Piracy, hacks : Are you serious??

Am I the only one who finds it unbelievable? A simple search of "cod4 aimbot" or "BF2 hacks", and even "*game* torrent" will get you 1000+ results!

So my question is... Why the HELL are these sites/programs not being banned? I understand that in games it's pretty easy to tell if someone is hacking, but this is still a problem for piracy!! Don't we have webmasters or something that are like the cops of the internet? Maybe every OS sold should come with code that doesn't let you load up a page/doesn't let a program run?

This is really getting to be a big problem, as Crysis shows. ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

It is way too easy to do.

P2P programs arent illegal, its the content.Hook-a-holic

Most of those sites are overseas where the laws protects pirates so there is nothing that can be done. Torrent sites are making big money. They get more hits than Gamespot get in a month.

Some went offline and some no longer allow Americans to access the site but it will be impossible to get rid of them.

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

Ps2stony

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

Am I the only one who finds it unbelievable? A simple search of "cod4 aimbot" or "BF2 hacks", and even "*game* torrent" will get you 1000+ results!

So my question is... Why the HELL are these sites/programs not being banned? I understand that in games it's pretty easy to tell if someone is hacking, but this is still a problem for piracy!! Don't we have webmasters or something that are like the cops of the internet? Maybe every OS sold should come with code that doesn't let you load up a page/doesn't let a program run?

This is really getting to be a big problem, as Crysis shows. ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

Ps2stony

Am I the only one who finds it unbelievable? A simple search of "cod4 aimbot" or "BF2 hacks", and even "*game* torrent" will get you 1000+ results!

So my question is... Why the HELL are these sites/programs not being banned? I understand that in games it's pretty easy to tell if someone is hacking, but this is still a problem for piracy!! Don't we have webmasters or something that are like the cops of the internet? Maybe every OS sold should come with code that doesn't let you load up a page/doesn't let a program run?

This is really getting to be a big problem, as Crysis shows. ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

Ps2stony

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

Am I the only one who finds it unbelievable? A simple search of "cod4 aimbot" or "BF2 hacks", and even "*game* torrent" will get you 1000+ results!

So my question is... Why the HELL are these sites/programs not being banned? I understand that in games it's pretty easy to tell if someone is hacking, but this is still a problem for piracy!! Don't we have webmasters or something that are like the cops of the internet? Maybe every OS sold should come with code that doesn't let you load up a page/doesn't let a program run?

This is really getting to be a big problem, as Crysis shows. ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

NEOSPARKING

If those sites were located in the USA they would have been shut down easily. Those websites are making a ton of money on ads.

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

fourier404

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

If they have already downloaded the full version of the game, why would they even bother buying it? There's a demo for that reason.

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

fourier404

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

Thats wtf demos are for. They provide enough gameplay to know what the game is like. Thats just an excuse for people who actually use torrents. What about all those games that focus on single player. People can just download it and play it. There are no real methods like the ones Multiplayer use to prevent it.

well.

piracy is against the law. but, as usual, theres always someone, somewhere, breaking the law.

get over it. and why are you going on these piracy sites?

Yea.... Your right why are you going to these sites? - Reminds me of a Movie comercial thingy.... it goes

"you wouldn't steel a tv, YOu wouldn't steel a car.... dvd.... but you would download a movie. That is steeling. Piracy is steeling"

Well it goes something like that.

Why are these sites not getting banned?

It's simple, they are (the sites) hosted off-shore (Not in countries where it's illegal).

Also just a note - you are all pirates, just admit it. You have all download at least 1 song off limewire/frostwire, pirates ;)

well.

piracy is against the law. but, as usual, theres always someone, somewhere, breaking the law.

get over it. and why are you going on these piracy sites?

zymn1

Ya get over it, thats a nice attitude. Keep doing that and soon everyone is going to be using torrents. I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff has infected the console industry in a year or so. Somebody has just gotta get someway to take down these sites. I don't know how the hell they could get away with it. Ya they may just be distributing it but they are pretty much the entire problem. If nobody can distribute this stuff then nobody will be able to get it, easy as that. Stupid laws

Most sites, such as *******.*** are hosted in sweden. Where they arn't actualy hosting anything illegal.

Please explain to me how a torrent file with about 15kb of code is somehow copyrighted? It's not. That's the way torrents work.

Torrents are sorta like a key, it's a key to the download off somebody else. Sure by giving the key away you are helping piracy but you're not actualy breaking the copyright laws.

Yea.... Your right why are you going to these sites? - Reminds me of a Movie comercial thingy.... it goes

"you wouldn't steel a tv, YOu wouldn't steel a car.... dvd.... but you would download a movie. That is steeling. Piracy is steeling"

Well it goes something like that.

Gold_horde

So you are saying if you could steal a Porsche and have 0 percent chance of getting caught ever you wouldn't?

[QUOTE="Gold_horde"]

Yea.... Your right why are you going to these sites? - Reminds me of a Movie comercial thingy.... it goes

"you wouldn't steel a tv, YOu wouldn't steel a car.... dvd.... but you would download a movie. That is steeling. Piracy is steeling"

Well it goes something like that.

soulsofblayck

So you are saying if you could steal a Porsche and have 0 percent chance of getting caught ever you wouldn't?

Yea, and you don't even have to leave your chair.

If I could make a duplicate of someone's Porsche appear outside of my house with the click of a button, I know I would in a heartbeat.

I'm sure many people would stop pirating games if the publishers removed the copy protection. It may sound counter-intuitive, but many people pirate games because the retail copies can't be played on their terms. It's the same thing with music piracy.
kodex1717

I'm sorry but that's bs. Music piracy's DRM is no comparison to PC Game Copy Protection.

Well most of those Downloads are probably Viruses, Keyloggers etc :PTuzolord

You'd be surprised how little any of them are viruses.

[QUOTE="Tuzolord"]Well most of those Downloads are probably Viruses, Keyloggers etc :PGodLovesDead

You'd be surprised how little any of them are viruses.

[QUOTE="Tuzolord"]Well most of those Downloads are probably Viruses, Keyloggers etc :PGodLovesDead

You'd be surprised how little any of them are viruses.

Really? I can hardly find a no CD crack that isn't full of adware and crap like that, I can't imagine how much corrupted files are in a game. Although I heard "Torrent" was known for safety.

I've never pirated a game, but, I'm gonna confess, I tried to pirate the horse armor mod that Bethesda made for oblivion, it was like 2 dollars...for a mod! C'mon, that's ridiculous. So I tried to find a clean version and well, I right clicked the folder, let McAfee do it's thing, and to no surprise, it was a horrible little virus and adware filled file. I stay away from piracy, I don't trust it. >_>

Really? I can hardly find a no CD crack that isn't full of adware and crap like that, I can't imagine how much corrupted files are in a game. Although I heard "Torrent" was known for safety.

ElArab

I'll say this much: there are files about 500mb in size that didn't have a single virus in them.

[QUOTE="fourier404"][QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

xwolfghost

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

Thats wtf demos are for. They provide enough gameplay to know what the game is like. Thats just an excuse for people who actually use torrents. What about all those games that focus on single player. People can just download it and play it. There are no real methods like the ones Multiplayer use to prevent it.

geez i cant believe some of you couldnt understand this post. Simply, if the torrent wasnt available, the pirates just wouldnt play the game. They have no intention of buying it, but since there is a torrent, shoot whats the hurt in downloading for free

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]

[QUOTE="Tuzolord"]Well most of those Downloads are probably Viruses, Keyloggers etc :PElArab

You'd be surprised how little any of them are viruses.

Really? I can hardly find a no CD crack that isn't full of adware and crap like that, I can't imagine how much corrupted files are in a game. Although I heard "Torrent" was known for safety.

I've never pirated a game, but, I'm gonna confess, I tried to pirate the horse armor mod that Bethesda made for oblivion, it was like 2 dollars...for a mod! C'mon, that's ridiculous. So I tried to find a clean version and well, I right clicked the folder, let McAfee do it's thing, and to no surprise, it was a horrible little virus and adware filled file. I stay away from piracy, I don't trust it. >_>

what ever you downloaded, buy now.TrooperManaic

If you already have it downloaded, whats the point?

[QUOTE="fourier404"][QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

Hot_Potato

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

If they have already downloaded the full version of the game, why would they even bother buying it? There's a demo for that reason.

Well I downloaded it first, then I bought it... want to see a photo of my crysis special edition along with my massive collection of legit and pirated games? :)

[QUOTE="xwolfghost"][QUOTE="fourier404"][QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

Miguel16

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

Thats wtf demos are for. They provide enough gameplay to know what the game is like. Thats just an excuse for people who actually use torrents. What about all those games that focus on single player. People can just download it and play it. There are no real methods like the ones Multiplayer use to prevent it.

geez i cant believe some of you couldnt understand this post. Simply, if the torrent wasnt available, the pirates just wouldnt play the game. They have no intention of buying it, but since there is a torrent, shoot whats the hurt in downloading for free

Exactly.

[QUOTE="Miguel16"][QUOTE="xwolfghost"][QUOTE="fourier404"][QUOTE="Ps2stony"]

ONE VERSION of a torrent has been downloaded 100 000+ times. That's over $50 000 000 worth of sales being flushed down the P2P network. So come on, men!

fourier404

Very, very few of those people would have actually bough the game if the torrent wasn't available. They just wouldn't have played Crysis.

Thats wtf demos are for. They provide enough gameplay to know what the game is like. Thats just an excuse for people who actually use torrents. What about all those games that focus on single player. People can just download it and play it. There are no real methods like the ones Multiplayer use to prevent it.

geez i cant believe some of you couldnt understand this post. Simply, if the torrent wasnt available, the pirates just wouldnt play the game. They have no intention of buying it, but since there is a torrent, shoot whats the hurt in downloading for free

Exactly.

while this may be true for bad games for a good games like crysis I think many of the pirates would buy it if they were not able to pirate it.

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]

[QUOTE="Tuzolord"]Well most of those Downloads are probably Viruses, Keyloggers etc :PElArab

You'd be surprised how little any of them are viruses.

Really? I can hardly find a no CD crack that isn't full of adware and crap like that, I can't imagine how much corrupted files are in a game. Although I heard "Torrent" was known for safety.

I've never pirated a game, but, I'm gonna confess, I tried to pirate the horse armor mod that Bethesda made for oblivion, it was like 2 dollars...for a mod! C'mon, that's ridiculous. So I tried to find a clean version and well, I right clicked the folder, let McAfee do it's thing, and to no surprise, it was a horrible little virus and adware filled file. I stay away from piracy, I don't trust it. >_>

macaffee is horrible. It finds viruses where there is none. Also, learn to search better. Little of them are viruses. I wont say anything else, because speakin about those things here is against the rules.