They worked so hard on Doom 3 and now, before the official release date, by just looking at suprnova, you can see that 50,000+ people are downloading it via bittorrent, and these people probably will not buy the game. That's a whole lot of lost $$$.
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Heh, in all fairness to those people downloading, this game cannot be LEGALLY BOUGHT yet. So I can understand why they might jump the gun and download it before they can buy it, and then buy it later.ScretHate said:They worked so hard on Doom 3 and now, before the official release date, by just looking at suprnova, you can see that 50,000+ people are downloading it via bittorrent, and these people probably will not buy the game. That's a whole lot of lost $$$.
FluxCap said:Can or will id take action against the people that download D3 or do they always get away scott free?
Bullseye_blam said:Heh, in all fairness to those people downloading, this game cannot be LEGALLY BOUGHT yet.
but you can't guarantee that each of those people downloading it were planning on buying it anyways.Smith said:$2,798,000 dollars lost if 50,000 people don't buy the game .
HRslammR said:don't kid yourself. id is still going to make a huuuuge gross sum of money, what with the engine patents and just doom 3 itself.
and on a strange note, a guy i know just called and said 'so, i just downloaded doom 3. wanna come over?' but i also know that he'll still buy it regardless.
Munka said:somebody gonna get banned here....
Munka said:somebody gonna get banned here....
Wondernerd said:It is illegal to buy a product before Activision's marketing department says I can?
idiots will always make generalizations if they can.polydiol said:people will always download if they can.
barking frog said:idiots will always make generalizations if they can.
ScretHate said:They worked so hard on Doom 3 and now, before the official release date, by just looking at suprnova, you can see that 50,000+ people are downloading it via bittorrent, and these people probably will not buy the game. That's a whole lot of lost $$$.
Wondernerd said:I'm being pissy because a reporter told me it was illegal to not answer direct questions from a reporter. That isn't against the law either.
Maximus825 said:Honestly though, who is not going to buy this game? I think even the most hardcore of the warezers will still buy it simply because it's Doom3...
Smith said:$2,798,000 dollars lost if 50,000 people don't buy the game .
RyanR100 said:What was the reporters name and who was he working for?
Munka said:CD keys may eliminate online play for pirates, but in many cases, LAN play is still possible..and with a multiplayer scope as small as doom.... this may cause it to suffer...
lol, you said "Prime Directive" As for me, I got it pre-ordered and paid in full but I still want it before my friends do.MajorDomo said:Regardless of your intent, please refer to the [H]ardForum Prime Directive
(1) Absolutely NO FLAMING OR NAME CALLING. Mutual respect and civilized conversation is the required norm
barking frog said:idiots will always make generalizations if they can.