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[Darkrenown]

Originally posted by steveh11
This is very similar to an idea in Tom Clancy's books. Make each copy of a document (or game, in this case) unique in some minor and non-obvious way, so you can identify the source if it leaks. Good idea, I'd have thought.

Steve.

Paradox did that with the review and beta copies. All the beta version have the testers name, and I think they stop working after the going gold date. I'm not sure what the 'flaw' was in the reviewer versions, but it was probably the same kind of thing. Sadly some fool sent the reviewers the gold version instead of the review version...Whoops.

 

[Darkrenown]

Originally posted by Graf v Pawelec
if one person uses this warez version rather than purchase the legal version then profit is lost. That is not a vague idea. Its a reality.

Well that's only true if the person using the warez version would have bought it. People will do things when they're free that they wound never do if it cost them money.

 

[Johan]

Re: Re: Re: That's bullshit

Originally posted by treedom
I think he's saying that if he doesn't understand something in the manual once he buys the game, he's afraid of being branded a pirate if he asks a question in the forum.

Won't happen...

But now its kind of likely that everyone asking questions that are playing the game can't have bought it already

 

[Darkrenown]

Originally posted by treedom
I'm not going to judge you about this...too many people feel empowered to do so around here for some reason. But I think it's in bad taste to come into Patric's thread about piracy and talk about this, especially considering how upset Paradox is about this (and rightly so). Be a little considerate. If you've played the game, at least shut up about it till it's released. Don't rub it in their face.

I don't think it's so bad to play is pirate version IF you've pre-ordered it. No one has offered me a copy of Vic, but I'd take it if they did, I have to wait untill the 22nd, maybe the 24th (no post on sundays ) for my copy. But yeah, this is not the best place to annouce you have a pirate copy even if you are buying the game the instant it is released.

What would be really great is if Paradox could set up a direct sales system like Stardock have. Hmm, since it was Strategy First that published Galciv, so it might happen if Paradox are interested. What do you say, Patric? Any chance?