Y'know I think another possible analogy here might be the difference between a videogame and a tabletop game. Especially if we compare RPGs specifically.

It's one thing to play a computer RPG. It's another thing to play with a human GM who can reshape the story as needed and who can interact with the player in an open-ended manner.

Yeah, I read. I don't have much sympathy for him. He sounds like a jerk.

IMO preserving the content is more important than honoring him (or, for that matter, humiliating him).

I had poked all over the megathread, but didn't know about the github repo. Thanks.

But yeah, you're right about it being a matter of luck sometimes.

Frankly speaking, it's not like anyone on the internet can tell the difference. And, at least speaking personally, it's not like I need to know. If they crack stuff well they crack stuff well. If their political views suck their political views suck. So be it.

Pardon me for living under a rock, but what's wrong with uTorrent?

"Count Dracula rises but once every century, and my role is over. But if I were to resurrect him, the battle would last for eternity!" - some asshole named Richter Belmont

"We own everything", basically. All they want is for them to control how everyone else does things.

Also, a hearty "fuck you" to all those folks out there (I've run into them before) who claim that publishers should get to have absolute control over how consumers use stuff they put out.

One problem with these arguments is that, when it comes to criticizing a product for its usability problems, it makes perfect sense for an actual user to have opinions because they're the ones with the experience.

But you get people going "well if you hate it so much then stop using it!"

It's a common trait of so-called "fanboys". For example, I've seen this on the Steam forums before. Have someone saying that Steam should improve in various ways to make the consumer's experience better, and then you get other people replying with basically this line. If a person cites some other site, such as GOG, as an example of a better way to do things (and a proof of concept that it can be done), they reply with "then go use GOG instead", for example. (Along with making up various excuses why Steam is better without such an improvement.)

You can add literally anything, and all Steam does is launch the executable you specify. And maybe take screenshots if you use the overlay.

Valve could actually look through the games people have added and do some sort of major crackdown, but for better or worse they seem to have left this alone. Still, though, I'd consider it a vulnerability, and I also recommend against using Steam because Steam is basically DRM. (Yes, this varies by game and can be argued over. But it still definitely tries to lock you into using it, one way or another.)

Well torrenting is also P2P but people generally recommend VPNs for that.

• Saving files for offline enjoyment/no dependence on internet connection.
• More player and playback options: easier rewind/fast-forward, chapter controls (for many releases), etc.
• Fewer ads/pop-ups/phishing/etc. nonsense (depending on how effective your browser's adblockers are)
• Often, choice of subs and dubs. Generally better ones than the generic DVD release subs. And sometimes, even commentary tracks.

lmao i misread the header and spent a hot moment wondering "what's an illegal sports team?"