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R.I.P Denuvo - Tekken 7 and Dishonored 2 cracked
- Thread starter Elven_Star
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PC gaming is not like console gaming where you hope that the new system plays the old games, or else they're locked to old hardware that will die one day.
The majority of games on PC are still able to be played on Windows 10 - though some of them require modifications to do so.
People are still actively working on software to improve this compatibility.
As a result, I still regularly play PC games that are 20+ years old.
GOG was created as a way to help keep these old games alive.
While I'm sure there are people that don't care and only want to play the latest thing, an awful lot of PC gamers do care about playing old games, and are against anything which potentially gets in the way of that.
We've already been through multiple iterations of DRM/copy-protection schemes that have proven themselves to be harmful to game preservation, and don't want something that now relies on an activation server having to exist.
Exactly.
Even if compatibility was an issue, Denuvo prevents you from running the games on old hardware or operating systems if the servers no longer exist.
CecilRousso
Member
You have a thread 11 pages long here, where people have explained just why, many times.
Being the same game every year so what's the point.
And they will still be dumb idiots wasting money on something that doesn't work.
By the way, Ubisoft already tried something worse and they failed miserably.
Time. They choose to focus on new games.
Deathknell
Member
Denuvo removed from ME:Andromeda
http://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-andromda-has-dropped-denuvo-thanks-to-latest-patch/
http://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-andromda-has-dropped-denuvo-thanks-to-latest-patch/
Alexander DeLarge
Member
Good on them. Keeping Denuvo around once it has been cracked is dumb as hell.
Not only that, one of those harmful DRM schemes that was used in extremely high profile games such as GTAIV and Fallout 3 (both titles which expect me to crack them myself because it was never removed from those titles) was created by the people behind Denuvo and was abandoned after under 7 years.
I thought GRW was always online? Did it get the Hitman treatment?
It's highly recommended to play online with other people, but the game could be played offline since release. (well assuming Denuvo didn't bork up as it tends to do every now and then.
If they dont want to buy a game they dont want to Play it then. If u can afford a gamer pc you can afford a game. Not the hardest math
Script of the Bridge
Banned
KatamariOnTheRocks
Member
Anecdotally speaking, I've had to skip out on multiple day one purchases this year thanks to the stupid idea to use Denuvo. I've already had to skip Robinson: The Journey, For Honor, NieR, Prey, Battlezone, and Tekken 7. I own over 1300 games on Steam as PC is my main platform and I always buy games at launch for full price so I hate having to skip games entirely that I otherwise would have gladly paid full price for on day 1.
I already purchased the re-release of Bulletstorm and Agents of Mayhem when they were available for sale, but prior to them stating that they were using Denuvo and had to refund them both when I could have just saved myself the time and effort by skipping them all together if they had been upfront about it's inclusion from the moment the sale page went up instead of sneaking it in right before launch.
The idea of using Denuvo in the last two games I listed makes absolutely no sense when those titles have had a hard enough time selling without adding an additional reason for people to skip over your game.
lucebuce12
Member
I think Agents of Mayhem just got cracked.
2 hours ago yeah.
Since this seems to be more of a general Denuvo topic than just the two games mentioned in the title, Denuvo has now been removed from ADR1FT - about 18 months after release: http://steamcommunity.com/app/300060/discussions/0/3223871682610139847/
Better late than never, I suppose.
Better late than never, I suppose.
Rellik
Member
I bet no one even wants to pirate that.
ldcommando
Banned
Mvci next I imagine
CPY is either doing that or Death of the Outsider themselves.
I think this turned into a general denuvo discussion thread.
We should probably ask mods to rename?
Yeah, then 2 groups and 1 solo guy cracked all that was left in like a month. Was hilarious. Pretty sure the only things left are Fernbus Simulator and MVCI right now.
ldcommando
Banned
There are others according to the subreddit that follows the scene. Like 3 more
There is CPY who started it first, then Baldman the solo guy and then Steampunks showed up.
Only ones that cracked the actual non Unity denuvo games.
This is a really lame mindset to have.
Music to my ears. Fuck em.
ldcommando
Banned
sorry, was talking about the games. There are still 5 games to be cracked. The 2 you mentioned and 3 others
Oh fair enough.
LordKasual
Banned
wait
Tekken 7 used Denuvo???? :O
Now I don't even care about it. I never noticed anything fishy about T7's performance.
Tekken 7 used Denuvo???? :O
Now I don't even care about it. I never noticed anything fishy about T7's performance.
It doesn't lower performance. Pretty sure the only case was RIME.
I'm pretty sure that Denuvo actually affecting performance is the biggest lie there is (It only affected Rime I think).
People are against Denuvo because it makes almost impossible for this games to work in the future, when the servers are out. Also, it blocks modding in a pretty big way, so that's another con.
Anti-consumer? How exactly?
KojiKnight
Member
It keeps the purchaser from having complete control of their product. Eventually the denuvo servers will go down (or the license between denuvo and the publisher will expire) and a lot of software that does a one-time check in will no longer work. Some go even further and check in every time they start.
That is anti-consumer. It's taking the choice away from the people who bought the software.
Zombie James
Banned
Like every single DRM scheme, the only people who suffer are legitimate users.
ldcommando
Banned
mvci sweating bullets
LordKasual
Banned
Niceguydan8
Member
Its from past experience
If i remember correctly, Games for Windows Live has issues with win 10 along with stuff like SecuROM.