Marshes Spawn point

[Friedrich Psitalon]

heh- im glad the crack server will let people do this, that server fails and this helps it fail even more- any other server will ban people for it, i'm sure if the admins of that server got camped they'd ban people and probably camps the other hanger themselves. every other server is respectable and will boot people for this behavior.

Is this really a healthy attitude for a developer of the software to be advertising publicly? 

What that he loathes the fact that someone stole his work and abused the good faith agreement with the original authors of the software engine and owners of the IP?  I'm pretty sure Crytek would have frowned on MWLL if it were proposed that they were making a mod using their engine but producing it for illegally obtained copies of Crysis.  Did you misread the statement or misunderstand the situation?

What the developers of MWLL did that the 'Cracked' out folks didn't do is ask and obtain permission.

Hmm. Maybe I don't know the full situation. I was under the impression that was just the name of a server and that was that. How could they have stolen something that's freely distributed? I mean, the devs are pretty much saying "Play this, host this" no?

I was under the impression the dev was hammering on a server for no reason aside from perhaps a bad personal experience. What'd the Cracked folks do? The server's running the current version and appears to be complying with all the rules?

[dsaint24]

I believe it's that they have illegal copies of Crysis. And because Crytek was nice enough to work with the crew to allow usage of their engine for MWLL I would see why the devs would not support pirating of Crysis.

[Galaxy613]

Exactly. Apparently if you crack crysis you have to play on cracked servers that have the checks hacked out.

People who are forced to play on the Cracked/Boss server are pirates and do not support the platform MWLL is based on, devs have no love for the owner(s) of that server.

Also, the admins on that server are generally arseholes.

[dsaint24]

More I don't think the Devs can do anything because it is not an MWLL issue, it is a gamespy/crytek problem. So all the devs CAN do is frown upon it and hope for the server's demise.

[Eldragon]

Having a cracked server isn't so bad. If some dude pirates Crysis to play MWLL, and decides they like it from playing on the cracked server, the person might go buy a copy and join the rest of us on  the normal servers.

Now if there are dozens of cracked servers out there that would be a problem, but having one might actually help players get into the game; like a shareware version does for other games.

[sleepysheep]

You obvuisly live in a perfect world, becuase that is NOT going to happen. Ever.

Yesterday I was VERY happy to see that server only half full, hopefully soon it will be empty.

[Friedrich Psitalon]

Interesting. I play on that server infrequently. Had no idea it was any different from the TLL's other than in name.

[KingLeerUK]

Having a cracked server isn't so bad. If some dude pirates Crysis to play MWLL, and decides they like it from playing on the cracked server, the person might go buy a copy and join the rest of us on  the normal servers.

Now if there are dozens of cracked servers out there that would be a problem, but having one might actually help players get into the game; like a shareware version does for other games.

I think that is wishful thinking, at best.
 
The shareware analogy does not hold true because a cracked version of a game is full-featured, not intentionally gimped or limited in trial period as shareware software typically is.
 
While I would love to think that MWLL is so amazing as to have a software pirate choose to come clean and buy a legit copy, reality says that the chances of that happening are about the same as Lotto odds.

[Rally]

While I would love to think that MWLL is so amazing as to have a software pirate choose to come clean and buy a legit copy, reality says that the chances of that happening are about the same as Lotto odds.

We shouldn't talk about something we don't understand. There is simply no way we can know if any of those pirates have gone legit and how many of them there even are. We can't know the odds.

In fact, we should just ignore the pirates altogether.

[HOUND]

I take it we're not talking about Periphery pirates (ala Redjack Ryan).

[(TLL)Sky_walker]

The shareware analogy does not hold true because a cracked version of a game is full-featured, not intentionally gimped or limited in trial period as shareware software typically is.

Well... it's not entirely true - on cracked server you have only a newbies, while on legal are actually good players.....

[dsaint24]

"Well... it's not entirely true - on cracked server you have only a newbies, while on legal are actually good players....."

OOOH SNAP!

[Zynix]

I'm kinda sorry my comment took this thread so OT, heh.  My main point wasn't really to bash Boss, it was more just to recommend a possibility of lessened instances of the original complaint occurring. 

I personally don't play on Boss any more, and I don't condone software piracy.  But until there's a way of trying the mod before you buy it (if there ever can/will be?), I feel the benefits currently outweigh the negatives, especially since nothing can be done about it right now.  If I didn't own the original Battle-, City-, Aero-, etc.-tech box sets I would have never bought Crysis just to try this; I mainly play strategy/crpg games, I'm horrible at fps's.  As it is, I was unwilling to pay $30-$40 for crysis having never wanted to play it, and I didn't actually get into MWLL until I found a cd-key for $9.99.  I didn't realize 'cracked' servers like that even existed until after I had already purchased it, and to be honest, I would have probably tried it if I did know.  And then gone out and bought Crysis ME (@$40) and have been playing weeks earlier.

I know my experience is statistically irrelevant, but considering it was my mention of Boss that derailed this thread I thought I should weigh-in on this subject, heh.

[Dragonlord]

I honestly dont care much what goes on in that boss server. I dont play on it anymore.
The issue I brought up has only occurred once, and I brought it up because I thought it could be abused.
I take that as a sign that the players of the community are mature enough to stick to the rules and not ruin the gameplay for the rest.

From what I understood though was that the map was intentionally designed that way.
Someone suggested setting up some for of "defence" to the entrance of the spawn room that would take out any enemy BA trying to enter.

I'm sure there are ways to deal with it, but it would be more fun if we could all play fairly and give everyone a fighting chance without the need to limit the playingfield or available tactics.

[AlfalphaCat]

I say shoot 'em in the face.
I've been on both sides of this situation.
When i actually stormed a hangar, on the old inferno, there were only like 4 ppl online, so not like it was superbad, and i wasn't spawn killing.
On the receiving end, i just launched an srm down the hall as the enemy BA was coming up. Worked wonders.  If you can, just hide in one of the corners that kinda looks like a locker or electrical box, its not solid and them damn spawn campers won't know what hit them.  I know this is not about strategy, but if you take them out they will probably knock that shit off.