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Naughty Dog addresses TLOU Part 2 leaks
- Thread starter Proven
- Start date
LEAKS are actual VIDEOS and CUTSCENES, they are 101% true.
They most likely broke a legally binding contract and an NDA by leaking by leaking sensitive information on a AAA big budget product. The fuck do you think is gonna happen to them? A stern warning? Lmfao.
The dude who leaked the Half-life 2 source code before its release got sent to jail. It's not "bloodlust" it's reality.
Worse. A video game
That may be true, but there's a difference between just pointing out that possiblity and actively wishing and lusting for some kind of vengeance.
I mean they can say it will be worth it, but there are alot of very upset fans out there. I have a feeling their sales expectations just took a nosedive.
Yes. It was video footage and screenshots from the game this time. Not just words on a page.
When you have people actively hoping this person is sued and jailed, 'put the spotlight' on them, etc., it's bloodlust
The thing is that people have a habit of mentioning spoilers they read in a spoiler thread outside of the spoiler thread.
This whole thing is shit, to work so hard on the game, only to have one asshole ruin it. Hope they find the guy and end his career in the industry.
Utherellus c'mon don't post that stuff over here. It's implying several things and it could be a spoiler.
This company (and plenty of others) has been "called out" repeatedly, and ignored it. Have you not read any gaming news this decade? One story of abuse and exploitation after another. This leak will do more to protect workers from game company abuse and exploitation than literally anything else that's ever happened in the industry.
The social media bubble is not real life. Whether its politics, video games, whatever.
This game is going to sell massively regardless if some folks (including some people in this thread) want it to or not.
Also I get that it sucks for the other workers at ND, but I am having a hard time having sympathy for the company itself given its behind the scenes issues.
To be honest I'm actually surprised that this kind of thing doesn't happen more often given how terrible people in the industry are treated at times.
To be honest I'm actually surprised that this kind of thing doesn't happen more often given how terrible people in the industry are treated at times.
Anyone have decent keywords for this thing? I think just blocking "Joel" and "Ellie" will catch way more than The Last of Us 2 lol.
I must have missed the initial thread but "who" leaked it. Im seeing gamedev, 4 chan, and others. Im also seeing the disgruntled employee but not the reason overwork?
Which is currently just a rumor and I highly doubt it.
Someone was uploading youtube videos named COVID like 2-3 weeks ago, probably the same person. I think it is just what happens when transitioning to a WFH environment during a pandemic, someone might have gotten something from someone or an accidental file transfer or a roomate sharing with someone else ect. ect.
Also knowing ND, it is definitely not a money dispute, they have been compensating their employees (and even those not working there) very well during this.
Oh I'm sure it will still sell well. Just not as good as it would have before all of this.
Well at least you know where people really stand when these crunch articles come out.
Yes a leak "DESTROYED" all ND employees for sure.
Some of you are really reaching.
I kind of doubt that the conclusion will be "lets treat our employees better and hope it doesn't happen again".
More likely they'll go more extreme with security
That's really bad, especially since there's two more months of waiting, so the risk of more is going to be constant.
Leaks usually occur days before a launch or announcement.
But it will affect sales only slightly, I think. This guy will be caught, I'm sure.
He's not going to jail, sure, but I'm sure in his contract there is penalties and sure as hell he needs to go through them.
Leaks usually occur days before a launch or announcement.
But it will affect sales only slightly, I think. This guy will be caught, I'm sure.
He's not going to jail, sure, but I'm sure in his contract there is penalties and sure as hell he needs to go through them.
Someone mentioned it early in the thread. I said apparently since it is not corroborated.
Someone in the spoiler thread posted a Reddit DM they randomly received with spoilers in it.
This whole thing is an insane mess
This whole thing is an insane mess
I mean, I'm sure the people in the terrible working conditions with little pay (or none as it would appear) are real hurt about the millions of people being spoiled
You know what? They probably were conflicted about it and probably are sad to have done it.
But fuck Naughty Dog for crunching.
That it's a rumor at all also makes me wonder if it's really martyr thing. After all if you do it as protest the whole point would be to get your message across, not have people guessing.
Maybe it means the situation at ND is particular catastrophic compared to other companies
Well that is certainly one of hell of a take. Jesus Christ.
Need of attention is a thing in all human beings, some people satisfy that by doing bad things.
You have people in the industry talking about how heartbreaking leaks such as this are in this very thread, but carry on.
This is ridiculous shit. You don't force everyone to suffer because you are. This idea you're free to break the law because your company is being shitty is ridiculous and is not going to end well for this leaker or anyone who does this stuff. People leak things all the time and are PUNISHED for it.
ND is a company but I'm not concerned about the top being affected by this. I'm angry that people who worked on this game for years are being punished(who have NOTHING to do with pay) and fans are now also fucked because people are shitty and think leaking this to anyone who will listen is fair.
The thing is leaks don't usually bother me and I've already engaged with plenty of other game leaks and I've been spoiled on this. The problem is ND games are story heavy and people love to ruin this for everyone else. Now that the spoilers are out it's being spread everywhere so that trolls get their way and ruin peoples day.
ND is shit for crunching and the gaming industry should be hitting these issues more often. I still don't think everyone should get thrown under the bus because ND decided to be assholes. This isn't going to change anything about crunch because plenty of games have been leaked before.
There is a middle ground between being disappointed and destroyed by a leak.
Regardless of it, the leak happened and you can't do much now.
That breaks my heart 💔.
I know this won't change anything but if you can, tell your friend that even with the leaks there are plenty of people who are still excited to play the game they've been working on. And will absolutely appreciate all the work they and everyone else at Naughty Dog have put into the game 🙏.
Oh and also fuck everyone in this thread that's defending the leaker.
It will sell as good as it would have before all of this. Leaks are not relevant to the purchasing decision of the mass market.
You work on a game for years. To see people enjoy it when the game is officially released as they progress through the story and experience it first hand. Only to see heavy spoiler leaks get released online.
it's not something many would be happy about
As always, context is king, and what you're doing, acting like some people aren't really upset because of their hard work being spewed out into the ether without any context, is misleading. Yes some ND people are upset about this. There is nothing reaching about that.
So you think all of the angry fans out there upset at the leaks are still going to Shell out $60 day 1? That is quite a bit of optimism you have there.
I literally wrote this
Yes, being disappointed and sad is perfectly valid, but talking about being DESTROYED is an exaggeration