Comments on: Valve bans Modern Warfare 2 keys bought on “gray-market”

By: DoRK

DoRK — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:50:21 +0000

@Phoenixblight

You’re right. Thanks. No more money to those greedy bastards.

By: Gekidami

Gekidami — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:30 +0000

They might be, on the side like.

By: Michael O’Connor

Michael O’Connor — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:03 +0000

“I mean how dare a company take away the rights for thieves, hackers, abusive players.”

Except for that fact that the people who bought the game in this particular example are none of the above.

By: SplatteredHouse

SplatteredHouse — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:44:03 +0000

They’ve also demanded that, (and written to the shops known to be selling these keys, explaining that) they must display a clear notice that those codes are not valid outside of their local region, haven’t they?
Show them your receipt, which has always represented the fact that you purchased a “legitimate copy”; because, if a grey area like this starts to take root, it’ll be used as another excuse for piracy.

Through the likes of Steam (to a lesser extent), Activision and Valve, it seems as if for gaming, PCs are attempting to be modelled more like “the 3rd modern console” every day. They’re trying to reduce the value of gaming on a PC, only to then profit from the difference.

By: Phoenixblight

Phoenixblight — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:25:17 +0000

“I swear to god: If my account get banned after buying a legitimate 60$ key, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ACTIVISION GAME. Period.”

Fixed.

Shouldn’t be bashing Steam. Should go to the source which is Activision they want you to pay for a “legitimate” copy.

By: DoRK

DoRK — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:25:46 +0000

I swear to god: If my account get banned after buying a legitimate 60$ key, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GAME. Period.

By: DarkElfa

DarkElfa — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:26:41 +0000

Way to be Acti’s bitch, Valve.

By: jeremycafe

jeremycafe — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:58 +0000

Have you ever had your right to play a game with DRM before? Any of you? Just wondering, with all your hate and all there must be a cause for it. I mean how dare a company take away the rights for thieves, hackers, abusive players.

By: Bulk Slash

Bulk Slash — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:31:37 +0000

This is exactly the sort of reason why I hate DRM. You don’t own the game and your right to play it can be revoked at any point.

By: Gekidami

Gekidami — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:32:56 +0000

Seriously, PC gaming is just a mess these days.

By: Phoenixblight

Phoenixblight — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:04 +0000

Activision is telling them to do so. So I wouldn’t shoot the messenger.

By: cachucha

cachucha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:42 +0000

bollocks

By: Hunam

Hunam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:19:57 +0000

The practice of banning people from playing a game they legally bought seems a little sketchy to me. EULA’s aside, is this something that they are just pulling because they can or do they have the law on their side with this?