I’ve been getting into mass effect trilogy finally, and since I don’t own a gaming pc, I like to play through GeForce Now.

Well, just now I had some things come up a couple of times a row and I quit my game a few times, and now I can’t continue because of some sort of lock mechanism against playing on multiple computers…?

Did not know this is a thing, but I have a few vacation days and wanted to get this series properly started, so it’s a little bit annoying. Who knows how long I have to wait?

Ugh…

Edit:

Talking with EA support, they informed me that the wait is 24 hours. Jesus christ that is long for something like this. There goes my vacation day opportunity…

Edit2:

Wow! The customer support really pulled through, suggested they request a password change on my account from their side.

Turns out, this seems to toggle that flag, and I could now start the game! Hooray! Akash, my man, you saved the day! Cheers 🍻

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      Piracy is justified if it’s to run abandonware, to bypass a broken DRM protection scheme blocking legitimate users from playing what they paid for, and for historical purposes (archiving, etc).

    • jackoneill@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      10 months ago

      In our society piracy is always justified

      Fuck every last one of these corporations

        • cyberpunk007@lemmy.worldEnglish
          121·
          10 months ago

          *their

          But it doesn’t support them when they don’t see income from it. You don’t even register as a number on their side, likely

          • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
            211·
            10 months ago

            You are still supporting them by using a product from them. It doesn’t matter if you are paying or not.

            • gerbler@lemmy.worldEnglish
              111·
              10 months ago

              So what’s the problem with piracy then? I’m still supporting them but I’m saving money in the process. Win/win. What a world!

          • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
            212·
            10 months ago

            If you even use the software you are supporting them. The only way not to is a complete boycott

              • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
                31·
                10 months ago

                Mostly because you are not using alternatives. By using it you are more likely not to pirate it if they make harder to pirate or run a sale. There is also the fact that others see you using it and are encouraged to not using alternatives.

                • daltotron@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  10 months ago

                  I don’t really know if any of that holds true if I already have the game in my possession. Maybe if it was theoretically the case that future software was harder to pirate for some additional drm insanity, but then the neat thing is that games that are just released are harder to pirate and tend to never be on sale, so that’s a kind of automatic balance. Also

                  There is also the fact that others see you using it and are encouraged to not using alternatives.

                  what do you mean by “alternatives”? alternatives to piracy? alternatives to the games people want to play?

      • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        Not OP, but I typically only pirate games if they’re unavailable for purchase in a more legal way. Like PS2 games, for example.

        Most of the modern games I buy these days are from developers I genuinely want to support and see more from, like Atlus or Vanillaware.

        And, no, I use uBlock Origin.

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        12·
        10 months ago

        Well no, I just stay away from proprietary software. For the internet I use ublock origin.

    • dumpsterlid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ that’s right me mateys, being a pirate is lame and you should definitely…… nottttttt do it………….

      Good thing I have this eye patch so I can wink without anyone seeing.

    • poopkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      10 months ago

      Courageous to make such a comment on Lemmy, where the community will bend over backwards to justify piracy.