What are you playing?

[Bomby569]

I wouldn't mind offline mode but I can't install any games from there - and I uninstalled all of my Ubisoft games to try and fix it.

you have to go into more details, what did really happen, what does crash beyond all repair mean?
The pic you posted is of something that does happen sometimes, you don't have to do nothing, just close and wait for the service to be back online. I never had to reinstall my games.
I have close to 200hrs now on ACValhalla and just once or twice couldn't acess it.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

you have to go into more details, what did really happen, what does crash beyond all repair mean?
The pic you posted is of something that does happen sometimes, you don't have to do nothing, just close and wait for the service to be back online. I never had to reinstall my games.
I have close to 200hrs now on ACValhalla and just once or twice couldn't acess it.

Well, when I died in FC4 the loading screen came up and was in loading mode for ~15 minutes. It then displayed an error for a moment and reverted to the main menu screen. I clicked Play (offline) as I usually do, and received a message similar to the one I posted of the Ubisoft Connect error. This behavior was not experienced even when starting the game with the internet disconnected before this happened.

I plan on playing something else for a couple of days and trying again.

 

[Bomby569]

Well, when I died in FC4 the loading screen came up and was in loading mode for ~15 minutes. It then displayed an error for a moment and reverted to the main menu screen. I clicked Play (offline) as I usually do, and received a message similar to the one I posted of the Ubisoft Connect error. This behavior was not experienced even when starting the game with the internet disconnected before this happened.

I plan on playing something else for a couple of days and trying again.

Trust me you just had to walk away and wait for them to fix the damn thing, and even if someone is playing doesn't mean it's a you problem, their problems are often localized to a country or zone or whatever. I can't acess go on the net and people are playing just fine, or vice versa.
You can search the net, Ubi has this problems.

edit: unless it's some weird issue i never encountered with your ssd or something, idk, but i doubt it

 

[The red spirit]

Gotta love the irony..

???

 

[Chomiq]

???

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

 

[Bomby569]

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

isn't that true for everything? if you steal a car you don't have to pay for repairs, insurance, payments, etc... it's much easier

 

[The red spirit]

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

I think it very well could be

 

[Shihab]

Started S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl, and after the first encounter with the military faction, I'm starting to rethink my position on certain political issues... </s>
Also replaying Bulletstorm (this time the Full Clip Edition). Aesthetics held well (boosted by the graphics upgrade) and the gameplay is still good, but god do I still hate that acting and script! And it's even worse now that we're have to an abundance of great material for comparison. And it being barely over a decade old makes it difficult for me to give it the retro excuse.

Finished the Witcher 3, I gotta say it is in my top 10 games of all time. I defaulted to Yen as it was my first playthrough so will play again with Triss another time and also learn from my mistakes, moving on to the DLC now before starting Witcher 2 (for the first time, I seem to do everything backwards, did the same with Mass Effect .......... Andromeda, 3, 2, 1) )and going through the whole lot again, in the right order this time.

Went for Yen first time too. Couldn't say no to that black and violet. Although I did change my mind after going through the books.

Spoiler: Not much of a spoiler, but still...

Gotta get my G outta that toxic relationship!

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

To be fair, piracy has gotten much costlier in the past decade, if you factored in risk and potential damage. The rise of crypto and subsequent onslaught of ransomware and miner malware started making downloading random executables from unknown parties (even more of) a stupid thing to do.

 

[The red spirit]

To be fair, piracy has gotten much costlier in the past decade, if you factored in risk and potential damage. The rise of crypto and subsequent onslaught of ransomware and miner malware started making downloading random executables from unknown parties (even more of) a stupid thing to do.

Not even once I saw that, it's definitely not common, but if you use TPB still, well you kinda deserve it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

???

The irony of "pirates" having an easier time playing the same games "normal" players have to jump through hoops for..

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

Exactly. It's a measure of evidence that DRM isn't working as much as it's failing.

 

[The red spirit]

Testing the small GT-R, I meant GTi-R

Unfortunately it was not found and I don't know if it's slow or fast.

 

[lmille16]

Fresh Tarkov wipe.

Have a love hate relationship with this game. It's a blast with friends but might be the most unfun thing I've ever played solo.

Yep, agreed. I haven't even played a raid yet this wipe due to work/life and people are already level 20+. Going to get crapped on and come back for more

 

[Shihab]

Not even once I saw that, it's definitely not common, but if you use TPB still, well you kinda deserve it.

"Didn't happen to me" =\= Uncommon.
Warez bundled with, masquerading as, and/or hosted in a domain infested with malware were common even before bitcoin became a thing with criminals.
But if we can -at least- agree that it is common on TPB, then we should also agree that the phenomena is common in the scene in general, given that TPB remains one of the most popular pirate sites (Not sure if linking to torrent freak articles breaks forum rules or not).

I'll give you that [trend] analysis on this specific issue is somewhat lacking. Natural, considering the vector, victims and their habits (plus the fact that headlines were/are busy with large corporation, infrastructure and government-related incidents). This was most noticeable when a major, warez-centric ransomware incident received little spotlight, one that notably "spreads through various cracked games."

Spoiler: Further reading and other examples

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In this report, you will find statistics and other information about gaming-related malware, phishing schemes and other threats in 2020 and the first half of 2021.

securelist.com

Pirated Software is All Fun and Games Until Your Data’s Stolen

It may be tempting to try to download the latest games or applications for free, but doing so will ultimately land you in a hotbed of trouble as your computer becomes infected with adware, ransomware, and password-stealing Trojans.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Crackonosh: A New Malware Distributed in Cracked Software - Avast Threat Labs

New malware strain we discovered could be the reason why your antivirus doesn’t work anymore. Especially if you have installed some popular software from not so legal distribution recently

decoded.avast.io

Here’s what custom malware can steal and how it does it.

We analyzed a database containing 6 million files, 25 million credentials, and 2 billion cookies that had been stolen by custom malware. Here are the results.

nordlocker.com

New Research Reveals 43 Percent of BitTorrent Applications on Corporate Networks Contain Malicious Software

BitSight releases its newest BitSight Insight report which details how BitTorrent file sharing impacts vendor risk and security benchmarking.

www.bitsight.com

 

[AlwaysHope]

First play through in mayhem mode on Borderlands 3.

 

[The red spirit]

"Didn't happen to me" =\= Uncommon.
Warez bundled with, masquerading as, and/or hosted in a domain infested with malware were common even before bitcoin became a thing with criminals.
But if we can -at least- agree that it is common on TPB, then we should also agree that the phenomena is common in the scene in general, given that TPB remains one of the most popular pirate sites (Not sure if linking to torrent freak articles breaks forum rules or not).

I'll give you that [trend] analysis on this specific issue is somewhat lacking. Natural, considering the vector, victims and their habits (plus the fact that headlines were/are busy with large corporation, infrastructure and government-related incidents). This was most noticeable when a major, warez-centric ransomware incident received little spotlight, one that notably "spreads through various cracked games."

Spoiler: Further reading and other examples

Analytical report on gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020-2021

In this report, you will find statistics and other information about gaming-related malware, phishing schemes and other threats in 2020 and the first half of 2021.

securelist.com

Pirated Software is All Fun and Games Until Your Data’s Stolen

It may be tempting to try to download the latest games or applications for free, but doing so will ultimately land you in a hotbed of trouble as your computer becomes infected with adware, ransomware, and password-stealing Trojans.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Crackonosh: A New Malware Distributed in Cracked Software - Avast Threat Labs

New malware strain we discovered could be the reason why your antivirus doesn’t work anymore. Especially if you have installed some popular software from not so legal distribution recently

decoded.avast.io

Here’s what custom malware can steal and how it does it.

We analyzed a database containing 6 million files, 25 million credentials, and 2 billion cookies that had been stolen by custom malware. Here are the results.

nordlocker.com

New Research Reveals 43 Percent of BitTorrent Applications on Corporate Networks Contain Malicious Software

BitSight releases its newest BitSight Insight report which details how BitTorrent file sharing impacts vendor risk and security benchmarking.

www.bitsight.com

Meh, just use legitimate trackers and you are fine.

 

[QuietBob]

It looks like the heatwave has eased off for now, so I could get back into some gaming. I completed this absolute masterpiece once before, but I've never tried the Revision update/mod. I coupled it with the DX11 renderer for best visuals. After learning the tweaked mechanics I've begun a stealth/minimum force playthrough on the highest Realistic difficulty level. Wish me luck

 

[Franz]

Finished Ghost Wire Tokyo and this game rocks! I dont like so much the blur but its okay. Good history good graphs stunning gameplay!

Flying over those building, priceless!

Bonus: those yurei-chans wanted to fine me

 

[r9]

Getting back into F.E.A.R. some more...

What a game that was when it was released! I remember how satisfying the guns and glass breaking and the slow motion. Love it! I might have to install it again.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

If you understand this, you know what I am playing. I am tired of these games that crash if you go somewhere you were not supposed to or something like that...

 

[Splinterdog]

It looks like the heatwave has eased off for now, so I could get back into some gaming. I completed this absolute masterpiece once before, but I've never tried the Revision update/mod. I coupled it with the DX11 renderer for best visuals. After learning the tweaked mechanics I've begun a stealth/minimum force playthrough on the highest Realistic difficulty level. Wish me luck

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Never get tired of DX and those mods, as long as they don't mess with the gameplay too much, bring it more alive on the visual side.

 

[Vayra86]

As in pirating shit ends up being easier for the consumer than buying it.

Yeah and its never been different. The entertainment industry has a habit of making simple things overcomplicated so you feel like its special or something. The fact is, music is music, a game is a game, and video is video. But, when you buy a DVD you'll be waiting on horrible menus and intro advertising - including 'don't copy content' warnings! Basic psychology: tell kids not to do a thing, and they want to do the thing.

Meanwhile, I think I got Explosive Arrow Ballista figured out. Hooooleee shit this is fire. Right click and move, and that's it, I get why this is a meta league starter...

53,9 DPS
And then stuff ignites... and dies

 

[Keullo-e]

I guess I should replay FF XV, loved that one. Made one hella cute custom character when I last played it

 

[Splinterdog]

Cate Archer and her American buddy never fail to amuse.

 

[Keullo-e]

Cate Archer and her American buddy never fail to amuse.
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Oh hell yeah, NOLF is great!

 

[QuietBob]

If you understand this, you know what I am playing. I am tired of these games that crash if you go somewhere you were not supposed to or something like that...

OK, how about another hint?

Never get tired of DX and those mods, as long as they don't mess with the gameplay too much, bring it more alive on the visual side.

Agreed. The great thing about Revision is that it makes absolutely everything optional. You can choose between 4 gameplay modes, alter 67 global modifiers and even tweak 30 custom difficulty settings. Or you can just revert the lot to vanilla, including the graphics, for the original experience.