@DaRkNe5s Oops! Fixed it.

@Gelugon_baat You have a thing for boycotts, don't you?

@s_h_a_d_o Creative license! This never actually happened. Probably.

@McStrongfast There's this: http://www.gamespot.com/features/the-sims-social-pulls-a-bait-and-switch-on-players-6365384/

@WCK619 Let me be more specific. I can't think of a situation where stealing entertainment is the principled course of action.

@WCK619 I can't think of a situation where theft is the principled course of action.

@TimeFrame I'm told they should be back soonishly. But in the meantime, check out this direct reply functionality! Crazy, huh?

@jmace1 My distaste for the publisher's tactics has outweighed my desire to support developers, especially when the publishers will interpret my purchase as support not for the devs, but as approval of their disrespectful behavior toward consumers. If it's not something like Kickstarter, it's not direct support for developers anyway.

@sgthombre Fair point!

@Apathetic_Prick After scanning through the editorial again, I think I was actually pretty careful about using "developer" and "publisher" appropriately. Where'd I mess up? @Imspecial345 Great point! Can't believe I don't hear it more when this comes up.