Crysis 2 Dev Urges Fans Not to Pirate the Game
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I was kind of on the fence about whether or not I wanted to buy the game, but I feel so bad for the company that I'm leaning towards buying it. Anyone who was ever going to pirate the game has a really easy access to pirating it, plus a lot of people who probably weren't going to pirate it are probably going to do it now too.
It's just sad to see something that someone worked so hard on get abused like this.
I think about what would happen if my RPG was leaked all over the place and all my work was completely pointless.
It's just sad to see something that someone worked so hard on get abused like this.
I think about what would happen if my RPG was leaked all over the place and all my work was completely pointless.
bans, bans everywhere!
seriously escapism is it that hard to allow a few points on piracy to made, so they can be supported/debunked by the rest of the community? blindly taking down any post vaguely related to supporting piracy really doesn't endear yourself to the gamer population of readership, whether they pirate games or not. if it looks like you're suppressing anyone's views purely because of what they are instead of how well they defend them, it just looks bad. obviously there are exceptions, saying some ridiculous racist statement or useless flame should be removed but "i'm not sure piracy is inherently evil" is really not a probation-worthy statement
seriously escapism is it that hard to allow a few points on piracy to made, so they can be supported/debunked by the rest of the community? blindly taking down any post vaguely related to supporting piracy really doesn't endear yourself to the gamer population of readership, whether they pirate games or not. if it looks like you're suppressing anyone's views purely because of what they are instead of how well they defend them, it just looks bad. obviously there are exceptions, saying some ridiculous racist statement or useless flame should be removed but "i'm not sure piracy is inherently evil" is really not a probation-worthy statement
i would be able to buy more games a year if the price was reduced $10-15 dollars, or even if it dropped from $60 more quickly. my PC game library is much larger than my xbox360 library even though i've been building it for much less time because the games tend to be less expensive. as a whole, i would be able to support the games industry more efficiently if they dropped the prices on their games a hair. just my viewpoint, i probably don't represent the gaming population as a whole.Anton P. Nym said:
also, if DLC were reasonably priced ($10 for 3 maps? seriously?) I would get more DLC, further adding to my support of the games industry. as it is, i refuse to pay $10 for 3 maps that aren't going to be used very often. more people will buy cheaper things, and the games industry could probably make up the money lost by charging slightly less money through increased sales. wii games tend to be much less expensive than ps3 and 360 games, and that console is the one that has made the most money, despite not having the most expansive or high quality library.
It looks like they are in the "bargaining" stage of dealing with grief. But the whineyness makes me think he is slipping toward depression.
Then there will be acceptance when he realizes there is not a damn thing that can be done about individual non-commercial copyright infringement.
The only proper solution is to ignore piracy and focus on pleasing your customers (hint: DRM does nothing to please customers but it costs money to implement.)
Then there will be acceptance when he realizes there is not a damn thing that can be done about individual non-commercial copyright infringement.
The only proper solution is to ignore piracy and focus on pleasing your customers (hint: DRM does nothing to please customers but it costs money to implement.)
If I'm completely honest, I'm glad this happened.
Crytek decided to abandon its PC exclusive flavour, which inevitably made the PC version worse than it could have been, as consoles are generations behind PCs technologically.
They give us a crappy console port? Why should I buy it? No fucking reason, that's why.
Crytek decided to abandon its PC exclusive flavour, which inevitably made the PC version worse than it could have been, as consoles are generations behind PCs technologically.
They give us a crappy console port? Why should I buy it? No fucking reason, that's why.
Don't understand why it's a problem, I run windows Xp 32 bit and I can only use DX9 and Crysis and Crysis Warhead still looked absolutely amazing. It's not crappy when it plays awesome and looks awesome.RadiusXd said:
OT: To Crytek, I will no doubt buy Crysis 2 and you have my sympathy that this happened.
To the pirates: I hope your graphics cards melt.
Before a game is released, when the hype is at the max, review copies are given out to the most reputable gaming review magazines and sites in order for reviewers to further hype the game before release. This is how many many many of the leaks have occurred.
Here's a simple solution: STOP IT. Stop giving out release copies. Stop it. Just stop! If you must create the hype, fly the chosen golden reviewers in to the studio, have them play through the game and then fly them back. This is a cost-effective solution, in that flying someone across the country and boarding them for a few days costs, at the most, around $3000. This is lower than the CEO's dining expenses for the year (on the company card). This is a minor cost for a major company. They can afford to fly many reviewers into town to play the game without any of the risk of a leak occurring. Valve did this with the L4D2 boycotters and it was more effective than a million dollar marketing campaign ever could have been.
Take a small expense now to forego larger expenses later. It's really simple business sense but it just goes to show that these major publishers aren't taking the power of the Internet community (and the related costs) very seriously. They obviously aren't looking for an actual solution, only a perceived solution. It's funny how any sufficiently large corporation is indistinguishable from government.
Here's a simple solution: STOP IT. Stop giving out release copies. Stop it. Just stop! If you must create the hype, fly the chosen golden reviewers in to the studio, have them play through the game and then fly them back. This is a cost-effective solution, in that flying someone across the country and boarding them for a few days costs, at the most, around $3000. This is lower than the CEO's dining expenses for the year (on the company card). This is a minor cost for a major company. They can afford to fly many reviewers into town to play the game without any of the risk of a leak occurring. Valve did this with the L4D2 boycotters and it was more effective than a million dollar marketing campaign ever could have been.
Take a small expense now to forego larger expenses later. It's really simple business sense but it just goes to show that these major publishers aren't taking the power of the Internet community (and the related costs) very seriously. They obviously aren't looking for an actual solution, only a perceived solution. It's funny how any sufficiently large corporation is indistinguishable from government.
Since I spent a lot on PC upgrades recently with this game in mind, I don't think the extra for purchase price, will be a problem. I loved the first game and it's expansion. But be warned Crytek, I will be checking out the demo and the reviews for the game before purchasing, just as I would with any other game.
Am loving this idea that piracy causes PC pirces to be low though. I have news for you, PC games have always cost less than console games, has nothing to do with piracy. In fact games for computer formats (with the PC being one of the last) have always been cheaper than the console versions. All the way back to the NES.
I don't have too many fears for Crytek though. If the game is good, it will make money, if not, it won't. But don't see how there being a buggy now is worse than the inevitable pirate version on day of release. Also if the leak is only DX9 they aught to publisise, that as it would stop me from bothering with downloading the one now, if I had a mind to.
Didn't blackops get leaked as well if memory serves. They still managed to break records right?
Am loving this idea that piracy causes PC pirces to be low though. I have news for you, PC games have always cost less than console games, has nothing to do with piracy. In fact games for computer formats (with the PC being one of the last) have always been cheaper than the console versions. All the way back to the NES.
I don't have too many fears for Crytek though. If the game is good, it will make money, if not, it won't. But don't see how there being a buggy now is worse than the inevitable pirate version on day of release. Also if the leak is only DX9 they aught to publisise, that as it would stop me from bothering with downloading the one now, if I had a mind to.
Didn't blackops get leaked as well if memory serves. They still managed to break records right?
I'm not sure what they're expecting but Have an idea in my mind where the Crysis guys walk into a room and see everyone playing the game and they just go "hey not cool guys" and everyone looks down and apologizes.
I hope there message gets listened to but I think most pirates are pretty set on pirating no matter what the company says. Maybe it will work though, and if it does I need to go buy some ice-skates and visit hell.
I hope there message gets listened to but I think most pirates are pretty set on pirating no matter what the company says. Maybe it will work though, and if it does I need to go buy some ice-skates and visit hell.
I'm a semi-fan of the original (before it melted my graphics card) and so have already preordered it for my more-durable 360. But seriously, who would want to play this game so far ahead of the release, especially when the multiplayer seems to be a major focus this time around, why would some assholes want to waste their time pirating the game when one of its biggest draws is something that no one but the pirates can play for the next 5 weeks.
Seriously, I'm cool with pirating for old/inaccessible titles, but pirating something before launch just isn't cool.
Seriously, I'm cool with pirating for old/inaccessible titles, but pirating something before launch just isn't cool.
The bottom line is, if you pirate something, you got someone's product for free. That's called stealing.ZippyDSMlee said:
Ranorak said:
yeah, i think you want the conspiracy theory forums. The ability to dl the game will significantly affect their revenue streams and cause a massive shake up within Crytek