“Don’t be stupid like me,” says the Cyberpunk 2077 leaker about the difficulties he went through after being reported by CD Projekt – Cyberpunk 2077.

Obviously, video game distributors are putting themselves at great risk. Because, in addition to the fame, likes and conversations that have arisen around the long-awaited work, they can also fully participate in legal problem with the affected developer. However, none of this occurred to user Siriondel when he decided to share some images Cyberpunk 2077 back in 2020, a few weeks before the big launch. And as you can imagine, The source of information now look at this action like the biggest mistake of his life.

At least that’s what he says for a long time. Post on Reddit where he reviews everything that happened before, during and after the leak, and features several screenshots of the documents included in the game’s boxes. “To be clear, no There’s nothing to brag about and I’m not proud of it“, Siriondel explains on social media. “My partner at the time warned me about 50 times not to do this. I didn’t listen. damn big mistake“.

“Why did I make this post, which is still at the top of the list of mistakes in my life? Of course, not because of the likes on Reddit, because I already had a lot of them – I just very happy about the game and wanted to share this news with the community. Seriously, that’s all,” the explanation continues. — At that time, Cyberpunk 2077 was preparing to become the next messiah of the role-playing game – after The Witcher 3no one had any reason to predict how the game would turn out.”

As you can imagine, its leak caused a revolution at CD Projekt RED and Bandai Namco. In fact, the authorities were notified because, according to the CEO, “risk of millions of losses for the company due to a breach of contract between them and the client, that is, the company preparing the physical media.” So the user He left the company in shackles, his house was searched and, as you understand, CD Projekt RED decided strictly fire your employee. In fact, the matter went further and Siriondel was sentenced to “8 months of absolute restriction of freedom in the form of community service. 30 hours a month.”

“It wasn’t worth it”

“I did my community service, mostly cleaning toilets and floors at the local community center, and clearing snow from roads, parking lots, and sports fields,” the Reddit user continues. “It wasn’t worth it. I lost a good job where I had many opportunities to get promoted and learn more about the printing industry. I betrayed the trust of a great boss and a company that had treated me well. “Three months after the verdict, a colleague in the department I was targeting became pregnant and asked for leave, a colleague who worked there told me.”

“This could be my position. and only then did I feel 100% regret. This was absolutely the biggest mistake of my life. and I really regret it,” the player continues, before advising other users not to follow in his footsteps. “Don’t be as stupid as me,” he writes repeatedly. At least from his point of view, he learned something from the experience: “But I learned a lot of useful life lessons that made me a little less of a jerk than before. And I’m a toilet cleaner. My house is always crystal clean.”

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