Modern Warfare 2: Cyber Pirate

[Ayle]

Originally Posted by sabricaze

While I also don't like how they are doing to the PC version, I am in 100% disagreement that they deserve piracy. No game ever does. Developers also have families to feed.

Well EA got the message with Spore.

[pkim1230]

poor guy.....

[nobodyshero]

I just wonder how many of you preaching on your pedestal about the wrongness of piracy have ever downloaded a pirated song before. I support piracy when I prefer to download a song for free from a big band or musician like Metallica who do not need any more money then the obsene amount they are already getting, but will buy a CD from a local or small band who actually need the money. In game piracy I support it when a game has limited team chat, limited player size, and no dedicated servers, but I will happily pay even $60 for a game that has given it's consumer base basic freedoms any gamer should enjoy.

[Aerows]

Pirating is bad and hurts the industry, etc., but I find it very difficult to feel sorry for Activision/Blizzard. It's rather like complaining that they lost 50 cents out of the coke machine.

Originally Posted by Tobuk

It's surprising to me to see how people dog on Activision so much...So seriously, they deserve the piracy? Some people need to get that bug outta their butt...

Activision/Blizzard? They don't *deserve* it per se, but if you are waiting for people to give three cheers to them for stopping "the evil pirates" out to castrate their merciless drive to destroy PC gaming and to nickel and dime customers...keep waiting. They brought this on themselves big time.

[Tobuk]

So what if they "aren't listening to the customer?"

That is their choice. If it's bad business, they'll figure it out. I don't think they are trying to take advantage, or screw people. I believe that they think this will work. If it doesn't, then MW3 or whatever, will probably go back to whatever did work.

Read this quick blurb.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/act...e-pc,9017.html

"But we're not overly concerned about it." See? It's their choice to do what they think is best. So if they lose money? So be it. But I don't blame them for trying something.

[Huskerz85]

Originally Posted by htwingnut

Well, this just goes to show you too that these publishers are full of crap when they always blame PC game pirating for loss in sales. It's just as prevalant with consoles, namely X360.

I don't feel bad for Activision or the pirate at all. Activision gets what they deserve and so does the pirate.

Amen to that!

[Althernai]

Originally Posted by Tobuk

So what if they "aren't listening to the customer?"

That is their choice.

What is your point? Sure, it's their choice -- there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop them from deliberately eliminating almost every positive aspect from playing their game on the PC rather than the consoles. However, I don't see why this precludes me from having a hearty laugh at their expense (as I just did right now ) when their precious console versions are also pirated. It's always nice when people who aren't very nice at all find themselves on the wrong side of irony.

[Aerows]

Originally Posted by Althernai

However, I don't see why this precludes me from having a hearty laugh at their expense (as I just did right now ) when their precious console versions are also pirated. It's always nice when people who aren't very nice at all find themselves on the wrong side of irony.

I'm laughing heartily along with you. I used to love Blizzard, but in the last year and a half, they have lost themselves with their Activision merger. They have the potential to make great games, but it comes down to the question of "At what price?" The price was that they lose the part of their audience that was devoted because they made great games, and they gain another 50 cents out of the coke machine.

[spradhan01]

Originally Posted by Aerows

Pirating is bad and hurts the industry, etc., but I find it very difficult to feel sorry for Activision/Blizzard. It's rather like complaining that they lost 50 cents out of the coke machine.



Activision/Blizzard? They don't *deserve* it per se, but if you are waiting for people to give three cheers to them for stopping "the evil pirates" out to castrate their merciless drive to destroy PC gaming and to nickel and dime customers...keep waiting. They brought this on themselves big time.

Who are you talking about with reference to "the evil pirates"?
Do you think that 18 yrs old boy hacked activision or got informers inside to provide him the xbox 360 version of MW2? They just caught someone who has nothing to do with the leak. Its the person who work for activision or is somehow related with it that he/she got the game and leaked it.

[Garandhero]

Originally Posted by usapatriot

Activision/IW asked for MW2 to be pirated and I'm glad it's happening.

I'm talking about the PC version.

Condoning illegal activity?

p.s. i put my pre-order in today... wahoo.