This is a tragic loss to Funcom and I hope these thieves are caught. The devs at AOC put alot of hard work into  this game and someone just feels they can steal it.

Maybe Blizzard stole them they steal everything else.

I expect the thieves to sue Funcom for the loss of income...................

give them a metal for taking the trash

Maybe Protus took them to use as wallpaper ;)

Originally posted by Protus-AOC

This is a tragic loss to Funcom and I hope these thieves are caught. The devs at AOC put alot of hard work into  this game and someone just feels they can steal it.

Maybe Blizzard stole them they steal everything else.

Yes all the hard work they put into listing features on all those boxes.  Damn those "thieves".  They are going to steal all $7 dollars of the sales revenue those boxes would have sold.  Seriously though, what on earth are some criminals going to do with 4,000 copies of Conan.  

*All kidding aside, I think it sucks that this happened.  I do hope they get caught, but I can't help but giggle at karma in a way that I should not be happy to admit*

Originally posted by Protus-AOC

This is a tragic loss to Funcom and I hope these thieves are caught. The devs at AOC put alot of hard work into  this game and someone just feels they can steal it.

Maybe Blizzard stole them they steal everything else.

No, Funcoms customers left AoC and went back to WOW willingly. After playing AoC they woke up and saw that what a truly polished product WOW really is at this point. There is no arguing that point.

Originally posted by arkady09

Originally posted by Protus-AOC

This is a tragic loss to Funcom and I hope these thieves are caught. The devs at AOC put alot of hard work into  this game and someone just feels they can steal it.

Maybe Blizzard stole them they steal everything else.

 

No, Funcoms customers left AoC and went back to WOW willingly. After playing AoC they woke up and saw that what a truly polished product WOW really is at this point. There is no arguing that point.

lol. Tetris is also polished, doesn't mean I'm gonna play it though.

Is skeet popular in England ?

If so, the thieves could probably make some money by loading the boxes into launchers, and charging people for each shot .

I'm the one who stole them. Good luck tracking me down coppers. Oh, anybody wants some cheap copies beforee I ebay them.

Imagine how much the thieves are going to lose in online auction posting fees. I think the street value of all those games comes in at around -372.50 USD.

wow.....thats ALOT of doorstops.....

Maybe they needed firewood for the winter.  

Funcom just announced that the sub's for AoC went up with 4000 in a day so, they think that the game is on the rise now...  (j/k)

reminds me of a newspaper clipping i saw once about a man who stole a sewage truck.

I can see it right now, once they realize what they actually stole "W T F AARrgghhh"  I think they could propably make more money stealing any other game, any at all, Sam and Max adventures would be easier to sell lol

Originally posted by Daffid011

Originally posted by Protus-AOC

This is a tragic loss to Funcom and I hope these thieves are caught. The devs at AOC put alot of hard work into  this game and someone just feels they can steal it.

Maybe Blizzard stole them they steal everything else.

 

Yes all the hard work they put into listing features on all those boxes.  Damn those "thieves".  They are going to steal all $7 dollars of the sales revenue those boxes would have sold.  Seriously though, what on earth are some criminals going to do with 4,000 copies of Conan.  

*All kidding aside, I think it sucks that this happened.  I do hope they get caught, but I can't help but giggle at karma in a way that I should not be happy to admit*

Never let anyone tell you that karma doesnt have a sense of humor.

ha some store figured a way to make money off old AoC boxes.  Hire someone to steal them and then make an insurance claim for the loss.  Slick, very slick.

Originally posted by ethion

ha some store figured a way to make money off old AoC boxes.  Hire someone to steal them and then make an insurance claim for the loss.  Slick, very slick.

You know, I can't think of any other reasonable explaination than that.  If someone is going to go through all the trouble of stealing 4000 boxes of something they would at least know what they were stealing and have some preconceived plan on how they would sell them.  So either the thieves know nothing about computer games--which games are popular and which are not, or they stole them to pull off an insurance scam as you suggest.

Too bad they didn't catch it on video. So I'll go with the inside job for an insurance claim.

Originally posted by indiramourn

Originally posted by ethion

ha some store figured a way to make money off old AoC boxes.  Hire someone to steal them and then make an insurance claim for the loss.  Slick, very slick.

You know, I can't think of any other reasonable explaination than that.  If someone is going to go through all the trouble of stealing 4000 boxes of something they would at least know what they were stealing and have some preconceived plan on how they would sell them.  So either the thieves know nothing about computer games--which games are popular and which are not, or they stole them to pull off an insurance scam as you suggest.

fuel for heating their homes?

Originally posted by AlienShirt

I think the "thieves" are former AoC players and wanted to spare anyone else the disappointment and frustration of buying and "playing" AoC. They are actually peforming a community service.

Lol so true

 On eBay later this week:

L@@K!  Set of 4000 coffee table coasters...CHE@P!!11!!111!

Originally posted by Thradar

 On eBay later this week:

L@@K!  Set of 4000 coffee table coasters...CHE@P!!11!!111!

That wouldn't be far from the truth, I bet we see a big influx of cheap copies of AOC on good old ebay...

Stolen games don't only appear in flea markets/car boot sales, they also appear in reputable high street videogame stores that sell second hand games.

i suppose given theres 4000 copies they might make 4000 pounds if they are lucky :P