Star Wars Fans Launch Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancelled KOTOR 2 DLC
Star Wars Fans Launch Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancelled KOTOR 2 DLC
by Turbostrider27
35 Comments
Black_Belt_Troy
The absolute madlad. Amazing. I’m in full support. This whole situation was a masterclass in upsetting your fanbase.
TheeDeputy
Fucking good.
twili-midna
I mean, itâs textbook false advertising. Aspyr sold the game on the promise that the patch would come, and then they pulled the rug out.
PanicResponsible2945
Wonder if this will work out well even after they gave out free codes for some of their games. Hope they crumble down for their bs anyways.
Tacothekid
Glad i have it on PC
texasspacejoey
But they already compensated everyone with a free game
barbietattoo
Good
murder_1
Good
Blibber3
That DLC was literally the only reason I wanted to get this. No restored DLC happened.
Reynolds_Live
Welp guess I’m gonna still wait to buy it.
surfsquid
I mean, yeah, fair enough. But why are people preordering/buying a game that they aren’t even going to play until the DLC is released? đ
PileOfSandwich
They already offered refunds or replacement codes for a different game. Why is there a reason to sue?
staveware
This is completely justified. I don’t always approve of action taken against devs since the arguments are often subjective. This is more cut and dry than that. I am 100% for facing the consequences of false advertising.
Echo1138
I would be very happy if this lawsuit goes through, and Aspyr deserves all the crap it’s getting for it’s truly awful business practices, but realistically there’s no way they win this.
Class action lawsuits like this are super expensive for the company being sued, and I’m sure there’s some kind of technicality that they put in the TOS that said they have the right to cancel any promises content if need be, which legally protects them from doing a move like this.
Yes, it’s wrong that they’re gonna get away with this, but I don’t see a world in which Aspyr loses this lawsuit.
blueberrypizza
Good. Aspyr deserves to be reprimanded for this. Even if the case wins and the payout is low for the plaintiffs, it’s important to set a precedent for these kind of things.
I can’t believe I’m seeing comments here along the lines of “whatever” or “these cases never win”. Right, the reason companies pull stuff like this is exactly because of apathy like that. Do you want the industry to change, or do you just want to keep whining about shitty publisher practices online?
FuckBezosandAmazon69
Good fuck them, I would have actually bought it if it had the cut content.
bugbootyjudysfarts
As someone who has played the restore content patch, it’s fucking awful and I’m honestly glad it got cancelled as I wouldn’t want it to ruin the base game
topplehat
Valid, I bought the game for this reason
hurrdurrmeh
Nice. This is the way.
BlueBomber13
The whole reason I bought it was for the DLC.
Known_Ad871
I wonder how many of these people voted in their last local election
Gotruto
I know Reddit doesn’t want to hear this, but there’s basically no chance this succeeds. It’s a frivolous lawsuit.
The reality is that these people bought the game without the patch, and they got the game without the patch. It doesn’t actually matter that they bought the game expecting something else, because they literally got what they paid for. If developers lost lawsuits over failing to deliver patch content, then entire game genres would die. In particular, most live-service games would not exist.
For example, the MMORPG World of Warcraft promised to deliver mounted aerial combat all the way back in Wrath of the Lich King (it’s literally on the collector’s edition box!) but never added any such feature. They similarly made a whole bunch of promises of content for Cataclysm which never came out (including whole raids and battlegrounds). Most live-service games face difficulties adding some intended content.
Blizzard (WoW’s developer) never got sued over that, and they never will, because there is just basically no chance of winning that lawsuit.
ziggyrivers
We should do the same with cancelled Megaman Legends 3 /s
Silvercloak5098
GOOD. Was the definition of bait and switch. I’d love to join the suit. It was completely fraudulent.
LaytonFunky
Can I sign on for this?
BlueGoosePond
Anybody want to explain what the DLC was or did that was so crucial?
I’ve never played the game on any platform.
Existing365Chocolate
Aspyr are a shit company, but cancelling or changing business plans or a roadmap isnât illegal
SomeKindofTreeWizard
Wow. I kinda slept on this story because I felt f*ed over the first time I bought KOTOR 2, good to see the remake is keeping the tradition alive.
SupremeNadeem
good, games should get into more shit for false advertising, a game release shouldn’t feel like a rugpull
JesusChrist-Jr
Enjoy your check for $0.28 in 12 years.
MrStayPuft245
Plenty of developers should have had this happen to them. Sadly Aspyr isnât big enough to line the pockets of the people in charge so theyâll likely get burned to the ground, rightfully so. I just wish every developer was held to a standard thatâs fair to the customers.
TEDDYBEARSOLID5260
May the Force be with them.
Get those mother fuckers.
salacious_scholar
r/kotor baby. Listen guys, I’ve been playing the KOTOR games since they came out. 1-3 play throughs a year. For the past 20 years.
We have one hell of a loyal fanbase. But this fucking chicanery by ass-pyr , this struck the wrong chord. I tell ya, these dudes have no idea.
LiterallyATalkingDog
Aspyr’s also doing the Tomb Raider Collection with all the DLC ***”””included”””*** đđ
I’m so excited to have the OG Tomb Raiders on Switch and I’ll be so pissed off if we get KOTOR’d again.
DarthVitrial
Seems like a pretty clear cut false advertising case, considering the single big selling point of the switch port was âit will be the first time we officially include the restored content modâ.
Still tragic it never released, with TSLRCM itâs one of the best Star Wars stories out there, but without it youâre basically getting half a game.
35 Comments
The absolute madlad. Amazing. I’m in full support. This whole situation was a masterclass in upsetting your fanbase.
Fucking good.
I mean, itâs textbook false advertising. Aspyr sold the game on the promise that the patch would come, and then they pulled the rug out.
Wonder if this will work out well even after they gave out free codes for some of their games. Hope they crumble down for their bs anyways.
Glad i have it on PC
But they already compensated everyone with a free game
Good
Good
That DLC was literally the only reason I wanted to get this. No restored DLC happened.
Welp guess I’m gonna still wait to buy it.
I mean, yeah, fair enough. But why are people preordering/buying a game that they aren’t even going to play until the DLC is released? đ
They already offered refunds or replacement codes for a different game. Why is there a reason to sue?
This is completely justified. I don’t always approve of action taken against devs since the arguments are often subjective. This is more cut and dry than that. I am 100% for facing the consequences of false advertising.
I would be very happy if this lawsuit goes through, and Aspyr deserves all the crap it’s getting for it’s truly awful business practices, but realistically there’s no way they win this.
Class action lawsuits like this are super expensive for the company being sued, and I’m sure there’s some kind of technicality that they put in the TOS that said they have the right to cancel any promises content if need be, which legally protects them from doing a move like this.
Yes, it’s wrong that they’re gonna get away with this, but I don’t see a world in which Aspyr loses this lawsuit.
Good. Aspyr deserves to be reprimanded for this. Even if the case wins and the payout is low for the plaintiffs, it’s important to set a precedent for these kind of things.
I can’t believe I’m seeing comments here along the lines of “whatever” or “these cases never win”. Right, the reason companies pull stuff like this is exactly because of apathy like that. Do you want the industry to change, or do you just want to keep whining about shitty publisher practices online?
Good fuck them, I would have actually bought it if it had the cut content.
As someone who has played the restore content patch, it’s fucking awful and I’m honestly glad it got cancelled as I wouldn’t want it to ruin the base game
Valid, I bought the game for this reason
Nice. This is the way.
The whole reason I bought it was for the DLC.
I wonder how many of these people voted in their last local election
I know Reddit doesn’t want to hear this, but there’s basically no chance this succeeds. It’s a frivolous lawsuit.
The reality is that these people bought the game without the patch, and they got the game without the patch. It doesn’t actually matter that they bought the game expecting something else, because they literally got what they paid for. If developers lost lawsuits over failing to deliver patch content, then entire game genres would die. In particular, most live-service games would not exist.
For example, the MMORPG World of Warcraft promised to deliver mounted aerial combat all the way back in Wrath of the Lich King (it’s literally on the collector’s edition box!) but never added any such feature. They similarly made a whole bunch of promises of content for Cataclysm which never came out (including whole raids and battlegrounds). Most live-service games face difficulties adding some intended content.
Blizzard (WoW’s developer) never got sued over that, and they never will, because there is just basically no chance of winning that lawsuit.
We should do the same with cancelled Megaman Legends 3 /s
GOOD. Was the definition of bait and switch. I’d love to join the suit. It was completely fraudulent.
Can I sign on for this?
Anybody want to explain what the DLC was or did that was so crucial?
I’ve never played the game on any platform.
Aspyr are a shit company, but cancelling or changing business plans or a roadmap isnât illegal
Wow. I kinda slept on this story because I felt f*ed over the first time I bought KOTOR 2, good to see the remake is keeping the tradition alive.
good, games should get into more shit for false advertising, a game release shouldn’t feel like a rugpull
Enjoy your check for $0.28 in 12 years.
Plenty of developers should have had this happen to them. Sadly Aspyr isnât big enough to line the pockets of the people in charge so theyâll likely get burned to the ground, rightfully so. I just wish every developer was held to a standard thatâs fair to the customers.
May the Force be with them.
Get those mother fuckers.
r/kotor baby. Listen guys, I’ve been playing the KOTOR games since they came out. 1-3 play throughs a year. For the past 20 years.
We have one hell of a loyal fanbase. But this fucking chicanery by ass-pyr , this struck the wrong chord. I tell ya, these dudes have no idea.
Aspyr’s also doing the Tomb Raider Collection with all the DLC ***”””included”””*** đđ
I’m so excited to have the OG Tomb Raiders on Switch and I’ll be so pissed off if we get KOTOR’d again.
Seems like a pretty clear cut false advertising case, considering the single big selling point of the switch port was âit will be the first time we officially include the restored content modâ.
Still tragic it never released, with TSLRCM itâs one of the best Star Wars stories out there, but without it youâre basically getting half a game.