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Comment on Rockstar Games DDoSed Heavily By Players Protesting New AntiCheat Code

sp6@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

If I played any Rockstar games, I’d be unhappy with their new anti-cheat too, since it needlessly blocks linux, but this isn’t the way this should be protested. If anything, this probably validates their decision.

The way this should be protested is to just stop playing. Stop giving them money. Stop boosting their month active user numbers that they can flaunt to investors. Hit them financially, since it’s the only hit they really care about. There’s a sea of other high-quality games you can play instead.

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Wrench@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I did this with Blizzard/Activision years ago.

Zero impact.

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- WordBox@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Keep it up. There’s dozen(s) of us?
  
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  - Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    There’s dozen(s) of us?
    
    Dozen(s?) Denial Of Service attack
    
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    VonReposti@feddit.dk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Denial of Playing attack.
    
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- gwilikers@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  It was an impact of one.
  
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Soup@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Gamers and still buying the same old tired shit while bitching about it, name a more…

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- echodot@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  In your opinion.
  
  Stop gatekeeping people’s game choices. You can play what you want, and they can play what they want.
  
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  - nomous@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    We’re in a thread about Rockstars invasive anti-cheat software so no, people can’t play what they want nor is this the place to tell people not to gatekeep.
    
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- rivalary@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  GTA Online has terrible monetization and Rockstar are openly hostile towards PC as a platform, but I wouldn’t call GTA mediocre at all. There’s nothing quite like the attention to detail or breadth of GTA games. If you’ve played a few GTA clones, you’ll know what the competition looks like and it’s not even close.
  
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  - bitwolf@lemmy.one ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Idk Cyberpunk makes GTA look like a intern project.
    
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    rivalary@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Maybe I need to give Cyberpunk 2077 another shot.
    
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forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I’ve read that Steam is accepting refunds for GTAV - I’d recommend anyone who bought it there refund it.

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- Zoot@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Really??? Even if I bought it years ago lmao? It no longer works on my steam deck, but its not like I bought it when the deck even existed. However, I did have that idea…
  
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tabular@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Have you tried not buying something in protest? If so have you noticed they keep selling it anyway and you have no alternative? Not giving them money isn’t enough.

I’m not a fan of DOSA as it’s rather strongarm but at least this actually sends a message to them AND other users.

I’m not interested in having to fight anti-features to play what I paid for, but at least circumventing it sends a message.

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- Buttons@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I bought Crysis and didn’t like the DRM, so I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game since. How’s that working out for Ubisoft?
  
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  - tabular@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I think Ubisoft didn’t notice, or very likely attributed others reasons for less sales.
    
    I don’t like DRM so I don’t use streaming services like Netflix. If friends or work colleges keep talking about some show then I read Wikipedia plot section to get an idea 💀
    
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    Buttons@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    And I think their board is panicking trying to figure out how they can regain me, specifically, as a customer.
    
    More seriously, I apparently am not the only one who eventually got their fill of Ubisoft games. I think Ubisoft has planted resentment in the minds of all their customers, and as soon as they slipped a little in game quality their customers were more than happy to leave, just for the sake of leaving.
    
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- prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  if so have you noticed they keep selling it anyway and you have no alternative?
  
  You seem to have missed the point. The alternative is not playing the game at all.
  
  Be an adult, have some self-control.
  
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  - tabular@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    As an adult you may notice you spend less time with your friends. So if you’ve tried that you’d know how sad it is when you can’t play games with your friends because of your values. When you care about video games then your interpretation of “the point” leaves a lot to be desired. I aspire for a better gaming industry.
    
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    aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Get friends with better values.
    
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Damage@feddit.it ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I’m pretty sure it’s not Linux gamers doing this.

It’s cheaters.

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- MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Cheat creators probably, they gotta protect their revenue
  
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jonne@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yeah, I’m actually supportive of some kind of anti cheat on GTA online, because with all the cheating it’s just unplayable. Unfortunately I was playing on steam deck so I haven’t been able to play it since. Presumably it can be supported relatively easy so I hope they fix that issue.

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