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• Oops, Cryteam Crytek. Same difference! : jingletard
• sucks that it got leaked just before launch :( : Shadowdane
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  they are CRYING rite now : HisKillSkill
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    i wonder if they have CRYSIS protocol for this kind of situation? : vitek r
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      Maximum complaining engaged. : shirif
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        In before someone says "Cry me a river" : shyguy74
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0 : Arcath
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  I linked to the RPS story earlier. Looks like they're using SolidShield activation DRM (from the makers : the archvile
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    why wouldn't you buy the game though if they have to recreate the key? : stgdz
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      Because of the DRM. I'm usually not very harsh on DRM schemes, but I hate Tages with a passion. : shirif
      • Really not a fan of tages either, though I dislike the publishers that use it more than the drm itself. :... : roushimsx
    • The key isn't the issue, Tages/Solidshield is. : ZenzenTen
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      He is against any DRM no matter how it works (not defending Tages). Do you not remember that giant post a... : Crabs Jarrard
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        I take part of that back, I think I remember him saying he liked Steamworks. : Crabs Jarrard
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          Right, because I had to buy into it back in 2004 in order to play Half-Life 2. I got pretty pissed about... : the archvile
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            So Securom blew up your motherboard and you've never tried any other DRM. : Crabs Jarrard
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              The old Athlon X2 board probably had something like a RAM glitch or something, but I was more opposed to ... : the archvile
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                Here's the list for the year so far (it would be tabbed, but tabs get eaten in comments) X: DRM unacce... : the archvile
                • So why is GFWL unacceptable, but Steamworks is? You realize that GFWL is a lot less restrictive that Stea... : loganscar
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                Fair enough. Didn't this part of SecureRom get patched out like 3-1/2 years ago? Not saying what they did... : Crabs Jarrard
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                  From what I remember in the discussion, there was a bug in SysInternals' driver that did some translation : the archvile
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                    What does the new SolidShield do that is undesirable. I've heard it gives back activation during uninstal... : Crabs Jarrard
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                      I don't trust it. : the archvile
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                        FWIW, I just launched Bioshock while PE was loaded into memory. I'm sure you won't, but it is a pretty sw... : Crabs Jarrard
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                          I already played through Bioshock plenty of times, on the old gaming PC that is now quarantined. : the archvile
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                            Be careful, you don't wanna get AIDS from it, lol. RYC did a writeup on EA's use of SS for Hot Pursuit... : Crabs Jarrard
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                              Yeah, I read that about 7 minutes ago on a search (they haven't been updating that often), but they don't... : the archvile
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                                Well, good luck only playing Portal this year. : Crabs Jarrard
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                                  I'm sure that Rage won't have DRM. Same with the Witcher 2, Dragon Age 2 on steam. There's a slew of good... : shirif
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                                    Didn't Doom 3 have Safedisc or something? Hopefully they go Steamworks like Zenimax did with FO:NV. : Crabs Jarrard
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                                      I think it was Securom v5, with a cd check. : shirif
                                      • They did release a patch that removed it, back when game developers still did that. Not anymore; they'll... : the archvile
                                  • I'm guessing that Rage will have DRM. Quote from Matt Hooper ( http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/652 : the archvile
                                  • Rage will absolutely have DRM. : acheron
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              Securom has super-secret computer destroying technology in every build. True story. : walker270
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                http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/1/6/ : the archvile
                • yeah that's the reason why bunjie got picked up by MS also. : stgdz
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    WHY DONT THEY JUST USE STEAM?? Do steam-only games even ever get pirated? Most pirates have a steam accou... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      Steam DRM doesn't stop pirates. : ZenzenTen
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        Steam DRM doesn't stop pirates. : the archvile
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          Much as I hate UBISOFT for doing it, their online savegames fucked pirates for a few months after ACII ca... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • Yeah, constant online seems to be the only thing that really works at all. : Fenring42
          • Their online saves also fucked my legit copy after i bought it after the steam sale. I lost 6 hours of pl... : mroizo40
          • Anecdotal in the grand scheme of things. : Freon
        • Steam DRM doesn't stop pirates. : massdev
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        its actually pretty easy to have a cracked steam and download games straight from their networks. : HisKillSkill
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          It's also actually pretty easy for Steam to ban these people since they can easily enforce everyone to ha... : ovrlrd
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            you can just create another steam account : HisKillSkill
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              They would likely ban your IP address for a certain amount of time too. You would have to contact Steam s... : ovrlrd
              • i had a friend who had a real steam account a another cracked steam side by side (whitout running at the ... : HisKillSkill
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          can you have a cracked steam and a real steam side by side? seems like they would interfere with each oth... : retarded talking dinosaur
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            Dual boot OS. One for legit, one for not. : ZenzenTen
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              wtf dual boot, you just need to logout of your real steam and launch the other one, and yes forget about ... : HisKillSkill
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                For maximum safety. I would never do that though, as I have way too many games on Steam. Not worth the ri... : ZenzenTen
                • im was just saying because in seems that alot of folks here thinks steam is unpiratable, its not true at ... : HisKillSkill
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                Well, you certainly seem to have a good understanding of how to do this... : Conan
                • yeah i knew it was coming, i dont pirate steam and i dont give a shit if you think i did. : HisKillSkill
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        Not entirely, but it sure as shit encourages a lot of people to buy the game instead of pirating it, know... : ovrlrd
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          Steam figured it out. All you have to do is make it easier to buy then pirate. Why deal with the bullshit... : Crabs Jarrard
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            Because the "one click" cost 55$ and the other option 0$? I mean, let's be realistic here... i do't appro... : Turin Turambar
            • I used to do it and Steam took care of that. Why deal with the pirated bs when you can have the real deal... : Crabs Jarrard
• That really sucks :( : razlebol
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  That sucks. I hope they go after everyone who grabs this. : ant_hillbilly
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    It costs far more to hire lawyers to sue those people than it does to license activation DRM. Unless the... : the archvile
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      The witcher guys are going after downloaders with the witcher 2 : stgdz
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        I like how CD Projekt is doing that; I just wish that more publishers would catch on. I'm guessing that ... : the archvile
        • Yeah, I never got through the first one, but they're approach has me intrigued. Not sure that I'll grab i... : Crabs Jarrard
        • Doing what, exactly? : FlamingGimp
  • Not saying that I'm a good person or even right, but I been using ISOs for games without a pre-load or ju... : Crabs Jarrard
• It's not even complete and is dx9 only supposedly. : Visceral Monkey
• That's what you get for releasing console-exclusive demos :-P : alexvj
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  Worst case scenario. Crytek already hates PC. I bet we don't see Crysis 3 on PC. If I were them I'd just ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    I'd be more worried about that Kingdoms game they were making. They could just sell off the Crysis IP lik... : Fenring42
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      Kingdoms was never going to show up on PC anyway. IIRC, that's a MS published title and they hate PC Gami... : Crabs Jarrard
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        I was pretty sure it was going to be 360/PC. I'm gonna go find the announce and check. : Fenring42
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          you were right, the video had all these [ONLY ON XBOX 360] logos under it, on the stage. : Fenring42
          • Only on 360 games still sometimes come out on PC, but it more means it's not on any other console. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Did they sell off the Far Cry IP, or did Ubisoft own it and run with it after Crytek started working on C... : the archvile
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        I thought they owned it, but honestly I have no idea. : Fenring42
        • They sold the Far Cry IP to Ubisoft a while ago, before Far Cry 2. Ubi also got the right to use the firs... : pyide
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  Not worth stealing? : TemporalParadox
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    If this first one was any indication, this will be the best FPS since... .. the first one. It truly was ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      I thought it was kind of boring. : skinlab133
      • I think you're kind of boring. : SockMonkeh
    • i still think that crysis and warhead were the best fps since a long fucking time, i dont understand how ... : HisKillSkill
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      It's okay for people to not like a game with high metacritic score? I didn't like Crysis when it was r... : TemporalParadox
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        This is a good summary of my feelings about the first Crysis, and why I really don't have much hope for t... : the archvile
        • This is the exact same criticism leveled at id Software for so many years. : Matt Burris
      • Lol at the programmers being lazy. : Conan
      • I'm pretty sure the trees were destructible. As it a fancy game, with lots of features, when you play on ... : Fenring42
      • lol. no. : PlanetPerfecto
      • Why are you putting question marks at the end of things that are not questions? Not worth stealing? : Nali4Freedom
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        I call bs on the performance comment. First of all your whining because you 3+ year old PC (at the time) ... : Crabs Jarrard
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          i liked Crysis way more than I liked HL2. : Rice-Rocketeer
          • Me too. Excellent game. : razlebol
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      I still say Far Cry was the better game. : Dr_Cube
      • I still say Far Cry 2 was the better game. : AxeMan808
    • I played it on a computer that was built just to run it at max settings, and after the impressiveness of ... : BlackCat9
  • I think the people that were going to steal it allready have done it at this point, the people that are g... : stgdz
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  EA responded: http://exophase.com/21408/ea-responds-to-crysis-2-pc-leak/ : chuck577
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    Why do they even bother responding? it just fuels the news cycle more and causes more people to be aware ... : ovrlrd
    • PR has to say something to make people shut up and go away, even if the statement has zero substance. : the archvile
    • Any publicity is good publicity. And getting the name out there in the news can only help console sales ... : mrwolf710
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    what does "PC packaged goods market " mean exactly? : watcherxp
    • PC games that are shipped in boxes, and aren't MMOs or OnLive rentals. : the archvile
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  EA responded: http://exophase.com/21408/ea-responds-to-crysis-2-pc-leak/ : chuck577
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    Piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community aka "we're se... : burning eye
    • if it hadn't leaked.. it wouldn't be pirated! why do people keep blaming the pc! if ps3 and 360 versions : TrulyVexed
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    Why does the PC community get blamed if they can't keep their stuff from leaking? I didn't download anyth... : Johnnsen
    • Also MW2 got leaked for consoles way early too. : Johnnsen
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  You know what's dumb? I've spoken with professional game developers who admitted to pirating games. That'... : freakynipples69
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    maybe the mp will be more fun with anything else than fucking plain and boring TDM. : HisKillSkill
    • It had a king of the hill mode, which was better, but still not as fun as any of the big mp games. : Fenring42
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    Haha maybe he's blind and doesn't know he's black? : pigvomit
    • Haha chapelle! : Dontdrop
  • thats like being a cop and speeding! Thats like being a congressman...and cheating on your taxes! Thats l... : gyokuro
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    I don't think it matters what you do, piracy still equals free stuff. : jingletard
    • yup. this is exactly it. : stygian_whisper
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    Is this surprising? Tim Schafer pirated games, and so did that one shacker (I can never remember which on... : greasyjohn
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      Not all gamedevs do it though, I think its pretty obvious from my steam list that I buy games When you... : jbury
      • I guess it really fucking sucks to be a gamedev then, since every single game gets pirated. : Teleporting Muffins
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        I'm a game dev and I don't really care if games I work on get pirated. Just means more people are playing... : dpgagnon
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          Soooo lets just say your game gets pirated so much, that the company is forced to shut down and you lose ... : jbury
          • Yes, although the studio would never close because of piracy. If it did it would be the same reason that ... : dpgagnon
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            "Soooo lets just say your game gets pirated so much, that the company is forced to shut down and you lose... : SockMonkeh
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              Well either way, saying you dont care about piracy because you still got paid is a pretty shitty attitude... : jbury
              • Why is it shitty? I want as many people to play the game I worked on as possible. : dpgagnon
  • How is this a Mech Warrior 2 clone? : RageQuit
  • I know piracy is a hot-button topic, but let's not let our analogies get the best of us = ) : pixelat3d
  • The MP also looks pretty fun to me, just not unique or groundbreaking. The multiplayer in the last game w... : SockMonkeh
• wonder how many of these players that downloaded it can actually even run the game with those system requ... : grabbie
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  knowing yerli he would have blamed piracy for the shitty sales anyway. : Hoax
  • "Yeah, let's fuck over the people wanting to give us money due to the actions of those who weren't going ... : Crabs Jarrard
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  FYI: It appears the leak is *barely* playable. You can't bump the graphics up beyond low, and even in t... : burning eye
  • see this just sounds reminiscent of when hl2 got leaked. that version was just as pointless to check out ... : smacknca
  • That doesn't sound right... Seeing as how I've read a number of people who have set it to much higher gra... : Zips
  • from the videos i've seen it was definitely not running on low. : justwr!ght
  • perhaps you picked up a super-shitty version that they leaked post-actual leak to try to make the real le... : Agrona
• no they don't then rush to get the game out the door. : Lucy Labia
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  :( : jbury
  • Stay strong, Crytek. We love you. Don't let those assholes bring you down. : vx2o