Dev gets back at Pirates...

Loved what they did here...

:lol: That's a good one.

The piracy rate of 94% for that game is just sad though.

The true irony is that the pirates will not realize that they are the very same as those in the game. :lol:

Poetic justice at its finest. :lol:

94% piracy rate?

disgusting

This is soo working in their favor. the game is getting mass marketing from this lol

I downloaded the demo is quite fun. considering buying it

that 94% is out the window it's more like 99.8% now. I was considering downloading the torrent just to experience the fun everyone is talking about 

Saw this yesterday, this sure generated them quite a bit of publicity.

Has anyone actually played it? How are these "Tycoon" games? I've never tried one.FelipeInside

http://www.greenheartgames.com/game-dev-tycoon-downloads/

That is pretty damn funny. Although, the end of the article mentions that the genuine game is DRM-free, anyway. Wonder how long it will be before "genuine" copies are floating around torrent sites.

So the dev got back at pirates by uploading their crappy game onto torrent sites? Considering the fact that the game hasn't appeared on any major DD platforms and hasn't been followed at all in the gaming press it would seem that they are using this as a marketing ploy to attract buyers.

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Pirates are disgusting. I'd like to pour clorox on them.Elann2008

Clorox?   Noooooooooooooooooooo !!!

And enter the troll.

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Of course the other irony is that this game is almost a direct copy of Kairosofts mobile platform game Game Dev Story.

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FelipeInside

It is totally is a ripoff. heck at first i thought this was game dev story 2 

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Of course the other irony is that this game is almost a direct copy of Kairosofts mobile platform game Game Dev Story.

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James161324

It is totally is a ripoff. heck at first i thought this was game dev story 2 

And this is why we have to beg for games.  Stop pirating guys.

This "troll" DRM is simply the best type and the one that should be encouraged.

Legitimate customers get the best version of the game, while pirates are stuck with a broken copy. NOT the other way around. 

This was genius. I read it the other day off of TB's twitter. I could help but literally laugh out loud IRL.

This "troll" DRM is simply the best type and the one that should be encouraged.

Legitimate customers get the best version of the game, while pirates are stuck with a broken copy. NOT the other way around. 

Mozuckint

Hopefully this news will lead to more sales for them. Hilarious what they did, There have been companies in the past that did similar things. An old RTS game let you play and build up for a little while, then after a specific time your entire base would explode.Rattlesnake_8

There was an old school RPG that let you play the entire game with no issues, but at the final boss, the game would freeze and erase your save file. I'm trying to find it, but I'm having no luck. :(

Hahahah, awesome. It's also awesomely hilarious that they "borrowed" this game and then complain when their work is stolen. This is just a big silly box of irony ready to be opened.

I played Game Dev Story a while back on my phone, pretty entertaining game but I don't think I'll be buying tycoon just for how similar  *cough* COPY *cough* it is to story.

And this is why we have to beg for games.  Stop pirating guys.

Mr_BillGates

I think either in Arma, or operation flashpoint, Or a game like it.

Turned your soldier into a bird after a while if you pirated the game. 

That was pretty funny.

I think either in Arma, or operation flashpoint, Or a game like it.

 

Turned your soldier into a bird after a while if you pirated the game. 

 

That was pretty funny.

Lach0121

[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

I think either in Arma, or operation flashpoint, Or a game like it.

 

Turned your soldier into a bird after a while if you pirated the game. 

 

That was pretty funny.

Travis_Odell

ahh ok, didn't realize.

[QUOTE="Rattlesnake_8"]Hopefully this news will lead to more sales for them. Hilarious what they did, There have been companies in the past that did similar things. An old RTS game let you play and build up for a little while, then after a specific time your entire base would explode.Cwagmire21

There was an old school RPG that let you play the entire game with no issues, but at the final boss, the game would freeze and erase your save file. I'm trying to find it, but I'm having no luck. :(

That was Earthbound. 

:lol: That's a good one.

The piracy rate of 94% for that game is just sad though.

flipin_jackass

I think it's because the game doesn't have any official outlets like Steam or Origin supporting it, while they have no marketing or anything. So of course, torrent sites will be where lots of people hear about it and download it.

AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAA

[QUOTE="Mozuckint"]

This "troll" DRM is simply the best type and the one that should be encouraged.

Legitimate customers get the best version of the game, while pirates are stuck with a broken copy. NOT the other way around. 

Elann2008

I would imagine you don't see more of them because other than being a good publicity stunt, the turn-around time for the pirate release groups catching and removing such DRM methods, especially when its revealed to the public, is too swift to really make it useful. I don't imagine that the pirates were 'stuck' with a broken copy, as Mozuckint alluded to, for very long.

This "troll" DRM is simply the best type and the one that should be encouraged.

Legitimate customers get the best version of the game, while pirates are stuck with a broken copy. NOT the other way around. 

Mozuckint

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Of course the other irony is that this game is almost a direct copy of Kairosofts mobile platform game Game Dev Story.

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James161324

It is totally is a ripoff. heck at first i thought this was game dev story 2 

Have you played both games?

Okay so they share their own game out for pirating and then they get sad when people pirate it? seems legit.

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="Mozuckint"]

This "troll" DRM is simply the best type and the one that should be encouraged.

Legitimate customers get the best version of the game, while pirates are stuck with a broken copy. NOT the other way around. 

cablemodemx2

I would imagine you don't see more of them because other than being a good publicity stunt, the turn-around time for the pirate release groups catching and removing such DRM methods, especially when its revealed to the public, is too swift to really make it useful. I don't imagine that the pirates were 'stuck' with a broken copy, as Mozuckint alluded to, for very long.

[QUOTE="cablemodemx2"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"] Yeah I wonder why there aren't more of these "troll" DRMs. KHAndAnime

I would imagine you don't see more of them because other than being a good publicity stunt, the turn-around time for the pirate release groups catching and removing such DRM methods, especially when its revealed to the public, is too swift to really make it useful. I don't imagine that the pirates were 'stuck' with a broken copy, as Mozuckint alluded to, for very long.

You forgot to mention as a pro that this generated quite a bit of publicity. I know quite a few people who bought the game after hearing these news.

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Of course the other irony is that this game is almost a direct copy of Kairosofts mobile platform game Game Dev Story.

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FelipeInside

I honestly don't see how that's a bad thing. I would like more games like game dev story with more depth.

94% piracy rate?

disgusting

JigglyWiggly_

Interesting comment on one of the posters on that page:

"Sathias said"

Of course the other irony is that this game is almost a direct copy of Kairosofts mobile platform game Game Dev Story.

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FelipeInside

That is pretty damn funny. Although, the end of the article mentions that the genuine game is DRM-free, anyway. Wonder how long it will be before "genuine" copies are floating around torrent sites.

the_bi99man

Why don't devs upload a "cracked" copy to torrent sites with a virus that wipes the HDD clean on installation? It's nothing less than they deserve. MirkoS77