Witcher 2 developer, CD Projekt Red, have said that they wont continue to seek action against gamers who allegedly downloaded the game illegally.

CD Projekt Red had previously claimed that for every copy of the game that had been purchased, 4 copies had been pirated. Understandably, the developer went on to take legal actions against the pirates, but only those who they knew for sure had pirated it.

Now however they are withdrawing from the legal proceedings that they were to undertake, this is due to not wishing to alienate their fanbase, even though they still have a staunch stance against piracy. In an open letter to consumers from Marcin Iwinski, as reported by GamaSutra, says:

“Being part of a community is a give-and-take process. We only succeed because you have faith in us, and we have worked hard over the years to build up that trust. We were sorry to see that many gamers felt that our actions didn’t respect the faith that they have put into CD Projekt RED.

Our fans always have been and remain our greatest concern, and we pride ourselves on the fact that you all know that we listen to you and take your opinions to heart.

“We’ve heard your concerns, listened to your voices, and we’re responding to them. But you need to help us and do your part: don’t be indifferent to piracy… Unless you support the developers who make the games you play, unless you pay for those games, we won’t be able to produce new excellent titles for you.”

It’s nice that they have decided to withdraw from legal proceedings, but it is also a shame that piracy is so rife on their product that they felt legal action was needed in the first place!

Source: MCV