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on Jan 14, 2023
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Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software...
The difference is that it is always possible to rip a movie but cracking games with server side computations could be practically impossible.
Gigachad
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The games industry has moved to where even single player games are online enhanced experiences. As angry as that makes users here, gamers and corporations are quite happy with that arrangement which blocks piracy and makes games more fun.
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For me, personally, writing my own replacement server would be easier than cracking a binary client.
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