Perhaps. But like all protests as consumers, it's pointlessly self-serving. I was on the fence, and that decision was enough to push me in one direction.
Actually, neither decision are "louder," as it's not as if my non-purchase is noted any more than blatant stealing via torrent. The effect is the same: pointlessly protestant.
Either way, the money is no longer theirs.
Were I to chat with the person who made the decision it would simply be two words: "dumb shit."
But, Cobra, if you'd like a serious conversation on the subject I'd be more than willing when I haven't had seven Washing Apples and eight 9% IPAs. Drunk or not, it's still sad news for the PC gamers.
BTW, what do you do when your friend just gets back from Iraq, his third tour, and is beyond dealing with? He wasn't some cook over there, but a full-blow E-5 Ranger, considering going into the Green Baret's? I can't empathize as I've never lit up a Toyota Corolla with a .50 cal with two dudes in it. I've never walked up to a "Capture or Kill" and blown his brains out with a DE. He has. How can I tell him what's the right decision? He was picked for Delta Selection, and I don't want him to go, but he's A-type and completely alpha male. He's fucked up, but so smarter than anyone I've met. I'm glad he's not just some white trash piece of shit in the military, but at the same time he's my best fucking friend. It kills me. I read books, love cats, and whatnot, and look at this forum for gaming decisions and I'm zero, but he's mister hardass. I want to lock him up in a fucking room, tell him to get over himself, but I can't. Yet he's desperate for that adrenaline rush of a Blackhawk rolling into deep Afghanistan. It frustrates the shit out of me.
I'm not gloating to have known this guy, as it may seem. I'm just drunk and at wit's end. Goddammit! His decision is between Green Berets or fucking attempting Delta? I want to slap the shit out of him; neither decision is okay. He's still reeling being ball's deep from Falluja, Pakistan, and whoever knows where he was, but he doesn't know. Ahhhhh, a;lksjdflkjasdlkfjklajsdflk, and he's such a nice guy. Yet, apparently, totally self-destructive.
Holy shit, I just earned this post number. HAHAHA. Thanks for the expulsion. My only weapons against him are getting him laid. True story. More to come.
Hi, I'm "wizall," and a lesser contributor, but I've been around for some time. Peas and carrots. Thanks for the catharsis.