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  • SuperDuper
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    14610 months ago

    Please for the love of God someone else crack denuvo so we can cast Empress into the fiery furnace where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

    • @[email protected]
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      8610 months ago

      As a person who doesnt pirate games I hope empress reigns supreme for the rest of eternity. I just get to the cackle at craziest fucking headlines that come out of the game piracy community because of this one person. This one insane fucking person Has this global community bent to their will and you can’t even complain about it because what are you gonna do? Go pay for things? Fuck that noise.

      If it were in a movie I would say it’s overwritten. If I didn’t know how crazy people can seriously crazy I would think it’s performance art. It’s the rare perfect storm in modern day where everybody’s doing something wrong so you can point and laugh at the misery of all of the people involved.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      MKDEV literally dumped their info and process they used to crack FM and FIFA.

      Be the change you want to see in the world.

      • @[email protected]
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        1510 months ago

        This sort of shit has been going on in the warez community for decades. It’s why I don’t pirate software anymore - even Empress has a strong incentive to sell out.

        • @[email protected]
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          810 months ago

          Yeah, I also don’t pirate stuff. I’d rather use open source software anyways. And luckily the games I like deserve the money and I can afford to buy them

    • Corroded
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      10 months ago

      I know they said the mods were deleting posts about whatever it was but do you have a link to the discussion or proof?

      • @[email protected]
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        10 months ago

        Bare in mind what OP posted was from 4 months ago, but one of the mods mentions it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/14qvyi3/some_controversy_going_on_at_this_sub/

        They acknowledge changes were made, so I would take that as confirmation, but that whole group/sub kind of cringey. Posts do get deleted by mods but users also make a lot of claims without any evidence. I get that most of those people don’t have a technical background so its hard to find evidence, but that also maybe is a good reason to make a claim.

        EDIT: When I wrote my original comment, I used “Apparently” and “Allegedly” synonymously. I understand if anyone wants to call me out on that, but doesn’t seem right changing what I wrote (seems like that would be covering).

        • @[email protected]
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          310 months ago

          I’d like to line with the “posts are getting deleted randomly” party. I mean the only thing not being deleted at this point is the memes, the cringe worthy memes. no discussions (unless very basic) or guides are flourishing on that subreddit anymore. and besides why stay on reddit in the first place if it is the reason they must act like this?

          • Corroded
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            10 months ago

            The tip toeing around stuff definitely does get tiring but I think some people just flock there because there’s a lot of people and Reddit still dominates search results

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                110 months ago

                There could be a few reasons beyond what I already mentioned. A lot of people thought the blackout on Reddit was a trend or unnecessary and that wasn’t helped when Reddit forced a lot of subs to reopen.

                I’m not sure though. I wonder if they have a post addressing it

  • @[email protected]
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    7810 months ago

    In 2023, ‘cuck’ is seemingly the greatest insult you can apply to a person.

    Followed only by ‘poopyhead’.

    • Dem Bosain
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      1310 months ago

      Friar Cuck

      Cuckleberry Finn

      Cuck (character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

      Cuck Hunter (excellent game included with original NES consoles)

    • Revv
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      710 months ago

      Outside of a kink context, its use is a pretty great indicator that the person using it is a hateful moron who thinks they’re"winning" if someone is “triggered.” Basically the online equivalent of a pair of truck nuts.

      In that respect, I’m grateful for its prevalence as it saves me a lot of time/energy that would otherwise be spent dealing with assholes.

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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      710 months ago

      While I think the world is enriched by people who get joy from their partners having crazy sex with others, cuckoo birds are a menace to all of aviankind, to the point that they other birds will hue and cry to chase them out of dodge.

    • @[email protected]
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      15910 months ago

      Empress is considered the best Denuvo cracker in the world. Mostly because she’s the only one that is consistently successful.

      There are two major trains of thought regarding her. The first: she’s a batshit crazy narcissist who is more toxic than a Kardashian-Jenner family dinner where Kanye and Pete Davidson show up unannounced. The second: she’s the goddess and the most wonderful woman on the planet and one day she’ll recognize my loyalty and I will have a place in her New World Order.

      • @[email protected]
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        5310 months ago

        She’s also definitely Russian, and we, Russians, believe that it’s a guy.

        There’s no women on the Internet.

            • @[email protected]
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              210 months ago

              They are a curious lot. They all seem interested in my debit card information. That must they’re into me, right?

              • @[email protected]
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                210 months ago

                Right, 100%! They’re just trying to see if you’re going to be able to sustain yourself and their relationship. No harm there, I’m sure; actually seems like a sign of serious intentions.

        • @[email protected]
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          210 months ago

          What was it the rules of the internet again?

          TITS or GTFO.

          There’s also Girl = Guy In Real Life.

      • @[email protected]
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        4210 months ago

        I wouldn’t be surprised if Empress is a group of two or more people. At least one to handle the “persona” of Empress and the rest to do the cracking. Artificial personas and obfuscated identities are Internet 101.

        • @[email protected]
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          5810 months ago

          You skipped past the batshit crazy part, eh? I would not trust any software she has touched, but you do you.

          • Night Monkey
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            110 months ago

            Oh then because some stranger on the Internet tells you something, it’s probably true

          • @[email protected]
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            010 months ago

            wasn’t there some drama where some other cracker group exposed “her” as being some bulgarian dude?

            • @[email protected]
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              1010 months ago

              dont put money into that “announcement”. they “exposed” her to be an old cracker who was in the scene many, many years ago. that person is to this day fighting a court case about their time in the scene. they’ve also written a post somewhere on the net talking about this and how hurt and confused they are to be dragged back into this mess. and the group that did the “exposing” has, as far as i have seen, not provided a single piece of evidence for their claims.

              innocent until proven guilty. no one knows who empress is, so you may as well believe she is the woman she says to be.

              • @[email protected]
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                1010 months ago

                They’ve aggressively stated they’re a cis woman and has found the implication of her being trans incredibly insulting.

                • @[email protected]
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                  510 months ago

                  It could be a very confused fat dude wearing only fudge striped tighty whities who doesn’t want his fantasy world bubble popped

                • @[email protected]
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                  110 months ago

                  I’m pretty sure it’s a group of people but I’ll still go with She cuz it’s easier and my theory is just a… theorumeum

                • @[email protected]
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                  110 months ago

                  That’s just like your opinion. Also 100% your prerogative too, since you’re the first and only one to bring up gender in this discussion, as if it matters somehow.