's just as damaging.

Also, the candy bar metaphor you used is completely redundant. First of all, yes the store lose the money they would have got from you. Also, a candy bar doesn't take millions of dollars to produce.

 

[Angryman101]

The pirates should get in just as much trouble for stealing them as the guy who leaked it.

Why? Some guy posted a leaked copy of an item that could not be procured elsewhere, why wouldn't they take advantage of that?
It's like when artists leak out their music months early to generate hype, except it's kind of a surprise for everyone involved in this case.

They shouldn't take advantage of it because they're still stealing the product, even if someone else enabled them to do so.

Its nothing like that. Its more like the artists friend giving out free copies behind the artists back, and without his permission.

How are they stealing anything? It's not for sale. Someone else stole it and then distributed it. Like a bank robber robbing a bank and throwing the cash to the wind. You can't blame the people who pick up the money, only the robber for stealing then distributing it.
And it's a lot like that. Multiplayer will be salvaged from this, and those who downloaded the game may buy the game for the multiplayer feature if they so choose. Do you honestly believe those that won't would have bought the game anyway?