Arcane Power: How long before the pirated copy appears

[catsclaw227]

I would venture to guess that searching will give you some generated links for Usenet or FullDLLs.com or something else that means absolutely nothing. These aren't real links, they are generated by the search system and are there to draw you in to subscribe and then you blunder around looking like everyone else.

I knew someone who did some programming for fulldlls.com and said that these kinds of links are bogus. They are bait to get new paying subscribers.

 

[catsclaw227]

I also think the 1 post usernames in this thread are hilarious.

Come on guys, show us who you REALLY are!

 

[Kask]

I would venture to guess that searching will give you some generated links for Usenet or FullDLLs.com or something else that means absolutely nothing.

Yes, those are always bogus. I think most people already know that though. It is funny to see so many new people on this thread. ROLF

 

[Kask]

if the major sites that have noteworthy traffic don't offer it yet, it does not matter at all with regard to the topic being discussed here.

Yep, it does.

 

[Mirtul]

Yep, it does.

I don't think it counts as "hitting the torrents" if it shared between 10 people in a private OneSwarm torrent . I'm guessing the author referred to when the file hits the mainstream torrents.

 

[AverageCitizen]

I'm surprised it hasn't hit the mainstream yet. Kudos to WotC, I guess.

 

[Kask]

I don't think it counts as "hitting the torrents" if it shared between 10 people in a private OneSwarm torrent . I'm guessing the author referred to when the file hits the mainstream torrents.

Hmm, I don't think 25 seeds & 134 peers is exactly like a private OneSwarm torrent. I could be wrong though as I don't download much...

 

[CardinalXimenes]

Hmm, I don't think 25 seeds & 134 peers is exactly like a private OneSwarm torrent.

If an ostensibly expert navigator of darknet private file exchanges is capable of finding only about 25 people sharing an unverified file more than 24 hours after the book officially went on sale, I believe the analysis that WotC will draw from this is "We won."

Of course the file will appear on the casual pirate sites. But I hold in my hands a copy of Arcane Power, ordered for $20 from Amazon with standard shipping, delivered before any pirate PDF is available. Every potential customer like me, who wants to have the book within a day or two of its release, will be able to draw the conclusion that they can either get it for sure by laying down $20 or they can wait an indeterminate amount of time for an inferior scan to show up. This is in of itself an enormous win for WotC compared to the recent business, where it was actually _faster_ to get the pirate PDF than it was to hit the LGS or bookstore on the day of release.

 

[Obryn]

Yes, there are parts of the net that aren't for the masses.

You're one wacky alleged marketing executive!

Yep, it does.

To what? Ego?

WotC is trying (likely in vain, but trying) to pull in greater sales on their physical books. If a private group, primarily visited by dedicated pirates, has copies floating around their personal server, WotC's potential financial risk is essentially zero.

-O

 

[Kask]

Of course the file will appear on the casual pirate sites. But I hold in my hands a copy of Arcane Power,...

I too am very happy to see that it isn't plastered around. I want WotC to makes lots of money on material they are willing to sell to the public...

Other material, I don't care about.