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[DiebytheSword]

I support the video game industry, but I thumb my nose at the mass media most other times, therefore I will not be supporting the March boycott because I boycott regularly, going so far as having cancelled my Cable subscription some time ago.

[helemaalnicks]

I will not buy Mass effect 3. Allthough I anticipated it for over a year, and honestly can't wait to play it, because I loved ME2, EA's support for a bill that will destroy the internet is a bridge too far.
If I'd buy ME3, I probably wouldn't enjoy it anyway, if I know I willingly support this cause financially. Thanks for making great games bioware, unfortunate your publisher is the modern equivalent of Joseph Stalin.

[Cloaking_Thane]

Well I have to buy ME3, but I can easily not buy other things SOPA is ridiculous for sure, malicious and draconian to put it nicely.

[Xarathox]

SOPA/PIPA postponed indefinitely.

Just read on CNN's site.

Edit: can be read here money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/technology/SOPA_PIPA_postponed/

Modifié par Xarathox, 20 janvier 2012 - 05:05 .

[ironzy85]

t_skwerl wrote...

Right. Having waited all this time just to play a demo of Mass Effect 3, let alone the full game on March 6th... you think I'm going to wait another month to do that? Think again.

lol Wot he sed. Plus, coz i live in England, i have to wait till the 9th March.

[comrade8472]

They don't need sopa or the other to shut sites down.

only shutting down of sites that I support, are phishing scam sites,

[DarkPsylocke26]

HELL NO!

[Sheepie Crusher]

No reason to not buy ME3 since EA already announced it's opposition to SOPA

[darkangelvxvx]

 I don't Support SOPA or PIPA but I also don't intend to punish artists of any kind because of it.


Halting the purchase of media won't actually stop the bills from being passed, in fact if those who choose to oppose it in this manner there is a higher chance of it being passed, than if we just go about our daily lives.  

Don't hurt the artist's for a corperate mistake, especially when artist groups like Bungie, Red Five, EA, and Mojang are opposing SOPA

Modifié par darkangelvxvx, 20 janvier 2012 - 05:37 .

[Hyrist]

My purchase of ME3 was complete before the announcement of Black March. This said, I will be making no further purchases of media that month. ME3 will keep me company enough.

I've also Boycotted E3, which I feel will be a more effective protest, and I encourage Bioware and EA to do the same.

To EA /Bioware: You don't need E3, well follow you and our favorite franchieses in your company regardless of a showing in soem overblown media show. Help us(And yourselves) out by putting down this moronic legislation, and show that you really do care about your fans.

Modifié par Hyrist, 20 janvier 2012 - 05:39 .

[tomorrowstation]

Correct me if wrong, but wouldn't this merely shift more sales into April and extend the high sale figures to EA's benefit? Sure, you lose some in March, but that will just even the sales out a fraction. It isn't as if these peeps doing the blackout will never buy the game. The longterm numbers will be the same. I just really don't see the point to this from a "hurt them in their wallet" way.

[darkangelvxvx]

tomorrowstation wrote...

Correct me if wrong, but wouldn't this merely shift more sales into April and extend the high sale figures to EA's benefit? Sure, you lose some in March, but that will just even the sales out a fraction. It isn't as if these peeps doing the blackout will never buy the game. The longterm numbers will be the same. I just really don't see the point to this from a "hurt them in their wallet" way.

Econ major?  Cuz, yep you're correct.

[the almighty moo]

is it me or is it really only affecting the US anyway?

[tomorrowstation]

darkangelvxvx wrote...

tomorrowstation wrote...

Correct me if wrong, but wouldn't this merely shift more sales into April and extend the high sale figures to EA's benefit? Sure, you lose some in March, but that will just even the sales out a fraction. It isn't as if these peeps doing the blackout will never buy the game. The longterm numbers will be the same. I just really don't see the point to this from a "hurt them in their wallet" way.

Econ major?  Cuz, yep you're correct.

I thought so. The only way a corporate boycott would work would be to never buy anything that came out in March, even after March. A 'black hole' of sales for the year.

[Maias227]

Sorry protesting and claim your rights is all well and good but it doesn't include the epic showdown between alien machines and humanity's last stand.

[mulder1199]

well, my twins take care of not getting to do anything else, so i'll be playing ME3...also, i'm not sure, by my 401k manager may have some of my cash invested in this, so i'd be hurting me....

[mulder1199]

tomorrowstation wrote...

darkangelvxvx wrote...

tomorrowstation wrote...

Correct me if wrong, but wouldn't this merely shift more sales into April and extend the high sale figures to EA's benefit? Sure, you lose some in March, but that will just even the sales out a fraction. It isn't as if these peeps doing the blackout will never buy the game. The longterm numbers will be the same. I just really don't see the point to this from a "hurt them in their wallet" way.

Econ major?  Cuz, yep you're correct.

I thought so. The only way a corporate boycott would work would be to never buy anything that came out in March, even after March. A 'black hole' of sales for the year.

exactly, this would only work if you refrained from purchasing anything released in that quarter.....act as if it never existed...

[james1976]

DrNick1221 wrote...

March Blackout: a plan to not buy, view, or download (legally or otherwise) any game, movie, or piece of music during the entire month of march.

Why in the heck would I do that?  And until this thread, I've never even heard of it.

My copy of ME3 N7 Collector's Edition was pre-ordered and paid in full on the day it was announced at GameStop.  I will indeed be picking up and I have March 6th and 7th off work.

[United_Strafes]

Hurting media outlets and retailers and in turn thier employees will teach the government nothing, that's a fact and it's undisputable.

[legion999]

LOST SPARTANJLC wrote...

Clearly the reapers are in control of SOPA and Anti-SOPA.This is just some trick to catch humanity off guard , without seeing how to defeat the reapers in ME3.

Lol.

Anyway no I will not participate in the March Blackout. It seems pointless.

[Reptillius]

jason9880 wrote...

Icinix wrote...

Robhuzz wrote...
(snip)

Ahh that. I knew about those rediculous censorship laws SOPA and that other one. Just wasn't aware the blackout was in response to that. Europe isn't affected by that law (and any politican thinking of it should be shot imo) so we don't hear that much about it.

Same, I'm in Australia, but you can bet your backsides that media groups in different countries are watching very intently to see if the laws can get passed.

We've got a few politicians here who would love to see it passed then work like buggery to get something similar implented (indeed, they sort of have been trying.)

Other countries are affected by the law. In the sence the goverment will block access to foreign sites.  But this protest is really silly. So, there's no sales in March but we have record sales in April.  It's better to raise awareness and have people calling their congressmen and contuning to call their congressmen. 

Actually. most sites will be basically unaffected if they are not U.S. Sites. the U.S. will become like North Korea but most foreign sites and businesses do not make most of their money off of U.S. Citizens anyway. they make it off of people in foreign countries. they go marrily along and don't care at all that we are blocked from them.

[Candidate 88766]

Neither Bioware nor EA shut down Megaupload so why would I cancel my ME3 pre-order?

helemaalnicks wrote...

Thanks for making great games bioware, unfortunate your publisher is the modern equivalent of Joseph Stalin.

Maximum facepalm.

Modifié par Candidate 88766, 20 janvier 2012 - 06:56 .

[Reptillius]

Relix28 wrote...

jason9880 wrote...

Icinix wrote...

Robhuzz wrote...
(snip)

Ahh that. I knew about those rediculous censorship laws SOPA and that other one. Just wasn't aware the blackout was in response to that. Europe isn't affected by that law (and any politican thinking of it should be shot imo) so we don't hear that much about it.

Same, I'm in Australia, but you can bet your backsides that media groups in different countries are watching very intently to see if the laws can get passed.

We've got a few politicians here who would love to see it passed then work like buggery to get something similar implented (indeed, they sort of have been trying.)

Other countries are affected by the law. In the sence the goverment will block access to foreign sites.  But this protest is really silly. So, there's no sales in March but we have record sales in April.  It's better to raise awareness and have people calling their congressmen and contuning to call their congressmen. 

This protest IS about raising awareness. Imagine, if the entertainment industry had an all time record low sales in March because of this protest. It would be all over the internet and in other media headlines. Lots and lots of people would read it and get informed about SOPA, lots of people that may not be fully aware of the situation as of yet. And that's what it's all about. It's not some silly boycott out to hurt the industry, it's about raising awareness. Much like the blackout by Wikipedia and other sites, just two days ago.

The problem being that if you think this through.  You aren't really stopping SOPA. Your setting up a backfire scenario.  For one thing. If your intent is not to hurt the media industry. You've already failed and the boycott has backfired before it even started. All this would do is hurt the media industry... and perhaps make them push for it even harder.  Deciding in their minds that people need that entertainment and if they didn't buy it legally they must have pirated it. Mostly from foreign sites.  Meaning you've just falsely but believably gave them the justification for SOPA that they are wanting.

But no... Nobody ever thinks of that.  March Blackout is not the answer.  Actually giving a damn and using our Government system as it was intended instead of passively letting everything happen is more likely to accomplish things.  As it has been said before. Right or call your congressman.  Let other government representatives of your state and such know that you don't like this stuff.  They will pull their support for such things or force them to change.  Lobbyists have all the power at this point because the normal people don't bother to care.

Edit:  And if you are going to do a Boycott of some kind. A blanket boycott is not the right idea. Specially for something like this. What you organize is a boycott only against Media companies that are in support of such an act. Going to all the media companies that have denounced it. In that way your boycott serves a purpose of doing more than just giving them an excuse to pass their law. Because then they can see for themselves in the financial reports where all that money they lost went. Into the pockets of their competitors or other industries.  That speaks much louder in monetary terms.

Modifié par Reptillius, 20 janvier 2012 - 06:53 .