CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

I know this is completely unrelated to the discussion but why is this not a blog post on their actual blog (https://en.cdprojektred.com/news/) instead of a print screen of a bunch of text?

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by phire » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:42 AM UTC

uncledave wrote: post #2

Now the 2077 source is public, can we crowdsource the bug fixes?

It's not a given that the hacker will even release the source code.

With the ransom threat rebuffed publicly, they might not be bothered to actually distribute the files, or they might choose to keep them privately for bragging rights.

And then it's entirely possible the source code might not be in a compilable state without lots of work.

But the biggest problems are the copyright issues. CDPR will be well within their rights to go after anyone publishing unofficial builds of the source code.

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by atoav » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:42 AM UTC

uncledave wrote: post #2

Now the 2077 source is public, can we crowdsource the bug fixes?

I had one "I need to reload the game or else it won't work"-type of bug in 100 hours of gameplay. I have seen games that have been much much worse 4 years after the release than this game in it's current state.

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by l33tman » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:46 AM UTC

atoav wrote: post #6

uncledave wrote: post #2

Now the 2077 source is public, can we crowdsource the bug fixes?

I had one "I need to reload the game or else it won't work"-type of bug in 100 hours of gameplay. I have seen games that have been much much worse 4 years after the release than this game in it's current state.

Yes same here, no problems whatsoever. One instance of a guy dropping through a floor so I had to reload and lose 5 minutes. Awesome game :) The console owners weren't as thrilled though.

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by szszrk » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:51 AM UTC

pedroaraujo wrote: post #4

I know this is completely unrelated to the discussion but why is this not a blog post on their actual blog ( https://en.cdprojektred.com/news/ ) instead of a print screen of a bunch of text?

Simply because there is no info on that topic on news page, at least not now.

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by mulmen » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:51 AM UTC

uncledave wrote: post #2

Now the 2077 source is public, can we crowdsource the bug fixes?

If the code is released then CDPR could obtain it as well. So why pay the ransom?

The threat in a hostage situation is not “give me money or I release a hostage.”

Re: CD Projekt Red has been subject to a cyber attack and ransom demand

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Post by extrememacaroni » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 8:53 AM UTC

vmception wrote: post #3

uncledave wrote: post #2

Now the 2077 source is public, can we crowdsource the bug fixes?

I heard it was better already, like key issues addressed

the key issue is that they'll never reach a decent playing experience on some of the platforms they've released on: PS4 & Xbone.