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[Maxximo]

because i like these kind of things, the war between good and evil, modern robin hood that want to share to poor people and evil company that, of course, don't want you can play their games free, even if you can't buy these games, because you don't have money.

it's fun !

Videogames are a luxury! If you can't buy them don't fucking steal them.

 

[demosthenes]

So what? He isn't breaking any kind of rules by having a strange and unpopular opinion.
You may not agree with him, but that's not a reason for banning him.

I was just pointing out why the one person hoped for a ban, not that I was hoping for the same.

 

[Gamezone]

Denuvo have already done the job.

 

[Wowfunhappy]

For now.

And 3dm has already showed cracked version with a bypass/emulator of just cause 3 and rise of tomb raider. Do you want to bet that these games will be the next cracked games ?

Yep. And I fully expect Denuvo to be fully cracked at some point in the not-to-distant future.

Until then, however, it has proven to be amazingly effective.

 

[Gamezone]

How real is this, because we're been getting plenty of these threads lately.

 

[John Kowalski]

Christ, I can only imagine the work it took.

 

[SapientWolf]

Bought the game awhile ago. I was without internet for a week or so and wanted to play the single player campaign. What happened? I was greeted with a nice message saying that I needed to get online for a verification. Went on to play some other game on my Steam library that runs perfectly fine in offline mode.

I won´t pretend that it ruined my week, since it is a game after all. But still, I spent good money on a software that blocks me from using it if I don´t have an internet connection all the time.

Piracy aside, Denuvo is a piece of shit.

It's pretty clear that streaming is the end game.

 

[OmegaX06]

Apparently it tricks steam into thinking you are playing the demo version of the game which they released a month or so ago. It's more of a bypass then anything else and can't be applied to any other Denuvo games.

 

[Gamezone]

Apparently it tricks steam into thinking you are playing the demo version of the game which they released a month or so ago. It's more of a bypass then anything else and can't be applied to any other Denuvo games.

If that's the case, I'm sure Valve or the game publishers can solve this quickly.

 

[Sijil]

So if the demo .exe is the reason for this crack to exist, then I would not expect any demos for other Denuvo games ever, not that I had any hope.

 

[prudislav]

It's pretty clear that streaming is the end game.

glad that my backlog is so big that I ca safely quit and still have enough to play

 

[King Gilga]

Why not just buy it? Game is the best FPS to come out in like what, 10 years or some shit?

I have literally zero interest in pirating this game, and will 100% buy it at some point in the future since people really like it.

But it doesn't mean I'm not super glad a crack exists.

 

[Banana Aeon]

I do want to buy the game, but I refuse to support Denuvo. Hopefully, with all the good patches for Doom, the next one can just patch Denuvo out.

Or at least make a DRM less version.

 

[Gamezone]

Considering thst people support EA's unnecessary always online with GW2, NFS and Sim City, I'll gladly support Denuvo before publishers gets any worse with their DRM.

 

[luca_29_bg]

Videogames are a luxury! If you can't buy them don't fucking steal them.

Technically a copy of a software is a steal ? Really ?

 

[Jonneh3003]

Technically a copy of a software is a steal ? Really ?

Yeah it is stealing.

No one is entitled to a video game, if you can't afford it then you simply can't play it.

 

[commissar]

This should mean the game can now be played on linux, like the beta test was able to.

 

[xVodevil]

I buy 'em all.. yet still I don't mind this shit being cracked... It ain't good for anyone. I've learned my lesson with Starforce, when I couldn't play my SCCT on any OS after WinXP...

 

[Yukinari]

Considering the Quakecon sale is happening right now im pretty sure a lot of people already bought Doom because its back down to 30 bucks.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

I grabbed it for £19 and finished it in 6 hours which I felt was really short, but it was very good so it was worth it. Had I paid £40 I wouldn't have been happy, though.

 

[luca_29_bg]

Yeah it is stealing.

No one is entitled to a video game, if you can't afford it then you simply can't play it.

Sorry but for me a copy of a software is not stealing, it's a copy, the original is where it should be, available for purchase. We can discuss about piracy, i'm not encourage it in any but i don't consider it a steal, software houses that use DRM simply they don't want people to play their games for free. It's doesn't matter if these people don't buy their games because there's not a cracked version. They don't care. They simply don't want these games to be played for free, and it's right, of course. Don't change anything in practice, because they will not see the money from these people, DRM or not. They should protect their games ? Yes, of course, but i don't consider piracy, technically speaking, a steal, at least for me.

 

[poodaddy]

I refuse to pirate games but I think it's great that Denuvo was cracked. The shit ruins some people's experiences when they're offline and I'm not a big fan of DRM in general. Like I said; hate pirates, happy about the crack.

 

[SapientWolf]

I refuse to pirate games but I think it's great that Denuvo was cracked. The shit ruins some people's experiences when they're offline and I'm not a big fan of DRM in general. Like I said; hate pirates, happy about the crack.

Denuvo is not cracked. This is a workaround that probably won't work for long.

 

[Vex_]

(•_•) I guess
( •_•)>⌐■-■ You could say
(⌐■_&#9632 It's Doneuvo.

Well done. Bravo.

 

[texhnolyze]

It always cracks me up when someone says there's a crack for a Denuvo game.

Not, it's not a crack. It's just a workaround for a game. Please be educated.

 

[MUnited83]

So.... cracking a game is good news now? Let me ask to the devs....

If it was a true crack yes, it would be amazing news.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Well this thread got me to go buy Doom now that its 50% off.

So Denuvo did its job.

 

[twisted89]

I grabbed it for £19 and finished it in 6 hours which I felt was really short, but it was very good so it was worth it. Had I paid £40 I wouldn't have been happy, though.

6 hours? Geez, you must have just been b lining for the finish. I'm up to 18 hours, completed all the challenges and secrets up to level 10.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Also i'm sort of confused at the idea that we're somehow going to lose access to games in the future if these crackers don't crack them. With things like GOG and the move towards making older titles DRM free, I think most companies will making sure that games won't be lost anymore. I really don't see the need for pirating as some holy crusade in archiving anymore. That's not the world we live in anymore. We don't have to worry about losing games. Any game worth archiving will be saved regardless of whether its cracked or not.

 

[MUnited83]

This is not a Denuvo thing itself though, there are games that use it and allow mods, such as Total Warhammer. I can edit files for that and not be banned, and it only requires a single activation once in it's lifetime when it installs. I'm not sure if there is something I'm missing, or if people think Denuvo does much more than it actually does. I really don't get the rage for it.

Denuvo can and has absolutely prevented modding. It doesnt when the devs specifically allow for it, or when you're lucky enough that the devs left the part required for the mods alone. Sadly, thats not exactly common.


Denuvo sucks and it should be cracked for real asap.

Also i'm sort of confused at the idea that we're somehow going to lose access to games in the future if these crackers don't crack them. With things like GOG and the move towards making older titles DRM free, I think most companies will making sure that games won't be lost anymore. I really don't see the need for pirating as some holy crusade in archiving anymore. That's not the world we live in anymore. We don't have to worry about losing games. Any game worth archiving will be saved regardless of whether its cracked or not.

...


You do realize that there are DOZENS OF GAMES on GOG that come with the following:

- pre-packaged CRACKS to make the game drm free in the first place
-pre packaged compability patches made by modders
- QoL improvements made by modders.


You can say goodbye to all of those with Denuvo.

 

[Maxximo]

So the OP is telling me that someone who can afford a PC powerful enough to play the latest games can't afford to pay for said games??? Ridiculous...

 

[Gamezone]

The need to pirate games in this day and age seems like a pain in the ass. We have almost daily patches and DLC, and I can't imagine not being able to have my entire game library connected online the majority of the day. Before you simply downloaded a pirated title, and that was that. Maybe they developed a huge expansion back a few years later, and you usually installed patches offline. Things don't work like that anymore.

 

[Momentary]

I hate Denuvo. With that said, if you have money to have the internet and the hardware to play games and you decide to steal it, then you're on a whole different level of scum.

 

[poodaddy]

Denuvo is not cracked. This is a workaround that probably won't work for long.

Oh my mistake, didn't realize. Bummer :/

It always cracks me up when someone says there's a crack for a Denuvo game.

Not, it's not a crack. It's just a workaround for a game. Please be educated.

See first post for how not to be a dick when informing somebody about something they don't know and not coming off like an elitist jackass. Actually ya know what? Don't worry about it, to the ignore list, he rides!

 

[Gaz_RB]

Denuvo can and has absolutely prevented modding. It doesnt when the devs specifically allow for it, or when you're lucky enough that the devs left the part required for the mods alone. Sadly, thats not exactly common.


Denuvo sucks and it should be cracked for real asap.



...


You do realize that there are DOZENS OF GAMES on GOG that come with the following:

- pre-packaged CRACKS to make the game drm free in the first place
-pre packaged compability patches made by modders
- QoL improvements made by modders.


You can say goodbye to all of those with Denuvo.

We've already said goodbye to all those.

 

[kvn]

Anybody else feels like the word 'crack' throws them back to the early 2000's?

 

[Krappadizzle]

So the OP is telling me that someone who can afford a PC powerful enough to play the latest games can't afford to pay for said games??? Ridiculous...

I think OP is mentioning the crack because for the longest time Denuvo has been a tough nut to crack for the scene.

I think it's interesting to talk about considering how well Denuvo has worked the last few years while not causing too many problems. Denuvo used to be terrible though in regards to putting undue burden on legitimate buyers to play their legally purchased games. Not nearly as bad now.

 

[StereoVsn]

Apparently it tricks steam into thinking you are playing the demo version of the game which they released a month or so ago. It's more of a bypass then anything else and can't be applied to any other Denuvo games.

And that's why this particular crack like many others is useless for anything but piracy unfortunately. It would be great to have something that could crack Denuvo so in 10 years if you want to replay the game and Denuvo servers are down by then or company doesn't exist (or Steam doesn't exist) you could still play that game.

For example I am not sure of new Deus Ex will have Denuvo but let's say it does. In 2026 it may not be playable. Yet first Deus Ex that was released 16 years ago and multitude of people play, mod, replay the game to this day. It would be impossible of it had say uncrackable version of SecureRom.

This is why a lot of legitimate customers hate Denuvo.

 

[Jacksinthe]

Sorry but for me a copy of a software is not stealing, it's a copy, the original is where it should be, available for purchase. We can discuss about piraty, i'm not encourage it in any but i don't consider it a steal, software houses that use DRM simply they don't want people to play their games for free. It's doesn't matter if these people don't buy their games because there's not a cracked version. They don't care. They simply don't want these games to be played for free, and it's right, of course. Don't change anything in practice, because they will not see the money from these people, DRM or not. They should protect their games ? Yes, of course, but i don't consider piraty, technically speaking, a steal, at least for me. Don't change anything in practice, because they will not see the money from these people in the vast majority of the cases, DRM or not.

Piracy is the digital term for stealing you ninny.

Get over yourself. Semantics of what you want to call it is irrelevant.

 

[Outrun]

Isn't it like 50% off at the moment on Humble Bundle?

I always thought that Denuvo sounds like a boy band name.

 

[serenewarfare]

For those wondering if the method used to crack DOOM can work elsewhere, the same guy is posting updates showing a cracked ROTTR.

 

[luca_29_bg]

Ahi ahi ahi Denuvo...like i have said, the next games will be just cause 3 and rise of tomb raider!

This guy is a God! I don't think he works alone but it's a very good cracker/reverser or whatever he is O__o

 

[RainblowDash]

Bypassing annoying PC DRM is always a good thing, hopefully it'll encourage more people to buy the game at last.

I have it for PS4 and PC btw.

 

[luca_29_bg]

So the OP is telling me that someone who can afford a PC powerful enough to play the latest games can't afford to pay for said games??? Ridiculous...

Trust me, there are cases like this!

 

[luca_29_bg]

Piracy is the digital term for stealing you ninny.

Get over yourself. Semantics of what you want to call it is irrelevant.

Technically speaking it's not a steal, but a copy of the original, semantic or not. This doesn't mean that it's right, but it's not stealing, at least for me. If someone steal me my phone, i don't have a phone anymore, while in the digital world if someone steal a software, the original software will still be available to anyone. For me there is difference!

 

[Jacksinthe]

Technically speaking it's not a steal, but a copy of the original, semantic or not. This doesn't mean that it's right, but it's not stealing, at least for me. If someone steal me my phone, i don't have a phone anymore, while in the digital world if someone steal a software, the original software will still be available to anyone. For me there is difference!

Technically it's taking something without paying for it when you're supposed to pay for it - stealing.

Yes, it's a "copy". The SEMANTIC term is piracy. The act is very much stealing.

Put it to you this way: our 99c game was pirated enough to buy about 20 PS4s if less than half of those pirates bought our game. The reality is that I didn't make enough to buy even a single PS4.

Let that sink in.

Because of idiots like you who don't like paying for games there goes my work for nothing.

To that end: fuck you. Your opinion on what you THINK it means - is jack fucking shit. It's adolescent. It shows a complete lack of understanding on what it actually is. "A rose by any other name . . . "

It's theft. It's stealing. Its just that the digital term for this theft is piracy.

Again, get over yourself. To you, it's not theft. To me, it means less food on the table. It means working so people can take my shit without paying for it like they should.

And you wonder why devs use DRM with idiots like you "b-b-but it's not stealing!" Sure as shit is, son. It's just called "piracy".

 

[DSix]

because i like these kind of things, the war between good and evil, modern robin hood that want to share to poor people and evil company that, of course, don't want you can play their games free, even if you can't buy these games, because you don't have money.

it's fun !

This is the worst garbage post I've seen in a long while.

 

[RPGam3r]

The leaning on semantics in some attempt to claim piracy is not theft is at best disingenuous and at worst offensive to the people who work their ass off and have to listen to this shit.

 

[luca_29_bg]

Technically it's taking something without paying for it when you're supposed to pay for it - stealing.

Yes, it's a "copy". The SEMANTIC term is piracy. The act is very much stealing.

Put it to you this way: our 99c game was pirated enough to buy about 20 PS4s if less than half of those pirates bought our game. The reality is that I didn't make enough to buy even a single PS4.

Let that sink in.

Because of idiots like you who don't like paying for games there goes my work for nothing.

To that end: fuck you. Your opinion on what you THINK it means - is jack fucking shit. It's adolescent. It shows a complete lack of understanding on what it actually is. "A rose by any other name . . . "

It's theft. It's stealing. Its just that the digital term for this theft is piracy.

Again, get over yourself. To you, it's not theft. To me, it means less food on the table. It means working so people can take my shit without paying for it like they should.

And you wonder why devs use DRM with idiots like you "b-b-but it's not stealing!" Sure as shit is, son. It's just called "piracy".

Sorry but "idiot" you can keep for you, you don't know me, and you're accusing me for nothing, because, still, you don't know me. It's enough for me to stop to understand the rest, even if it's a valid point, because of your arrogance!

 

[hendersonhank]

Technically it's taking something without paying for it when you're supposed to pay for it - stealing.

Many (like me) would say that you're wrong again, since "taking" implies "taking away". The original is untouched, it is not being taken.

I get that you're a dev, but just yelling SEMANTICS doesn't mean that for many if not most people, digital piracy is NOT accurately described as "stealing" or "taking".

Your opinion on what you THINK it means - is jack fucking shit.

I feel the same about your opinion. You're not the arbiter of language here (or anywhere).