[cod] punkbuster boycott / protest

[Mark J. DeFilippis]

Rags already know about it....

Subject: spam: Call of Duty 2 boycott

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27959



At 08:09 AM 11/28/2005, you wrote:

>Having worked on Wall Street 20+ years now I can tell you it is all
>about expected earnings.  ACTV is turning a deaf ear because this
>is already money in the bank.  NEXT...
>
>As much as I wish a server shutdown would help, it won't. With 3200
>servers out there, I suspect it will make a small dent.
>
>The saying goes "You need to hit them in the pocketbook", that is what
>hurts.  There are a few ways to do this.
>
>1. I belong to an investment club.  We hold ACTV stock.  I can say
>we have had a good ride, but it is clear this ride is not likely to continue
>based on this attitude change from ACTV.  It is time to sell.  Investment
>clubs watch other investment clubs, not just companies.
>
>2. While I am at work this week it is time to pay a visit to my friends that
>have been very helpful for so many years.  As equity analysts specializing
>in various industries, I will put my two cents in about ACTV to these
>friends.  Since I am expensive, I do not work for any one brokerage, I
>have 4 brokerage clients however, and they have been so wonderful
>to me in the past, it is time to repay based on where I think ACTV is
>heading financially. Reality is they are moving more to consoles.
>A crowded market that will become more crowded. I
>have my business reasons why I don't think ACTV will do well there.
>(Perhaps History will repeat itself. Consoles is where ACTV started
>and I recall the time when they were on the brink of bankruptcy).
>
>3. To hit them in the pocketbook, you need exposure, and to try
>to dissuade people from buying their products.  As a buggy PC game
>developer, they are entering a market where "they don't send out updates"
>for console systems.  One way is to start a web site that states the
>situation, poor support, etc, and massively link that site to push it's
>Google rating up.
>
>We should also see about recouping some of our money.  I pre-purchased
>COD2 with the understanding that COD2 was a sequel in the series
>and COD2 would have basic A/C as it's original COD did.  I am not an
>attorney, but this is what I believe is class actionable. I want the money
>back for my three copies of COD2 as ACTV did it on the cheap and
>did not add A/C.  It can clearly be shown this is a financial decision.
>
>Know an attorney that is in the business, or is among us?  We should
>take this off-line and consider this.
>
>On the exposure:
>
>I will donate "Activisionsucks.com", and the webspace and bandwidth,
>and we need as many sites to link to it as possible. Once in place
>I will submit to all the webcrawler bots.
>
>The goal: Boycott all Activation products and get the word out about their
>lack of support.  We owe it to other consumers out there as this is IMHO
>large scale fraud. I certainly feel defrauded. Had I known there was not going
>to be basic A/C, I would never have purchased the game. I believe the bulk of
>people that pre-ordered the game that are unhappy are in the same position.
>This is the group I believe is class actionable.  We need an attorney amongst
>us.
>
>Once it is up, we will let all the rags know about it. They won't turn away
>ACTV's money, but if we do it right, it is news, and any press is good press
>as any business man knows.  Of course I mention the site to my equity research
>friends..., and if you know any, so should you.
>
>There is no liable or slander. These have several legal requirements. One 
>is that
>the statements made are not fact.  That is not going to be the case. We
>tell it like it is... The facts are what they are.
>
>Mark
>
>
>
>At 12:25 AM 11/27/2005, you wrote:
>>FYI, in case you didn't see it...
>>
>>
>>
>>http://www.iwnation.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=17450
>>
>> > There comes a time when a little revolution can do an awful lot more 
>> good than meekly submitting to the will of others, especially if you 
>> feel you have a genuine greivance.
>> >
>> > That time is NOW my friends.
>> > What do i mean?
>> >
>> > I propose that if you are happy with following Statement you post your 
>> acceptance in this thread and get as many others as possible to sign up 
>> including League/Ladder players & admins, Clan members, server 
>> admins/providers and just about every COD/UO/COD2 player you can ask.
>> >
>> > "We request here and now that either Activision or Infinty Ward make 
>> an offcial announcement regarding their future support for the Call of 
>> Duty series of games on or before 16th December 2005.
>> >
>> > The statement should include the following:
>> >
>> > 1. When will you include an Anti-Cheat system for COD2?
>> > 2. When you you release your 1st patch for COD2?
>> > 3. What will it include?
>> > 4. What other plans have you for the support of the Call of Duty Games?
>> > 5. What will you do to ensure this situation does not arise again?
>> >
>> > Failure to comply with this very simple request will result in the 
>> following action:
>> >
>> > We will actively encourage ALL
>> > Clans, Leagues, Ladders, Players, Admins and server providers to 
>> enforce a series of 24hr mass server shutdowns of all Call of duty games 
>> at a time of our choosing.
>> >
>> > Don't take this lightly, word spreads, people won't buy a broken toy.
>> > This has never been done before and do you really want to go down as 
>> the first and only companies to have it's client/fan base take such 
>> drastic measures in order to simply be given some regular information 
>> about a product, the choice is yours alone.
>> >
>> > WE WILL NOT BE IGNORED ANY LONGER.
>> >
>> > TALK TO US AND HELP US, TO HELP YOU MAKE THE CALL OF DUTY SERIES 
>> BETTER ONLINE GAMES.
>> >
>> > DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
>> >
>> > To my knowledge, should this action take place it will be the first 
>> and only time such drastic measures have been taken by any gaming 
>> community anywhere in the world.
>> > I don't want us to make history but it may come done to it.
>> >
>> > SHAME ON YOU AV AND IW FOR LETTING IT GET THIS FAR....
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>Mark J. DeFilippis, Ph. D EE          defilm at acm.org
>                                       defilm at ieee.org
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Mark J. DeFilippis                    defilm at acm.org
                                       defilm at ieee.org


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