How not to boycott Modern Warfare 2

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 13th 2009 at 11:30PM }

Don't worry, guys. We're fairly certain that most of those copies are pirated.

(Click here for the full version of the image, as captured by PC Gamer forum poster Olu446.)

[Via Rock Paper Shotgun]

Tags: activision, boycott, call-of-duty, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2, fps, infinity-ward, modern-warfare-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)

R (Planeteers | Power of Penile Pulse) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:35PM

Way to stick it to the man guys. At least I managed to hold out till Saturday (tomorrow) to snag a $20 gift card with my purchase at Toys R Us.

Weaklings.

Blank-Mage (ATDF's Nuker) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:55PM

You showed them.

R (Planeteers | Power of Penile Pulse) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:58PM

Yessir!.....

...you dont get it man! I NEEDZ IT! I NEED TO KILL THESE FUCKING GENERIC BADGUYS! I JUST CANT GO ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT IT MAN!

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL MAN!

Blank-Mage (ATDF's Nuker) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:11AM

BUT EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL, YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER.

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 14th 2009 12:15AM

NOT NECESSARILY. REMEMBER SPEED 2? THEY DIDN'T STEER THE BOAT!

HA!

Silicon Siren @ Nov 14th 2009 12:17AM

The massive Left 4 Dead boycott with over 9000 followers (had about 100,000 members actually) failure was more hilarious. Their leader bailed on them (Walking_Target on Steam) for a free copy of the game lolololol.

Prof. Von Manifest (aka the caterpillar in your buttermilk) [PSN: Manifest37] @ Nov 14th 2009 12:18AM

If Toys R Us runs out of copies, Amazon brought back their $20 credit.
& you don't pay for shipping or taxes!!

Silicon Siren @ Nov 14th 2009 12:19AM

Also c-c-c-c-combo breaker.

R (Planeteers | Power of Penile Pulse) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:20AM

Theres seems to be more "deals" on games this year than previously. Toys R Us, amazon.com, bestbuy, all doing lots of these discount programs I dont recall them doing before.

Pretty nice.

Dr. Stabbingworth @ Nov 14th 2009 1:12AM

Not quite the fail you think it is:

"The ones with ellipses are playing the very free demo. The ones without ellipses are whore sell-outs who may actually have pirated the thing."

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/a3rjm/why_yes_steam_i_would_like_to_see_whats_on_the/c0fppo8

Ted @ Nov 14th 2009 1:23AM

The ones with ellipses are playing the multiplayer mode, which is a separate application and shows up on the Steam list independently (As Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer).

There is no demo for the PC version, and I don't think there's a demo for any console.

EGOvoruhk @ Nov 14th 2009 1:30AM

@Dr. Stabbingworth

There is no demo

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 13th 2009 11:35PM

Yeah, I love this pic.

This belongs with one of those borders around it with the word "Irony"

WiredKnight: Keeper of Threads @ Nov 14th 2009 12:11AM

I think just a big F-A-I-L will suffice.

CH3BURASHKA @ Nov 14th 2009 12:27AM

It's called a motivational poster.

4chan should have a couple for ya.

Hyperion45 @ Nov 14th 2009 12:32AM

You ask and you shall receive

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/arcanum_DF/Irony-1.png

That Guy @ Nov 14th 2009 12:37AM

They took one page out of potentially hundreds and took a screenshot of it, and that means the boycott group all bought it?

It's to be expected that a number of them would buy it anyway - doesn't mean we all did. I didn't, and never will.

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 14th 2009 12:40AM

You're ruining my fun. Don't be that guy.

BIGGEN (LIVE-PSN: BIGGEN1103) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:48AM

boycott group? geezus

WiredKnight: Keeper of Threads @ Nov 14th 2009 12:53AM

@That guy

Uhhh, no, obviously it just means some of them did.

Also, we all know you really mean you're never going to buy it....until they support dedicated servers.

That Guy @ Nov 14th 2009 2:04AM

Yeah, but since I doubt IW will reneg on their douchebaggery, I don't think I'll ever have that opportunity.

Megapixel @ Nov 13th 2009 11:36PM

lmaoooo boycotting fail...

Igor @ Nov 13th 2009 11:37PM

Thankfully those who took part in the Boston Tea Party had more resolve in their boycott than these guys, otherwise America would still be a colony of Great Britain.

PCIV @ Nov 14th 2009 12:09AM

They had an alternative called coffee. These people don't have an alternative.

Blank-Mage (ATDF's Nuker) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:12AM

Modern Warfare 1?

The Aquacharger (PSN:Elvenmonk) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:14AM

Every FPS is an alternative.

Reader @ Nov 14th 2009 12:24AM

Not only alternatives, but alternatives with LEAN.

LegendaryRedass @ Nov 14th 2009 6:24AM

Forza 3 is a damn good alternative. The mp alone will give you hundreds of hours. Not to mention the livery. I want MW2 so bad, yet I've resisted. And I don't even have a pc that I could play it on. I thought they were gonna donate money from every game sold, since that ain't the case, fuck it. There's still many other games out now. Like borderlands.

Solace @ Nov 13th 2009 11:36PM

the word boycott should never come out of a gamers mouth ever again.. pathetic

Josh @ Nov 13th 2009 11:53PM

Definitely. This is disgraceful.

Powerlord @ Nov 14th 2009 12:05AM

Hey, I boycotted Overlord II because Overlord: Raising Hell never made it to Steam.

Overlord: Raising Hell was released on Steam yesterday, and put on sale along with Overlord and Overlord II, so I bought the bundle.

Unlike some people, I actually kept my boycott.

I was originally going to boycott L4D2, but I changed my mind on that one (and left the boycott group months ago).

AvA (ice~) @ Nov 14th 2009 12:55AM

Yes but your boycotts make absolutely no difference in the grand scheme of things. the only people that are boycotting are the few hardcore people that go to these sites. your average person isn't going to give a shit and buy a game if they want to

this is why gamer/internet "boycotts" fail

Shadow Hog @ Nov 14th 2009 10:08AM

Remember the L4D2 boycott? Where we literally had people come in and say "I'M BOYCOTTING L4D2! ...but I'm gonna buy it anyway."

/facepalm

Robot Overlord @ Nov 14th 2009 11:04AM

i just want to point out that the boycott group had 948 members, 396 of which were online, and only 26 of them were playing mw2. so overall, this is a case of a screenshot getting blown out of proportion.

Bendok @ Nov 13th 2009 11:38PM

....

*chuckle*

Bobby Kotick - Co-Founder of the ATDF @ Nov 13th 2009 11:38PM

Oh no! That makes me a sad panda. I'm crying facedown in my pile of money.

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 13th 2009 11:42PM

Shows just how well the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott would have worked...

Peter Moore @ Nov 13th 2009 11:43PM

Oh Bobby, you...

Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:47PM

Bobby, why don't you just get back in your truck and keep on selling your games to the kids after school. Just don't get arrested ;)

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 13th 2009 11:48PM

Bobby, this is going to happen to you one day...

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/4/45/Z51905882.gif

Zac @ Nov 13th 2009 11:41PM

*shakes head slowly as a tear slowly courses away down his cold shaking cheek*

Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:42PM

+1.

nukee @ Nov 13th 2009 11:41PM

This was a complete lose/lose for PC gamers. If the boycott were successful, that probably would have caused Activision to say no more PC versions from now on. If it weren't, then Activision would just continue the dickery they started with MW2.

michas_pi @ Nov 13th 2009 11:42PM

>Football Manager 2010

wat

Saint @ Nov 13th 2009 11:48PM

Was thinking the same thing.

PedoJokerBear [Planeteer | Power of Gall Bladder] @ Nov 13th 2009 11:42PM

well obviously this was a case of opposite day gone awry

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 13th 2009 11:44PM

Bizarro Boycott?

Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Nov 13th 2009 11:45PM

Well, look what we have here. They ended up buying it anyway! My gosh, they're idiotic...COD: MW2 is amazing, but it's definitely not one of the best games ever made like all of these people are saying.

Jason Statham (Has a ps3 now) @ Nov 14th 2009 8:51AM

I don't think anyone is saying that MW2 is the greatest game ever made. Just like no one ever says that Halo is the greatest game ever made.

Kevin949 @ Nov 14th 2009 9:23AM

In what world do you live in that people don't say Halo is the greatest game ever made? Because I hear about it constantly on other forums.

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