Crysis 2 has been leaked, is even now being pirated by thousands of unscrupulous souls.
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Are you suggesting that it IS as common on PS3 and 360 as it is on the PC?crazypsyko666 said:
If so I'd really like to see your sources on this.
I'm sorry I'm a PC gamer but I didn't and won't pirate this or any other game. Don't lump us with f'ing pirates.dragonburner said:
My friends modchipped their 360 to play pirated games, doesn't mean all console gamers are pirates.
And anyway, from what I read this leaked version is busted. It's missing textures and can only be played on low settings. People who are interested in Crysis 2 ON THE PC would buy the game for the graphics and this leaked version looks quite bad.
Also don't say just try the demo cause there isn't one. If you're saying that we should wait for the demo, what about all the people who preordered it if the demo came out after release (they haven't given us a date) or is cancelled (not the first time something for the PC is cancelled-think Alan Wake-especially just a demo of a game). I really do think they would hold out the demo cause I have not seen any proof that the graphics is better than the first one (no PC vids or pics) and they are scared of chasing away all of their PC customer who I think wants to play Crysis 2 to test out their rig.
Lastly in this situation I would blame the guy who leaked this not the people who download this cause it's just an opportunity to try the game (because as I said before people playing Crysis on the PC would do it to test their rig and this version isn't useful for that task).
Or it could all just be a PR stunt. It certainly has got me interested in the game.
And all the cracking groups will migrate to consoles if there are no challenges on the PC any more.legendp said:
That's because with consoles you only have the mod the hardware/firmware and you're good to go rather than having to apply cracks, block firewalls, run virtual disk maskers, stand on one leg and sing the Albanian national anthem backward, etc.legendp said:
...Sigh. I may have to buy Crysis 2. It wasn't on the top of my list, and I have more good, cheap games from the Steam holiday sale than I can shake a stick at, but I can't in good conscience let one of the more innovative PC developers out there suffer and believe that the reward of developing new technology and polished games is a handful of gravel in the face from a bunch of spoiled delinquents. Not when I can say otherwise with my dollars and maybe arrest some of the damage.
Oh god. You are actually very correct. We're all death-threating the pirates and all but most of them can't crack the games and DRM themselves. If the warez groups that actually do the cracking get disbanded or taken down than the thousands of pirates themselves won't have anyone or anything to pirate from. It would also work if the pirate torrenting sites and forums get taken down. The pirating chain roughly goes like this; Crackers do their mojo on the games, the files get uploaded to forums and torrenting sites, pirates download the files and play the game. DRM only temporarily stops the pirates from playing the game and also unessecarily hinders actual paying customers. If action is put into stopping the warez groups or taking down the sites they upload it to than DRM would not be necessary as the pirating is stopped at a higher link in the pirating chain. No DRM means no annoying restrictions to your gameplay and also less developers afraid of releasing and polishing games on PC. Wouldn't that be great?Angryman101 said:
to be fair they don't claim it's theirs, neither they make money on it. (Except for the guy who leaked it, now thats theft, plain and simple.)TeH PizZa Guy said:
In no way defending piracy, but world is what it is, and P2P sharing of copyrighted material will continue, every security measure will be broken, sooner or later. In my mind it can not be stopped, so something else must be done, different paradigm of selling media (games, music, films)should be created, which prevents or even utilizes "piracy". Not sure what exactly, but I am no economist.
The result of theft of a candy bar is that someone eats a candy bar which wasn't payed. How is that different from copying the candy bar?Radeonx said:
To make this completely clear: There is one vendor, two candy bars and two potential consumers. If both pay the vendor gets money for both bars, but if one pays and the other copies, both consumers still get the benefit of the candy bars but the vendor only sells one bar, making less profit.
What you ignore is the fact that the amount of possible consumers is not infinite. There is a maximal amount of people interested in the game, which leads to a maximal amount of profit that can be reached. Every person that gets to play the game without paying for it lowers that maximal profit, causing the company to loose money.
WOW just WOW...
I mean I expected it to get pirated but THIS early?
The pirates are just getting better...damned sons of bi***es
I can see Crytek soon:
Crysis 3 will never come to PC, and neither will any game we make. EVER
PC gamers: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh and this game to my mind:
Crytek: We must stop the pirates!
Some dude: No Crytek, you are the pirates.
Crytek: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
hehe...kind of an old joke/meme...
I mean I expected it to get pirated but THIS early?
The pirates are just getting better...damned sons of bi***es
I can see Crytek soon:
Crysis 3 will never come to PC, and neither will any game we make. EVER
PC gamers: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh and this game to my mind:
Crytek: We must stop the pirates!
Some dude: No Crytek, you are the pirates.
Crytek: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
hehe...kind of an old joke/meme...
excuse me? Im sorry but I don't like being acused of being a pirate, I get all my games legitimatley, that said it does make me wonder what thease people think...I guess they don't caredragonburner said:
and I tink "no body makes games for PC anymore" is a bit of a large statment, if by that you mean PC exclusives then Yeah I do see less of them, however there are tons of games coming out for PC this year
and to be honest RTS MMO and even FPS are not my favorite genres
Why so much outrage over Crysis2 being pirated? no-one here sheds a tear when someone cracks a copy of Minecraft or downloads "Ghost Trick" for the DS yet theres ~7 pages of moaning here.
The MAIN reason this is being pirated right now is because it HASN'T been released, the ONLY way to play it at this point in time is to pirate it.
People need to face one thing, EVERY GAME EVER RELEASED will be pirated, regardless of console, DRM, AP, timeframe or genre. It WILL be pirated.
Same goes for movies, books, art and just about everything else, if it's digital or can be digitised, there will be piracy.
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I myself enjoy breaking around AP measures, and there is actually little else that can give one a feeling of accomplishment as the knowledge that something someone else spent weeks on, you can break in a day or two. There will always be one part of the human psyche that gets a pure dose of thrill from being "better" then people that are held in higher esteem then oneself. Whether it be killing a pro player in an FPS or scoring a goal against a famous sport player, that drive will always be there.
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The MAIN reason this is being pirated right now is because it HASN'T been released, the ONLY way to play it at this point in time is to pirate it.
People need to face one thing, EVERY GAME EVER RELEASED will be pirated, regardless of console, DRM, AP, timeframe or genre. It WILL be pirated.
Same goes for movies, books, art and just about everything else, if it's digital or can be digitised, there will be piracy.
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You, I very much dislike you right now.Vault101 said:
I myself enjoy breaking around AP measures, and there is actually little else that can give one a feeling of accomplishment as the knowledge that something someone else spent weeks on, you can break in a day or two. There will always be one part of the human psyche that gets a pure dose of thrill from being "better" then people that are held in higher esteem then oneself. Whether it be killing a pro player in an FPS or scoring a goal against a famous sport player, that drive will always be there.
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To be fair it DOES affect sales, but you're correct that most pirates wouldn't buy games even if piracy weren't possible, I know many people who would stick to freeware and even some who would physically steal copies from stores...LiudvikasT said:
Stop whining, will you. Piracy does not affect the sales.
Most pirates wouldn't buy games even if there were no way to pirate.
In any case, buggy unfinished version of the game is punishment in itself.
Most pirates wouldn't buy games even if there were no way to pirate.
In any case, buggy unfinished version of the game is punishment in itself.