Would Pirates Have Bought Crysis?

andron666 - 489 days 20 hours ago

They just sponge off us other gamers.

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tplarkin7 - 489 days 19 hours ago

It's irrelevant if they would have bought it or not.

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Fanboys are gay - 489 days 18 hours ago

comment 1 pirates do buy stuff i buy dl dvd's :D
and if the games were not so overpriced i wouldnt have a problem buying them, bring back the days where a game cost 1-3 pounds

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SilentShank - 489 days 18 hours ago

I downloaded a torrent version of the full game Crysis, not because I wanted the game for free, but because I wanted to test out the final product optimization, with the newest Nvidia graphics drivers. I knew fully in advance that if the game ran well, I would buy it. I installed and tested the game that night.

The following morning I got an email from the entertainment software association, in the email it stated my IP was linked to an illegal download of the game "Crysis" bla bla bla bla, please destroy any copies I may have of the game, and delete it from my HDD. A reply that you have done this is mandatory. (not exactly what the email said, but you get the idea...)

Anyway, I emailed them back saying just this one sentence, "The subject matter stated in your email has been permanently removed from my personal computer." The next day an automatic email was sent to me stating that some files may become hidden, and I should double check and make sure the game is completely removed... -_-

Anyway, one week later, with my newly received paycheck, I bought Crysis, like I originally planned...

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th3james - 489 days 18 hours ago

never happened to me, if i pirate a game it is usually to test how it runs. i dl'd crysis and found it ran like crap on my laptop :P so i deleted it. I only play some pc games now, and they are all legally purchased on steam, i think that $20 for an awesome game like tf2 is an incredible value, i have also even repurchased css because my friend used hacks on my account and got me perma vac banned O_O Still though it is worth it for the ammount of time i have spent with the games

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Dpa - 489 days 17 hours ago

I downloaded Crysis with the full intention of buying it if I liked it as the demo was too short to tell. And I was right to because after an hour into the game it went down hill and I uninstalled it.

One thing i don't understand, what is the difference between games being traded preowned and games being downloaded? Either way the games company makes no money from the transaction.

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JohnnyMann420 - 489 days 16 hours ago

Q: Would Pirates Have Bought (enter your own game name here)?

The answer is this... Some would have and some wouldn't have.

I think most people would pay for something they believe is worth the money. There will always be others who just wont ever buy a game. I would hate to see the industry destroyed because of piracy, but I really don't think 1 DL equals a lost purchase. Infact I would be suprised if 100 DLs = 1 lost purchase. Again it differs on the application, price, etc.

I have a "friend" who recently downloaded a game.

His reasoning was that he lost his CD and case, already paid for it and didn't feel like he should have to pay for it again.

Was that illegal? Yeah.

Was it destructive to the industry, technically not.

I don't know why the industry just doesn't say "because it is illegal" rather than "we are losing hand over fist due to pirates"

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seraph pinion - 489 days 14 hours ago

The very concept of property, intellectual or real, is the REAL theft. Just ask an Indian.
Also, the fact that these companies are so worried about piracy reinforces the idea that games cannot be art, simply because they are obviously created for the sole purpose of generating a profit, not for the betterment or exploration of the human condition.

I mean no offense by the word "Indian", but that is the word they prefer. Just ask the American Indian Movement.

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MarioJP - 489 days 14 hours ago

nice to ruining for everyone else nice going. This is just going to get worst and worst and that be that. so keep doing what you doing and eventually there won't be anymore pc game to pirates due to everything going to a dumbed down drm box (consoles)

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Baka-akaB - 489 days 10 hours ago

Lets be honest , close to none of them would have bought a game whose main if not only feature is a gorgeously looking game , that doesnt run well on most pcs .

They would have bought it if :

-multiplayer was actually something noteworthy
-It didnt run like a freaking slideshow
-had actually a lenghty INTERESTING solo campaign and story .
- if some of them didnt felt screwed already with farcry 1 ... a game with the same issues and interest

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harrisonxxi - 488 days 21 hours ago

considering crysis was terrible, i cant fault them for not buying it. All people did was pay 50$ for a giant tech demo.

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radio0o - 489 days 17 hours ago

this game is poorly designed tech demo that STILL cant run properly on a modern computer. if there is any game that does not warrant a purchase, its this overhyped generic piece of garbage.

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CouchKing0 - 489 days 16 hours ago

Let's be honest, the only thing this game had going for it was the graphics. Other then that it's a generic FPS.

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