Denuvo bahaha

[Anxiety]

Ah, Denuvo—gaming's very own technological marvel, designed with the noble purpose of protecting games from the evils of piracy. Except, of course, it mostly protects gamers from actually *enjoying* their games.

It’s like a bouncer at the club who’s really good at keeping out paying customers, but the criminals sneak in through the VIP entrance without so much as a glance.

Let’s start with the performance issues. Who doesn’t love watching their expensive, high-end gaming rig transform into a glorified space heater every time they boot up a Denuvo-protected title? Nothing quite like seeing your GPU choke like it’s running Crysis on a toaster from 2006, all thanks to a DRM system that's supposed to “improve the gaming experience.”

Oh, wait, I meant "ruin it completely." But hey, at least the pirates get to enjoy smooth gameplay without the hassle, right? Good thing you spent $60 to test the limits of your frustration!

And game preservation? Well, Denuvo's got that covered—by making sure your games become unplayable in the near future.

Want to replay your favorite single-player title ten years from now? Good luck with that!

Denuvo’s long-term strategy is more about building digital ghost towns than protecting intellectual property.

So if you were hoping for a nostalgic revisit to a beloved classic, too bad—you’ll just get a 404 error.

But here’s where it gets truly hilarious: Denuvo doesn’t even do the one thing it’s supposed to do—stop piracy.

Games are still cracked in record time, sometimes before the official release. It’s like spending millions on a state-of-the-art security system for your house, only to realize the thieves have been walking in through the front door because you forgot to lock it. Meanwhile, legitimate customers are stuck with lag, crashes, and what I can only describe as a slap in the face from the developers they tried to support. “Thank you for your purchase, now please enjoy our mandatory torture device.”

The most cynical part? Developers keep signing up for this circus act, probably because they figure, "Well, it's something, right?" Sure, if by "something" you mean alienating your fanbase while achieving next to nothing against piracy. In fact, Denuvo might be the single greatest anti-marketing tool ever invented—who knew people would start pirating *because* of the DRM?

At this point, Denuvo isn’t just a bad decision—it’s a sinking ship that’s taking entire franchises down with it. And the best part? The company behind it is still pretending everything’s fine. So, here’s to Denuvo, the Titanic of anti-piracy: unsinkable until it hits every iceberg of incompetence on the way down.

[Grr. [SG CMD] Majah Lazah]

Originally posted by 👾 Anxiety 👾:

Ah, Denuvo—gaming's very own technological marvel, designed with the noble purpose of protecting games from the evils of piracy. Except, of course, it mostly protects gamers from actually *enjoying* their games.

It’s like a bouncer at the club who’s really good at keeping out paying customers, but the criminals sneak in through the VIP entrance without so much as a glance.

Let’s start with the performance issues. Who doesn’t love watching their expensive, high-end gaming rig transform into a glorified space heater every time they boot up a Denuvo-protected title? Nothing quite like seeing your GPU choke like it’s running Crysis on a toaster from 2006, all thanks to a DRM system that's supposed to “improve the gaming experience.”

Oh, wait, I meant "ruin it completely." But hey, at least the pirates get to enjoy smooth gameplay without the hassle, right? Good thing you spent $60 to test the limits of your frustration!

And game preservation? Well, Denuvo's got that covered—by making sure your games become unplayable in the near future.

Want to replay your favorite single-player title ten years from now? Good luck with that!

Denuvo’s long-term strategy is more about building digital ghost towns than protecting intellectual property.

So if you were hoping for a nostalgic revisit to a beloved classic, too bad—you’ll just get a 404 error.

But here’s where it gets truly hilarious: Denuvo doesn’t even do the one thing it’s supposed to do—stop piracy.

Games are still cracked in record time, sometimes before the official release. It’s like spending millions on a state-of-the-art security system for your house, only to realize the thieves have been walking in through the front door because you forgot to lock it. Meanwhile, legitimate customers are stuck with lag, crashes, and what I can only describe as a slap in the face from the developers they tried to support. “Thank you for your purchase, now please enjoy our mandatory torture device.”

The most cynical part? Developers keep signing up for this circus act, probably because they figure, "Well, it's something, right?" Sure, if by "something" you mean alienating your fanbase while achieving next to nothing against piracy. In fact, Denuvo might be the single greatest anti-marketing tool ever invented—who knew people would start pirating *because* of the DRM?

At this point, Denuvo isn’t just a bad decision—it’s a sinking ship that’s taking entire franchises down with it. And the best part? The company behind it is still pretending everything’s fine. So, here’s to Denuvo, the Titanic of anti-piracy: unsinkable until it hits every iceberg of incompetence on the way down.

This hasn't been even kind of a thing since 2018, and the rest of your argument is literally ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Also abject hyperlol at your ban record considering the context.

[Anxiety]

Originally posted by Grr. SG CMD Majah Lazah:

Originally posted by 👾 Anxiety 👾:

Ah, Denuvo—gaming's very own technological marvel, designed with the noble purpose of protecting games from the evils of piracy. Except, of course, it mostly protects gamers from actually *enjoying* their games.

It’s like a bouncer at the club who’s really good at keeping out paying customers, but the criminals sneak in through the VIP entrance without so much as a glance.

Let’s start with the performance issues. Who doesn’t love watching their expensive, high-end gaming rig transform into a glorified space heater every time they boot up a Denuvo-protected title? Nothing quite like seeing your GPU choke like it’s running Crysis on a toaster from 2006, all thanks to a DRM system that's supposed to “improve the gaming experience.”

Oh, wait, I meant "ruin it completely." But hey, at least the pirates get to enjoy smooth gameplay without the hassle, right? Good thing you spent $60 to test the limits of your frustration!

And game preservation? Well, Denuvo's got that covered—by making sure your games become unplayable in the near future.

Want to replay your favorite single-player title ten years from now? Good luck with that!

Denuvo’s long-term strategy is more about building digital ghost towns than protecting intellectual property.

So if you were hoping for a nostalgic revisit to a beloved classic, too bad—you’ll just get a 404 error.

But here’s where it gets truly hilarious: Denuvo doesn’t even do the one thing it’s supposed to do—stop piracy.

Games are still cracked in record time, sometimes before the official release. It’s like spending millions on a state-of-the-art security system for your house, only to realize the thieves have been walking in through the front door because you forgot to lock it. Meanwhile, legitimate customers are stuck with lag, crashes, and what I can only describe as a slap in the face from the developers they tried to support. “Thank you for your purchase, now please enjoy our mandatory torture device.”

The most cynical part? Developers keep signing up for this circus act, probably because they figure, "Well, it's something, right?" Sure, if by "something" you mean alienating your fanbase while achieving next to nothing against piracy. In fact, Denuvo might be the single greatest anti-marketing tool ever invented—who knew people would start pirating *because* of the DRM?

At this point, Denuvo isn’t just a bad decision—it’s a sinking ship that’s taking entire franchises down with it. And the best part? The company behind it is still pretending everything’s fine. So, here’s to Denuvo, the Titanic of anti-piracy: unsinkable until it hits every iceberg of incompetence on the way down.

This hasn't been even kind of a thing since 2018, and the rest of your argument is literally ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Also abject hyperlol at your ban record considering the context.

When you are level 25 you don't talk with adult. Thanks

[spliff]

you're just a troll. blocked.

[dachte]

I'm waiting for Denuvo to be removed before buying - it usually eventually is - but I'm still looking forward to the game. Sucks to need to wait, but that's what I sign on for when taking this stance.

[Xengre]

You might be unstable OP.

Btw, Denuvo is a CPU impact so it isn't your GPU that is the issue and most modern CPUs are excessive overkill for games as long as you don't buy from the ultra-budget super low tier (at which point you would be screwed with and without Denuvo, that 2% hit wont make a difference). The Denuvo performance impact claims have long been debunked. Guess what? My computer has never had an issue playing games with Denuvo both in terms of performance and accessing it. Funny how those Denuvo games sell fine without complaint.

You aren't even aware Denuvo cracked games still have Denuvo running so those benchmark claims are really comparing Denuvo to Denuvo lol... Those pirates are not only still playing with Denuvo due to how the crack works, but they're playing on a degraded unpatched buggier version of the game that probably also gave them malware for their illegal piracy (thus further impacting performance tremendously, compromising their security, etc.).

You claim Denuvo will block access from games long term except current Denuvo license terms, since the change a few years ago, have a time limit so they cannot permanently lock out a game. Developers have to pay for each additional months/year they add on to using Denuvo and when they stop paying no more Denuvo.

The last part was quite entertaining, as well... FYI, Denuvo games are absolutely not cracked in record time. The cracking scene around Denuvo is dead. They all quit. It has been a known fact that it has been dead for several years now and only the occasional crack once in a blue moon comes out (again, still having Denuvo running in it because of how the crack works but a lower end unpatched version missing content/DLC/critical patch fixes).

At least your profile icon well represents your lunacy.

[Anxiety]

Originally posted by Xengre:

You might be unstable OP.

Btw, Denuvo is a CPU impact so it isn't your GPU that is the issue and most modern CPUs are excessive overkill for games as long as you don't buy from the ultra-budget super low tier (at which point you would be screwed with and without Denuvo, that 2% hit wont make a difference). The Denuvo performance impact claims have long been debunked. Guess what? My computer has never had an issue playing games with Denuvo both in terms of performance and accessing it. Funny how those Denuvo games sell fine without complaint.

You aren't even aware Denuvo cracked games still have Denuvo running so those benchmark claims are really comparing Denuvo to Denuvo lol... Those pirates are not only still playing with Denuvo due to how the crack works, but they're playing on a degraded unpatched buggier version of the game that probably also gave them malware for their illegal piracy (thus further impacting performance tremendously, compromising their security, etc.).

You claim Denuvo will block access from games long term except current Denuvo license terms, since the change a few years ago, have a time limit so they cannot permanently lock out a game. Developers have to pay for each additional months/year they add on to using Denuvo and when they stop paying no more Denuvo.

The last part was quite entertaining, as well... FYI, Denuvo games are absolutely not cracked in record time. The cracking scene around Denuvo is dead. They all quit. It has been a known fact that it has been dead for several years now and only the occasional crack once in a blue moon comes out (again, still having Denuvo running in it because of how the crack works but a lower end unpatched version missing content/DLC/critical patch fixes).

At least your profile icon well represents your lunacy.

Idc

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Originally posted by 👾 Anxiety 👾:

Ah, Denuvo—gaming's very own technological marvel, designed with the noble purpose of protecting games from the evils of piracy. Except, of course, it mostly protects gamers from actually *enjoying* their games.

It’s like a bouncer at the club who’s really good at keeping out paying customers, but the criminals sneak in through the VIP entrance without so much as a glance.

Let’s start with the performance issues. Who doesn’t love watching their expensive, high-end gaming rig transform into a glorified space heater every time they boot up a Denuvo-protected title? Nothing quite like seeing your GPU choke like it’s running Crysis on a toaster from 2006, all thanks to a DRM system that's supposed to “improve the gaming experience.”

Oh, wait, I meant "ruin it completely." But hey, at least the pirates get to enjoy smooth gameplay without the hassle, right? Good thing you spent $60 to test the limits of your frustration!

And game preservation? Well, Denuvo's got that covered—by making sure your games become unplayable in the near future.

Want to replay your favorite single-player title ten years from now? Good luck with that!

Denuvo’s long-term strategy is more about building digital ghost towns than protecting intellectual property.

So if you were hoping for a nostalgic revisit to a beloved classic, too bad—you’ll just get a 404 error.

But here’s where it gets truly hilarious: Denuvo doesn’t even do the one thing it’s supposed to do—stop piracy.

Games are still cracked in record time, sometimes before the official release. It’s like spending millions on a state-of-the-art security system for your house, only to realize the thieves have been walking in through the front door because you forgot to lock it. Meanwhile, legitimate customers are stuck with lag, crashes, and what I can only describe as a slap in the face from the developers they tried to support. “Thank you for your purchase, now please enjoy our mandatory torture device.”

The most cynical part? Developers keep signing up for this circus act, probably because they figure, "Well, it's something, right?" Sure, if by "something" you mean alienating your fanbase while achieving next to nothing against piracy. In fact, Denuvo might be the single greatest anti-marketing tool ever invented—who knew people would start pirating *because* of the DRM?

At this point, Denuvo isn’t just a bad decision—it’s a sinking ship that’s taking entire franchises down with it. And the best part? The company behind it is still pretending everything’s fine. So, here’s to Denuvo, the Titanic of anti-piracy: unsinkable until it hits every iceberg of incompetence on the way down.

Someone is over exaggerating and Denuvo doesn't affect performance all that much. You're blowing this ♥♥♥♥ WAY out of per portion.

Games are not being cracked in record time at all anymore. If you're lucky you will get a crack for a denuvo based game in a year after release

[dachte]

I don't buy games with Denuvo not because of performance reasons but because I don't want to put stuff on my computer that's not aligned with what I want to do. Denuvo is an insult to gamers. I don't pay money for that kind of thing.

And of course, I'm talking about buying games, not getting cracked versions. I'm an adult in my 40s. I buy products I like so those who make them can afford to make more. My steam library should be visible and its large size shows that I'm not interested in getting cracked versions (I wouldn't trust those to not have viruses anyway).

[Anxiety]

I think i can say the same , ok i have some ban on old game like call of duty 2004 (Why not hacking when the game have just hacker bcs the game IS abandonned) i buy all game but I don't like denuvo bcs its ♥♥♥♥