Bethesda and Machine Games’ Wolfenstein: the New Order is pretty excellent stuff, meshing old-school ideas with modern ones in a way that actually works. It’s jumped to the top of sales lists the world over, which is great for a shooter that took the brave decision to excise multiplayer. It’s also being pirated like madness, despite weighing in at nearly 50gb.
According to tracking site TorrentFreak (via VG247), the game has been downloaded over 100 000 times on torrents alone. Who knows how many have been illicitly acquired through those other underbelly file sharing and download services.
And those people who’ve been downloading the game without paying for it have been complaining about its size. It’s especially important for people who use torrents, because they’re busy uploading while they steal games.
“38 hours later I finally finish my download and have uploaded 122.15 GB,” said one pirate.
“43GB? holy fuck,” exclaimed another.
“I have to uninstall like 10 games to play this shit!!” added one last software-stealing miscreant.
Funnily enough, the game’s gargantuan size has actually deterred a fair number of would-be pirates.
“I was gonna get this torrent but I saw the size and how long it would take me to download it, I said fuck it I’m getting it from Steam,” said one user. “Took me 2 hours to download 40GB including the day one update.”
“43GB, the hell? No thanks, guess I will buy this when the price drops to £29.99,” said another dodgy file-sharer.
The game is good, and it’s worth buying. It might have been even better if it was a 2nd person shooter.
Last Updated: May 28, 2014
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 13:32
LOOOOOOL, size deters the pirates?
I knew that is what she said
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 13:35
LOL 2nd person mode!
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 13:38
Guilty, first game I have pirated this year. Torrent is running for a week now, almost done, 20gb uploaded 😛 IMO it’s just too expensive at $60 without knowing how good it is. Replaying RTCW while it downloads. If its decent, I will buy it. But for now first few levels will be treated as a demo :>
hendrik
May 28, 2014 at 13:53
Know what? You are a douche. I hate people like you. It is because of people like you that studios close down and we get more DRM. (not to be read in a lightly tone)
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 14:08
Oh it takes a lot more to make me cry. Please link me to a demo. Show me how not pirating it hurts them more than not buying it. In fact many would agree games that they would otherwise have no interest in they ended up buying because they pirated it first.
Learn to discriminate between opportunists from those who care about a good game.
Diablo 3 was the last $60 garbage I will ever buy before I give it a proper playtest.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 14:17
Many “say” they only pirate it to “test” the game to see if it’s good enough. When you go to the movies do you also ask for a refund if a movie is bad? The whole “pirate to test” nonsense is a bit too convenient. Read reviews. Watch some Youtube clips of it being played. READ comments on the game. It should inform you more than enough before making a decision on whether to get the game or not.
He didn’t call you a douche to try and make you cry. He called you a douche, because being a pirate, that’s pretty much what it comes down to. If you’re torrenting and seeding it just makes it that much worse.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 14:29
Haha, yeah reviews like those who gave Diablo 3 95% score. Would’ve sworn it was the best game ever and noobs saying how they love it. Haha!
Sorry. Back in the day we had shareware and demos. Now they just lure you in with cheap marketing and bought reviewers in print and on youtube.
No demos, no way to test it. If publishers had any confidence in their product they would release a demo.
No thanks. I test drive a car before I buy, if I am not happy with a service I ask a refund. When I buy a book I read the first few pages on Amazon or in the store. When watching a movie I watch a preview first, when buying a game a play a demo first.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 15:03
Diablo’s major issues was the always online, online AH and the servers crashing at launch. The Diablo from now compared to Diablo when it launched are completely different games. Using one bad experience to try and justify pirating still stays a bit too convenient.
You can’t compare buying a game to buying a car. A game doesn’t take you to work. And if someone doesn’t allow you to test drive a car you’re not going to steal a car. You don’t download an entire movie to watch the previews either. And shareware isn’t completely free. LIke the utility version of F2P.
I have nothing against games with demos. But lacking a demo is hardly an excuse to pirate.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 15:09
Not sure I follow.
You watch the previews to preview a movie.
You play a demo to demo a game.
What is so hard to understand?
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 15:31
It’s not hard to understand that you’re using the inability to wait for a game’s price to come down as an excuse to pirate and “test drive” it. And there aren’t a lot of people who will buy a car without test driving it, but there sure as hell are a lot of people who buy games without having a demo. How many PS4 pre-orders in SA were made by people who got hands on experience with the console before ordering in comparison to those who didn’t?
You can watch a demo too instead of just playing it. There are tons of ways available to make an informed decision and you’re using the lack of just that one as an excuse. The high pirate numbers are the software houses’ main excuse for implementing DRM and huge ass day one patches. There’s no way to argue around that. It doesn’t just hurt the industry on their side, but also for the consumers who actually do get the games on day one.
You might think that intending to buy the game after a couple of levels(and 99% of pirates probably wont) doesn’t contribute in some major way to the issues with piracy, but it still contributes more than it’s fair share.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 16:01
I guess we can go on and on, but had I not pre ordered Diablo 3, I would’ve got it anyway based on the reviews. I’ve learned now. Had I been more patient I would’ve tried the demo, and Blizzard would not have received a single cent.
Which in my mind is fair.
No demo for Wolfenstein, I will ‘demo’ it first. If its good, $60 to the coffers of Zenimax for a well deserved product. Should I wait for a steam special, I probably won’t buy it unless its extremely cheap like the Tomb Raider special for $8.99, or $12.99 can’t remember, and that’s a massive loss.
In the end I will feel more like a cheap bastard waiting for the special than buying it at full price if it turns out a good game.
And that is ultimately the reason why I won’t budge on this point.
Give us demos again, and I don’t need to do this.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 16:10
I don’t disagree with this idea, I really don’t. It makes sense.
I wish they still had demos.
geelslang
May 28, 2014 at 14:48
lol, rags, I would rather confess to murder than pirating on a gaming website.
I would like to know how many people does not pirate anything, ever. Then there is the whole 2nd hand games issue.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 14:52
I used to pirate. But since I started earning a salary I really pay for all my software. If I think something is overpriced I put in on my wishlist and wait for it to go on special.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:56
Good for you man. So many people do that. If I can’t afford something I wait till I can, I don’t just steal it.
geelslang
May 28, 2014 at 14:59
So maybe if you never pirated you would never have gotten into gaming, leading to less sales for the game companies today? Many people I know pirated like a mother when younger but today buy their games.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 15:02
My introduction into gaming came from arcades and Golden China(oh the irony). I didn’t pirate to get into gaming. I pirated because I was already into it and was too naive too understand why it was wrong. The whole “copying isn’t stealing”. But being a developer I’d sure be pissed off if someone just copied something I spent so much hard work and time on.
geelslang
May 28, 2014 at 15:11
I know that if I didnt pirate as a kid, I probably would not be into gaming today. Its a bit like the music artist that sells maybe less music but plays to sold out stadiums.
We all know piracy is bad, be for me personally, piracy is more grey than the simple black and white most people see.
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:33
But then again: The other side of the coin: Developers are first to cry their eyes out when piracy strikes. (Not aiming this at you, please understand.)
But if we get robbed of R700.00 because we bought a dud of a game… And let’s face it, if I bought a stinker, what are the odds of me getting a refund for my purchase from the lovely lady behind the CNA counter?
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:39
Point made. I wish I could get my money back for some of the games that I spent an hour on before realising that I’d just wasted my money.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 15:43
The fact that you can’t get refunded for anything that can be counterfeited while in your possession is a direct result of piracy though. It would be pretty utopian though. And the R700 price tag isn’t just because devs and publishers are greedy. We also have our pretty economy and rand value to blame for that.
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:57
Look, at the end of the day we can blame whoever/whatever we want for the prices of games. R700.00 is still R700.00 I lost. My hard earned cash going down the crapper.
So… whilst it may be true that piracy is to blame for the stores reluctance to refund me, it is also a contributing factor to Piracy. I cannot afford to blow R700.00 (Or even R99.00) on inferior product.
Give me a demo, or a console setup in a store for me to playtest a game, and we can have this conversation again. Until then, torrentz will be my first port of call…
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 16:09
So you wouldn’t of liked any of the new Batman games, because the developers caused the gliding functionality to break specifically on pirated copies. Just an example.
Toodles
May 28, 2014 at 16:18
Scumbag. I’m sure one could think up a whole bunch of excuses to try justify any crime.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 19:30
You set the bar too low. 😀
Brian Murphy
May 28, 2014 at 20:03
Nah, no need to pirate, I have HBO, and Xfinity, so even if I miss GoT on Sunday night (usually because Cosmos is in the same time slot), I can still stream the episode through Xfinity, either immediately afterward, or anytime over the week.
Darren Peach
June 2, 2014 at 20:51
Every person on this site is guilty of it. But, When you are in a position to actually pay for it. You kinda see things differently. I have worked for 13 years and In that time I have seen the game Industry go nuts because of cheapskates who can’t be bothered to pay for something that gives them great entertainment. The honest consumer suffers because of turds like you. But, I know you are smiling and think you are cute. But, One day it will come back and bite you in the worst way. You are nothing but a common criminal.
Rags
June 3, 2014 at 08:38
Ooohh that almost stung. So many games I would never have bought, I only did because I pirated it first to demo it and found it good enough. I made it perfectly clear that I will demo it. If I like it I buy it, if I don’t I delete it. Nothing gained nothing lost(unless I end up buying it.) You are nothing but a mindless troll that can’t grasp basic logic or arithmetic.
Darren Peach
June 3, 2014 at 11:35
A Troll, I might be. But, I post under my true name and I stand by what I say. Insulting me from a so called online persona tells me you are a little wimp who would piss yourself if confronted by me in person. By virtue of the fact that you resort to whimpering insults, I can tell that you are a insecure little worm that has no backbone. But, The nature of the Internet is that of false courage and fake persona.
Rags
June 3, 2014 at 11:58
Haha its called a nickname. Its pretty easy to find out my real name if you are so inclined. You call me a common criminal, yet you threaten me like a common street thug. So I guess that actually did string. Good, but I hoped it made you reconsider your position instead of your adrenaline glands overpower your thinking capacity. And instead of retorting with wits and arguing the points you drag yourself down to the tool age. Nice work.
Darren Peach
June 3, 2014 at 12:08
Dude, You can insult me from any perspective you see fit. The argument is redundant because even pirating for so-called demo purposes is Illegal. You are committing a crime which has cost me and many other legal game enthusiasts Money. The fact is, I choose to live a honest life. I don’t steal pretending that it is for demo purposes. I read trusted sources for reviews and opinions and I take a risk on some games. I just don’t see the point of taking a perfectly good console and destroying it for the right to play games illegally. And I resorted to the tone that I did because even though you think you can justify your behavior by trying to shift focus on to my lack of arithmetic or perception thereof, You are fundamentally wrong on every level. And maybe if I took the time to find out who you really are, I would call the police or relevant parties and tell them about your habit of breaking justified laws protecting Intellectual Property.
Rags
June 3, 2014 at 12:22
I don’t pretend that it is for demoing. I use it for demoing. I don’t break anything, or take anything away from anyone. I am minimising my risk as a consumer. And as I explained in other replies I do this in an ethical way. If I dislike the game I delete it. I don’t finish it. If I like it I buy it. This is not unlike any experience that someone would have through a demo of steam sharing(which I only learned about now). I give EA some credit here for their 24 hours return policy, and steam for their family sharing, that basically allows you to do what I do.
And you yourself admitted to pirating, and I highly doubt anyone who disagreed with me does not have some of the latest series and music pirated.
Darren Peach
June 3, 2014 at 17:11
To be perfectly honest. I don’t pirate anything. I started buying my games the day I started working. Give or take 13 years ago.
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 13:38
Maybe PC games requires stricter DRM?
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 13:39
Stahp you!
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 13:39
😉
Uberutang
May 28, 2014 at 13:39
There is no DRM that cannot be broken though.
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 13:40
Yet……… nah I’m kidding.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 13:40
I think they priced themselves out of this one.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:31
Then wait for a year and pick it up for cheap.
Matthew Holliday
May 28, 2014 at 14:00
filesize is all the DRM we need.
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 14:03
LOL
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:31
Who hired you?
Hammersteyn
May 28, 2014 at 14:35
Peter Molyneux
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:31
HAHAAH! Yeah, I think so man. Also need special tracking code inside so they can see if you STEAL, which is what they are doing, I don’t care a fuck for their ‘but it might be crap’ reasoning. You don’t go and eat a burger without paying, then decide if was to your liking before you pay for it. And they always have an excuse. You not sure it’s good? THEN WAIT FOR A YEAR TILL IT’S CHEAPER YOU TURDS! 🙂
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:33
You’re a turd! (now you made me use my excellent comeback skillz on you)
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:35
You made me cry 🙁
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 14:45
http://www.gamefront.com/files/971829
Is all I am asking.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:55
If you cannot wait for something to come down in price like thousands do on Steam (like the Admiral or Trevor) then I can’t take your argument seriously. You are not entitled to something just because you want it (and I mean commercially, not human rights).
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 15:03
Sorry, I don’t care about the price. I care if its good enough. If I demo it this weekend and I like it I will instantly buy it for $60 on steam.
I’d rather give $60 to a good game, than wait 12 months for a $8 steam special for them to lose $52 on revenue.
If they had I demo I would’ve made that decision already.
#bringbackourdemos
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:07
If that is true then good for you. I am damn sure that many who use that as an excuse do not mean it. That being said though, we don’t get the chance to demo many many things in the world and to me just because it’s digital content doesn’t give me the right to illegally acquire it to test whether I like it. I can’t test a movie out (trailers are both for games, movies and series), books, music etc.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:09
And places like Steam has user reviews. A whole boatload of them. Since I don’t usually trust what the big reviewers say (seeing as how they’ve hyped up many games that turned out to be total crap), that’s my go to. Users are honest and they spent their own money buying it. So it’s a pretty safe bet.
Eric
May 28, 2014 at 15:53
Just to add. Also, whether a game is good or not is also very subjective. If someone else enjoys something more than you do, does it mean you get to pay less for the same product? Sure, you really do get the 1% of people who will buy the game after pirating it. But you’ll also get those people who say they will, go and pirate all 3 Mass Effect games and not buy it because they didn’t like the ending.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:58
That’s absolutely true.
I read a lot of user reviews on Steam so I can get a good idea of what to expect. That way I can pick up things that I would also dislike or enjoy and make a little more educated decision at least.
But it’s like you say, a small thing like a bad ending will make some people not buy the game, and that’s not entirely fair. Everyone has had some buyer’s regret, that’s life.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 15:16
That’s why I said, people need to discriminate. Not all pirates are the same. I do it in my mind ethically. If I don’t like it I stop playing it, if I like it I buy it. I only need 15-30 minutes to make this choice.
It’s my 2 minute movie preview, my 6 pages on Amazon, my pen scribble, my test drive. And this has always available with demos.
The ‘playtest’ excuse only exist because publishers no longer have the confidence to release demos.
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:07
But… I did not just hand over R450.00 for that burger… I downloaded a few games of torrentz, played it a bit and found it is either crap or good. Crap = I do not buy/pay for it and it is relegated to the Shift+Delete bin. Good game I’ll go out and buy.
Devs are asking a lot of us just to hand over our cash willy nilly. So whether it is R450.00 on release day or R99 a year later, money wasted is money wasted.
Bring back demo’s is what I say.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:10
When do you decide what a game is worth though? That is completely subject. You may think that FTL is shit, and not worth $4 where as @Admiral_Chief:disqus thinks it’s worth my liver, which, granted is probably not worth $4, is not on an objective scale. People like YOU may be honourable, but 99% of them are not.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:13
Quite true. I’ve paid some decent money for those humble bundle games because I thought they were good games and I wanted to contribute to charity and the organizers and all. But I also know some people who pay a dollar. You win some, you lose some.
And don’t be unrealistic. No one thinks FTL is shit. 😉
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:21
I downloaded Spec Ops: The Line for PC round about release day. I played a few levels, decided it was good and when I went to the store, I saw it was selling at R600.00 for Xbox. (My PC struggled a bit with the game, so I decided to go for the Console version)
It was good, but not R600.00 good.
About 6 or so months ago, I saw it on sale for R150.00 on Xbox. Bought the game then and all is well in the world.
Brian Murphy
May 28, 2014 at 17:27
Actually, in most restaurants, you can complain about the food and get refunds. I’ve seen it more times than I’m willing to count. In most restaurants, the cost of negative publicity is far far higher than the cost of refunding an unsatisfied customer.
Brian Murphy
May 28, 2014 at 17:26
The problem with that is there’s always someone smarter than you, trying to break it. And they’re very, very good at it.
ElimiNathan
May 28, 2014 at 13:40
100 0000 ? Is that supposed to be 100 000 or 1 000000 ?
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 28, 2014 at 13:40
That’s BJ? He looks an awful lot like this guy:
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 13:57
That he does…
HvR - THE Average GAmer
May 28, 2014 at 14:09
All together now.
LESBIAN!!
Uberutang
May 28, 2014 at 13:42
Did they not report that this is one of the top selling games on Steam and in the UK sales charts? So is 100 000 a lot then? I have this on my wish list on steam, I really want to play it but I will not pay above R300 for a new game.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 13:47
In related news, I had to pirate a MS office install CD today, since the download is not working off the MS site. I have valid key though. Just, hehe, funny that I had to resort to THAT method
HvR - THE Average GAmer
May 28, 2014 at 13:54
Ever did a MS phone in activation? Horrendous.
Do not know why MS bother anymore people dumb enough to buy Office and not use Libreoffice are normally to stupid too use a PC in any case.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 13:54
Yeah those were terrible (haven’t done one in about 10 years though)
Anon A Mouse
May 28, 2014 at 14:10
MS Office you say
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 14:12
For some reason the corporate install files are not compatible for the MS HUP install.
And the MS HUP download is a mess, so arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Norm
May 28, 2014 at 15:18
Bwahaha!
Weanerdog
May 28, 2014 at 14:53
Unless you really need the visual basic to work Libre office works as good as. I hear the new open office isn’t to bad either. Note that you can also script on LO only it doesn’t always work on MS excel when you do so.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:02
Open Office is quite nice. But the “excel” doesn’t have all the formulas, which causes a problem for me.
Weanerdog
May 28, 2014 at 15:21
You could go right them yourself in basic or python, which formulas you looking for?
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:32
the date formulas.
But I only use open office on my tablet since I got 2013 on my pc, so its not really a problem anymore.
Weanerdog
May 28, 2014 at 17:08
That should work, you may need to check your regional settings.
HvR - THE Average GAmer
May 28, 2014 at 13:50
HAHAHA YES!!!
AGAIN MY COMMENT MAKES LG COMMENT OF THE WEEK!!!
wait oh shit no sorry nevermind.
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 13:57
How did the Allies win he war? They gave the Nazi’s a BJ!
Admiral Chief in Space
May 28, 2014 at 14:07
Hah, flow bru floooooooooooooooooooow.
Nevertheless, made me lol!
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:09
Say no to piracy and yes to Steam
Xcalibersa
May 28, 2014 at 14:13
The problem with the game size will still be the same
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:21
It will. But having a nicely organized Steam library (for me at least) is much nicer than cluttering up your menu and desktop with game from all the cracks.
Xcalibersa
May 28, 2014 at 14:27
Well,… you could just create a folder. Have everything there, so the desktop and menu will be empty. Just saying.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:30
I know. But to me that would just feel cheap (but that could just be me)
Weanerdog
May 28, 2014 at 14:54
If you are torrenting it is not, as you are uploading as well.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:33
Agreed. Pirates try justify because the game is too expensive? Then don’t buy it. Many things out there too expensive, don’t justify theft if you think it is.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 14:45
Exactly.
The logic, it amuses me.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:57
Hey man. I like that table at your place. Can I steal it as the ones I’ve seen in the shops are just WAY too much for me. You do understand though, right?
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:01
Yes of course. No problem man. You can take it.
BTW. I only have a pc and I really want to play Forza. You mind if I come steal your Xbox?
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:02
Sure bro! ARRRRRR!
Unavengedavo
May 28, 2014 at 15:11
Hey bro, can I steal your fleshlight? The ones I saw are way too expensive.
Sure bro, I am sharing it with 9372 other people so one more shouldn’t hurt.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:11
My, my, my fleshlight?! 0-O
Unavengedavo
May 28, 2014 at 15:45
Yes, it’s been shared with 9372 people. Try that analogy on for size
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:50
That’s what she said? 0-O
ToshZA
May 28, 2014 at 18:04
In this case size may have been the problem.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:39
Dude. You just broke the internet
Unavengedavo
May 28, 2014 at 15:44
Nope, it’s still going strong…
http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:45
Funny enough my comment didn’t want to post for 15 minutes
Unavengedavo
May 28, 2014 at 15:09
Games are expensive because the companies know people are going to pirate games so they push up the price so that they can at least make some money
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:34
Wouldn’t it make sense to lower the price and then push more units?
Unavengedavo
May 28, 2014 at 15:43
It would, but then you would still get people that pirate. I think the industry has been burned way to often to risk it
Weanerdog
May 28, 2014 at 15:23
People always justify their wrongs, there is no point in even arguing with them you are just wasting your breath.
edit: wasting your keystrokes is probably the more correct term, unless you talk while typing.
Wraith
May 28, 2014 at 15:27
Well if they have enough for the bandwidth I reckon they can shell out for the game.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
May 28, 2014 at 14:14
Hahahahaha you just copied the comments from the piratebay page with the most seeded torrent! xD Also if it was below R500 then I probably would have bought it by now, but now I will wait for a special.
Same goes for Watch Dogs really…
loftie
May 28, 2014 at 14:16
I am waiting for that steam special, which will come. Patience.
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 14:48
Boxed PC version is under 500 at takealot…. i think it’s 450. (and yes, retail provides steam key, because yay bethesda)
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
May 28, 2014 at 14:50
Seriously? Steamkey with TakeALot one? I have me some eBucks and might just buy this then.
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 14:52
yeah man, I speak under correction though, but since skyrim all bethesda games have Steam as their DRM. (which is why Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim are in my Steam library. I bought that immense box, remember) 😀
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
May 28, 2014 at 15:00
Hmmmmm… Already bought Mario Kart 8 this month and spent $30 in total on my DOTA2 compendium.
I have myself a dilemma…
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 15:02
wait till the end of june then…. It’ll still be the same price… Also Can’t wait for the Mariokart day!
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
May 28, 2014 at 15:05
READY YOUR FACE! Also happy non-facebookwallpost birthday! o/
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 15:06
Damn, now random people scrolling through comments will know! 😛 thanks man.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
May 28, 2014 at 15:07
lol! Like one guy… at 2am drunk and stoned… xD
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 14:53
boom: http://steamcommunity.com/app/201810/discussions/0/558753804263469324/
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 14:28
Oh the poor babies.
Ryanza
May 28, 2014 at 14:47
If they wanted me to buy this game to test it out then they would have released a non DRM version.
So many people pirating the game means that there is a need for a non DRM version.
High piracy numbers means, A – the game is good or B – people trying to fing out if the game is good.
Non DRM would have had more of those pirates buying the game to find out if it’s good.
Why is the non DRM version free. and why are paying customers treated as pirates.
Don’t support DRM.
Viking Of Science
May 28, 2014 at 14:50
I saw an Interview with One of the guys from CD Project RED, Witcher 2 pirate torrent with a no-steam crack was online long before the DRM free version.
Ryanza
May 28, 2014 at 15:03
1st off the DRM for The Witcher 2 showed that DRM = a big knock to game performance.
2nd CD Project RED found out that the people who crack the games are more into the challenge of cracking games, so they never bothered with the non DRM version of The Witcher 2, it was all about cracking the DRM version and making that version available to the pirates as quick as possible.
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:06
If you have Steam and you have a few friends on it then this: “I pirate to try it” is also bull.
Family sharing.
Try a game from your friend’s library. If you like it, you buy it and all your saves are transferred. If you don’t, then luckily you didn’t buy it.
RinceofFuturePast
May 28, 2014 at 15:07
WINNER!
Dutch Matrix
May 28, 2014 at 15:09
I have Steam and no friends. What do I do now?
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:10
You know us people from Lazygamer. 🙂
Unfortunately I’ve already got four people sharing mine, so I’m maxed out.
Rags
May 28, 2014 at 15:25
So those 4 can play and finish the game never having to buy it?
And they are not really family?
How is this better than piracy?
Jedi JJ
May 28, 2014 at 15:38
That’s not the point of family sharing. The point is that you get to try it out. You can’t access your own library when someone else is using it and vise verse. Believe me, it gets frustrating pretty damn quick, but you can demo the game and then buy it yourself. Which has really worked well in my case.
Steam wouldn’t have implemented it if they didn’t think it would be worth it.
Juan
May 28, 2014 at 17:13
and only one person can access the shared library at a time
Tauriq Moosa
May 28, 2014 at 15:24
>> “The game is good, and it’s worth buying. It might have been even better if it was a 2nd person shooter.”
Brilliant.
InsanityFlea
May 28, 2014 at 15:46
LOL! 2nd person multiplayer ftw. Sounds like my family at the dinner table.