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The cracks, they don't remove our protection. The cracks still have all our code in and all our code is executed. There is even more code on top of the cracked code - that is executing on top of our code, and causing even more stuff to be executed. So there is technically no way that the cracked version is faster than the uncracked version. That's simply a technical fact.

Going by that logic, there's simply no way that Denuvo does not hinder performance.

I don't care what he says, I will never buy a game with Denuvo.

God, hard to read more than half of it, this guy's a total idiot. He really thinks he sells a solution, fucking wake up off that dream. It was nice, you enjoyed it, now wake up, go do something else, or just take the money and retire, idk, idc.

Fuck DRM, what a shitty way of screwing up content.

RPS: The study you mention showed that having Denuvo software improves revenues at launch, but also showed that a certain point after release - I think it was around three months - it evens out. Do you think publishers should have a policy of eventually removing Denuvo and making that clear to players in their marketing?

Andreas Ullmann: That's the only point of the study where I'm not totally agreeing.

Well, who would have thunk!

The only positive thing is that they are SUCH GREEDY FUCKS that companies often patch out the protection after release to stop paying them.

Denuvo profits off game developers fears of their game not being well received by gamers for reasons such as performance issues, bugs, or at its foundation is just a mediocre game.

I like to believe that the narrative that piracy hurt sales is only true for medicore/bad games because the average pirate is broke and they are not going to buy your game just because of denuvo and those who can afford to buy will choose not to after getting to try it.

On the other hand good games will always be commerical successful with or without denuvo.

Personally, I'm okay with Denuvo and other similar DRM when it's used for the intended purpose - to prevent launch day hype piracy. The first few weeks/months are crucial for sales, and I can understand why developers do it.

But after that, especially after the game is cracked, remove the fucking DRM, it did what it could and is now useless, and only makes the experience of legitimate customers worse.

As a gamer, I know that gamers don't actually know a fucking thing except how to play games.

Is this a business entity wearing the skin of a human, or a clown wearing the skin of a business?

Because as we all know, being a gamer means you can't also be a fucking moron.

... Wait.

One experience with other people on Xbox Live voice chat can disprove that.

Makes me want to buy Denuvo games even less, but I've already learned my lesson. Shutout to the only worthwhile Steam curator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/

Arrogant cunt. Fuck you and your shitty "product".

Grifter attempting to explain his existence...

Just stoooooop FUCKING T A L K I N G

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What a fuckin' crock.

Unlikeable asshole entity tries even harder to get people to like them. Results are mixed