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Is something happening to TPB? (lemmy.today)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[+] -22 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Has any pirate site ever been trustworthy? And if you run pirated software, you get what you get. Roll the dice or wait for a Steam sale.

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  • [–] 38 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Has any pirate site ever been trustworthy?

    Yes. Next question.

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  • [–] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    wait for a Steam sale.

    Not sure why someone in this community would suggest Steam over GOG. Every game on GOG is DRM-free, so you own it forever and the installer will keep working even if GOG goes away.

    Games on Steam are a license they can revoke at any time. You don't actually own the game. Some games are DRM-free, but there's no way to get a standalone installer for them.

    Some people pirate or crack games they legally own, just so they have more flexibility and aren't treated like a criminal by DRM systems. You don't need to worry about that with GOG.

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