Well Done Pirates-DMC4 Sales Poor

[Wizzkidy]

I ain't seen it in shops and I have seen NO adverts AT ALL for it, of course its the pirates

 

[iBot]

nonsense

wikipedia informed me all i need to know

 

[Sleepery]

I really am a complete idiot

 

[skullman]

I thought about getting this, but after seeing gameplay footage and watching the main character shout cheesy taunts such as "Slam Dunk!" or "Catch this!"...well, its no wonder no one bought it.

 

[uv]

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dammit sleep, everyone in my office looked when I laughed

 

[Darkwave]

AITD2008 has not been cracked yet.

I didn't mention Alone In The Dark. And it's crap, who wants to pirate it?

Mass Effect cracks do not work 100% as the game code has traps which the pirates say are bugs but they are only bugs if you have cracked it. Hmm thats not hard to work out is it.

The cracks for Flatout and Grid work fine though, no complaints in sales.

As for the reviews they suck bigtime as the PC version is by far the best one of DMC4 yet the scores are much lower which shows you how much reviews mean nowadays anyway. Guess Capcom did not bribe anyone to pump the scores up for the PC.

Regardless of what you or I think of reviews, a lot of gamers will see the console version of DMC4 scoring a fair bit higher and will probably assume that the PC port is rubbish.

I will be very glad when they make all PC games with hard to crack systems like the latest Securom so the people who do pirate are forced to buy or wait a long time for a workaround.

Pirates are "forced to buy or wait for workarounds" now, that won't change.

Its pretty obvious that the idiots who do pirate PC games will not stop unless forced to so it can either go 2 ways. We all end up with mega expensive but under-used hardware or harder to break protection systems are introduced.

I love how you're still being an idiot and practically refusing to look at other factors for the PC version of DMC4 failing to sell well: A complete lack of advertising, the core fanbase being entirely on consoles, the fact that other games are pirated much more than it but still sell... But hey, enjoy your propaganda. Thinking for yourself is bad, m'kay.

 

[Margaret]

Mass Effect cracks do not work 100% as the game code has traps which the pirates say are bugs but they are only bugs if you have cracked it. Hmm thats not hard to work out is it.

Eh? My friend completed it on PC and he had no issues with the game, aside from the dodgy shadows which a lot of other people had retail or downloaded.

 

[AWPC]

Without quoting all of your post you make some points which aren't exactly true.

The more protection they put on the media (such as securom, etc.) the more inconvenint they're making it for the end user. You don't see these methods with consoles yet there is just as much (if not more) piracy that goes on there yet no manufacturers seem to complain? I don't get this?

Securom and all the others with online activation are a nightmare mainly because you have so many goes then you have to get into the realms of contacting a support company because you've used up your 3 activations. Then if the activation servers go down or you loose you net connection, etc.

I'm not saying piracy doesn't contribute to poor sales, it does, but the quality of the game and the fact that people are openly avoiding games with this kind of protection on it (as people would like to be able to play the game in 10 years time).


M.

Well as you cannot trust some people not to pirate there is sadly no other way around this issue. Capcom are now saying that in future they will use a new form of Securom online authentication so at least they will get increased sales.

As for quality of game well DMC4 is probably the best looking & well coded PC release this year as it is very smooth even on old hardware and has no bugs in so you cannot get much better than that.

Yet it still did not stop pirates from downloading it.

 

[Darkwave]

Eh? My friend completed it on PC and he had no issues with the game, aside from the dodgy shadows which a lot of other people had retail or downloaded.

AWPC is probably talking about an old crack or something, like when the Assassin's Creed crack broke the game but eventually a good crack came out. I didn't pirate Mass Effect, but I've not heard of anyone having problems.

Well as you cannot trust some people not to pirate there is sadly no other way around this issue. Capcom are now saying that in future they will use a new form of Securom online authentication so at least they will get increased sales.

£10 says this wouldn't have helped DMC4 PC sales, but unlike you I've actually considered why it flopped.

As for quality of game well DMC4 is probably the best looking & well coded PC release this year as it is very smooth even on old hardware and has no bugs in so you cannot get much better than that.

Yet it still did not stop pirates from downloading it.

The game wasn't popular in the first place, all the DMC fans have consoles. Use your loaf.

 

[FrenchTart]

So I would just like to thank all the idiotic people who pirated this as it obviously decreases the chances of Resident Evil5 ever reaching the PC or Capcom continuing their support.

...either that or it was just a rubbish game. Oh ten noes - no more DMC ports. I think I'm going to cry :*(

 

[uv]

My friend completed it on PC

Is your freind called.. uhm.. Jahid?

 

[Margaret]

Yet it still did not stop pirates from downloading it.

I've downloaded a bunch of well coded and good looking games, what's your point?

Why would I choose to buy a game just because it's well coded and looks good, that would be stupid, let's just ignore the gameplay and go straight for the visuals.

Only games I really buy are Valve stuff these days, because Valve are super awesome.

Is your freind called.. uhm.. Jahid?

I wish it was, I had it on Xbox twice and can't be arsed going through it again on PC.

 

[Wossi]

Can we have the OP's name changed to Mr Sweeping Generalisation?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Why they did not put the same (uncracked so far) DRM on it as Alone in The Dark is a mystery....

Eh, Alone In The Dark's been cracked for ages.

 

[Darkwave]

Eh, Alone In The Dark's been cracked for ages.

I wish I knew, I would've written it in my last post. It seems that AWPC is talking a lot of nonsense in this thread.

 

[PiKe]

Capcom: "Waaaah Waaaah pirates and things... Waaaaaah".

 

[Dyson]

Maybe not many sales because it's not really a pc title? I know that I for one never even contemplated getting it, either for free or for cash.

 

[v0n]

Good boss can instantly recognise dangers affecting his business. The two of you out there, who downloaded Devil May Cry 4 for PC - Capcom has their eye on you .

 

[Helium_Junkie]

So I would just like to thank all the idiotic people who pirated this

rofl, easily lead by the media much?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

This whole blaming piracy cop out for utter crap sales is getting a little bit old now, Really sounds like the op is trying to be Mr.Knowitall. Give up.