The Witcher 2 illegally downloaded over 4.5 million times (estimate)

2011-11-30 10:07:54

#1

Pure_Beef_68: Pure_beef_69 -1; +20|5959

As some of the users on this site DL games illegally, i wanted to know your views on this.

Especially as a lot of the players who DL illegally then go onto complain that devs make their games too secure.

Quote from IGN: "Speaking in an interview with PC Gamer, company CEO and co-founder Marcin Iwinski said that The Witcher 2 was illegally downloaded by tens of thousands of people during its first two weeks on sale. He then went on to exhibit why CD Projekt is so well regarded by gamers that purchase its games legitimately.

"Still, DRM does not work and however you would protect it, it will be cracked in no time. Plus, the DRM itself is a pain for your legal gamers – this group of honest people, who decided that your game was worth the 50 USD or Euro and went and bought it. Why would you want to make their lives more difficult?"

However, Iwinski's estimates for the total number of pirated copies of The Witcher 2 are both sobering and, if you're a legitimate gamer attempting to support the videogame industry, a little depressing."

This game scored highly and isn't from a titan company like EA. But people still rob from it.

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/121/1213607p1.html

2011-11-30 10:11:57

#2

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5707|College Park, MD

because most people who download games put on a facade of being righteous vigilantes attempting to stick it to the big companies that "totally try to rip us off, lolol guy fawkes anonymous WE R LEGIONS LOL" are really just a bunch of cheap fucks who wouldn't pay for anything if they could.

remember that indie game pack that you could either download for free or pay however much you wanted? even a buck? most people took it for free.

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2011-11-30 10:12:41

#3

Stimey: +786|6125|Ontario | Canada

I downloaded it. I'm glad.
I got to like the second or third chapter and got bored.

2011-11-30 10:12:43

#4

Chardee MacDennis: Green Man; +130|4559|Always Sunny in Philadelphia

just like the occupy idiots against greed who carry apple products lol

What is your Spaghetti Policy Here?

What A Long Strange Trip It's Been

2011-11-30 10:13:51

#5

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6672

Witcher didn't have any significant DRM to begin with.

2011-11-30 10:16:30

#6

Pure_Beef_68: Pure_beef_69 -1; +20|5959

Stimey wrote:
I downloaded it. I'm glad.
I got to like the second or third chapter and got bored.

Don't you see that people like you are killing the industry? Especially small indie devs

2011-11-30 10:17:32

#7

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6744|Toronto | Canada

i bought it. i regret that choice, i found it pretty mediocre.

2011-11-30 10:17:51

#8

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,736|6742|Oxferd Ohire

"too secure"

who has said this?
people always say its annoying for the people who buy it. its never a problem for pirates.

2011-11-30 10:19:16

#9

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5970|London, England

Pure_Beef_68 wrote:
Stimey wrote:
I downloaded it. I'm glad.
I got to like the second or third chapter and got bored.
Don't you see that people like you are killing the industry? Especially small indie devs

the industry nowadays makes more money and more horrible shit than it ever did years ago

the "industry" can crash and burn for all I care

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2011-11-30 10:20:38

#10

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6658

I was unsure. I pirated it. I thought it was shit and ragequit

I pirated skyrim. I thought it was great and bought it.

#COSTING CD PROJEKT 5 MILLION IN LOST SALES EACH DAY

2011-11-30 10:21:58

#11

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6658

each downloaded copy == 1 lost sale

even if you downloaded it for convenience after buying it. every time you download the witcher 2, some poor polish dev somewhere literally goes without food for a MONTH

how could you do such a thing

pirate SCUM

2011-11-30 10:22:21

#12

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6721

i cbf downloading games i just buy them coz im not a cheap asshole. word spreads about how good a game is, shit this forum is full of great user based reviews on how well made a game is.

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2011-11-30 10:23:16

#13

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5970|London, England

stop right there pirate scum

youve violated the DRM

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2011-11-30 10:23:33

#14

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6658

[x] resist arrest

2011-11-30 10:25:04

#15

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,736|6742|Oxferd Ohire

only pirated games i have are digital copies of games i have the hard copy of.

bf 1942
age of empires 1/2
age of mythology

2011-11-30 10:25:47

#16

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5970|London, England

Lucien wrote:
[x] resist arrest

THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD

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2011-11-30 10:41:51

#17

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6686|Disaster Free Zone

Pure_Beef_68 wrote:
Stimey wrote:
I downloaded it. I'm glad.
I got to like the second or third chapter and got bored.
Don't you see that people like you are killing the industry? Especially small indie devs

Terrible games are ruining the industry.

2011-11-30 10:45:44

#18

I'm Jamesey: Do a Research Noob; +506|6137|Scotland!

DrunkFace wrote:
Pure_Beef_68 wrote:
Stimey wrote:
I downloaded it. I'm glad.
I got to like the second or third chapter and got bored.
Don't you see that people like you are killing the industry? Especially small indie devs
Terrible games are ruining the industry.

this

2011-11-30 10:46:41

#19

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6473

Nothing is ruining the industry.

2011-11-30 10:49:58

#20

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5363|London, England

The amazing thing is that video games have basically remained static at $50/each for almost 30 years now. I'm pretty sure I remember NES games costing that much back in the 80s.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-11-30 10:51:11

#21

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5970|London, England

games dont cost $50 anymore

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2011-11-30 10:52:31

#22

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6658

games are basically $50 though, don't console games cost more because of sony/microsoft taking more money on top of that?

2011-11-30 10:56:09

#23

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6686|Disaster Free Zone

Jay wrote:
The amazing thing is that video games have basically remained static at $50/each for almost 30 years now. I'm pretty sure I remember NES games costing that much back in the 80s.

Not here. They used to cost $50-60, they're now ~$100 and even as much as $120. And that's after the exchange rate improved from ~50c to on par with the USD.

2011-11-30 10:57:03

#24

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5363|London, England

DrunkFace wrote:
Jay wrote:
The amazing thing is that video games have basically remained static at $50/each for almost 30 years now. I'm pretty sure I remember NES games costing that much back in the 80s.
Not here. They used to cost $50-60, they're now ~$100 and even as much as $120. And that's after the exchange rate improved from ~50c to on par with the USD.

that's completely absurd

I imagine it's your government to blame though

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-11-30 10:59:33

#25

jord: Member; +2,382|6683|The North, beyond the wall.

Doctor Strangelove wrote:
Nothing is ruining the industry.

Well obviously something is.

And that is a lack of attention span from the the biggest portion of gamers, teenagers with ADHD.

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