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    20 hours ago

    Putting anti cheats in single player games should be illegal.

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        8 hours ago

        It may have other nefarious uses but it is primarily anti-cheat software.

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            2 hours ago

            According to their own site it is both apparently. Either way it is used for both purposes, and for single player that makes no sense.

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                2 hours ago

                Really? It constrains or prevents modding, which is a core part of PC gaming.

                Copy protection for single player games is essentially pointless. Even GTA V let’s you do what you want in single player mode because it is offline.

                The only reason they might want anti tamper is to support in game purchases, which is equally senseless for single player games.

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                    26 minutes ago

                    To repeat myself . . . Anti piracy is pointless for single player games. Without the need for anything online game cracks don’t have to work hard to bypass such copy protection. Also it is anti social, often requiring to be online just to play a purely offline game.

                    Do you WANT this stuff?

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        19 hours ago

        DRM should be illegal. If we have devices that can copy information instantly, it’s not our fault that it’s incompatible with capitalism - seems like capitalism is incompatible with nature. Find a new business model.

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          18 hours ago

          Find a new business model

          They did, running everything on their machines and charging us monthly to use it.

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          18 hours ago

          The new business model is cloud subscription gaming. You sure you want to argue for that?