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That’s not the commenter’s point. Their point is that literally all broken DRM like this does is punish paying customers and encourage piracy. Nothing to do w
by lostgame 5y ago
That’s not the commenter’s point.
Their point is that literally all broken DRM like this does is punish paying customers and encourage piracy.
Nothing to do with the ethics of piracy - which - btw - if you don’t want me to pirate your game - don’t use DRM. ;)
- everyone 5y agoI vote with my wallet. I don't support DRM: I don't ever buy anything with DRM. I go out of my way to buy DRM-free stuff. (sometimes I buy a couple of copies)
- azalemeth 5y agoHere here. I haven't bought Sony since their rootkit fiasco; and I basically only buy games from gog.com or indie studios directly.
- unishark 5y agoBy the same logic a broken lock on a store's door does literally nothing except prevent customers from entering the store to buy stuff. Sure, but this is just a risk of having security. The solution is to fix the problem, not discard locks and security. Also one might argue there are second-order benefits to the paying customers, like lower prices and more products being offered since the seller can make more money.
- fenomas 5y ago> literally all broken DRM like this does is punish paying customers That's clearly not true here. The game in TFA went ~two months without being cracked - that's what the DRM was there for. > if you don’t want me to pirate your game - don’t use DRM This is such a weird sentiment to see on a place like HN. Do you ignore the terms of software licenses that you don't like? If not, what's the difference?