Reporting Piracy

Burn it, now!

Not a particularly helpful post to my dilemma, but thank you for the support all the same.

You could jump on IRC maybe you can get in contact with someone who can help you out there, it's quicker and might actually get some useful help instead of some other posters in the thread. *rollseyes*

Ack. UNfortunately, I'm at the office right now, where IRC is currently disallowed.

EDIT: Where would I have to go exactly, if I were to get on IRC at a later time?

You can download the Stardock client and it's all setup to get onto the stardock IRC channel

Dude, that cd-key is probably (99% certain) just the one from the most distributed pirated copy of the game availible online. Hence it was a person from that crack-group that bought the game and wrote that cd-key along with the dvd-image files.
So no poor gamer that buys or bought the game will be affected.

However, there is absolutely no reason to "report" your friend, since as i said, he probably just downloaded it off the internet and burned it, and didnt actually do the "pirating" on his own. He's just a downloader like 99% of everyone else.

Now, if you dont want to use it, just put it in the trashcan. There is no need to be melodramatic about this. Dont want it? Throw it away. Simple as that.
What would i do? I would install it, play it, and hopefully enjoy it.
And then i would buy the game, even if it would be shipped form another country. Shipping fees arent THAT bad, if you can afford a place to live you can afford a game.

I did however pre-order the game directly from stardock online, as i knew i wouldnt be dissapointed!

Damn it my friend give me a faked sins but didn't install it what
should i do destroy this thing or plat with it in a couple of hours

If you are bothered by piracy, you shouldn't have accepted it in the first place. And no one is going to give you permission to use it, so this post is kinda confusing.

You live in the Philipines, eh?

So, you're telling me you live in South East Asia (the very HUB of piracy itself: I should know. I grew up there.) and don't know how piracy even works? That serial number you have there probably doesn't even exist on the database since it will be generated via simple algorithm. That keygen won't let you update your game, let alone let you play online. I have no clue why someone would need a keygen for this game since you can play it without CD key... but hey; the pirated version of GalCiv gold had the key inside. You still couldn't do anything with it but it was there.

If on the very, very, small off chance that some genius decided to buy the game, then burn it, then give other people his CD key... well... I dunno. Smack the fella and rip off all his cash?

P.S: Yes. I bought the game. I can play online.

Thanks.

As for everyone else, thank you for your responses. I wasn't sure what that key was, so I was wondering if Stardock could track down the user or something.

Anyway, I guess I'll wait for the demo. Thanks for the info though.

I think Stardock has some very progressive policies on not requiring cd keys/cds,
which makes gamers lives a whole lot easier.

And no doubt there are probably members of the youngest generations of gamers who are happily filled with glee that they only have to convince their parents to buy one copy of this game ( ie siblings ).

But like the guy a couple of posts before me said. If you can afford a place to live, and all the accroutements that go with it, then you can support game developers by buying the game.

Ironclad listens to gamers and has obviously made a wonderful game, seems like its in your and our best interest to support and reward that type of developer behavior by coughing up the dough for the true game.

And from my experience in that neck of the woods while in the service, if you try you should be able to get a card with cash value to order the game from total gaming.

Yup. My friend had my best interests in mind... but didn't factor in that I'm not really into piracy. Ah well. Thank you though.

I'll try to convince my dad to let me borrow his card to buy the game.

omfg... is this a joke? this has got to be the lamest thread ive seen in the sins forums.. gratz.

Bob - just shut up. It was a valid question.

EDIT: Forgive my bluntness - I think I'm in a bit of a mood

trying to defend this pointless thread are you. haha thx for the laugh yet again.

not an insult.

None taken - I'm just a bit puzzled as to why you're not only wasting our time, but your own, in responding to it, if it's really so pointless.

Perhaps I should have just taken a nuclear missile to this thread.

hi there i got maybe a solution for you transfer money to stardock f you really feel bad of playing a pirate copy then its not really a pirate copy anymore

No, don't be like that! It's a difficult question to ask, and you're honourable for having asked it. Good man!
Philistines thinking that questions about piracy are lame shouldn't rate in one's opinion of a thread's validity (- again, no insult meant to Bob.)

Don't worry!

im trying to point out to its a pointless thread since i think you failed to come up with that conclusion on your own..

if u think this is a waste of time then take your own advice and dont bother to post. simple.

the op could of just asked his friend how he pirated the game. surely his friend would of told him what most people are telling him here. surely he knows that the cd key is one used by all those thousands of other pirates who pirated the game..

Thanks Sibilantae. Anyway, If the key that came with the pirated game isn't a serial number, then I think this thread has just about reached its usefulness, seeing as I'm probably going to use the CD I got as a coaster.

As for Bob211... I just want to say this:

I love you too, in a completely heterosexual yet mildly inappropriate way. *holds you tightly and squeezes gently*

did it seriously occur to you to just ask your friend about ur question.. if u did please say so..

i mean do you really need other people to tell you what to do.. sorry this kinda of thing bugs me.

I think the conclusion is erroneous. That's why I'm disagreeing.


Perhaps... but there is no harm done in posting online. By posting here, he got his answer satisfactorily; asking his friend might have incurred abuse or otherwise, but either way he gets more different opinions on here. As an example, see redlabmb's post - constructive, and not the sort of thing his friend would have suggested.

I never said this is a waste of time; if I thought that then I wouldn't be posting I'm just wondering why you are posting, if you think this is pointless. That's what I'm not getting.

It's okay. I kinda understand. I don't like being told what to do myself, unless I'm asking for advice.

For your information though, I asked him, and he said he bought it at a store that sells pirated games. For under $5 too. Why he told me the price of his "gift" I'll never understand though.

You're very welcome, sir And I hope you enjoy many coffees on that CD... or whatever else you'll use it for