The Crystal Ball

[Icebear]

Originally Posted by ingsoc84

I'm not suing anyone, first you need DAMAGES..what are my damages? 50 dollars? not worth my time effort nor any other attorneys, it just isn't. Sue a Russian company? I lived there..there is NO rule of law there, its as corrupt as it gets, and leads the world as "the most corrupt Country", last year surpassing Zimbawe for that honor.As to the "so what aspect"..it just means "we got hosed" and have to live with it...and next time..LOOK before I leap purchasing one of these games, means I won't purchase till at least 6 months after the date, and have fully read the forums to discern whining from real complaints. As a final thought, so what does not excuse bad conduct on behalf of the dev's/publisher, but then..as most of us over 30 know...NOTHING in life is fair

And again, I fully agree with you. My reply was intentionally a bit heretic Being far over 30 I remember those days when outstanding companies like MICROPOSE released games in nearly flawless condition. Do you remember this one ?

That's nearly 12 years ago and they released just one (1) patch of 457kb!

But nobody should believe that this is impossible today. Last week my nephew indicated that he would appreciate to get a copy of SKYRIM on Santa Claus. Due to my experience with Silent Hunter V and later on IL2 Cliffs of Dover I denied to buy a game released without a playable demo. Knowing that he is a little nag I decided to download Skyrim illegally and crack it first of all. I played around for about 1 hour with a system that was far below the minimum requiments provided by Bethesda. What should I say; it worked flawless, smooth with stunning graphics even with a 8800GTS and NO crashes.... Ten minutes later I ordered two copies from Amazon.

That's what I learned. Do I feel bad ? No way....