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    Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/08/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    Didn't they used to call these things "free demos"? #trials
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    Image of j.siky.n j.siky.n
    11/07/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    Here's a secret: Pirates don't care about leaderboards.
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    Image of N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels
    11/06/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    That's really clever. "Leak" their own game... but have it limited. It removes the need for someone else to spread the full version of the game, and still allows people to pirate it. #trials
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    Image of Cpryd001 Cpryd001
    11/06/09

    @N●Gage Croal: I read how Arkham Asylum for the PC was gimped to thwart piraters. So, you can play but you lose the ability to glide, or reach certain areas. So in reality, you couldn't beat the game. I think that's an awesome way to cater to those who want an extended demo and have a habit of torrenting. #trials
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    Image of N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels
    11/06/09

    @Cpryd001:
    That was already patched, from what I've heard. #trials
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    11/07/09

    @N●Gage Croal: It was patched day 1 for consumers. The whole plan was to stop the pirates. And I just checked the torrent sites, and looks like those pirates are still forced to use the gimped version. I see torrents for the 1.01 patch, but it looks awfully shady. #trials
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    Image of Neko_Tech Neko_Tech
    11/07/09

    @N●Gage Croal: This stunt reminds me of this RvB PSA episode. #trials
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    Image of Noah Callaway Noah Callaway
    11/06/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    Now it's time for the community to recognize this as developer as one who understands how the world works. He recognizes piracy and embraces it.

    If you torrent the game, and like it, reward the dev for that. Money speaks volumes. If pirates don't put up when the devs do something like this, it's less likely to happen in the future. #trials
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    Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]) promoted this comment Noah Callaway was starred Noah Callaway was unstarred
    Image of breadtruck breadtruck
    11/06/09

    @Noah Callaway: People that pirate dont buy. They just say they do. #trials
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/06/09

    @breadtruck: Fallout 3, and potentially DA:O would like a word with you.
    (and Far Cry 2 n Borderlands, except they got put on the 'shit no buy' pile) #trials
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    Image of WolfieXIII WolfieXIII
    11/06/09

    @breadtruck: Don't speak for all the try before you buy crew. You may pirate and not buy anything, I however buy anything I recognize personal value in. #trials
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    Image of Jonn Jonn
    11/07/09

    @WolfieXIII: Common sense and statistics state that you are, by far, the minority. Not that it would justify piracy in the first place. #trials
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    11/07/09

    @WolfieXIII: I dont pirate. I either buy the game or wait for an official demo.

    But the 5 angry replies here are the minority, and you all know that. Dont even shit me otherwise. Devs, publishers, and whoever else wouldnt work so hard to try to stop it if those people that pirated came back shortly after to buy it. #trials
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/06/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    Hooray for latching onto the 'Try before you buy' group.
    Finally a developer that realise Piracy is a fact and unstoppable force, and if its there, may as well use it.
    EA, while not actively doing it themselves, did do simialr with Sims 3, with a neutered copy going on the torrents.
    Be interesting if any more dev's took a simialr approach. #trials
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    Image of Culebra Culebra
    11/06/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    Creative, actually.

    Trials is one hard ass game, one of the few games to really just bend you over and unapologeticly have it's way with you.

    Cruel, sometimes.

    Love it. #trials
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    Image of QualityJeverage QualityJeverage
    11/06/09

    In reply to Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
    That's...pretty kinda cool actually...I feel all weird about this. #trials
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