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Re:EU Buried $400k Study Showing Piracy Have Almost No Effec... by deadbeeves on Sunday March 06, 2022 @06:48PM (#30582459)
You're responding to an argument I did not make. I specifically agreed with you that certain games have been crippled as a means of copy protection. Please try to read more carefully.
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Re:EU Buried $400k Study Showing Piracy Have Almost No Effec... by deadbeeves on Sunday March 06, 2022 @08:08PM (#30582980)
>You suggested there is a place for client server games

Sorry, but I simply did not say that.

>So the only way to keep ownership over your PC is not to buy any client-server software (no mmo's, no steam, no overwatch, etc). Why? Because client-server apps are the ultimate security risk

If you believe that, why are you using a web browser and posting on Hacker News? At the networking level there's no fundamental difference between using an online forum and playing an MMO. Did you audit your web browser and HN's code?

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Re:EU Buried $400k Study Showing Piracy Have Almost No Effec... by Apocryphon on Sunday March 06, 2022 @08:43PM (#30583267)
Server code is also there to prevent cheating. It’s often imposed in an onerous way that players hate, but it’s still a valid use case.
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