CM156 said:
koroem said:
See now here is a reason for Anonymous to go start hacking and DOSing a company. They have nothing but contempt for their paying customers if this is what they feel is necessary. Screw the customers that support your company. Nice move.
People need to vote with their wallets on this one, and hacking groups like Anon need to find a way to attack them without screwing customers personal info. Ubisoft deserved it, and now Capcom does.
Shame there isn't some kind of better outlet to show displeasure on topics like this. I'm tired of publishers raping us and treating us all like criminals. Its time to treat them like criminals.
Yes. The company did something people don't like, so of course attacking them is a good idea. In fact, it is totally justified. This in no way can turn out bad
/sarcasm
What will hurt them the most is that people don't play the game. But attacking them allows them to treat the consumer base even worse, because they have justification.
That is just my point. While no amount of attacking them is justified, no amount of piracy justifies screwing paying customers. I understand people don't have to buy the product if they don't agree with the DRM schemes, but fans new and old are left out in the cold over this.
If people don't buy it, Capcom gets the impression that there is no money in PC platform development, and stop going that route. People buy the game and it supports their DRM. So either way we end up screwed.
Any company blatantly treating potential customers like criminals, to the point that the product they purchase can be effectively rendered inoperable, should be punished. This isn't restricted by law and it just isn't right. Sad part is, most governing bodies would support the business, not the people on a topic like this.
How many people will purchase this without understanding the full extent of the DRM and it's effects and end up having issues? How many will buy it knowing the risks but don't care and end up with issues? How many will buy it assuming they won't have problems, but end up with nothing? Innocent customers are always caught in the crossfire.
Look at Assassins Creed 2. Not only could people not play the game for various reasons, many people couldn't even save the progress they had because the DRM fucked it up so bad. Ubisoft was so terrified of pirates it crapped all over the customers, and still hasn't patched a fix for it. But everyone was supposed to be excited when the always online portion of the DRM was removed? Great, one step in the right direction, but still fucked customers in the end with no resolution in sight.
Worst of all, customers with problems will be denied refunds because it is open software. Capcom gets to keep its money while people get junk. All to keep pirates and hackers from being able to play for what, a few hours? A few weeks at the absolute most?
When Capcom sees its DRM doesn't stop pirates, are they going to remove it? I doubt it. That adds development costs to a product already suffering from increased piracy because pirates wanted to prove Capcom's attempts were futile.
There has to be another way, but how else do you get a point across to a company unless it hits them in the wallet some how?
