Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com

2w ago

The spring Steam sale is happening right now. What games do you want to play but won't buy despite a deep discount and why?

Here's some on my list:

Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games launcher.
Tom Clancy's Breakpoint - The game's add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.
Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don't trust it and don't want to go through the refund process if it hasn't.
Skyrim VR - I've already bought too many copies of Skyrim.

A bit of a "this is why I pirate" thread but more targeted at individual games.

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Anything with DRM. I refuse to put up with it anymore.
- Including Steam DRM?
  
  Depends what you mean, Steam is not DRM, most of the game is sells don't have DRM. However Steam API has a DRM feature that developers can use of they choose to.
  So what do you mean?

I'm not giving America any of my money right now.
- Other than GOG is there even any other storefronts that don't give you a steam key that aren't American?
  
  I think GOG is probably just the best way to go at this point.
  
  ~~There's Epic or you can buy directly from the publishers store front (e.g. EA), but GoG is the only one not forcing you to use a shitty launcher.~~ ignore that, i missed the "not American" requirement in your post.
- Tangentially related but I was browsing the list of Steam curators and I was surprised by how many of them are dedicated to discouraging people from buying games from specific countries.
- As an American i wish i could do the same.
  
  I guess you can only support the least-fascist-right-now countries as much as you can?
- As an American this is exactly why I’m not as well. GOG exists, and I have a decent library to fall back on regardless. Now’s the time for us to do that.
- Check this out (and its most voted comment that clarifies few errors)
  https://programming.dev/post/26441066
  That is a list of EU mande videogames.
- Lol

I mean pretty much anything from EA, Ubisoft, 2K, Blizzard/Microsoft, Xbox, Rockstar, etc.
I did actually end up buying a Sony game after they dropped the account-linking requirement.

I got caught out by RDR2, tried playing it a few evenings ago, even signed up for a crappy Rockstar account only to be greeted by the "this game is registered to another account" message. Screw them
- Got this when I went to play fucking Max Payne 3 a few months ago. Why the hell does a 10 year old name need a rockstar account and why is it such a pain in the dick to restore access? It was easier to just pirate the fucking game and actually own it.

I've wanted to try out NFS Unbound for a while now, it regularly goes down to single digit prices but I'd rather eat shit than install an EA launcher on my machine.

I won't buy any paradox games because they invariably end up with 100 DLCs each
- And for all the money you spend on a Paradox game, you end up with something that feels like a half-finished beta.
  
  It only feels like if you've played the previous, fully loaded $500 of DLC version.
  On that note, absolutely steal Stellaris and its DLC.
- Studio fan death by 1000 papercuts.
  This is where I've gotten to with their games as well. I love them, but tired of it basically becoming an MMORPG DLC subscription.
  Most of the game genres they excel at are the type I like buying and playing because they are complete from day one, and you maybe get 1 to 3 DLCs. Like movies, the trilogy (original game and two nice DLCs) is the sweet spot.
  Stellaris got insane and most of the individual races should have been bundled somehow into larger expansion packs.
- They also support their games for over a decade.
  Also you can buy the base games and then just pirate the dlc. All dlc can be downloaded off of cs.rin.ru forums. I do this because modding the games through workshop is just worth the price.
  Then you run creamapi to unlock the dlc.
  No need to buy them.

The assassin's creed games because of Uplay being a pain on linux.
- Lol I was trying to play Dragon Age games a couple months ago, and the EA app is so terrible that I couldn't get them to run on windows. But on Linux in the proton sandbox? No problem, worked right out of the box. 😂😂
- Apparently the next one wont require uplay (on steam) and will be supported on linux. I'm still not interested in it because of the trend of assassins creed becoming supermassive open world RPGs but it would be nice if it became a trend.
  
  Assassin's Creed died a long time ago. The skinwalkers can't compare.
- I played Anno 1800 with Proton a week or two ago and it worked just fine... I didn't have to log in, I just exited Uplay when it popped up and the game still worked.
  Dunno if that's the case for all Uplay games or if I got lucky.
- I had no problem playing Origins through Heroic Launcher.

I got fed up with Rockstar Launcher so I got myself a cracked version of Red Dead 2 a few days ago and I can't believe I put up with that goddamn launcher for as long as I did.
Next up I'll be trying the Red Dead Redemption remake/remaster.
- I've had such a hard time managing to get these games specifically because I'm new to the games side of things. If it's not against the rules/ you don't mind answering, which site on the megathread did you use to get it?
  
  I've had luck with Dodi's repacks.

A couple of Sony games because they don't want to sell them in my country 🤷 They leave no other choice but to pirate them.
- Ghost of Tsushima is well worth pirating!

Red Dead Redemption 2
RDR2 went on sale for $20 a couple of months back which was about what I was willing to pay for it, so I grabbed it then. I tried playing it and it's just boring. WAY too much riding around on horses just getting to the next bit of action or story. I dropped it and doubt I'll ever get back to it.
- fuck the guy who thought fast travel is bad for immersion
  
  Fast travel is a bit hidden in that game. You have to upgrade the boss's tent to unlock it.
- I knew this was a horse riding simulator and I had zero interest. like, how did that sneak up on you?

They're all still too expensive for me. Like Flight Simulator 2020. I do believe the effort they put into it is probably worth 35 €. But I wouldn't play enough for it to be worth 35 € for me. And I'm still salty about the time when they accidentally discounted it by 85 % instead of 15 % and snatched it right out of my cart when I was about to pay.

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown looks like a banger, but I am unwilling to spend any amount money on it until Ubi gets the memo and strips Denuvo from it (at least outside of the launch window).

I really got impatient last year and just decided to pirate games left and right.
I got Balatro, Iron Meat, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection, MMPR: Rita's Rewind, Sea of Stars, Scott Pilgrim, Shadows of Doubt, Bit Trip ReRunner, Xenotilt and Castlevania Advance Collection.
I mean, it just feels like I'm seeing the same prices, every. damn. year. I'm sorry but I thought the point was mind-staggeringly good deals, not stagnated deals. And most of the games that are on sale, are games I don't particularly care for. While everything on my wishlist, stagnates, regardless of how old the game becomes.
- Before I buy something, I look if theres a deal on isthereanydeal and if there is, I check the history.
  If it's shit, I don't bother.

1: I didnt even notice the sale is happening (too many sales... Spring, Easter, Summer, Fall, Halloween (same as fall?), Winter/X-Mas, publisher sales).
2: Yakuza series.
3: Any other game because I spent most of my time on YT (sadly) or on Jellyfin (still TV but linux ISOs).
Also most modern games arent worth the effort.
Multiplayer games would require friends I don't have and those that I have (currently seem to) prefer games like Valorant (which I would play even less than CS2) or ZZZ (hoyo) which I don't really like either.
Single player games are interesting but I don't feel like gaming anymore.
But I did enjoy playing smaller ges like Exit 8. Fun game :)

I only bought games that cost 1.99 like portals 2 and undertale
- That's how I ended up with so many games in my backlog

Anything ubisoft. They told us to get comfortable not owning their games and I am happy to oblige.

I was gonna buy the foundation game, so I checked out the pirated version (fitgirl repack) first. Seems like it doesn't run quite as well on my laptop. Had to play in low settings to be bearable.
saved some money, ig. There's always next sale.

a few weeks ago I have seen watchdogs legion in a few streams an liked it. Recently it had a sale (maybe now again) but saw that it uses denuvo, the ubisoft launcher and that it needs a ubisoft account. no thank you. I'll rather pirate it and be reassured that it'll have less malware in it

Ubisoft and ea games; I do not want to deal with the launcher and ubisoft games are just so incredibly bad. They're like marvel movies but less entertaining
- Anno 1800 just inhales my free time

I don't think I'll buy Stellaris DLC unless it's 90% off
- Is the game on sale?
  
  Many DLC are.
  Idk about the base game

Ghost of Tsushima amd ff7 remake because I'm waiting for steeper discounts
- Are you looking for a percentage amount or a dollar amount? Which would seem more appealing?
  
  Probably around 20 euros max per game is what I would be willing to pay

Ubisoft games. Too unreliable.

The latest Indiana Jones game, because it’s too damn expensive. It’s normally $120 AUD and has been discounted to $95 AUD. When it’s below $50, then I’ll consider it.

X4 Foundations Community of Planets Edition. Got it on GOG instead which was cheaper due to local prices. This is quite rare since usually it's the other way around.

The only game I'm kinda tempted to go find is the Sims 1 and 2. Not the rerelease. I want the originals
But overall, I have too little time and too many games already. I've been trying to find unique or fun games to stream

Hell Let Loose, simply no time.
- I'm not sure if you meant literally no free time to play video games, or just not willing to make time for a perceived steep learning curve, but if it's the latter then maybe you could reconsider. The basics can be learnt very quickly via YouTube and it's possible to have quite a bit of fun casually playing an hour here or there as the Rifleman class simply treating it like a milsim Battlefield without ever diving into the deeper mechanics.
  
  Don't know about what OP meant but for me it's no time (or willpower) to deal with communications. Because of this I never really got into the game. I would play (and a lot) if there was a skirmish mode with bots.
  
  The former; the gunplay, maps, and strategical aspects seem excellent, and it looks beautiful. But I spend about 20 minutes in gaming spread over Quake Live and FPV. SkyDive. These are perfect to just play a quick match or two.

Persona 5 Royal
The Division 1
Metaphor: ReFantazio
I already bought Persona 5 Royal a couple of years ago on PS4 (Royal + DLC of persona on sale). Really want to replay the game on my PC with 60FPS but refuse to pay another €25-60 euros for it, besides it has Denuvo. I might purchase it when, it's at least €20 or below.
Similar thing with The Division 1, would like to play the game again and it's only €5 euro on Steam right now but the Ubisoft launcher is what rubs me the wrong way. Plus also already bought the game when it was just released on PS4. Still debating for this one since it's only €5.
For Metaphor: ReFantazio, it's still way to pricey and it has Denuvo. So I will just wait it out until either Denuvo removed or an actual good sale happens.
Yes, I'm a pirate (you might notice due to the instance, I'm on). I know we can emulate Persona 5 Royal and there's a way to play the full game of Metaphor: ReFantazio. But since both of them are immensely big story games, I would like to have them 'legally' (cloud saves, Steam wise). Plus another reason is; my backlog is quite huge, got at least 45 games still to play (with only half of the weekends to actually game)
- You can play the division (1)? I thought it was like a hybrid online game and most of the content is basically inaccessible (I got TD2 for free from somewhere).
  
  Yeah, The Division games are online. So can’t pirate them. But they very often go on sale (on Steam) for really cheap €5-10 euros. The problem is Ubisoft launcher.
  I’m not sure about content being inaccessible though.

Wanted to try Hogwarts Legacy since it's on a big discount, but found out by a review that the game has a disclaimer that it will sell your personal information. Fuck that!

any sims dlc or kit
- I wonder if they will ever release a definitive edition of The Sims 3 or 4. Even with a 90% discount the number of DLCs keep complete versions of the game rather expensive.

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