Game News Geralt Will Kick Pirates' Asses

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Tags: CD Projekt; Witcher 2, The

<p>CDProjekt's co-founder <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-22-witcher-2-torrents-could-net-you-a-fine" target="_blank">Marcin Iwinski is not happy</a> with the prospect that some subhuman rabble might download the purportedly DRM-free <strong>The Witcher 2</strong> illegally, so he's about to take measures that this scum gets what it deserves: a legal letter or something.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Of course we're not happy when people are pirating our games, so we are signing with legal firms and torrent sneaking companies," CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwi&#324;ski said.</p>
<p>"In quite a few big countries, when people are downloading it illegally they can expect a letter from a legal firm saying, 'Hey, you downloaded it illegally and right now you have to pay a fine.'</p>
<p>"We are totally fair, but if you decide you will not buy it legally there is a chance you'll get a letter.</p>
<p>"We are talking about it right now."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Spotted at: <a href="http://www.rpgwatch.com/#16202">RPGWatch</a></p>

 

[racofer]

Ok then, I will not torrent it.

Scene download sites and ftps will have to do.

 

[Stig]

It's almost like he wants to make it sound as non-threatening as possible.

 

[1eyedking]

Just put some good old fashioned "look-this-up" copy protection. People don't seem to care about manuals anymore.

I actually doubt they can read them at all.

 

[Ogg]

Where are the news here? Aren't all publishers doing this kind of actions?

 

[DraQ]

Just put some good old fashioned "look-this-up" copy protection. People don't seem to care about manuals anymore.

I actually doubt they can read them at all.

That'd be .

 

[racofer]

Just put some good old fashioned "look-this-up" copy protection. People don't seem to care about manuals anymore.

I actually doubt they can read them at all.

1eyedking, you're a genius.

I will start inciting people on developer forums to release a dvd along with their games with the manual narrated by some of those Discovery Channel guys, along with a series of images a la powerpoint presentation that will at long last bring innovashun to game manuals.

 

[SimpleComplexity]

Looks like...































...The Witcher 2 has choices & consequences after all.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Pretty sure I'm gonna be able to find it on Filestube.com real quick.

 

[hanssolo]

game won't even be worth torrenting.

 

[DraQ]

They should've stuck with a carrot.

Any stick they will use is going to be too unreliable anyway.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

They should've stuck with a carrot.

Any stick they will use is going to be too unreliable anyway.

I see what you did there.

 

[DraQ]

They should've stuck with a carrot.

Any stick they will use is going to be too unreliable anyway.

I see what you did there.

I see that you're moving your mouth.

 

[Xor]

Now I want to pirate it just to spite them.

 

[bhlaab]

Zebra rules-- out of 20,000+ people they will be able to fine how many, five?

 

[DraQ]

Zebra rules-- out of 20,000+ people they will be able to fine how many, five?

There are over a million of kids mocking you or engaging in other acts of low harm asshattery.

You can't catch any significant portion, and the smarter of them are perfectly aware of that.

So you catch the one you can, soak it in gasoline and set aflame. That will teach the buggers!!!1



Sounds like perfectly legitimate logic.

 

[Phelot]

Now I want to pirate it just to spite them.

 

[bhlaab]

There are over a million of kids mocking you or engaging in other acts of low harm asshattery.

You can't catch any significant portion, and the smarter of them are perfectly aware of that.

So you catch the one you can, soak it in gasoline and set aflame. That will teach the buggers!!!1



Sounds like perfectly legitimate logic.

OK, I'm not sure I fully subscribe to your "fining a person who illegally downloads your product is like lighting a child on fire" analogy

 

[Ancient]

Good thing i am not living in a big country , but then im still buying CE

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

I always wondered why companies tend to be assholes to paying customers instead of doing something like this.

 

[commie]

They should've stuck with a carrot.

Any stick they will use is going to be too unreliable anyway.

Stardock did it best; you could pirate the game, play it..BUT to get patches you needed your unique code. The scene released these patches from time to time, but essentially you were getting half a game if you pirated.

Now I'm sure TWitcher will not be a bugged as fuck mess as a Stardock game is at the start, but maybe they could release periodically adventures as free DLC for registered users etc. Yeah it's imperfect but is more of a carrot than shitty DRM or letters.

 

[DraQ]

OK, I'm not sure I fully subscribe to your "fining a person who illegally downloads your product is like lighting a child on fire" analogy

Well, the point is that if you're using something so unreliable, you generally have to up the punishment way above anything that is proportionate or reasonable if you want it to have any effect from straight averaged cost/benefit POV which doesn't really describe such situations adequately anyway.

In terms of anti-pirate weaponry publishers are impotent, they should concentrate on attracting legitimate customers, rather than deterring the pirates.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

I think you are right, DraQ.

 

[Luzur]

i'l just wait a couple of years then pirate it.

 

[silvade]

I'll still torrent it