Piracy Might Be the SMARTER Choice for Gamers

[@mosshead_yt]

Hey guys, sorry about the crappy audio and all the random background noise in this one. I know it’s not great, but I’ll make sure to fix it next time. Thanks for bearing with me . appreciate you all

[@NookDeSus]

If i was a student, affordability is definitely the prime factor. But now that im employed, its more of a personal judgement of value worth rather than affordability. For example, even if i can afford to pay 60$ for a game i wouldnt buy it juz bcoz in my perspective no game should even charge this much. Thats why i wait for sales instead. If i cannot wait for sales or a game doesnt get price drop lower than i would like to, i will pirate instead. Ill take lies of p as example, even if denuvo got removed and price cut during sales the price is still not within my comfort range so ill pirate it.

[@charc0al_tv]

I will never forgive IOI for making Hitman an always-online SINGLE PLAYER game. You need permission from their servers to even load your single player saves stored on your own hard drive. Thankfully the Peacock Project is saving it.

[@mosshead_yt]

I had a similar experience with Assassin’s Creed Unity when they forced online DRM for a single-player game. I just wanted to play offline with my own saves, but nope, had to check in with their servers first lmao.

[@charc0al_tv]

@@mosshead_yt I was so happy when I discovered the Peacock Project to replace Hitman's servers. Now I have a special build of the game I can stash away that will still be playable 20 years from now long after the servers are gone. No thanks to IOI

[@OtakuchanEditsYT]

Honestly, piracy isn't as bad as people make it out to be. It's how I get to try games I otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. I support it.

[@mosshead_yt]

It’s one of those things where it kind of makes sense in some situations. Not saying it’s the solution, just an interesting take.

[@dannyturcios6125]

Downloading game is like downloading a music program! You’re trying it out and if you like it you buy the full shit ! Since The full shit give update

[@floofenboops]

Harmful DRM that timelocks a game and rising prices alone is enough for me to understand, let alone condone, piracy. Add to it the very real need to preserve these forms of modern art lest they be lost (of which some already are, sadly) and it becomes harder for me to see any argument against it as legitimate.

[@mosshead_yt]

For sure, the DRM and rising prices are a huge turn-off. And the whole game preservation thing is real, because so many are already lost.the whole situation just makes it harder to see why people wouldn’t lean toward piracy when these problems keep piling up.

[@floofenboops]

@@mosshead_yt yee Which, i suppose like most people, i would prefer we lived in a perfect world that delivered us the experiences we want to enjoy without a lot of the...i guess anti-consumer would be the word, practices. Yeah, like, in a perfect world, people wouldnt need to rely on piracy for either preservation nor just to enjoy the experiences. And, i do still believe the industry as a whole can steer that direction. Until then though, yeah.

[@bazoandonov9929]

Wtf