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That would certainly make me request a refund and just pirate the game.
There are no groups currently cracking Denuvo.
In that case, request a refund and just forget about the game. It's that little bit worse for the publisher who chose Denuvo.
There are several individuals though. Fitgirl and Empress come to mind.
Doesn't fitgirl just repack stuff (compressing the game for smaller download sizes) rather than doing the actual cracking?
Oh I get it, fitgirl will Make It FIT! Huh.
Fitgirl
That's a repacker, not a cracker.
Cracker? I barely know her?
Empress has not cracked anything for a long time and Fitgirl has never cracked anything
I think Empress is too busy ranting about trans people to crack games anymore
Is anything worth cracking? GTA 6 will be. But what has come out recently is worth the effort?
Heads up, Steam has stopped refunding even broken games if it passes the two hour mark (even if it's from sitting there on your system process locked).
Illegal where I live, probably why they give me warnings about that but always end up approving the refund
It's always the paying customers, who get absolutely shafted. Wouldn't be any other way, in modern society
Pirates never had Sony install a rootkit on their computer. Paying customers did, though.
Same with modern streaming services, you get awful resolutions on linux without them even telling you when you are a paying customer.
But the pirates get the full quality version no issue.
Just ignore all games that have Denuvo. It's actually working I don't see much good games with denuvo lately.
It's s actually working
You should keep following your principles, but that's not the reason it's working. The amount of gamers that even know about Denuvo is tiny, and those who care enough to not buy a game because of that is an even smaller fraction of that small number.
The reason is simply because Denuvo is expensive and a recurring cost. Once a developer removes it, they no longer need to pay for it.
I don't think that's true about denuvo specifically. I've known some pretty big "normies" for lack of a better term that knoe denuvo makes games run worse.
If i'm ever desperate, I just install the cracks and buy the game on steam sale years down the line after denuvo gets removed anyway.
This problem is solved by not giving money to devs who use denuvo. If you gotta resort to malware to sell your game, it’s not worth playing.
How do I know which do? (Genuine question.)
As of a few months ago (IIRC the timeline) Steam shows this directly on the game's store page. You've got to scroll down for it a little bit, but it's right under where it lists features of the game, E.G. single-player, controller support, etc.
There's even a Steam Curator you can follow who recommends against games that use Denuvo. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Watch/
Remember kids, complain to the publisher and developer. They are the ones paying for Denuvo and you are the ones paying for the game.
If you are paying for a game with Denuvo then you are paying for Denuvo. Don't buy games with invasive software in them you don't want invasive software 🤷♀️ Sure, complain to the developer and the publisher, but you give them the money to waste on Denuvo if you buy the game
Do both. Don't buy it and tell the publisher you'll buy it when they remove denuvo.
Honestly, Denuvo makes me want to sail the high seas. When I browse Steam and see Denuvo, I mentally write off the game, saying "Might buy this in a couple of years if they fix this shit." If the company fails to do so, the game becomes valid to pirate, far as I am personally concerned.
I am not paying money to be rootkitted.
Sometimes i pirate games I’ve bought so I don’t have to deal with this nonsense. Like titanfall.
The stupid part is it doesnt even work. Denuvo games are cracked just like any other. Pretty sure Hogwarts legacy was cracked day 1 as a fuck you to jk Rowling.
nice, I have some games that use denuvo in my wishlist: I'll make sure to kick them from there.
and for anyone wondering, this profile seems to track games using it:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/
If it doesn't exist on GOG, it doesn't exist. Life is good.
Fuck Denuvo
Like I needed more reason to never buy games with Denuvo. But hey added to the list.
Are there even any good games worth putting effort into that use Denuvo at this point?
I don't buy anything with Denuvo.
Steam deck is a thing now.
Whine at the developer and Valve. They will whine at Denuvo. Chances are it's something Denuvo haven't checked for and can fix quite easily.
Especially on a "Steam Deck Verified" game.
That was definitely a thing trying to get Monster Hunter Wilds to work when it first came out.
denuvo can suck my balls
I genuinely wish nothing but the worst for Denuvo. Scum of the earth. DRM sucks, I do my best to avoid games with Denuvo.
This sounds like a challenge almost. Why is this behaviour not flooding their support and legal team?