In utilizing the "revolutionary" MW2, piracy count has skyrocketed...

[Turtleboy1017]

So I was browsing around IW forums today, just wasting some time, when I saw a thread that caught my attention. The author felt cheated that he had purchased the game, but then soon found out that others were playing on MP free of charge!

Curious, I dug a little deeper, and came across some very interesting torrents...

Turns out that there is a crack that allows anyone who pirated MW2 through Razer or SKIDROW to play on IWnet, free of charge, through fake Steam accounts! Isn't that dandy! Just thought it was a bit of interesting news, seeing that hackers now have an outlet to hack to their hearts content! Make a fake steam, hack the shit out of it, get banned, rinse wash and repeat!

Well that is just about all of the claims that 40-dumbass made shot down the drain. To all you other PC gamers out there, did you see this coming? I mean dedicated servers are perhaps one of the more foolproof ways to ensure that no one is playing MP illegally, and this is a case in point matter with IWnet getting the shit hacked out of it.

So basically, to anyone who knows how to use a torrent this is a free game. Free Single Player. Free Spec-Ops with friends. Free MULTIPLAYER with people that purchased the games. That's it. A free game. Unless you have integrity and honor. Which if you're a raging PC gamer, you also probably don't.

Funny thing is, although they did rake in a boatload of cash for MW2, it's common knowledge that the rich enjoy getting richer. Had they simply put in the dedicated servers, there wouldn't be about 30,000 people playing online illegally.

EDIT: I appologize to those who took offense at my raging PC gamer statement, that was bad wording on my part. I mean that if you were one of the very, VERY angry fans of MW2, you most likely pirated it with lack of integrity and honor.

I have utmost respect to those who resisted the urge to pirate it... or learned to stop caring about it.

 

[Vuljatar]

Yup. They asked for this sort of thing.

 

[Mr.Black]

It's a shame, it would be nice to have more players online, at least in Australia. This kinda news doesn't make me unhappy that I paid for the game though. I always buy games with excellent online play legitimately.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

My personal philosphy is that "There isn't a firewall in the world that can't be bypassed." Simply meaning that if something is electronic, somebody will find a way to bypass the security. Always.

 

[Poomanchu745]

So basically, to anyone who knows how to use a torrent this is a free game. Free Single Player. Free Spec-Ops with friends. Free MULTIPLAYER with people that purchased the games. That's it. A free game. Unless you have integrity and honor. Which if you're a raging PC gamer, you also probably don't.

And you sir are a douche bag. So you think that because I play PC games that i have no honor or integrity? Starting wars with a section of the gaming population is just retarded. You make gross generalizations about people and thus are the worst kind of person...

 

[Ancientgamer]

I doubt anyone seriously thought the multiplayer wouldn't be able to be cracked.

 

[Bigeyez]

Just for everyones amusement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rqLUDfl26Y&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Yup do I really need to say anything? Although I seriously doubt IW really cares. They are too busy rolling around in piles of money.

 

[zombflux]

Um, all games are free games.

Silly.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Well that is just about all of the claims that 40-dumbass made shot down the drain. To all you other PC gamers out there, did you see this coming? I mean dedicated servers are perhaps one of the more foolproof ways to ensure that no one is playing MP illegally, and this is a case in point matter with IWnet getting the shit hacked out of it.

By having a controlled environment, IW is free to pursue and lock out pirates as time and resources allow. While far from a fool-proof system, it does provide an additional level of control (that can change with time) that they would not have had previously.

I doubt anyone seriously thought the multiplayer wouldn't be able to be cracked.

Anything CAN be cracked, but with the scenario in place it means IW has the option of actively combatting piracy after launch rather than simply trying to delay the inevitable.

All I can say is this: IW you deserved it.

How on earth did they DESERVE to have a product that represents the collective effort of hundreds of man years stolen? Because they removed dedicated servers in an attempt to put a halt on rampant piracy? That control is the direct response to the actions of the player base. Were I to play the game on PC, I would lament the loss of the feature as much as anybody else but I will not begrudge an attempt to ensure the developer gets paid for their work. To assert that piracy is justified because of such a move is the same as me stealing the wheels on your car because you cut me off in traffic.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

I hope it gets more pirated than Spore so that they realize their massive douchebagness and that the only way to get a game to sell well on PC with low piracy is to make a good one and show you care about the community.

Prime example: Team Fortress 2.

It's had continued support, patches and free content additions for two years now. It supports way more than 9v9, there is an unlimited potential for maps and mods through the SDK and it costs 20$. (It's also had free weekends, and the Halloween promotion during which it cost something like 2-3$)

There have been developers in recent memory who have been fiercely pro consumer and developed a game that people demonstrably wanted to play. Demi-God was repayed by having a demonstrated piracy rate of greater than 90% on multiplayer.

 

[Ancientgamer]

Really my only question would if I buy the game, can I still play on pirate servers?

 

[Turtleboy1017]

So basically, to anyone who knows how to use a torrent this is a free game. Free Single Player. Free Spec-Ops with friends. Free MULTIPLAYER with people that purchased the games. That's it. A free game. Unless you have integrity and honor. Which if you're a raging PC gamer, you also probably don't.

And you sir are a douche bag. So you think that because I play PC games that i have no honor or integrity? Starting wars with a section of the gaming population is just retarded. You make gross generalizations about people and thus are the worst kind of person...

Not what I meant buddy. I mean if you're a pissed off PC gamer about the MW2 fiasco. Don't worry, I myself am a hardcore PC gamer. I raged about MW2, but now don't give two shits.

Did not mean to offend anyone, I'm talking about the PC gamers who WERE pissed off at this, not all of them

 

[-Drifter-]

Well that is just about all of the claims that 40-dumbass made shot down the drain. To all you other PC gamers out there, did you see this coming? I mean dedicated servers are perhaps one of the more foolproof ways to ensure that no one is playing MP illegally, and this is a case in point matter with IWnet getting the shit hacked out of it.

By having a controlled environment, IW is free to pursue and lock out pirates as time and resources allow. While far from a fool-proof system, it does provide an additional level of control (that can change with time) that they would not have had previously.

I doubt anyone seriously thought the multiplayer wouldn't be able to be cracked.

Anything CAN be cracked, but with the scenario in place it means IW has the option of actively combatting piracy after launch rather than simply trying to delay the inevitable.

All I can say is this: IW you deserved it.

How on earth did they DESERVE to have a product that represents the collective effort of hundreds of man years stolen? Because they removed dedicated servers in an attempt to put a halt on rampant piracy? That control is the direct response to the actions of the player base. Were I to play the game on PC, I would lament the loss of the feature as much as anybody else but I will not begrudge an attempt to ensure the developer gets paid for their work. To assert that piracy is justified because of such a move is the same as me stealing the wheels on your car because you cut me off in traffic.

I agree entirely. PC gamers, having Dedicated Servers isn't some sort of right. If the developers don't want to put it in, that's their choice. If such a decision turns you off that much, voice you're disapproval in a less dickish way: just don't buy the game.

 

[BGH122]

That control is the direct response to the actions of the player base. Were I to play the game on PC, I would lament the loss of the feature as much as anybody else but I will not begrudge an attempt to ensure the developer gets paid for their work.

"The total revenue from first day sales for the U.S. and the UK was $310 million, making Modern Warfare 2 the biggest entertainment launch in history, surpassing its predecessor Grand Theft Auto IV." (wikipedia).

Yeah, piracy is practically stealing the food right out their children's mouths! Those poor impoverished games companies! It's only the fastest growing industry, grossing more than $9 billion dollars anually. Those poor, poor souls, how they must lament the onset of piracy and cherish fond memories of the good old days when they slept on piles of cash! Oh wait! Last year reported the strongest profits since the industry began! But how can that be? Piracy has stolen all their money, hasn't it? I mean, that's what they and the ardent supporters of their rights to employ increasingly draconian anti-piracy counter-measures (seemingly) like yourself report. /sarcasm

Knock it off with this 'protect the industry' bullshit. Whilst there's still room to make $310 billion dollars in a single day for a product that costs nowhere near as much to produce as other forms of comparative digital media (namely, films) yet grosses as much first-day revenue as its costlier competitors (which still rake in hundreds of millions) there'll be no end to the industry. Even if we assume true the ludicrous premise that pirates denied piracy will buy games legit, the industry can battle on without that extra couple hundred mill' in its pocket.

 

[BGH122]

I agree entirely. PC gamers, having Dedicated Servers isn't some sort of right. If the developers don't want to put it in, that's their choice. If such a decision turns you off that much, voice you're disapproval in a less dickish way: just don't buy the game.

This, at least in theory.

It isn't some sort of unspoken right that PC gamers should just get extra features that non-PC gamers don't receive. However, saying 'Don't buy the game' is just unrealistic. The people crying themselves to sleep over the loss of dedicated servers clearly have quite a lot wrapped up in this whole franchise, so telling them to not buy the game as a protest is just a non-working solution.

I love how everyone is talking about how piracy is good, especially on the Escapist, or, Anti-Piracy central. I'd laugh if a mod stumbled into this thread, and banned everyone saying piracy is a good thing.

Why would that make you laugh? Show me where this form of free speech violates The Escapist's ToS.