I’m trying to understand, since it’s DRM-free, can I buy it and share with many people so they can play it on their PC? Or there’s something that prevent me to do that?

Does it mean that pirating GOG games is easy as transferring to other machine?

If so, I wonder why pirate sites like FitGirl still use cracked Steam version of games, why don’t just share GOG version?

  • CodenameDarlen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Or there’s something that prevent me to do that?

    Not being a dick? And understanding that the reason a lot of studios use DRM is because of this mindset.

    Hold on mister moralism, why do I need to not be a dick? What about companies that add launchers, mandatory online connection, hundred of DLCs that should be part of original game, in-game telemetry?

    I’m not the one who started this, I’ll pirate and I don’t give a single fuck, I’ll take all the advantage I can, I don’t have a single care in the world about gaming companies, they could be erased from existence to me, I don’t care, I play because I can, if I couldn’t I’d find something else to do.

    If GOG provides DRM-free, well, good for me, bad for them. Piracy will always exist as well as people willing to crack games.

    If we were talking about stealing food from a homeless but we’re talking about stealing from insanely big companies that take advantage of people.

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Hold on mister moralism, why do I need to not be a dick?

      That is a decision each person needs to make and it is clear you have never shied away from doing so.

      I’ll pirate and I don’t give a single fuck

      Cool. I also pirate some stuff. Doesn’t mean it isn’t a dicky move. Especially when it is an outlet trying to minimize the detriment to consumers

      I play because I can

      Got it. You take things because you can. I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader as to what other kind of people have that mindset

      If GOG provides DRM-free, well, good for me, bad for them.

      Actually bad for all of us. Because while I have a lot of Thoughts on how CD Projekt manipulate the consumer base, at the end of the day they are selling a minimally invasive DRM and often going out of their way to let me grab the games of my youth without needing to resort to torrent sites or search archive.org.

      The more poeple who pirate that and the more their installers end up on trackers, the less likely newer games are to release GoG builds. Which suck from both a “I can keep a copy of this if it ever gets edited or they go under” and from a “there might be more of these in the future” perspective.

      It is similar to the people who exploit regional pricing. All you are doing is making things shittier for everyone else, including you.

      we’re talking about stealing from insanely big companies that take advantage of people.

      No. We’re talking about wanting a luxury item and not wanting to pay for it. Simple as that.

        • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Unfortunately, he followed the logical impact of your decision (even at a micro level). You would do well to think about it.

          • CodenameDarlen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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            2 months ago

            I’ve thought about it already, I’m a bad person, what can we do… It’s a burden I need to carry, while enjoying some sweet AAA games for free.

          • CodenameDarlen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Yea funny thing he quoted everything I said except:

            why do I need to not be a dick? What about companies that add launchers, mandatory online connection, hundred of DLCs that should be part of original game, in-game telemetry?

            You can’t argue with people who just answer what think it’s convenient to look right.