is this game from 2002?

Most DRM these days runs at least an internet location check

And will ban you if it doesn't like where you're at or you don't have internet access

My piracy days began and ended in the '80s with floppy copies of Wizardry and Ultima

can usually fool that though

okay, are you in uganda?

This check is typically cached for a few days

Am I? No. But what if I went on a trip to Europe and brought my laptop?

if you've got good enough internet to download a game

TOR with proxy; crack easy

you can do the internet check

Oh, and the cracked/hacked version of Castle Wolfenstein to create Castle Smurfenstein

well thats just bad DRM

world's first full-conversion mod

make a better one

get tons of money

That's not just "Bad DRM"

🤷

you've found a problem

THat's literally fucking ALL DRM

solved problems earn cash

BECAUSE ALL MODERN DRM DOES THIS

@UnfilteredGarbage what gives something value?

i would think it comes down to things that the inherent vlue derives from basic bodily needs

primarily: food and water
secondary: tools that make food and water easier to get

you can always solder a controlled onto the board and circumvent most DRM

what game we talking about?

beyond that, its either because "its shiny" or "it feels good"

Anyways I'm done eating a late dinner, so I'ma leave you to your stupidity lol

@killsode-slugcat past that, healthcare, or entertainment

yeah

Step 1: Make DRM, Step 2: Stop Pirates, Step 3: No Fucky Customers: PROFIT

"invention"

you could throw oxygen in there as well

fuck step 1

DRM is cancer

well then do better 'cuz it ain't goin' away

and there is no chemo

inventions are all focused on making people comfortable/things easier/healthier/making money (which gets jobs/hires people)/etc

@Calbeck Problem: You have to identify a customer vs a pirate, and you *literally can't*

Receipt.

you mean.......

i would suggest the scarcity of video games and digital content is actually derived from the people for make/code it