downloaded from Direct2drive.com (renamed)

cunnutazzo · 03-03-10, 05:52 AM

I refuse to be a "legal" pirate about downloading SH5 through a "proxy trick". I don't understand why we European simmers are not allowed to download a payed and legal copy of the game, however I can play a lot of other good simulation games out there. I'm disappointed with the Ubi crew, of course.

ParaB · 03-03-10, 05:54 AM

Problem is that the official release date in europe is still the 4th, so most retailers/shop have not released it yet. You can already buy/download the game in europe via Gamersgate, though.

Snake Man · 03-03-10, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cunnutazzo

I refuse to be a "legal" pirate about downloading SH5 through a "proxy trick".

Haha pirate for buying a game? Thanks for the good joke, I enjoyed it

Dowly · 03-03-10, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cunnutazzo

I refuse to be a "legal" pirate about downloading SH5 through a "proxy trick". I don't understand why we European simmers are not allowed to download a payed and legal copy of the game, however I can play a lot of other good simulation games out there. I'm disappointed with the Ubi crew, of course.

Except there's European sites that already sell the game, so I don't see why you would need to "legally" pirate it via proxy.

piri_reis · 03-03-10, 06:35 AM

You don't need a proxy.
I downloaded from Direct2drive.com. It'll first redirect you to the UK web site but if you click on the flag and choose US, It'll let you purchase and download. Very fast service too.

cunnutazzo · 03-03-10, 06:45 AM

I live in Italy, why I should select the US flag at the D2D shop? this is not legal.

Cougar_DK · 03-03-10, 07:02 AM

Its available at GamersGate for us Europeans. Downloading it right now

Kromus · 03-03-10, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cunnutazzo

I live in Italy, why I should select the US flag at the D2D shop? this is not legal.

Maybe because r*tards from sites like this
https://buy.metaboli.com/vnt/choixpa..._achat=acheter
won`t allow still download the damn game (Activation key should be send in roughly 11 hours from now, I`ve preordered on 01/03/2010)?

I`m so pissed on myself that I didn`t do that "region trick" earlier

punisher2010 · 03-03-10, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cunnutazzo

I live in Italy, why I should select the US flag at the D2D shop? this is not legal.

Actually, I think it is only illegal to sell it before the release dates, not buy it. If the shop makes a mistake and breaks a release date, it is not the customer that is liable....

However, especially with the new DRM, I don't know if they will allow you to play it before the release date. I know some games that required activation that wouldn't work before the street date..

piri_reis · 03-03-10, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cunnutazzo

I live in Italy, why I should select the US flag at the D2D shop? this is not legal.

Do as you please, wait till next week then.

Goatman455 · 03-03-10, 11:53 AM

Actually the greedy corporations with $$$ in their eyes are more of pirates than you. They are releasing the game unfinished and unpolished with little to no paper documentation for $$$ reasons, sounds piratey to me!!!

ARGGHHHH

himlaviz · 03-03-10, 12:07 PM

So much trouble to get a game, I had hoped that it would be easier to buy games thanks to digital downloads in 2010 or so.

Steam messed up big time with their countdown and then, nothing, just a march 2010 as release date. Not funny! Had expected to buy it before work and have it downloading while working.

Then I called Game (local shop) and asked if they had Silent Hunter 5 which they did but he told me he couldn't sell it to me until tomorrow, couldn't even bribe him

So then my hope was left with GamersGate but their click&buy creditcard service refused to accept my creditcard. Aaargh!!

Found my way to the US direct2drive and bought it from there and is now downloading it, 850mb downloaded and 45 minutes remaining. Hope it wont have any nasty surprises like that key is not valid from you location etc.

Time will tell...

piri_reis · 03-03-10, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by himlaviz

Found my way to the US direct2drive and bought it from there and is now downloading it, 850mb downloaded and 45 minutes remaining. Hope it wont have any nasty surprises like that key is not valid from you location etc.

Time will tell...

You won't have any problem with the key or install. I don't think there is any location checks after you purchase.

Download was fast, I already burned my download package to a dvd, and also about to do a reinstall/repatch for testing. Have fun!

cunnutazzo · 03-03-10, 07:16 PM

The original name of this thread was "legal piracy?", I don't know why someone renamed "downloaded from D2D", because I'm downloading the game from Ubi uk. Finally...

Onkel Neal · 03-03-10, 07:18 PM

You should have guessed the word "piracy" was a bad choice

03-03-10, 05:52 AM	#1
cunnutazzo Soundman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pisa, Italy Posts: 142 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	downloaded from Direct2drive.com (renamed) I refuse to be a "legal" pirate about downloading SH5 through a "proxy trick". I don't understand why we European simmers are not allowed to download a payed and legal copy of the game, however I can play a lot of other good simulation games out there. I'm disappointed with the Ubi crew, of course.

03-03-10, 06:35 AM	#5
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	You don't need a proxy. I downloaded from Direct2drive.com. It'll first redirect you to the UK web site but if you click on the flag and choose US, It'll let you purchase and download. Very fast service too. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

03-03-10, 12:07 PM	#12
himlaviz Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 55 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	So much trouble to get a game, I had hoped that it would be easier to buy games thanks to digital downloads in 2010 or so. Steam messed up big time with their countdown and then, nothing, just a march 2010 as release date. Not funny! Had expected to buy it before work and have it downloading while working. Then I called Game (local shop) and asked if they had Silent Hunter 5 which they did but he told me he couldn't sell it to me until tomorrow, couldn't even bribe him So then my hope was left with GamersGate but their click&buy creditcard service refused to accept my creditcard. Aaargh!! Found my way to the US direct2drive and bought it from there and is now downloading it, 850mb downloaded and 45 minutes remaining. Hope it wont have any nasty surprises like that key is not valid from you location etc. Time will tell... __________________ This is my computer. There are many like it but this one is mine. My computer is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my computer is useless. Without my computer I am useless.

03-03-10, 07:18 PM	#15
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	You should have guessed the word "piracy" was a bad choice __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-03-10, 05:54 AM	#2
ParaB Chief Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 327 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Problem is that the official release date in europe is still the 4th, so most retailers/shop have not released it yet. You can already buy/download the game in europe via Gamersgate, though.

03-03-10, 06:45 AM	#6
cunnutazzo Soundman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pisa, Italy Posts: 142 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I live in Italy, why I should select the US flag at the D2D shop? this is not legal.

03-03-10, 07:02 AM	#7
Cougar_DK Watch Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 27 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Its available at GamersGate for us Europeans. Downloading it right now

03-03-10, 11:53 AM	#11
Goatman455 Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Actually the greedy corporations with $$$ in their eyes are more of pirates than you. They are releasing the game unfinished and unpolished with little to no paper documentation for $$$ reasons, sounds piratey to me!!! ARGGHHHH

03-03-10, 07:16 PM	#14
cunnutazzo Soundman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pisa, Italy Posts: 142 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	The original name of this thread was "legal piracy?", I don't know why someone renamed "downloaded from D2D", because I'm downloading the game from Ubi uk. Finally...