Do you openly boycott certain publishers?

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#1 The_Capitalist
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I don't necessarily, unless a publisher angered me enough to justify a boycott. So far, I have only Ubisoft on my blacklist, mostly for DRM issues.

You?

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#2 lundy86_4
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Nope.

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#3 jg4xchamp
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No I think that's retarded.
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#4 Noj_Leakim
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No doing so is extremly pointless. If I like a game ill buy it, even if the publishers have a history of being jerks with other games.

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#5 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
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Hell no, I don't take gaming that seriously. If I want a game, I buy it, regardless of the company.

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#6 The_Capitalist
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No I think that's retarded. jg4xchamp

Why not? Some publishers do deserve to be blacklisted.

But, the problem is that while people make a lot of noise about boycotts, I have never seen boycotts succeeding where video games are concerned.

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#7 freedomfreak
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No.

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#8 immortality20
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No, but the elitisim in gaming is getting out of control. If I want to play a game I hardly care who publishes it.

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#9 mike_on_mic
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No.
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#10 FashionFreak
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Nope.avi

I view games on its own merits, not the publisher's past history

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#11 meetroid8
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I've never seen the point.
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#12 jg4xchamp
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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]No I think that's retarded. The_Capitalist

Why not? Some publishers do deserve to be blacklisted.

But, the problem is that while people make a lot of noise about boycotts, I have never seen boycotts succeeding where video games are concerned.

If I want something. I buy it. If I don't want something. I don't buy it. It's a very simple concept. If companies do something with DLC or some move I'm not a fan of then chances are I'll just throw it on to the long list of rentals. What's that can't play online mp now if you rent games? k don't give a f*ck.
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#13 Thefatness16
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No, I'm too fat and lazy for that silliness.

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#14 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]No I think that's retarded. The_Capitalist

Why not? Some publishers do deserve to be blacklisted.

But, the problem is that while people make a lot of noise about boycotts, I have never seen boycotts succeeding where video games are concerned.

They never succeed for the simple fact that no one cares because all these "problems" are blown out of proportion. Only the very nerdiest of nerds care about always on DRM, DLC, and whether or not something has dedicated servers. It's the epitome of first world problems.

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#15 DireOwl
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No. Sometimes I feel like it when they do something that pisses me off, but I get over it. Holding grudges against a video game company is only going to hurt your enjoyment of the hobby at the end of the day.

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#16 Vesica_Prime
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EA,Origin was enough to put me off Battlefield 3. A game I wanted for years.

I don't take to the streets though, as shown in the MW2 boycott gamers are too spineless to do so.

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#17 SOedipus
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No I think that's stupid and pointless.

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#18 HaloPimp978
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Nope as much as I hate EA I would never do that it seems so silly.

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#19 Eponique
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Yep. It's very easy too since I only have to boycott crappy publishers and games.

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#20 IAmNot_fun
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No, I just find some publisher's games boring and not worth the purchase. That happens to be Activision and Capcom this gen. Only Crapcom games I bought this gen are Okami and RE4 on wii (remake of last gen games) and Goldeneye for Activision. Will get the Tony Hawk remake this year though.
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#21 jer_1
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I don't openly boycott as in calling friends and neighbors and ask them to do the same but I don't see a reason why I should buy products from douchebag corporations and further support their crap ideals. I basically just avoid their products, and maybe sign online petitions when necessary. Noisy wheels get the grease as they say.
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#22 crimsonman1245
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Bethesda, Their name on the cover basically guaruntee's that the game will be a buggy mess.

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#23 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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there is only one publisher I have blacklisted completely, that Being Ubisoft, due to DRM issues, the way they talk and treat platforms, and audience, aswell as the "procedual" nature of alot of thier games. It is not exactly like I hate them, I am just tired of broken DRM, lack of support, and bad implementation in games.

Then there are a few devs where I will not buy games new. Those Being EA and activision, EA due to the DLC mayhem they cause, it is not like I have anything against them, but I just dislike buying the game, and then have a constant bombardment of DLC the next year, its easier to just wait a year, and get everything at once.

Activision I refuse to buy games new from, partly due to the way they keep stripping away the freedom that players used to have, offering an essential closed platform within thier games, and they also have some halfarsed DLC ideas. I do not dislike them enough to blacklist them, but I wont buy at launch.

Nearly all other Pubs I try to support however I may, 2K, THQ, SE, and alot of the smaller Publishers I buy games from at launch often preordering. I generally dislike to see the little ones crumble >.< Kinda odd way of doing things I know, I sort of belive in the "vote with your wallet" altho reality has shown us that a shiney ad campaign will have millions buy the games, so in reality its fairly pointless, so just my own morals I suppose ^^

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#24 GOGOGOGURT
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Activision. I hope they die forever.

For common reasons.

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#25 Frostbite24
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Open boycotting as opposed to what, closet boycotting?:|

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#26 elbert_b_23
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activision- i have refused to buy there games for years now
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#27 Joedgabe
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Kinda... more like i lose my trust in the product. As of now I don't trust Capcom at all... I was gonna pre-order dragon's dogma but after that whole sf vs tekken with the dlc's and then azura's wrath with dlc... i think DLC is all they care about at all. So I just can't buy anything from them anymore unless a ton of people say it's worth it and i've read through enough things to justify the purchase.. if not wait for price drop or a sale.

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#28 Gue1
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Well, I have bought every DMC game twice but that DMC reboot can go to hell. And if I get it for free or as a gift I would break the disc and spit on it. ;)

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#29 TheShadowLord07
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No, I'm too fat and lazy for that silliness.

Thefatness16

well atleast you're being honest

i dont think i would boycott a publisher. mostly because they have games i want to pla

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#30 Eponique
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Well, I have bought every DMC game twice but that DMC reboot can go to hell. And if I get it for free or as a gift I would break the disc and spit on it. ;)

Gue1
Why?
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#31 jun_aka_pekto
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Nope. If I like a game enough, I buy it. If I don't like it enough then I don't buy it. Simple. That's it. I couldn't care less if the developer made a pact with the devil.

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#32 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
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Well, I have bought every DMC game twice but that DMC reboot can go to hell. And if I get it for free or as a gift I would break the disc and spit on it. ;)

Gue1

Whoa, teach me how to be as cool as you bro.

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#33 Eponique
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[QUOTE="Gue1"]

Well, I have bought every DMC game twice but that DMC reboot can go to hell. And if I get it for free or as a gift I would break the disc and spit on it. ;)

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Whoa, teach me how to be as cool as you bro.

Lesson #1: Buy Mass Effect 3 or an iPhone and spit on it and break it :x

Note: buy it used

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#34 TerryBradshaw
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I would never have considered it until recently....But through the years playing from the earliest beginnings of Bioware's catalogue--which were and remain my favorite experiences in gaming---to now seeing what they've become.....geeze...

To think of the epicness and engrossment and complexity bioware of old could of created in their games w/ their current budget....-sigh-

I'm almost at the point of caring enough to not support EA ever again.

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#35 campzor
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no, i am not a moron who would punish myself :lol:
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#36 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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No, but I sometimes boycott specific games.
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#37 TheFallenDemon
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Boycotts are for dumbasses.
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#38 ZIVX
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I really don't have that much interest to boycott them

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#39 FireSpirit117
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No. That's just stupid.
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#40 BPoole96
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If a publish I don't like publishes a game I want I'll just either buy it used or when the price has gone down a bit

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#41 MercenaryMafia
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Nah
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#42 kuraimen
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Yes I don't like giving my money to some companies.