PC Gaming

Their publisher was bought by Embracer shortly after the release of Kingdom Come Deliverance, maybe they're to blame here.

Because it seems that whatever statistics Denuvo is peddling show that more sales are secured, even if it's cracked in the first few weeks.

Idk how true that is, obviously, just outlining why they're buying into it.

While I agree, we shouldn't criticize people for learning and changing for the better.

Shh, if denuvo is what finally makes them learn then let's just let it play out.

It's way past that point long ago.

But shareholders don't understand that, so publishers will continue forcing developers to use it.

I can't wait until some major vulnarability in Denuvo pops up and either gets widely exploited or AV programs start to warn against it due to security risks

The one you find while treasure hunting runs better anyway.

You'll have to wait until the Denuvo license runs out, then.

And it's not like a single player game gets worse over time. The player count is totally irrelevant and if 2 years from launch nobody is playing it it doesn't affect your experience at all.

This is a loss for Warhorse and a win for anyone that doesn't need to play it now.

Same. The first one is one of my favorite games of all time and I'm really looking forward for the second game, but fuck denuvo so very very much.

Pre-order and cancel it, just to make a point!

(I apologize for the really long comment.)

I still pre-order, but I'm very selective. I only pre-order games I am 100% sure I'll enjoy it.

If something comes up in the months before release that makes me question whether I'll enjoy the game or not, goodbye pre-order.

There's also very few companies and franchises I trust enough to pre-order from. They're mainly the Kingdom Hearts (but only the "main" games; I'm not buying that rhythm game) and Persona (also only the main games, not the spin-offs) series. I also pre-ordered Metaphor (because I trust Atlus as a developer after having played all three games in the modern Persona series, and because I liked what I saw in trailers and what I played in the demo) and am actually enjoying it more than Persona.

To put it another way, I pre-order games from developers and directors I 100% trust to deliver a good game that I will enjoy immensely. Any less than that, and I will not pre-order. Like I said, I'm very selective. If I haven't played anything from the developer before, I won't pre-order. If they've broken my trust in some way, I won't pre-order. If I don't like what I see in the trailers or what I hear in the interviews, I won't pre-order. If I see that DRM will negatively impact my play experience (which admittedly doesn't have much of a chance of happening since I rarely play on PC), I won't pre-order.

If driving away sales counts as "it works", then good for them.

People are voting with their wallets. They were willing to buy it. But this effects them and made the game no longer worth it. Pirates will pirate regardless. But you just lost some of the genuine customers by effecting them, pirates will have a "better" version.

I learned it the hard way by buying Shadow of the Tomb Raider after pirating and liking it, the same PC ran the legit version like shit, I bet they only have nasa PCs over there to test the DRM on.

I hate it because it's just a sign of disrespect of the publisher towards the legitimate customers. Guess who has a better experience when the DRM goes to shit or slows down the game? Those who didn't pay.

I just won't be part of the first customers, I'll wait for the game to be cleaned up of this bs.