Boycott Piranha Games Inc

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first of all hey, i don't post a whole lot because i'm equal parts gaming and helping develop games - i think it is necesary that i bring attention to this issue by informing the gaming press about the filthy business practices of Piranha Games Inc. who have made it a habit of lying to their customers. So without further ado:





the Mechwarrior Online playerbase would appreciate it if you could help us out by bringing attention to this issue.

the once-loyal, core playerbase of the game mechwarrior online is looking for any and all means to boycott the game.

many people have put hundreds of dollars and hours in the game when there were "design pillars" and developers actually promised there would never be things like "pay2win" and 3rd person camera in what is supposed to be a "hardcore simulator".

the very players who donated to help fund the game are asking for refunds and are even prepared to go to court over the failed delivery of what was promised as a product to them, when all the developers care about is just making a buck.

if you could at least look into this; i could give you all the pertinent information.
we really need the gaming press to smear the reputation of piranha games inc (who ironically made the horrible multiplayer component of duke nukem forever)
until they either back down from their money grabbing schemes or actually give refunds to all players who paid them cash.

there hasn't been a community backlash this big since SOE killed their own game star wars galaxies, and i assure you this is turning into a mess of comparable magnitude.



we're talking a confirmed 5 million dollars that the playerbase has donated to the funding of the game, with the actual ammount probably being closer to 10 million dollars. (being a moderate estimate)
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you can read the community outrage here:

 

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/107095-3rd-person/

 

bear in mind this is all after they had promised and sworn never to include these things in the game. then bait and switch on the customers that paid for their product by abandoning any form of ethics.

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Hmm not being critical, but I wasn't interested much anyway, so in theory you can add my name to the bycott.

 

But I feel the community might be a little myopic here, they're triyng to bring more people into the community.  More people=more money, more money=better servers/better support/more content.

 

It's a harsh reality, but from my experience "hardcore" modes/servers are always well populated along side the filthy casual servers.  I wouldn't frett.