Sims 3 Leaked Online
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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I'm actually glad its been leaked. I was all set to buy it feb 20th. I was psyched to buy it because it was and still is the only video game I've been looking forward to this entire year. But then they pushed it back to june for no other reason than to increase hype. I'm glad it leaked.
I'm still probably going to end up buying it instead of downloading it, but still. Total dick move on their part.
I'm still probably going to end up buying it instead of downloading it, but still. Total dick move on their part.
That's an entirely different animal there, so I'm not quite sure how that applies to this situation.Ragdrazi said:
You also linked to a article about a blatantly ridiculous patent, which is the reason for his disdain. I'm sure he would style his writing to look anti-lawsuit if he had to do an article on something like the McDonalds coffee case.
My thoughts exactly. I love the sims 1 and 2 but after spore I'm just a little bit cautious to say the least.Brotherofwill said:
I'm willing to bet the majority of the downloaders aren't people who would have purchased the game anyway. I myself have no desire to buy or play this game, if someone gave me a pirated copy I might load it up and kill a few sims before uninstalling and forgetting about it and its likely anyone going to PirateBay for a copy of The Sims probably feels the same way.RollForInitiative said:
Lets be honest, The Sims is a glorified doll house, nothing more.
Here EA punished legit buyers with their DRM, and here we have strong evidence that they got someone in their own fold leaking out games, which DRM won't stop in the least. Methinks they don't think their own people capable of piracy. And that is sad. Wonder if it's really worth the risk of downloading? There's an idea for a job, Pirated Software Reviewer. Hey Escapist, got a spot open for that? Heh
Now you see, I don't think it's the developed world that's doing this, yet we are punished for it. There'll always be a baseline of piracy sourced from the less developed countries of the world, and that can't be stopped. I think that most of us don't pirate on this scale, if at all, and yet we're punished for it.
I'm also very tired and bad at expanding my points, but you get the jist of it.
I'm also very tired and bad at expanding my points, but you get the jist of it.
Yeah yeah, The Sims has a generally casual audience, the ones more likely to purchase. Thus, it's STILL going to sell well when it comes out.
As a side note, I find it ironic EA focused on adding a kleptomaniac stat to the characters. Anyone else noticed that?
As a side note, I find it ironic EA focused on adding a kleptomaniac stat to the characters. Anyone else noticed that?
What I would like to believe is that those who are pirating it now will buy it when it later if they like playing it.
With regards to "they reduce DRM and people still pirate it": People have been annoyed by the DRM that EA applies to its games for years; they will not gain any goodwill over-night. It may require years before anyone pirating their games (who may well have legitimately purchased previous games and been screwed by DRM) will feel any sympathy.
For instance, I purchased Mass Effect (long after it was released, so I could certainly have pirated it instead). Played through it and enjoyed it. Then Windows 7 Beta came along, and I wanted to use that, so I downloaded it, and reinstalled Mass Effect. Now RC is out and I'm using that. But I'm not sure I want to install Mass Effect, because I will quickly run out of installations.
Honestly, if I can get a quality pirated version of The Sims 3, I will not buy it. They may get me back as a customer at some point, but it wont be for a while.
With regards to "they reduce DRM and people still pirate it": People have been annoyed by the DRM that EA applies to its games for years; they will not gain any goodwill over-night. It may require years before anyone pirating their games (who may well have legitimately purchased previous games and been screwed by DRM) will feel any sympathy.
For instance, I purchased Mass Effect (long after it was released, so I could certainly have pirated it instead). Played through it and enjoyed it. Then Windows 7 Beta came along, and I wanted to use that, so I downloaded it, and reinstalled Mass Effect. Now RC is out and I'm using that. But I'm not sure I want to install Mass Effect, because I will quickly run out of installations.
Honestly, if I can get a quality pirated version of The Sims 3, I will not buy it. They may get me back as a customer at some point, but it wont be for a while.
Actually, I think that this leak could be a good thing. Think about it: we all know that a Sims game is going to sell craploads of units anyway, right? And that no matter what EA did on the DRM front, it'd end up on the Internet anyway, right?
So what's happening here is that the game leaks to the Net 2 weeks before release, and yet still will end up selling boatloads on release day. This should prove to everyone that piracy is inevitable but it doesn't end up hurting real sales anywhere near as much as some people want to claim (or indeed possibly at all).
So what's happening here is that the game leaks to the Net 2 weeks before release, and yet still will end up selling boatloads on release day. This should prove to everyone that piracy is inevitable but it doesn't end up hurting real sales anywhere near as much as some people want to claim (or indeed possibly at all).
