Unpleasant surprise awaits Halo: ODST pirates, says MS

Permanently banned if you were caught playing a downloaded version through file sharing softwares.

What do you think? Too harsh or just right?

you steal their software, they ban you. seems perfectly fair to me

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I approve of Microsoft's actions. Justice must be served by any means necessary.

I approve of Microsoft's actions. Justice must be served by any means necessary.

Shad0ki11

I doubt anyone here would say they think it's too harsh.

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treedoor

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shadow_hosi

The little lights aren't twinkling.

That's fair punishment. I am glad I got to try it legit though! Too bad I couldn't take it with me QQ

Good. Pirates deserve to get banned.

True banhammers don't need bling to get the job doneshadow_hosi

True banhammers don't need bling to get the job doneshadow_hosi

True banhammers don't need bling to get the job doneshadow_hosi

They're banning anyone who plays the game outside of France regardless if you imported it or pirated it so don't import it.

Sounds fair to me...

I approve of Microsoft's actions. Justice must be served by any means necessary.

Shad0ki11

I second this.

wont stop the pirates, you can always make another account, not like lossing 50 steam games that are tied to an account if that got banned. imprezawrx500

Doesn't MS ban anyone that plays pirated games/moded 360's anyway? so what's new?

wont stop the pirates, you can always make another account, not like lossing 50 steam games that are tied to an account if that got banned. imprezawrx500

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I approve of Microsoft's actions. Justice must be served by any means necessary.

captain_diego

Not harsh enough they should prosecute everyone of them they have their IP address they could do it if they wanted.wooooode

[QUOTE="wooooode"]Not harsh enough they should prosecute everyone of them they have their IP address they could do it if they wanted.Nedemis

I loled at the pic in the article.

[QUOTE="TheGrat1"]LOL @ IF. Won't stop them anyway. [QUOTE="shadow_hosi"]True banhammers don't need bling to get the job doneshadow_hosi

I totally agree with their policy...

Though i really doubt this will affect the single player games . They trying to do the same with the pirate versions of Windows XP though , crackers find a way to crack any MS's trick. I think the same will happen to any single player game. And Halo wont be exception , they threat or not !!

[QUOTE="wooooode"]Not harsh enough they should prosecute everyone of them they have their IP address they could do it if they wanted.Nedemis

Oh, I'd say it's a fair punishment ;). Pirated software is the same thing as shoplifting (no doubt :P), so I'd say just throw their asses in jail. Account banning is a little lenient, in my eyes. Then again, I hate thieves with a passion. DethSkematik

[QUOTE="DethSkematik"]Oh, I'd say it's a fair punishment ;). Pirated software is the same thing as shoplifting (no doubt :P), so I'd say just throw their asses in jail. Account banning is a little lenient, in my eyes. Then again, I hate thieves with a passion. skektek

Banned but not fined = going easy on them and they should consider themselves lucky. :twisted:

[QUOTE="skektek"][QUOTE="DethSkematik"]Oh, I'd say it's a fair punishment ;). Pirated software is the same thing as shoplifting (no doubt :P), so I'd say just throw their asses in jail. Account banning is a little lenient, in my eyes. Then again, I hate thieves with a passion. Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="skektek"]I think the punishment is just and software piracy is bad but piracy is not the same as stealing in the sense that the owner hasn't been deprived of anything.skektek

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="skektek"]You can't deprive someone of something they never had. skektek

wont stop the pirates, you can always make another account, not like lossing 50 steam games that are tied to an account if that got banned. imprezawrx500