poop: I agree with you, but you are wrong about one thing, pirates pirate indie games and games without DRM just as much. Look at world of Goo. 90% piracy. Way to stick it to the man, pirates!
"For many it will be the first game they pirate..." I call TOTAL bullshit on that. Pirates just search for excuses to pirate, so they can justify themselves by the smallest amount. Almost all pro-pirate arguments fall flat. Like "try before you buy" etc. serialkiler: please tell me where that cracked version is :P The ones…
Let us assume for a moment, that this 'DRM' indeed stops piracy...do you really think the people who would have pirated it will buy it instead? They don't care for AC2...they don't want this game, they want a game...they won't buy AC2 but pirate some other game. You don't gain customers by these measures, you lose them.…
"The majority of pirates won't buy the game anyway. " are you sure? It's kind of hard to tell since we simply don't know. If people knew a game would not have a pirate version, how many would buy it then? We simply don't know that yet. "And for those pirates who do it to try games that dont have a demo available, its…
ofc they saw it coming, but there is not very much to do against attacks like that. But I think the media is extremely biased in this case. The longest wait to get into the game was approx 30 minutes, and how long do you have to wait for a game of BF:BC2 when the servers go on the fritz? Or when they went down entirely? I…
I have not bought or played any PC game since they require online activation... The problem is, that you are not only a bitch to pirates, but you are a bitch to the customer... And noone will ever make a DRM that stops piracy...such a thing doesn't exist in this universe. It makes it harder to crack...maybe it even takes…
What facts can't I back up? Statistics about piracy? Also, I don't understand what is wrong with that opinion of pirates. What other reason is there to pirate? It's not like its a political statement. Sticking it to the man, etc etc. People usually list a number of reasons for pirating, most of them sound good in theory…
yeah, anyone who thinks this is going to combat piracy needs to have their head checked for lack of brain. This is just going to cause people to pirate MORE, because you won't have to be online to play the pirated version. I'm definitely not buying any games with this "anti-piracy system". Treat your loyal customers like…
I buy games that require online auth but they also have an offline mode. It's important and it will effect what games I buy from who in the future. It's not a friendly hand out to paying customers making it easier for the pirates to become paying customers. Its carpet bombing WW2 style, hoping the pirates take a few hits…