Legal and forum rule-related discussion concerning BF2142 mini image

[siiix]

(See the original thread for reference.)

Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

If your DVD is scratched, contact the publisher for a replacement. (Please, also read the forum rules, especially rule #1.)

forum rule #1 has nothing to do with this
and EA charges $10-$15 for a replacement disk... witch we do not even need NOR we require to do in any country by law

no one CAN NOT play 2142 online ranked with out a valid CD-KEY,
and the cracked versions do not need a DVD or an image EVER.
and i'm sure as senior member your well aware of this

i ALWAYS watch what i post... if you want to include not even mentioning certain words i think it would be fair to mention that in rule #1, as it is a bit extreme and unusual, BUT if it would be at least mentioned i would have avoided mentioning names

or if you meant that the one version that is really wrz is USELESS - normally negative comments are allowed about such things - but if that was the reason then i apologize - because that was "discussing"-it just in a negative way

again I’m not criticizing deleting the name or the image, but the comment about rule #1 as i always hold my self in the borders of rules so the boards wont get in trouble

it was not fair comment IMO

what we discussed here IS how to have a LEGAL backup of our 2142, so far i know there are LAWS in any country this game is distributed that one can have at least 1 backup... how you create that backup is irrelevant (even if its downloading)... and again as a senior member you well aware that this image can only used in connection with a legal cd-key

the law DO NOT require us to get a replacement DVD from the manufacturer, in fact its quite the opposite we are protected by law against such things

[siiix]

i don’t even understand why such game makers even require a DVD check, steam already stopped doing that years ago (I already wrote EA 2x about how angry I’m about this)

2142 don’t even have a single player option unless you’re online and HAVE a cd-key, (even if you call that single player mode) : )

and no mater where you buy the game (outside ea downloader) EA gets exactly the same amount, the difference is distribution, shipping packaging and the HUGE profit of computer stores + sales tax

plus there are other reasons and NON of them are illegal
-DVD drive bad/incompatible
-disk broken
-inconvenience having to change disk
-playing in a computer where dvd is not installable (company pc/laptop/no room in pc/…)

[6FiRE9]

Sorry if having that link was inappropriate, however this is not a pirating motive. This is for having a playable backup on your pc, for the reasons that were mentioned above. I do not think this is against the rules. Sorry if I'm wrong and if that is the case I won't contribute that type of information anymore.

Matt

[siiix]

OHHH the #1 rule remark was for you !

then my appologies to Joe Forster/STA
my bad : )

[Joe Forster/STA]

Just to clear things up: according to the forum rules, you need to have a working, original, legally purchased copy of the game to be eligible for support on this forum. (Watch the "working" word, too. This has nothing to do with warez...) Yes, this may be a bit too much but we've seen way to many "interesting stories" in the past to be strict about it! It is explicitly written in the forum rules that, if you don't have a working copy, you need to get a replacement (before discussing things).

[Grumpy]

@6FiRE9 & siiix
Just to clarify things a bit more.
I was the one who removed the links and names.
Torrent sites are not to be posted here, either are the names of warez torrents!
As Joe has already said (and he is a lot more than just a 'Senior Member', he is actually a Moderator here) we had to make the rules very scrict as people join up and ask the most rediculous questions.
I think you will both find the EULA may say "You are entitled to create one backup of your game" (or words similiar to that) but it definately does not say "You can download someone else's copy to use as a backup".

@siiix

plus there are other reasons and NON of them are illegal
-DVD drive bad/incompatible
-disk broken
-inconvenience having to change disk
-playing in a computer where dvd is not installable (company pc/laptop/no room in pc/…)

These are the type of lame excuses we always get!
If you have a bad DVD Drive then how do you expect to install it let alone play it?
If your disc is broken then most game publishers will replace the disc ,for a small fee, when you provide proof of purchase, or in some cases send them the broken disc.
Inconvenience in changing discs is not really a valid reason!
And again if you cant install a DVD into a computer then how are you going to play it? The game publishers wont make it easy for you to play without the disc, otherwise its to easy for you to share the game with friends etc.
You have heard of Piracy and Protections? Havent you?