Wouldn't they know?
How would they know? Ripping the disc doesn't leave a physical mark on the disc or whatever it is you think they can use to find out.
Wouldn't they know?
Corporate defense force got here quick.
I do appreciate that Blizzard did right by this guy for doing their bidding. But I find the reflexive idea that he "did the right thing" by turning it over super weird. Code is history and a lot of people could learn from that stuff.
In defense of the folks who didn't read the article, OP copy and pasted a big chunk of the article but not the cool stuff.
I hope he atleast made a copy of it before he gave it to them
If he starts trying to blackmail them for more money, you know the lawyers can get involved and won't end well for the dude right?
Yea I dunno, I'd have negotiated a real money deal with them. Personally wouldn't be content with PC accessories, Diablo 3, stuffed animals and a trip to Blizzcon (or any con)
Cool story but I just don't like seeing people get hustled by billion dollar companies.
That line is actually past the first few sentences.
Corporate defense force got here quick.
I do appreciate that Blizzard did right by this guy for doing their bidding. But I find the reflexive idea that he "did the right thing" by turning it over super weird. Code is history and a lot of people could learn from that stuff.
People in that reddit thread are salty as fuck.
$250 is "rewarded big time" ???
LOL dude had something people would have paid tens of thousands for. He got taken. But I guess nice guys finish last.
lol at people acting like they would've been like this to Blizz about it. Dude made out well in the end.
That Chick8nd guy on the reddit thread is a real piece of work.
This is where I'm coming from. Guy had a legit piece of gaming history on hand and got thrown a bunch of crappy swag from a warehouse, an airline ticket, hotel, ticket to a con and 2-3 Stoli & Vodkas with guys who didn't even work on it.
He doesn't owe them some debt to return it, and this isn't some indie team of 2 dozen employees who are struggling to keep the lights on. This is stumbling across the Coca Cola recipe and returning it in exchange for a year supply of Coke Zero and some polar bear pins from the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Also found it weird they asked for him to send it in, as opposed to simply destroying it. I feel confident in saying they have access to this. But I'm more likely feeling a hunch that they want to dive into the disc and see who made that copy and how it got out.
People in that reddit thread are salty as fuck.
This thread is a pretty good piece of evidence for people not reading.
You can tell who hasn't even bothered to read the article.$250 is "rewarded big time" ???
LOL dude had something people would have paid tens of thousands for. He got taken. But I guess nice guys finish last.
People in that reddit thread are salty as fuck.
you are selfish for keeping this out of the hands of programmers- who can bring joy to hundreds of thousands of people - and instead put it in the hands of a crummy company that relies on rehashing other ideas, never to use that code again.
Shame on you.
What's done is done. No point in trying to figure out how to lowball the big bad company.Nah.... the source code for one of the most popular games ever made is worth multiple times more than the ~$3000 Blizzard Bucks they gave him
At least he's right about Razer products
I would imagine so swear I read somewhere that they didn't have the original source code anymore and if that was the case this was a huge find for them.That's probably really helpful for the Starcraft Remaster, right?
Lol what the hell are programmers going to do with that source code?
Make Starcraft Remastered?
I got news for them!
That's a pretty appropriate gift given how easy they'll have it in porting/remastering the game in the future thanks to this. I'm picturing PR people trying to get ahead of the reaction of people in this thread who didn't read the article had when they made that phone call.
It's always baffling how many development shops didn't/don't archive their source control...
After days of deliberation, Khemist49 said he heard from Blizzard directly. He said the publishers legal team had asked him to return the disc because it contained intellectual property and trade secrets.
I doubt they did not have more copies of the code.
I'm sure he's treating it as a bunch of crap and is feeling so sad right now because he gets to go to a convention he's been wanting to go to but been unable to because of the cost of going, then he'll wake up one day and go on NeoGaf and agree with this comment. Poor guy.He should have released the sources. Instead he got a bunch of crap and a ticket to a boring convention.
People in that reddit thread are salty as fuck.
I would imagine so swear I read somewhere that they didn't have the original source code anymore and if that was the case this was a huge find for them.
He should have released the sources. Instead he got a bunch of crap and a ticket to a boring convention.