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[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 145 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Please for the love of God someone else crack denuvo so we can cast Empress into the fiery furnace where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

[–] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 85 points 11 months ago

As a person who doesnt pirate games I hope empress reigns supreme for the rest of eternity. I just get to the cackle at craziest fucking headlines that come out of the game piracy community because of this one person. This one insane fucking person Has this global community bent to their will and you can't even complain about it because what are you gonna do? Go pay for things? Fuck that noise.

If it were in a movie I would say it's overwritten. If I didn't know how crazy people can seriously crazy I would think it's performance art. It's the rare perfect storm in modern day where everybody's doing something wrong so you can point and laugh at the misery of all of the people involved.

[–] zaknenou@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 11 months ago

but my lord, the lore!???

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[–] Morgikan@lemm.ee 113 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Apparently some mods were running keyloggers on the community.

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@local106.com 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This sort of shit has been going on in the warez community for decades. It's why I don't pirate software anymore - even Empress has a strong incentive to sell out.

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I also don't pirate stuff. I'd rather use open source software anyways. And luckily the games I like deserve the money and I can afford to buy them

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I know they said the mods were deleting posts about whatever it was but do you have a link to the discussion or proof?

[–] Morgikan@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Bare in mind what OP posted was from 4 months ago, but one of the mods mentions it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/14qvyi3/some_controversy_going_on_at_this_sub/

They acknowledge changes were made, so I would take that as confirmation, but that whole group/sub kind of cringey. Posts do get deleted by mods but users also make a lot of claims without any evidence. I get that most of those people don't have a technical background so its hard to find evidence, but that also maybe is a good reason to make a claim.

EDIT: When I wrote my original comment, I used "Apparently" and "Allegedly" synonymously. I understand if anyone wants to call me out on that, but doesn't seem right changing what I wrote (seems like that would be covering).

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Keyloggers? On an internet forum? What for?

[–] 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

of forum messages? No danger.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago

In software posted there, not in the forum software itself.

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[–] LocustOfControl@reddthat.com 58 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm out of the loop here, what's this about?

[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 157 points 11 months ago (66 children)

Empress is considered the best Denuvo cracker in the world. Mostly because she's the only one that is consistently successful.

There are two major trains of thought regarding her. The first: she's a batshit crazy narcissist who is more toxic than a Kardashian-Jenner family dinner where Kanye and Pete Davidson show up unannounced. The second: she's the goddess and the most wonderful woman on the planet and one day she'll recognize my loyalty and I will have a place in her New World Order.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 93 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You forgot to mention the part where she is violently transphobic

[–] Shayeta@feddit.de 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

She tried to out Fitgirl as trans to encourage harassment of her. Trouble is nobody believed her, because nobody knows anything about Fitgirl and we don't believe Empress does either.

[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 54 points 11 months ago (3 children)

She's also definitely Russian, and we, Russians, believe that it's a guy.

There's no women on the Internet.

[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Wait...so there really aren't hot MILFs in my area waiting to chat with me?

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[–] WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago

If she was a Russian guy she would have died in Ukraine.

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[–] screamname@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if Empress is a group of two or more people. At least one to handle the "persona" of Empress and the rest to do the cracking. Artificial personas and obfuscated identities are Internet 101.

[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Could also be one person with multiple personalities. It would explain a lot.

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[–] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

she's providing games for free, who cares if she's a narcissist.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 58 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You skipped past the batshit crazy part, eh? I would not trust any software she has touched, but you do you.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

I'm still waiting for her rap album though, ngl it might slap.

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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago
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