followed a megathread link from r/piratedgames

  • SuperDuper
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    1467 months ago

    Please for the love of God someone else crack denuvo so we can cast Empress into the fiery furnace where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

    • @[email protected]
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      867 months ago

      As a person who doesnt pirate games I hope empress reigns supreme for the rest of eternity. I just get to the cackle at craziest fucking headlines that come out of the game piracy community because of this one person. This one insane fucking person Has this global community bent to their will and you can’t even complain about it because what are you gonna do? Go pay for things? Fuck that noise.

      If it were in a movie I would say it’s overwritten. If I didn’t know how crazy people can seriously crazy I would think it’s performance art. It’s the rare perfect storm in modern day where everybody’s doing something wrong so you can point and laugh at the misery of all of the people involved.

    • @[email protected]
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      37 months ago

      MKDEV literally dumped their info and process they used to crack FM and FIFA.

      Be the change you want to see in the world.

      • @[email protected]
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        147 months ago

        This sort of shit has been going on in the warez community for decades. It’s why I don’t pirate software anymore - even Empress has a strong incentive to sell out.

        • @[email protected]
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          77 months ago

          Yeah, I also don’t pirate stuff. I’d rather use open source software anyways. And luckily the games I like deserve the money and I can afford to buy them

    • Corroded
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      7 months ago

      I know they said the mods were deleting posts about whatever it was but do you have a link to the discussion or proof?

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        7 months ago

        Bare in mind what OP posted was from 4 months ago, but one of the mods mentions it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/14qvyi3/some_controversy_going_on_at_this_sub/

        They acknowledge changes were made, so I would take that as confirmation, but that whole group/sub kind of cringey. Posts do get deleted by mods but users also make a lot of claims without any evidence. I get that most of those people don’t have a technical background so its hard to find evidence, but that also maybe is a good reason to make a claim.

        EDIT: When I wrote my original comment, I used “Apparently” and “Allegedly” synonymously. I understand if anyone wants to call me out on that, but doesn’t seem right changing what I wrote (seems like that would be covering).

        • @[email protected]
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          37 months ago

          I’d like to line with the “posts are getting deleted randomly” party. I mean the only thing not being deleted at this point is the memes, the cringe worthy memes. no discussions (unless very basic) or guides are flourishing on that subreddit anymore. and besides why stay on reddit in the first place if it is the reason they must act like this?

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            7 months ago

            The tip toeing around stuff definitely does get tiring but I think some people just flock there because there’s a lot of people and Reddit still dominates search results

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                17 months ago

                There could be a few reasons beyond what I already mentioned. A lot of people thought the blackout on Reddit was a trend or unnecessary and that wasn’t helped when Reddit forced a lot of subs to reopen.

                I’m not sure though. I wonder if they have a post addressing it

  • @[email protected]
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    757 months ago

    In 2023, ‘cuck’ is seemingly the greatest insult you can apply to a person.

    Followed only by ‘poopyhead’.

    • Dem Bosain
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      127 months ago

      Friar Cuck

      Cuckleberry Finn

      Cuck (character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

      Cuck Hunter (excellent game included with original NES consoles)

    • @[email protected]
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      77 months ago

      While I think the world is enriched by people who get joy from their partners having crazy sex with others, cuckoo birds are a menace to all of aviankind, to the point that they other birds will hue and cry to chase them out of dodge.

    • Revv
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      67 months ago

      Outside of a kink context, its use is a pretty great indicator that the person using it is a hateful moron who thinks they’re"winning" if someone is “triggered.” Basically the online equivalent of a pair of truck nuts.

      In that respect, I’m grateful for its prevalence as it saves me a lot of time/energy that would otherwise be spent dealing with assholes.