Post by KostaAndreadis @ 01:14pm 11/01/16 | 32 Comments
That is, for titles that choose to implement these sorts of measures. Popular peer news site TorrentFreak posted a translation from 3DM forum founder 'Bird Sister',
"Recently, many people have asked about cracks for ‘Just Cause 3′, so here is a centralized answer to this question. The last stage is too difficult and Jun [cracking guy] nearly gave up, but last Wednesday I encouraged him to continue. I still believe that this game can be compromised. But according to current trends in the development of encryption technology, in two years time I’m afraid there will be no free games to play in the world."
For those that are aware of the illegal PC software scene will know that this is not the first time that a popular title has been absent from the black market. Whenever a new form of copy protection showed up, sometimes it took a little while before a crack would appear. In a way it sort of became a game in itself, with the challenge posed to hackers. "Try and crack this." Denuvo’s Anti-Tamper technology is proving to be the most elusive method yet, as last year's FIFA release for PC (an immensely popular game among both legitimate software buyers and illegal downloaders) took six months to crack.
But, the feature is a costly one to implement.
Copy protection for PC has a long a storied history, with many ups and downs (cough, SecuROM, cough), and as we all know, in addition to companies and publishers employing more sophisticated copy protection measures, there is also a burgeoning DRM-free movement. With platforms like GOG.com and even publishers like Bethesda giving little to no credence to copy protection as a means to protecting their products from pirates, the future of digital distribution remains as elusive as ever.
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Posted 04:11pm 11/1/16
I've "illegally" downloaded games to see how they run on my PC and if it's something I would enjoy then go and buy it. If I can't try the product first I might not buy it at all, I know Steam offer refunds now but do they offer a refund because of a change of mind?
Posted 04:34pm 11/1/16
I don't think its really elusive. Opaque maybe, but its not like the future is difficult to find, catch, or achieve. S*** shows up right on time, actually almost like clockwork.
On topic, to me this is a good thing. Right or wrong, the people who make decisions about platform releases often use the day-0 insecurity of the PC as a reason not to go there. We can (and should) vote with our feet for our favourite DRM platform or roll DRM-free, but playing games you haven't bought isn't cool.
Lots of demos and free weekends and s*** on Steam and other platforms, and lots of ways to get to see how a game plays these days as reviewers literally beg for your likes, views and subs on the youtubes. Steam will give you a refund if an occasional game is still s*** after you carefully checked reviews and watched some gameplay. I don't think that the 'but I need to try it before I buy it' excuse is really valid for piracy, *especially* on PC.
If you tell yourself that you download a game to 'test' it then you're probably doing that cognitive dissonance thing, especially if you think of it as "illegally".
Posted 04:21pm 11/1/16
It's been a month since it's release, it's probably gonna be cracked very soon.
details of software:
Posted 05:00pm 11/1/16
I honestly buy most of my games for console these days as they seem to play better, The Witcher 3 was actually had to pirate a game to test it on my PC and I ended up buying it twice once for my PS4 and PC, I was just using an example that if developers want to lock their games down tight which I support they have every right to and I'm sick of seeing developers go broke because of poor sales even thought their game is a smash hit. But in my opinion they need to offer something so consumers like me who don't have a top of the range PC can give their product a test first, I don't want to fork out $50+ for a game that may or may not play.
But again you're right Steam have free weekends but these are normally after the game has released and as per you're quote they offer refunds for any reason.
Posted 05:26pm 11/1/16
You didn't need to pirate the Witcher 3 on your PC, you chose to because you wanted to. It wasn't "illegal", you broke the law 100% and could have been pursued by rights holders for it.
While it is vanishingly remotely likely that you would get nailed for it, you probably should be aware that you are committing crimes and not be making excuses to yourself for it.
Posted 05:31pm 11/1/16
Probably a s*** example to justify it but if the game is could I would go and buy it, if it's a hunk of s*** I forget about it. AKA Aliens Colonial Marines
Posted 05:37pm 11/1/16
Because doing this for PC is a great reason for the PC now being the peasant-gaming platform.
We get a lot of s*** console ports not just because the PC market is a lot smaller, but also because the few PC sales that are made are in contrast to the many copies that are pirated.
Many companies just can't be bothered dealing with this when you have a huge console market where kids generally just get mum to fork out the $100 for a game.
Posted 05:40pm 11/1/16
To play a cracked console game you'd need a cracked console, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo can pick up on this if it's connected to an active internet connection and can remote brick it? So I suppose they don't need to.
Posted 05:52pm 11/1/16
Compare that to a PC where once its cracked, all you need to do is download and run an executable, and its easy to see why piracy runs more rampant on PC's than consoles. Its an accessibility thing more than anything else at the end of the day. Piracy was pretty rampant on the Dreamcast because all you had to do was burn the cd in a special way and you could play pirated games, no mods necessary, even someone with very little knowledge could download and burn a pirated Dreamcast game to play on their console. Most consoles since then though its been a lot less accessible.
Tbh these days the reason I don't pirate games isn't even because I feel strongly that its wrong, its just because it has become so easy to buy them and do it all above board and legit. Especially in the days of online features, dlc and constant patches, its just too much of a pain in the ass pirating a game when I can snag a cheap steam key from a website and let Steam do all the work for me.
Posted 06:08pm 11/1/16
Posted 11:28pm 11/1/16
Finally they get a challenge and so now he says "there will soon no longer be free games for the world". WTF? Just sounds like classic Chinese mentality of copying the s*** out of anything and everything. Not like they are poor or anything...they have a Pc after all. We aren't talking about a bloke working his butt off in a factory.
I would have thought that pirating pc games is pointless unless for pure single player games. All big title MP games etill require a legitimate log on with steam origin etc.
Posted 05:13am 12/1/16
Posted 06:43am 12/1/16
lolz, was bout to post something similar.
Posted 12:22pm 12/1/16
That's because their games are often buggy on release due to being rushed in the last quarter or so to get out the door by a specific date. They wouldn't want a buggy demo out to let people know about the bugs before buying.
Posted 12:28pm 12/1/16
So yeah, I know it's stealing. I wasn't going to pay for it anyway so no money is lost at least. Most of the time I don't go past a couple hours of playtime.
I have also occasionally bought a game that I initially downloaded because I did put some solid hours into it. I've also 'bought' games that are free for the same reason.
You can call it what you want, but my conscious is clear. It's nice to have flexible morals.
Posted 01:10pm 12/1/16
Posted 01:31pm 12/1/16
That escalated Very quickly.
Both things are not something you admit to online.
Posted 05:28pm 12/1/16
You may think it is s*** reasoning, but people do all sorts of stuff that I think is s*** reasoning. Like watching cricket or something.
Posted 07:49pm 12/1/16
why, you gonna call the overwhelmingly present internet dept of the police and tell on me are you?
its ok Toll, that was my point.
Posted 08:32pm 12/1/16
Posted 10:23pm 15/1/16
Posted 09:12pm 17/1/16
Or maybe no one wants to play it?
Acording to VGCharts it's up there with
Twisted Metal 4
Manhunt PS2
Silent Hill 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
From 15 to 20 years ago.
Or did ausgamers give it a 9.5?
Posted 06:21am 18/1/16
I bought JC3 but i should have not bothered.
Posted 06:57pm 22/1/16
What if, like you know, someone traces who you are and gets you fired because of what youre saying here.
Are you 100% sure this account isn't somehow linked somewhere else? or that someone on here knows your real name?
Posted 08:32pm 22/1/16
Posted 02:19pm 23/1/16
your a strange person greazy.
Posted 03:51pm 23/1/16
Posted 12:03am 25/1/16
which is weird cos you are really boring.
Posted 01:14pm 25/1/16
I've probably said it more than that, it's my chance to look cool on the internet, and wow boring? you hurt me so with the brutal assessment.
Posted 01:18pm 25/1/16
I think Hermitech got fired after someone found a picture of him holding a knife and grinning like an idiot. It was just for fun yet he got fired. But all of my comments are directed to Enska. Now it's on the internet for ever.
Posted 01:58pm 25/1/16
I'm sorry greazy but I couldn't give two s**** if its on the internet forever. can we leave it now? or should we now discuss the fact that luls its on the internet and Enska isn't worried!?!?
Posted 12:28am 26/1/16
no one ever expects to get fired - you'd react the same yourself