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Oh, so the cracked version that inevitably comes out will actually have decent performance? Adorable. Can't wait. It's often been the case that pirated versions are objectively superior to the crippled originals, but I don't think I've ever seen a case as blatant as this.
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Again, talking about piracy and fairness should be a moot argument. Something being expensive doesnt give you the right to consume something without the permission of the one who made it. Think of this in terms of source code. If you wanted the source code for facebook, facebook might sell it to you (for billions ofc), but you cant pay for it. That doesnt give you the right to steal it. Its just too easy to do. Its a…
> Something being expensive doesnt give you the right to consume something without the permission of the one who made it. Of course it doesn't (except in some special cases, but that's another debate, and doesn't concern games - see life saving drugs for example). But the discussion was about DRM and whether they work - IMHO they don't, because the main reason behind piracy isn't accessibility, but too high (price/pe…
> EU did a study in 2013 which found that piracy doesn't really hurt sales, because most people who pirated X and haven't bought it later - wouldn't have bought it anyway.
I haven't read that paper, but from an economic standpoint, this is still not enough to prove what people would have bought if they had access to piracy. Again, look at popcornTime. If people were fined in Argentina like they are in the US, I assure you netflix would surge in subscriptions.
If it's an Ubisoft game, it's worth paying attention when people complain about the DRM. It might not just be the pirates complaining.
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> Something being expensive doesnt give you the right to consume something without the permission of the one who made it. Of course it doesn't (except in some special cases, but that's another debate, and doesn't concern games - see life saving drugs for example). But the discussion was about DRM and whether they work - IMHO they don't, because the main reason behind piracy isn't accessibility, but too high (price/pe…
Im damn sure it works because if piracy were not punished, popcorn time would swallow the entire consumer market, much like it has in countries like Argentina and the netherlands. The barrier of installing a VPN adds an expense higher than paying for netflix, making it unappealing. > EU did a study in 2013 which found that piracy doesn't really hurt sales, because most people who pirated X and haven't bought it later…
Oh, so the cracked version that inevitably comes out will actually have decent performance? Adorable. Can't wait. It's often been the case that pirated versions are objectively superior to the crippled originals, but I don't think I've ever seen a case as blatant as this.
It's mostly the paying customer who ends up with the burden. I would really like to know the train of thought behind it because for me that is just plain weird. It's the same when you buy a movie or a television show on DVD/BR. You first get the traditional FBI warnings (that as a non US citizen doesn't apply to me) and if you are lucky you get a 3 minute unskippable scenes about how piracy is the equivalent of murde…
First thing I did was rip it and remove the restriction. Imagine if you bought a film and it refused to play on any screen less than 32" wide...
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It's mostly the paying customer who ends up with the burden. I would really like to know the train of thought behind it because for me that is just plain weird. It's the same when you buy a movie or a television show on DVD/BR. You first get the traditional FBI warnings (that as a non US citizen doesn't apply to me) and if you are lucky you get a 3 minute unskippable scenes about how piracy is the equivalent of murde…
On my legit DVD copy of 'Mulholland Dr.' by David Lynch the entire main film is one continuous video and you cannot skip, fast forward or jump to a particular scene, so you have to watch the whole thing end to end. The directors notes that come with the DVD say this is because he wanted to limit the way people experience the film. First thing I did was rip it and remove the restriction. Imagine if you bought a film a…
If you're right, it's an interesting example of "artistic" DRM that is not related to copyright enforcement. Can anyone think of any others?
I don't think I've read the inquirer articles before, but is this a standard? > EARLY ADOPTERS ... have been quick to moan that ... > ... gamers have taken to the Steam forums to whine about ... > DRM all too often seems to make users lives' a misery They're just talking about a broken game, right? (That will likely get patched in a few days/weeks)
It's more the batshit crazy idea behind it. If you want to play the game you have two choices: 1. Pay for the game to support the creation of more games. This path will include invasive DRM that either causes performance problems, damages your hardware, or disallows you from playing the game you paid for, for instance when you're not connected to the internet. 2. Pirate the game, play it how you want. That they punis…
Oh, so the cracked version that inevitably comes out will actually have decent performance? Adorable. Can't wait. It's often been the case that pirated versions are objectively superior to the crippled originals, but I don't think I've ever seen a case as blatant as this.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's more the batshit crazy idea behind it. If you want to play the game you have two choices: 1. Pay for the game to support the creation of more games. This path will include invasive DRM that either causes performance problems, damages your hardware, or disallows you from playing the game you paid for, for instance when you're not connected to the internet. 2. Pirate the game, play it how you want. That they punis…
There exists a third option. Pay for the game, then pirate the superior cracked version.
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It's more the batshit crazy idea behind it. If you want to play the game you have two choices: 1. Pay for the game to support the creation of more games. This path will include invasive DRM that either causes performance problems, damages your hardware, or disallows you from playing the game you paid for, for instance when you're not connected to the internet. 2. Pirate the game, play it how you want. That they punis…
There exists a third option. Pay for the game, then pirate the superior cracked version.
I'm trying to find a way to work in a bound for the floor reference but none of them fit.