The original post: /r/piracy by /u/ehsanboy74 on 2024-12-26 08:19:30.

one example is red dead 2, if you have it on steam forget about even playing the story mode offline, you need internet for the rockstar launcher to allow you to enter the game. and for some unknown reason the legit version of the game doesnt let you switch to directx 12 and rockstar support wont even give you a decent guide on fixing the issue either, the game kept switching it back to vulkan. the pirated version doesnt have this problem. and thats besides the obvious performance bonus you get with the pirated version.

and the same goes for the majority of games these days, they all need launchers they all need 3rd party accounts, and they mostly perform 10% to 15% worse if you paid for the legit version of the game.

how has it come to this that if you pay for the game legally and use it you receive a much worse experience than if you just get a free repack of the game? wasnt it supposed to be the opposite? jesus christ these gaming companies are horrible people.