Poll: Fallout: New Vegas is already cracked!

[EHKOS]

Most games are cracked about a day or two after. I think Borderlands took a little longer, can't remember.

 

[DustyDrB]

Yeah, good for them! Stick it to the man!

Wait, they're putting more DRM in games because of pirates?

BOO-URNS! We should pirate their game to stick it to the man!

*return to top*

Post of the day. I would give you a cookie, but it seems that pirates have taken my last one...

 

[SyphonX]

Every game is cracked immediately...

???

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Post of the day. I would give you a cookie, but it seems that pirates have taken my last one...

Yarrrr, 'tis chocolate chip we be seekin'.


Errr... I mean "Those dastardly fiends!"

 

[Rebel44]

That's because the cracking groups made steamworks their ***** a long time ago. For them cracking a steamworks game is mostly an automated process (like it is for most popular DRM schemes that don't throw in an extra curveball somewhere). You can learn a lot by reading them trash talk each other in their .NFOs.

Also, for what it's worth, the 360 version hit the torrents about an hour after it hit the shelves.

Well, Civ5 (which also use Steamworks) took them almost week to crack.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

That's because the cracking groups made steamworks their ***** a long time ago. For them cracking a steamworks game is mostly an automated process (like it is for most popular DRM schemes that don't throw in an extra curveball somewhere). You can learn a lot by reading them trash talk each other in their .NFOs.

Also, for what it's worth, the 360 version hit the torrents about an hour after it hit the shelves.

Well, Civ5 (which also use Steamworks) took them almost week to crack.

Probably one of those curveballs I mentioned...

or possibly they cracked the game quickly, playtested it, and fell down that familiar Civhole of "just one more turn" for several days.

 

[Delusibeta]

Actually, I've heard rumours that the 360 version was leaked some point last week, so the fact that the PC version made it past day 0 is impressive.

 

[Rebel44]

Actually, I've heard rumours that the 360 version was leaked some point last week, so the fact that the PC version made it past day 0 is impressive.

True, I checked some torrents sites and I was able to find 360 version torrent from 15th

Steamworks is very good at preventing pre-release piracy, because vast majority of pre-release game torrents are simply stolen retail copies - those are useless when game use Steamworks, because files on DVD are encrypted and .exe files is (IIRC) always missing - it is downloaded from STeam server when game is released.

 

[Teshi]

I bought the game legitimately and can't install it because Steam won't validate my physical copy and Steam isn't responding promptly to the support ticket, so this is good news. In the past I've appreciated Steam, but from here on out I'm not going to pay for any product that requires it; the way I see it now, they basically just took $50 from me, so why isn't turnabout fair play?

 

[Delusibeta]

I bought the game legitimately and can't install it because Steam won't validate my physical copy and Steam isn't responding promptly to the support ticket, so this is good news. In the past I've appreciated Steam, but from here on out I'm not going to pay for any product that requires it; the way I see it now, they basically just took $50 from me, so why isn't turnabout fair play?

If you're American, then return to shop for a new key. If you're not, then wait for the formal release tomorrow.

 

[MercurySteam]

Yeah I saw this yesterday. I was surprised with how quick it happened.

SKIDROW works quick, eh?

 

[Devon Dent]

The game was cracked by R within the first hour of release, and i think the aformentioned SKIDROW had it done pre-release.

 

[Delusibeta]

Point is, in terms of resisting leaks, Steamworks > 360 version.