Borderlands PC unlock date -why so late?

[15973]

At least give us this apparent "F*** you" straight into our faces here and on the GBX forums instead of running to some outer source.

[dwarrior]

Originally Posted by Akuen

"Randy Pitchford, president of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software..." does not work for 2K Games. Please try to realize there are two different companies involved. Gearbox did not publish their own game.

the point is 2K games has a reputation for not doing anything to help pc gamers in this situtation and if gearbox isnt going to try and help us fight for an early release were pretty much screwed

[mathias92]

Originally Posted by TheVeteran

She's a customer service representative and likely doesn't know anything about this whole situation. She's just following protocol and saying what she was told to say from the beginning. The higher ups seem to be considering changing the date, but the are sure taking a while to let us know what's going on.

I hope so. Lets just wait for a reply from Elizabeth or whatever her name was xD. I hope she has good news though, she certainly has been kind up til now.

[15973]

I lost almost all of my hope now but I'm going to wait for a reply by Elizabeth or ennui before I completely loose my mind.

[Medic739]

Originally Posted by mathias92

I hope so. Lets just wait for a reply from Elizabeth or whatever her name was xD. I hope she has good news though, she certainly has been kind up til now.

it's her job to be kind, and keep the peace

[2K Elizabeth]

Hey guys,

Yesterday we learned that a fraction of the PC copies of Borderlands were accidentally sold to consumers in some countries but that gamers could not activate their copies yet. Since we learned of this problem, we have been looking into the issue to find the best possible solution for everyone.

I'm going to be completely honest with you guys right now. It is not possible for us to move the planned release date of the game forward. We could not possibly get the games into stores worldwide and out for digital distribution any earlier than planned. Less than 1% of all copies were sold, and if we unlocked the game today, illegal versions would most likely appear on torrents by the evening. I am sure all of you want our PC launch to be as successful as possible, and we simply won't be able to manage that any earlier than already planned.

I want to apologize for those of you who have gotten the game ahead of our release date, and ask for your patience and understanding. The game will be ready in the US and Canada at midnight eastern standard time on Monday, October 26th, and internationally by Friday, October 30th.

-Elizabeth

[kevlar83]

Originally Posted by 2K Elizabeth

Hey guys,

Yesterday we learned that a fraction of the PC copies of Borderlands were accidentally sold to consumers in some countries but that gamers could not activate their copies yet. Since we learned of this problem, we have been looking into the issue to find the best possible solution for everyone.

I'm going to be completely honest with you guys right now. It is not possible for us to move the planned release date of the game forward. We could not possibly get the games into stores worldwide and out for digital distribution any earlier than planned. Less than 1% of all copies were sold, and if we unlocked the game today, illegal versions would most likely appear on torrents by the evening. I am sure all of you want our PC launch to be as successful as possible, and we simply won't be able to manage that any earlier than already planned.

I want to apologize for those of you who have gotten the game ahead of our release date, and ask for your patience and understanding. The game will be ready in the US and Canada at midnight eastern standard time on Monday, October 26th, and internationally by Friday, October 30th.

-Elizabeth

...........d'oh

[mathias92]

God damnit..

[Akuen]

Originally Posted by 2K Elizabeth

Hey guys,

Yesterday we learned that a fraction of the PC copies of Borderlands were accidentally sold to consumers in some countries but that gamers could not activate their copies yet. Since we learned of this problem, we have been looking into the issue to find the best possible solution for everyone.

I'm going to be completely honest with you guys right now. It is not possible for us to move the planned release date of the game forward. We could not possibly get the games into stores worldwide and out for digital distribution any earlier than planned. Less than 1% of all copies were sold, and if we unlocked the game today, illegal versions would most likely appear on torrents by the evening. I am sure all of you want our PC launch to be as successful as possible, and we simply won't be able to manage that any earlier than already planned.

I want to apologize for those of you who have gotten the game ahead of our release date, and ask for your patience and understanding. The game will be ready in the US and Canada at midnight eastern standard time on Monday, October 26th, and internationally by Friday, October 30th.

-Elizabeth

You might want to notify Valve Software of this then, since they are going to unlock the steam version at 12PM PST on the 26th.

[15973]

At least bloody push the steam release to the 26th. I can tell you that EVERY European that bought the game is going to pirate the versions that are going to be on the net starting Monday/Tuesday. Those that bought it and aren't going to wait for arbitrary reasons and those that didn't buy it and just pirate it without supporting GBX.

And those are going to be a s***load of people.