I bought the game. You can remove the DENUVO.

[Беляш]

The scary pirates have been defeated and scared by the appearance of the scary DENUVO. Now you can remove it from the game so that people who bought the game don't have to install malware on their computer.

[space]

denuvo isn't malware

[Diminutive]

Refund while you still can, they got your money and no longer need to do anything to get your money.

[Hesti]

I did a couple minutes of research and saw Capcom sort of did that for a few of their games, removed Denuvo after a few months or even a couple of months. So I guess there's a chance Shiftup can do it sometime after the launch if they're satisfied with sales. IDK.

[Diminutive]

Originally posted by space:

denuvo isn't malware

Malware is defined as something that brings harm, considering it will make playing the game arguably worse(confirmed by the devs), it is malware.

I hope denuvo is paying you for your shilling on their behalf.

[Pheace]

Originally posted by Hesti:

I did a couple minutes of research and saw Capcom sort of did that for a few of their games, removed Denuvo after a few months or even a couple of months. So I guess there's a chance Shiftup can do it sometime after the launch if they're satisfied with sales. IDK.

standard pricing model for Denuvo seems to be a subscription model these days so yeah there's a good chance they'll remove it eventually.

[SHOKK♥]

Originally posted by Hesti:

I did a couple minutes of research and saw Capcom sort of did that for a few of their games, removed Denuvo after a few months or even a couple of months. So I guess there's a chance Shiftup can do it sometime after the launch if they're satisfied with sales. IDK.

I think now Devs have to actively pay to license it for a certain time frame, and if they don't want to renew, they just gut it out. So maybe after a year it'll be gone.

[stephen.sirgod]

Denuvo is Malware. This is no buy if Denuvo is on it.

[space]

Originally posted by Diminutive:

Malware is defined as something that brings harm, considering it will make playing the game arguably worse(confirmed by the devs), it is malware.

by that logic, steamworks is malware too, yet you're on steam with over a thousand games in library

[Astaroth]

E'бatь, откуда?

[Diminutive]

Originally posted by space:

Originally posted by Diminutive:

Malware is defined as something that brings harm, considering it will make playing the game arguably worse(confirmed by the devs), it is malware.

by that logic, steamworks is malware too, yet you're on steam with over a thousand games in library

I was dragged kicking and screaming into steam a couple decades ago, right as physical for pc died with steam's birth.

I can play a steam game offline, without it even running for some, with very little impact. Denuvo on the other hand is an extra layer that is well known and proven to be a detriment to game performance.

Personally I wouldn't mind steam going the way of the dodo and back to physical, but that isn't going to happen. Most I can do is purchase physical for other platforms, steam is on the lower side of my collection.

[fender178]

Originally posted by Беляш:

The scary pirates have been defeated and scared by the appearance of the scary DENUVO. Now you can remove it from the game so that people who bought the game don't have to install malware on their computer.

Denuvo is NOT malware. You don't know what malware is.

Originally posted by Diminutive:

Originally posted by space:

denuvo isn't malware

Malware is defined as something that brings harm, considering it will make playing the game arguably worse(confirmed by the devs), it is malware.

I hope denuvo is paying you for your shilling on their behalf.

Denuvo only works when the game is running that really isn't malware. In my mind malware continues to nefarious things to your PC while degrading the performance which Denuvo DOES NOT do.

Originally posted by stephen.sirgod:

Denuvo is Malware. This is no buy if Denuvo is on it.

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

[Diminutive]

Originally posted by fender178:

Denuvo only works when the game is running that really isn't malware. In my mind malware continues to nefarious things to your PC while degrading the performance which Denuvo DOES NOT do.

Somewhat true, but it still effects performance when it runs, still fits the definition of malware.

Top it off if you're having a bad connection during a day it decides to phone home to verify your purchase, it will even prevent you from playing at all.

Denuvo is malware, period.

If you play games it should bother you if you see a game with it, you could even not care and ignore it, but never support it.

Simping for denuvo is asshattery, if they aren't paying you why are you defending them?

[fender178]

Originally posted by Diminutive:

Originally posted by fender178:

Denuvo only works when the game is running that really isn't malware. In my mind malware continues to nefarious things to your PC while degrading the performance which Denuvo DOES NOT do.

Somewhat true, but it still effects performance when it runs, still fits the definition of malware.

Top it off if you're having a bad connection during a day it decides to phone home to verify your purchase, it will even prevent you from playing at all.

Denuvo is malware, period.

If you play games it should bother you if you see a game with it, you could even not care and ignore it, but never support it.

Simping for denuvo is asshattery, if they aren't paying you why are you defending them?

I am not defending anything. You DO NOT know what malware even is. So I am done talking with you.

[Mr_Foxer]

Originally posted by space:

denuvo isn't malware

How does it benefit players if it is not malware?

[IGhost]

Originally posted by Mr_Foxer:

Originally posted by space:

denuvo isn't malware

How does it benefit players if it is not malware?

I would say it isn't malware, but bloatware.
It doesn't benefit the player, doesn't benefit the developers, its just there taking up space and recources. But its not really stealing any of your data (as far as we know)