Haha, I love Brad Wardell. That isn't sarcastic either. He is great for the industry and it is a shame this happened. Notice the part in his quote "for more than a few days". This guy actually gets it. Pirates should be buying Stardock's stuff just to support him and his views within the industry.Klopy said:-Snip-
You may have heard by now that recently released PC game Demigod has been thoroughly raped by pirates, to the point where, at one point, only 12% of the title's online users were legitimate customers. That is pretty damn harsh, and developer Stardock has some equally harsh words to say about it.
"Demigod is heavily pirated," writes Stardock boss Brad Wardell. "And make no mistake, piracy pisses me off.
"If you?re playing a pirated copy right now, if you?re one of those people on Hamachi or GameRanger playing a pirated copy and have been for more than a few days, then you should either buy it or accept that you?re a thief and quit rationalizing it any other way."
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There is slightly more to that story though. (Just note the part that states "at one point".)
Here:http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/04/demigod-sales-triumph-over-piracy.ars
Now it isn't slanted for the sake of this thread.