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Boycott Games for Windows - Live

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Apologies for spamming, but this one is really important.

We have decided to start a boycott campaign against Microsoft’s Games for Windows – Live service because it’s violating our rights as PC gamers. Microsoft is pushing hard to make online PC gaming exactly like the Xbox’s. They want us to pay additional costs to subscribe to their Live service, and pay more monthly fees for a gold account, or to use the barely/non-working Silver account. Even if a gamer surrenders his soul for the attached fees to Microsoft; he may not even be able to purchase a subscription because the Live service is only available in 26 countries out of the 257 countries. This means that gamers from 231 countries are currently unable to purchase gold subscriptions even if they want to.

These two main issues put the future of online PC gaming at serious risk. This is what convinced us someone needed to start a boycott campaign against the Games for Windows – Live service. This became imminent to preserve online gaming and gamers rights. Of course Microsoft is a multi-millionaire corporation and they probably won’t care about this boycott, but game developers and publishers are more vulnerable to boycotts, and therefore we will target them instead. Sega, Eidos and THQ already signed to bring more Games for Windows – Live titles. The clock is ticking, now it’s the time to stop it.
 
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I only of two games that even use it, its not gonna be a problem because game devs know people wont buy a game if you have to pay monthly to play it online.
 
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I don't play multiplayer on those Live games on pc. Besides,the good stuffs are free to play online, like TF2,UT3,CS:S,COD4,etc. With all those great games, why would anyone want to play halo PC on live?? I predict xbox-isque live on windows will die out soon.
 
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I only of two games that even use it, its not gonna be a problem because game devs know people wont buy a game if you have to pay monthly to play it online.

How come you played WoW for over 600 hours then? :confused:

I'm sort of kidding, but seriously, what over 6 million people have bought and played WoW now? They all knew they were going to pay 15 dollars a month, didn't they?
 
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i personally refuse to play a game that you have to pay for more than once
 

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How come you played WoW for over 600 hours then? :confused:

I'm sort of kidding, but seriously, what over 6 million people have bought and played WoW now? They all knew they were going to pay 15 dollars a month, didn't they?

I played with my friends but they stopped and it got really boring :p
 
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WoW is worth the money(when you're addicted), unlike those Live Windows games.
 
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True. I myself have played almost every single MMO, minus the ones that have come out in the past 6 months or so, and even then I probably played the beta. I have no problem paying monthly for games that will have replay value. MMO's currently lead this beause of the RPG factor of their games. You have to realize though that slowly the online gaming portion of FPS's and other games are beginning to add little RPG touches. Take Halo 2 and 3 for istance. You have a rank, therefore you play more in order to get your rank up.

Even so, I'm not arguing boycotting this, because I love that the PC online gaming is free. Almost a reason to game online on PC instead of consoles. I also like the server part of PC gaming better, but we won't go into that here. I also believe this will die out really soon, or at least the microsoft live version. It would not surprise me though if a new FPS that is graphically inclined and mostly multiplayer online turns into a monthly fee though (minus planetside that was a FPS that was a MMORPG).
 
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i hate wow, i think i may hate it less if i didn't have to keep paying to play the damn game, i just think its stupid being forced to pay every month just to play the damn game
 

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+1 on that. And Halo 2 sucked compared to Halo online. And they want you to pay 50 dollars for gold NEVER :laugh:
 

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Seriously. There are MUCH more important things to be worrying about than video games.
 

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Yeah screw Windows Live. Microsoft shafts gamers up the ass so much it's time we bit back eh?

I probably wouldn't buy it anyway... :p
 
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Would never use windows live can go online with mates or servers thru my isp.
 

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I know most depend on Window but MS has become very distrusted as of lately so I wont give them any more money than needed any way. I don,t pay to play online games other than the cost of a game.
 
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agreed, i wont pay, and as long as steam is free who cares.


that and just wait, it wont be very long untill something is created that by passes the pay to play online crap MS is doing
 
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i have to agree with ya there dude:toast:
 
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i hate wow, i think i may hate it less if i didn't have to keep paying to play the damn game, i just think its stupid being forced to pay every month just to play the damn game
then go onto a free server! technically you don't have to pay to play WoW. yeah somone will figure out some bypass to this windows live shit, plus there always linux!
 

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How come you played WoW for over 600 hours then? :confused:

I'm sort of kidding, but seriously, what over 6 million people have bought and played WoW now? They all knew they were going to pay 15 dollars a month, didn't they?

Try over 9 million and what do you think STEAM was developed for $$$$ to charge you for the right to play online it now cost $10 to open a new account. SO IT'S COMING.
 

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Try over 9 million and what do you think STEAM was developed for $$$$ to charge you for the right to play online it now cost $10 to open a new account. SO IT'S COMING.

No it doesnt
 
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I am in full support of the Games For Windows - Live movement, and so shall be boycotting any boycotters.
 
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