banning mods

[4days]

story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4735603.stm

found at: http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=11808

"As the furore over the Hot Coffee modification to GTA: San Andreas rumbles on, a fan of the game and a committed modder known as Illspirit takes on industry calls for games to be made impervious to fan-made modifications."

haven't seen anything that actually says what the criticisms of modding are or who is making them.

[Foo]

Honestly? I know it's purely selfish but let them ban mods on new games. Will see a hardcore resurgance of indie games and old games being played and modded.

[Foo]

Also forgot something obvious: Can you really imagine a scenario where people are forced to release a piece of software which cannot be altered.

That would mean banning open-source software. heh.

[Don Carlos]

Also forgot something obvious: Can you really imagine a scenario where people are forced to release a piece of software which cannot be altered.

That would mean banning open-source software. heh.

owned

[eepberries]

There's no way they could destroy modding. It's gotten too large, and too many big game companies support it (id, valve, etc)

[seremtan]

ffs this GTA:SA issue has turned into the 9/11 of videogames - a pretext for any and every crazy authoritarian move

and besides, if there were no more modding, where would the game industry get all its designers from?

[Nightshade]

Also forgot something obvious: Can you really imagine a scenario where people are forced to release a piece of software which cannot be altered.

That would mean banning open-source software. heh.

Bill Gates just came in his pants.

[rep]

s"As the furore over the Hot Coffee modification to GTA: San Andreas rumbles on, a fan of the game and a committed modder known as Illspirit takes on industry calls for games to be made impervious to fan-made modifications."

BUT HOT COFFEE WAS NOT FAN MADE. GOD, FUCKING IDIOT MEDIA. ALL THAT HOT COFFEE DOES IS UNLOCK IT.

[Foo]

Functionally there's no difference, however.

Also amusing that the mod for SA was an unauthorised one which must have involved reverse engineering the game in the first place. Something forbidden in the terms of use and also by law (IIRC).

[seremtan]

s"As the furore over the Hot Coffee modification to GTA: San Andreas rumbles on, a fan of the game and a committed modder known as Illspirit takes on industry calls for games to be made impervious to fan-made modifications."

BUT HOT COFFEE WAS NOT FAN MADE. GOD, FUCKING IDIOT MEDIA. ALL THAT HOT COFFEE DOES IS UNLOCK IT.

15 OF THE 19 9/11 HIJACKERS WERE SAUDIS BUT WE ATTACKED AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ INSTEAD. YOU THINK THESE DICKHEADS GIVE A CRAP ABOUT FACTS?

[rep]

s"As the furore over the Hot Coffee modification to GTA: San Andreas rumbles on, a fan of the game and a committed modder known as Illspirit takes on industry calls for games to be made impervious to fan-made modifications."

BUT HOT COFFEE WAS NOT FAN MADE. GOD, FUCKING IDIOT MEDIA. ALL THAT HOT COFFEE DOES IS UNLOCK IT.

15 OF THE 19 9/11 HIJACKERS WERE SAUDIS BUT WE ATTACKED AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ INSTEAD. YOU THINK THESE DICKHEADS GIVE A CRAP ABOUT FACTS?

ROFL. OWNED. NO, I SUPPOSE NOT. HEY, I HEARD YOU'RE PLANNING ON KILLING SOMEONE IN WASHINGTON. I DON'T THINK KILLING ANYONE IS THE ANSWER. THAT WOULD MAKE YOU AS BAD AS THEY ARE. I'M CONTACTING THE AUTHORITIES.

[lars63]

Interesting read that would be a big order trying to ban mods not that I don't doubt they will try *sigh*

[MKJ]

banning mods? no
banning cracks (and i dont mean no-cd cracks)? yea. that hot coffee thing altered some game code which isnt allowed according to the EULA.
its still all over reacting though. OMGLOL we see fully clothed people make pelvis thrusts without any cocks n cunts! god, Vice City had a scene with bare boobs and a big throbbing cock, and it didnt require any unl0xoring either

[+JuggerNaut+]

[Grudge]

wha

[Ryoki]

A confusing picture!

[MKJ]

especially the Recycle Bin label is designed to sow AND reap confusion all round

[+JuggerNaut+]

notice the overclock speed

[MKJ]

once, an installer told me my proc speed was 1201Ghz

[dzjepp]

Everything on the internet is true.

[+JuggerNaut+]

Everything on the internet is true.

yeah, i heard one time that you're duhard's pet monkey.