In Defense of "Pirate Software" FALSE DMCA Claim Against Indie Dev
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Legendary game developer, Pirate Software, has solo developed and shipped countless beloved titles. Why then would this super successful, universally beloved developer target a small indie game developer with a DMCA takedown? Brandon Ferrentino is developing Idle Streaming Bonanza. Let's analyze the situation.
The game in question
Idle Streaming Bonanza: store.steampow...
Pirate Software doubles down on DMCA takedown: theotherreview...
Pirate Software official Website:
develop.games/
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"A wizard is never late nor too early. He simply leaves when he has no mana." - A wizard with no mana
Hahahaha you are killing me right now.
excellence
This is more of a "Noita" Wizard situation and we all know how those end
A wizard with some mana and a mana gem*
😂
It's just as they say... Intelligence and wisdom are different stats for a reason
i don't know the difference, could you tell me?
@@guigondi7671 there is a saying "Intelligence is to know that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is to know not to put tomatoes in fruit salad". Hope this helps in differentiating between two things)
@@BlackF0x_ And charisma is to convince someone to put tomatoes in a fruit salad.
Knowledge are books, wisdom is the effiency and efficacy of know what books and how to apply
@@reverbthevocal421 Salsa is a tomato based fruit salad.
I just texted my friend if his mana is okay. He seemed confused by the question. It's worse than I feared, his INT stat is suffering
Beautiful comment made me laugh out loud.
@@Zymemaru maybe he just used all his spells and has everything in cooldown :/
Next time you see your friend make sure to cast Arcane Intellect! :D
Remind him to use the Arcane Intellect Buff!
Don't make fun our STR build 😡😡😡🤬
Never ask.....
A man what his salary is.
A woman what her age is.
A mage how much mana he has.
Beautiful.
brother lmao
Amen brother
Or if his spells are in cooldown
“why you walking”
"For people who can actually make video games,"
I chuckled.
this video is just like an onion - it has LAYERS
Everyone has their own kryptonite; for me, it is finishing a task before the deadline, for my neighbor to not argue and yell with his wife, and for Pirate to admit when he was wrong.
And a wizard with no mana
The dude is one of the most insufferable people to come up on youtube in awhile.
@@planescapedok let’s be honest, that’s a bit of a stretch to say
@@BearlyWorkingDevno, he's right. I'm sure you can point to 1000s of other lesser known YTers that are worse, but most of those are going to be below the bar. Nobodies or deliberate attention seekers. Thor is a normal person doing normal streaming and he's an awful person that thinks he knows the world inside and out.
Anyone noticed the first thing Thor always does no matter what is report/tell on people? In every single clip I see of him he's basically saying "UMUMUM YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, IM TELLING ON YOU!"
You just know he was the kid who went and told the teacher and parents about every little thing, and is still doing it. We had a word for people like this, Dweebs
Its kinda wild how Thor went from finally getting a rep in the indie scene and on UA-cam, and over the span of less than a year has basically completely torpedo'd it. I had heard of him but the first time I ever actually saw him was due to his overwhelming L take on Stop Killing Games. Now, it seems like every single time he shows up in my feed its because he's done something new to go down another level on the moron chart.
same, it was his "Mr Robot DEFCON puzzle" and how the show "ripped him off" (somehow) and doxxed the creator of the puzzle, when the creator was consulted and worked on the Mr Robot show, so he just straight up lied
That's not even his only L, either.
Drama on Second Life, Stop Killing Games, Eve Online, WoW, and now false DMCA, “allegedly”. /s
What gets me the most about him is how he *keeps doubling down* and digging his feet in.
The guy cannot handle being in the wrong.
I'm not wrong! The world is wrong!
The first vid I saw of him was him twisting words to change the meaning, don't know why anyone gives him any time
Thank you, (EDIT: There seems to be no intent by the Lawyer or Dev to take this to court.)
Now here's another thing worth noting on this problem and where it's going to bite Jason's entire ass.
He claimed that Kronos was a Lawyer in his threats to the developer, The Dev's Lawyer was told by Kronos that they're not an Attorney.
The Dev's Lawyer then responded by stating that this is a potential 512(f) problem.
So he lied and tried to strong arm an indie developer without evidence (and most likely was trying to make himself out to be the better man by "dropping charges") but the DMCA being false under 512(f) outright puts Jason at fault. This is disgusting and with my limited but modest understanding of the law. is a violation to many more and larger issues also.
I hope we see Jason taken to court.
Thank you for explaining that. Those are important things to keep in mind as they are quite serious.
you will not see him taken to court not cause legally he shouldn't be liable but cause of numerous factors that make winning a lawsuit an unlikely prospect and nobody got money to burn on that
@ The Lawyer that stepped forward in defense did so of his own volition, not sure if there would be costs against the Developer but there are a lot more possible legal fees I'm ignorant of yeah, a shame,
A lawyer defending somebody against a bully for free is very different than filing a revenge suit for free over relatively minor matter.
@@TonttuTorvinenthreatening someone's livelyhood is not really a minor matter. to us this is internet drama, but to the indie dev that's his bread and butter and he didn't even do anything wrong to begin with.
That guy might have left Blizzard, but Blizzard certainly did not left him.
Blizzard, where he got a job thanks to his Dad getting him employed there at 16.
Nepobaby. Also anti-consumer AF, but that's the Blizzard in him I suppose...
Should've taken a mana pot from the office before leaving.
@@DrTeeth66 nepotism happens all the time in every business, and is kind of irrelevant in this case. What matters is how young he was when he went into that environment. He was in it at a period where who you are is shaped heavily by the environment around you. Bliz was not a good place for someone his age to be. That he's grown as far as he has is a credit to him, but people need to be aware those habits are still there and will come out. It's like a recovered alcoholic. They beat it and don't drink, but stress or high emotion can bring it out again. That does not make it acceptable though and he needs a smack to get himself back together.
@@DrTeeth66it is kind of funny that people who are anti-nepotism still try to defend him.
though I already didn’t like him after learning about the stuff he said about Japanese people. Bro is actually a terrible person.
@@DrTeeth66 I knew he was an industry shill but didn't know that his dad got him the job. That explains a lot.
Hi. I hope you'll watch through to the end of the video instead of commenting based on just the title.
commenting anyway along with again mentioning i left a like within 10 minutes of the upload
YO HO YO HO PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
I was going to comment it would be funny if you typed "pirate softwareS" and to say in defense of them sometimes they aren't available in a country but your delivery was way better😂
I did and now I must ask who are all these people I’m outta the loop and not into yt drama?
You shouldn't care. UA-cam comments will leech your mana if you start caring.
I checked out of this topic the moment I got the gist of what was going on. And in the process didn't notice he was out of mana. If I had just been more attentive, I would have caught that. Now I'm wondering who else I didn't notice was out of mana in my life. Thank you for making me aware of this issue. I will now make the changes to my life to make sure I never miss out on something so crucial ever again.
Premature mana expenditure is a serious condition.
Contact your guildmaster if you feel the need to blink consecutively more than three times
I swear this normally never happens to me
Growing up is all about learning mana management to prevent premature mana expenditures
When I was a young wizard, my mana was overflowing. But once I changed my class to sage, it feels like both my mana reserves and my rate of mana regeneration have gone down.
If I experienced as much premature teleportation as him, I'd be out of mana too...
this is so funny, the dude who's built his ENTIRE persona as this smart, educated wholesome person, is everything BUT. And on top of that, the cherry on top he names himself Piratesoftware, a champion of the indie devs (he himself bragging about him making his indie game that he never finished btw), go and do the most corporate sht. It's genuinely beautiful.
He isn't even a real game developer as he claims
When you realize his first game is just a project he grabbed and reskinned, his "wholesome chungus game-jams" devolve from devs shooting shit to "harvest of projects" he is searching through for easy grabbings
Asmongold kind of made the best point on this, unless you are actually wholesome, making such a persona will only hurt you. The moment the facade cracks in any way it all falls in on itself.
People who claim they are good and take effort to make it their facade that they display to the world, who constantly virtue signal - are often bad people. Nothing new here.
He does it so people googling Pirate "Game" boosts him in the SEO's. He's a souless ROACH in more ways than one
How did he even know I was writing a comment before watching the video.
He just knows XD
The force is a pathway to many abilities... Some might consider... Unnatural.
Bro he just drank an X-ether, he can tell what you're commenting on his _next_ video.
Because Jerrel(hope I spelled that right)is freaking based!!
because the internet shrinks the attention span for everyone who uses it every time they use it.
Mana Awareness Month wouldn't be nearly as much of an issue if people actually used some of their 99 Elixirs.
They might need all 99 of them for later.
Dude, I can't use them I might need them later when it really matters.
Most people don't even have elixirs, and this guy has a literal mana gem. Elites are hyprocrits.
Then I'll only have 98 and we can't have that
This conversation has got me thinking, if I ever make an RPG, I'm tempted to put a hidden achievement to use like 2 Elixirs in a playthrough, and see if anyone ever gets it.
Possibly the worst part of it all is the whole "wise father figure" routine Pie-rate Software always tries to wear, even when he's tripling down on a scummy move that everyone around him is telling him is scummy. It's a remarkably cloying way to be confidently wrong.
Thor really comes off as unbearably smug and self absorbed.
I don't know how anyone can continue to watch him now that he's been outted.
@@planescapedLike-minded individuals.
I love how you low-key called him irate throughout the whole episode :p You, sir, are a genius.
It took me until the mana bit to realise he's been saying it wrong on purpose. Funny as heck!
He says "pie rate" but what's the play here?
@@mordredpendragon9672it sounds like “irate” which means angry
@@arandomperson6293 Thank you I didn't know that word :p
I'm leaving a .... Ok I'll wait
"Pi-Rate Software." lol, nice. 😂
P-irate software
Mana awareness month, such a beautiful idea 👏
Please check on your fellow people.
@@sungrandstudios
OOM. NEED MILK STAT!
Man, all the times I just yelled at a befuddled mage "come on, mana up!" I had no Idea how insensitive I was being. As a warrior I don't run out of sword.
We can all be insensitive sometimes. Just because you can't run out of sword doesn't mean you can't run out of friendship.
But you can run out of rage be carefull
There's a whole rabbit hole to go down with this guy, but I recommend doing literally anything else with your time
Moral of the story: Always bring a mana potion just in case you are in need in a critical moment - Make sure your friends all have theirs
This the best possible takeaway from this situation.
Pirate software had built a larger then life persona of this tech expert / developer/ expert hacker .
Now the facade is slowly lifting .
Tens of thousands of people still watch him
Tons of idiots 🤷♀️
He started popping up under suggested shorts and then videos for me a couple of months ago. At first he seemed to be someone with a bunch of knowledge on a lot of topics, offering sage advice to people. However as I started listening I quickly realized he often had no clue what he was talking about. I'm thinking he's been rubbing a lot of people the wrong way for some time and the resentment that has been building up finally released with the hardcore WoW incident.
that happens when you build your reputation on "trust me bro" I don't know when he talked about his past activities and jobs it always sounded a bit off, not enough that you would straight out dismiss it but, it always a small bit of doubt.
He has less than 10k viewers on chat. That being said, I watched some other Twitch streamer for a bit and noticed that his 10k chat was moving 3x slower than 2k one. That says something.
And yet somehow here you are. Letting him live inside your head rent free. Pretending you're the protagonist and he's your antagonist.
You should look up his GARBAGE opinion on “Stop killing games”.
He’s basically a dishonest shill for corporations. That’s when I started disliking the guy.
Hmmm. Yikes. Defending anti-consumer corporate practices is obviously going to be very unpopular.
Garbage opinion? Which one? I agree with several of his points. The cost being enough to inhibit certain types of games and certain games from being made is not theory. The same issue happens in every other industry where regulation adherence costs are high. I also think he spoke on the issue of rights-holders. Have whatever opinion you want to about copyright, but the law is that only the copyright-holder is entitled to the profit of their work. And some components of Stop Killing Games directly oppose that. He argues quite well in his presentation. Can't agree with all of his complaints, though. Companies shouldn't have to be legally obligated to do that. It should be willing. Otherwise, you get crappy malicious compliance.
@@katanyafleet His hypothetical about malicious users attacking orignal servers is extremely far-fetched. What other points does he have? Games should be preserved, and developers making games with single player content locked behind server checks is absurd which is the main aim of time initiative. The gacha game model doesn't preclude preservation, as Megaman X Dive Offline demonstrates so games as service doesn't seem imposible to implement either server binaries or limited modes for after end of life use. He just doesn't like Ross and hid behind the absurd hypothetical.
@@AlbusVacuus I disagree, but I see that we will need to leave it at that. Good day.
@ All regulations come with cost. Who cares? The idea that we shouldn’t protect the consumer because it could potentially hurt businesses is absurd. You know that the laws that keep food manufacturers from putting sawdust in the food loses the business money? As does the laws that require meat production plants to be cleaned and inspected. The consumer should have certain rights that trump anyone’s “right” to make money and have a business. As it stands, the way corporations treat software violate many law and traditions. It is an under regulated medium that has yet to be brought up to standard. They literally “sell” “purchased” goods that don’t even fit the definition of sold or purchased. Either the language around the product must change or the way the product is handled must change. As it stands, a lot of software actually break a lot of local laws.
Who’s even talking about anyone other than the copyright holder getting profit from the ip?? This is an argument that Pirate software manufactured. Nobody is arguing that they should be able to make any kind of profit off games they didn’t make. It’s a literal strawman scenarios that pirate made up and then argued as though anyone in stop killing games is pushing for this. All stop killing games wants is for companies who claim to be selling you a product, not be able to just turn off said product. If a company wants to sell you a temporary license, they must say so. Thankfully this is becoming law in California.
See how you’re regurgitating Pirate’s lies? This is why I don’t like him. You should look at Louis Ross man’s response, as well as the creators response and stop being spoon fed nonsense from a known liar. A man who lies about the TV show Mr.Robot because he is mentally unwell 😂.
I'm glad this situation is getting exposure. sending a strike instead of talking it out is such a scummy move. There's an unwritten code on conduct among content creators and pirate software is a hypocrite.
At this point he has had, swattings, nonstop spamming of hate for over a month over a videogame. I would be pissed about this situation myself. I get he's a popus arrogant dick at times, but all this over a videogame? Common leave the dude alone.
@@stevenkent5351This is different from what people were mad about a month ago. He deserves the hate, you can’t just go around and falsely dmca people because they hurt your ego.
@stevenkent5351 no. This is a common tactic of the dishonest: do bad thing, deflect and deny bad thing, receive hateful messages because of the bad thing and the deflection and denial, claim to be a victim of hate (instead of perpetrator of bad thing)!
I don't care what messages he receives; i am not responsible for those, and I will not allow him to hid behind that convenient smokescreen.
@@Nib_Nob-t7x blablabla same sht as with drdisrespect. cancel monkeys goes out on someone just because and u are part of it. shamefull really
@@dragons_advocate it’s fine if you want to devolve from intelligent discourse to shit posting it’s your channel
It's...kinda crazy seeing Thor just demolish his reputation like this. The guy just cannot seem to admit when he's wrong. This is the second time in...what, a couple months, where he doubled down on something he probably shouldn't have.
Hes just using the power you guys gave him.
While the video is very funny. The developer themselves posted the reddit post literally titled "He Put Pirate Software Drama in his indie game" He was posting his own game from his own account.
Of course Thor assumed it was in the game. The developer literally claimed that. Why would he be forced to purchase and play the game to confirm. If someone tells you they used your voice without giving credit in their game and you take action with that information I can't imagine why that would not be how it goes down.
@@JimmerzzOfficial That is a fair assessment, for STEP ONE! Step two is: Contact the developer and tell them to knock it off. That way, the dev has a chance to say "Your voice isn't actually in the commercial product, just that reddit post."
Step two is NOT: DMCA the game on Steam without looking into it any further. The menu to file that claim on Steam itself even tells you to make sure there really is infringing material, because a false DMCA claim is a major legal issue.
Isn't his real name Jason? Where did Thor come from?
@@daze4135 I believe it's his middle name.
I waited till the end of the video, now I am leaving a comment
Thank you. I appreciate that. I hope your mana levels are doing well.
The novelty mugs alongside the snazzy suits is chuckle inducing. Very quaint.
Thanks for sharing some chuckles today
This pie rate software guy has 20 billion years of indie game dev experience on the ground floor, he's an absolute legend among fairy tales.
you are the person pirate software tries and pretends to be
A mug collector? It's actually not that hard.
@@sungrandstudios functioning adult
@@sungrandstudios A game developer
A spiffy dresser
In tune with his masculinity.
I genuinely don't understand how there are no mana recovery items in WoW! Especially in a hardcore server! You can't expect a player of even Pirate Software's level to micromanage his mana without some sort of item in his inventory that would immediately give him back at least a portion of his total mana! It's ridiculous!
If only they had some item that could restore mana.
@@sungrandstudios you kidding? he needs more than just ONE
blizzard should look into this.. maybe just hire the man back for consulting about this enormous mana problem..
this simply cant continue
You are one of the most unbiased persons on UA-cam I know, good thing you have a trusted balanced analysis of the situation.
The first time I heard of 'Pirate Software' was his falsified take on the "Stop Killing Games" campaign.
Unbiased? Ask him about the switch mouse
@@metagen77 lol
Hey that's an incredible compliment. Thanks for enjoying the videos and supporting the channel.
@@metagen77 "*unbiased except seeing the Switch mouse as the best thing since sliced bread" should be the disclaimer in the video description
Anyone noticed the first thing Thor always does no matter what is report/tell on people? In every single clip I see of him he's basically saying "UMUMUM YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, IM TELLING ON YOU!"
You just know he was the kid who went and told the teacher and parents about every little thing, and is still doing it. We had a word for people like this, Dweebs
Funny thing is that works both ways. It sure would be a shame if bigger UA-camrs found out about his false DMCA strikes.
Randall
Perfect pronunciation, perfect punchline. 11/10
Pummeling petty powder puffs in my prime
I mean what do you want him to do... he's all out of mana 💀This man is a gem!
Not a mana gem apparantely
Who'd have thought this guy would *destroy* his career in under a month starting with a roach out in Dire Maul.
Love to see it. Pure cinema
I would. Never understood why anyone liked him to begin with. Half his videos are him bragging about basically being a prick.
@@larion2336 Yeah, his clips about how much he likes banning cheaters comes off as maniacal. I mean yeah banning cheaters is great but there's a glee in his voice that feels off like he enjoys ruining people's days and that's it. At no point does he ever mention it's good for the legit players. 100% focused on the players he banned. The best way to describe it is that he's a bit off.
@@quaker5712 excuse me, are you tarded? the people ruining other people's days are the cheaters, and if someone is happy removing those, good. fuck'em.
This sees like one of those "You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain moments."
Not cool Pirate Software.
It is easy to avoid that problem if you don't have Main Character Syndrome.
He is a villain at the start. He tried to erase his past history of being Maldavius Figtree which is notorious on certain niche circles.
@@sungrandstudios
Main Character Syndrome totally applies to that guy. He apparently led a guild in a different game and tried calling out someone who made a mistake during a raid, saying that he was going to ban whoever made the mistake. It turned out that he was the one who made the mistake after reviewing the footage, but of course he found a way to try to blame others for what happened.
He can do no wrong; it's always someone else's fault. He's the Yagami Light of redditor neckbeards. Holier than thou, but rotten to the core.
Given his history, it's more like He started as the antagonist, pretended to be the hero, and became a villain.
Probably need a mana potion for that MP loss🤣 that ending caught me off guard
I watched a few clips of that software guy, then I realized he's one of those people who have no idea what they're saying, but he sounds so confident that people just buy it
So what you're saying is, he's a human LLM?
That was my feeling as well when I initially heard about him and started seeing his clips suggested to me. I watched one and thought, "Hm. Something is off about this guy. He just feels kind of... fake?"
Ever since the Stop Killing Games incident, I've thought he was a Sophist. He's certainly well-spoken, but his arguments are often fallacious and fail under scrutiny.
Instead of actually engaging his opponents, he will often try to slander their character to avoid interacting with them instead of listening to what they have to say.
Uses a voice changer ✅
Has shoulder pads✅
Nepobaby ✅
Can't code hello world ✅
No mana ✅
Skin more fragile than a newborn's ✅
Yep it's Roach Software time.
Pirate Software lost all his human rights the second he insulted Ross Scott.
The funny part about Jason’s “charity” is the fact that’s also a lie.
He got called out about this some years ago and hopefully has fixed it now - but you weren’t donating to the charity, you were donating to his bank account who would then assumably donate on your behalf….
Anyone that knows taxes can see where this is heading, but it all boiled down to the same thing - just be honest.
Whooaaa. Oh no. That's not good.
Hey no worries I'm sure he's a completionist when it comes to donating and won't leave a cent behind
@ worst part is - no one would actually care if he was just honest.
the charity itself is real, i think, at least the ferret thing is. not sure about any other claims.
but if it means the charity get their money and you can get some back from the government - that's cool.
i dont think anyone would have a problem with that.
but why not just be honest?
i personally would be twice as likely to donate to that.
but this also sheds light on another weird issue....
his 'fursona", now i havent looked into that but apparently its not all PG13 and he happens to pretend to be a ferret...
Are we sure we want this type of person to be around ferrets?
Because he doesn't run a charity, he doesn't claim to do so all he does is take the money from TTS that he doesn't listen to on a stream and send that to charity. I'm not sure why ppl are so up in arms about it.
@ Sure likely nothing but when you've seen it once you start wanting guarantees or at least some transparency.
Eh not all furries are zooscum but it also doesn't help their odds.
Nobody is going to comment on how slowly and pointedly he said, "someone who actually makes video games?" He even paused after it. I thought this was incredible. Pirate Software calls himself a developer and a CEO for a company with 17 people but his game has been in development for nearly a decade and still hasn't released.
I'm so glad people are seeing him for the guy he is now. He revealed himself to me when he came out against Stop Killing Games, but no one else noticed it seemed.
Its funny cus people have noticed it, but gave him the benefit of the doubt that it wasnt just him ego talking and making it about himself.
dude's just an adult child that think he's the smartest person to ever live
That's normal for many children.
+ a superhuman with the very rare ability to average 5 hours of sleep per day and be perfectly well rested + someone who's gone through two puberties. His mana is not okay. :(
That's what I gather from any clip of him talking. His impressionable audience really boosts this behavior.
You summarized it perfectly, good sir!
@@sungrandstudios😂
I got banned from his chat today for typing "magical resource stone"
Yeah, there is an automatic ban filter
Bruh, I've been banned since the Godot backlash, and it was him personally doing it.
"I got banned for intentionally trying to upset the streamer in his own chat"
@zeyphr0505 No I was literally talking about mining in ashes of creation and how the resources are regular stones and gems and not some "magical resource stone"
Oh he knows 😂
Honestly, the "why didn't he check the game" part is easy to understand: he would have to finish the game, and even if he didn't come across the voice clip, that wouldn't guarantee it wasn't in the game. He may just not have triggered the conditions for that clip to play.
On the other hand, a casual check would quickly reveal that the game doesn't contain any clips from real-life streamers, so odds of any of his clips being used would be very slim. Furthermore, if you don't find any clips from real world streamers in a quick check, even if the game would contain such clips, they would be rare enough to fall under "fair use".
Either way, he should have done some due diligence before threatening legal action. And there should be penalties for filing invalid DMCA claims. At this moment, the DMCA process favours the claimant, resulting in a lot of bogus claims being filed, e.g. in order to suppress unfavourable product reviews, criticism, ...
0:18 pyrate?
Pie Rate
P-Irate Gam- Software
Pyrade
commitment to the bit
“P-Irate” is wholly appropriate.
For a moment I thought this was about "Real Life Fake Wizard". But it couldn't be, cause Real Life Fake Wizard is awesome. PirateSoftware is an unapologetic dirtbag
Oh yeah, Real Life Fake Wizard is cool.
Real life fake wizard is a legend.
I like the mug but it's very conflicting to me, because it's coffee and hamburger don't go together. Unless that was coke but, it creates a second conflict because you can't drink coke out of a mug!
I knew a man who tried to drink coke out of a mug once. I haven't seen him since that day.
@@sungrandstudios either the CIA or FBI got him
I suspect both issues come down to less about what Pie Rate Software did, and more about how he did it. He can't get away with the arrogance and narcissism if he is a mage that doesn't even remember to pop his mana gem. That is what I would have wanted him to do.
Also, thank you for another great video reminding people that subverting expectations can be a great thing when used by the right people.
The referenc and delivery are absolutely perfect.
Dude, is your mana ok? I'm almost outa heals.
It's low. Whoa. I didn't realize. Thank you. Please check your mana too.
@@sungrandstudios Quick, drink this!
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Great quality sattire, looking forward to a future where all us will be able to keep track of our own mana levels. Cheers.
It is a future worth dreaming about.
I started getting a bad taste in my mouth when he was vehemently against the "stop killing games" thing and even called the dude who started it a snake oil salesman, and now he's been doing worse and worse since then. We should've learned from Boogie; never trust the "Mr Rogers" types on the internet.
Thanks for sharing that. I don't actually know anything about him.
Thank you for bring awareness to people without mana.
Knowing is half the battle.
3:21 game is free, it would be free to check if it actually contained that content
The factual accuracy. Oh man, once I got it- it was very funny.
The guy who got DMCA'd openly admitted on camera he has been trolling and knows what he was doing was riding the line. He even liked my comment when I called him out on it. The dude isn't innocent at all he was/has been openly baiting with his post and the way he presents this game and even acknowledged a lot of people told him he shouldn't be doing what he is doing lol
The word 'mana' also means 'prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma' in Maori. Iratesoftware is literally a coward with no charisma.
Whoa, that is quite cool.
Mana in Indonesia is "where? "
Which means " where his INT?" 😂
YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!!! you're in the find out stage now.
What's the list? Is this an inside joke? I don't actually know Pirate Software.
as an actual wizard i do not accept him into the league of wizards. in fact he is banned from all further meetings.
Don't pretend you have any power within the league, we all know there's a reason you haven't showed up since the incident.
@@brunosouza3326 Oh come on, as if you didn't laugh when Steve turned into a chicken and fell from the sky. It was a great time.
Let me get this straight - someone posts a clip from their game, says its their game, says its something they've done, and the guy is supposed to play the game to make sure?
The guy literally said it was in the game. Thats it.
If the dev "literally said it" then I'd advise quoting it then, as it shows that you're genuine in what you're saying.
"... the guy is supposed to play the game to make sure?" If you're leveraging the legal system against someone, it's not unfair to expect your facts to be in order i.m.h.o.
This system has potential to actually ruin people's lives; now the stakes aren't so high in this scenario of course, but it's still a serious strain on people who deal with it,
and as a content creator Pirate should be aware of that. A.f.a.i.k the facts are that the clip wasn't actually in-game, whatever people may've said comes after the fact.
The best part is it's only a free demo right now...
He didn't even need to pay anything.
He has a good message with encouraging game dev, but this behavior is gonna be the end of him if it keeps up/escalates.
This vid was great. Throughly enjoyed it.
Btw, how's your mana? This must have taken a good amount. ☺️
Wow. He could have just played it for free. Thank you for enjoying the video! I just had lunch so luckily my mana is fine. How is your mana?
@sungrandstudios I just ate as well, so nice and topped off with mana. Thanks
Thor is one of those people whose Ego is such that he can never admit when he's fucked up. Instead, he doubles down and treats everyone including his own chat like they're absolute Mouth Breathing Neanderthals.
DUDE YOU'RE SO AWESOME!!!! I love how you pronounce it "Pie RATE" I'm calling him that from now on!
Thanks for sharing a laugh with me today.
Rather than Pie Rate, I think "irate" with a P would be more appropriate.
@ HAHAHAHAHA!!! I was thinking the same thing!
@ Of course! You're based!
Mr Sun, I have another observation.
He often grips his staff far too tightly, so this could be why he's having problems with premature teleportation; and thus is always out of mana.
friends dont let friends leave the house without their mana. so sad, will go crying
Gabe here:
Didn't know about that. Now I don't trust my feed
Hi Gabe! How are you doing? Sorry I haven't been that active on Discord. I've been so busy with work. Shoot me a DM and I'll catch up with you.
@@sungrandstudios i cant T_T, Discord wont let me and UA-cam doesnt have the option anymore xD.
He was treating his mana gem like the fucking Philosopher Stone from FMA. 😂😂
Hey the Philosopher's Stone is super valuable.
@@sungrandstudios 😂😂
I love your style of satire, makes me chuckle and occasionally laugh while being educated. Cheers my man.
Thanks for enjoying the videos and having a laugh with me.
its sad to see him doing things like this
but its no wonder he always states he worked at blizzard
giant ego, toxic, and no accountability for anything
definitely still a blizzard employee at heart
I don't know anything about him. It seems many people describe him this way.
@@sungrandstudiosLook at his take on "stop killing games"
Everyone worries about having a big mana pool. Not enough people worry about mana recovery. I am so happy to see someone talk about the serious matter of mana exhaustion.
These are the issues that matter. Mana awareness matters.
You will not see this, but I want you to know that I snipped this soundbite at 3:50 for when the party's wizard is out of spell slots.
Pie-Rate keeps having L-takes for some time now. He ran out of blizzard stories to tell and slowly shows what a moron he is.
True. I’ve also not heard much about Pie-Rate software.
I personally Pie Rate Pecan at 7.5/10 and Lime at 8.5/10
I glad I heard you out. We’ve all been very unkind to pyrate software as of late. He’s been dealing with early-onset mana-deficiency, which is a serious problem that most roach wizards face. My prayers go out to him in these trying times.
I appreciate the brief explanation. I rarely see the guy's stuff, so I don't want to watch a 2 hour long drama video. All I heard was some vague rumbling that people were upset with him.
He kind of gave me anti-consumer vibes before, but I don't remember why. Next time I see his stuff I'll just keep in mind that he's out of mana.
Thanks for watching and understanding the video. Please remember to check your mana too.
I wanted to comment before watching, but i found myself all out of mana. So i had to sit, drink and watch first.
What a terrible time to have your username be "Pirate Software"
"YOU HAVE NO MANAAA!!! " - Tyler1
So can we get that on a shirt yet?
I think I managed to watch this whole video without blinking
Heya. Counsel for Mr. Ferrentino here. I got all ready to write a serious response. And then your video was over.
WPWP.
Hope your mana's okay, cookies are supposed to help w/ that
I suppose it is cookie time.
He's at a heightened peak of emotional reaction because of the wow thing so now he's permanently on the attack.
*permanently on the offended
Sometimes it is best I just take and deep breath and do nothing but understand your situation.
@@sungrandstudios hey, how's your mana?
I know, I'm leaving a comment only ten seconds in, but your opening is on point. Maybe it's just me, but I find it annoying when people comment right when a video uploads for the upvotes thus burying relevant comments of actual feedback and quality.
It may not be your actual intentions of that opening, but still, I smiled when I saw it haha.
I was about to comment on why your mug is full of burger grease, but I’ll finish the video first.
After video: Very understandable take. Who can really blame Thor to not take the time to put the hammer down and play the game in question if he’s all out of mana.
I am glad PirateSoftware did this DMCA strike. It's rather genius, in fact, because it achieves 2 things at once;
First, it brings eyes to a small game that otherwise may have remained unnoticed...
And more importantly, it informs the public of his duplicitous character, and further cements him as a lolcow.
Presenting the explanation in a way that gamers will understand straightaway *chef's kiss*
Paid off my credit card 3 months ago, paid my vehicle off this past paycheck. Been extremely frugal with my spending for the past year and will continue to be so to work on my goal of financial independence. It's a long road and arduous road but I refuse to be a debt slave.
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Look, that dev said "I am doing this thing that is against copyright" so pirate said, "no you dont DMCA" and then the dev was like "actually I didn't do this thing". Kinda understandable why he DMCA'd it. If someone told me they robbed my savings I would hand them to the police too before checking as well, maybe thats just me but at the very least it not a "false DMCA out of nowhere" which is what a lot of people are claiming.
Pirate Software is a mouthpiece for Dan Clancy, the Twitch CEO. They literally cited each other as "sources" when asked questions about the twitch adpocalypse! Also, the guy is an Activision sympathiser. He seems like a plant by someone higher up.
Whoa. That is interesting information. I don't know much about this person.
@sungrandstudios Some of his shorts started coming in my feed a few months back. And he does have that initial razzle-dazzle, but soon I realized that said some of the most obvious things in a manner which seems like he is unraveling a great mystery. But, I definitely remember, in a recent Dan Clancy interview with softball questions, where he cited "even Pirate Software said that there is no adpocalypse going on". I might have extrapolated a bit from there. You might come across more information as a person associated with the industry.
The funny thing is, for a mage without mana, the best thing he could've done was nothing. It would've become irrelevant. But by how he responded he bolstered the Indie Dev who would've otherwise been lost to obscurity. Pirate Software's Intelligence stat is only matched by his smugness and entitlement. It also makes me chuckle the number of different ways you've mispronounced his name. Though on a slightly serious note, he is in all senses a pathological liar which is a rabbit hole I don't think most of the public would want to bite into. Just like how he said he had mana, when in fact he spent the last of it running away. It's something I'm surprised more didn't notice with how aggressive he was when it came to shorts recommendations or that the man has been larping about having experience in an entry level job. Which kind of echoes a problem many people these days find with jobs requiring ungodly amount of years before applying. It also reminds me of this one job instance where, they asked for like 5 years in something that had only been made recently. I forget what it was.
No clue how often you read comments after the 5th hour but... I like your work. Found you through Leaflit, you're an alright guy. I hope your day finds you well once you've found this comment.
Honestly, his way of responding is also a constant in most of these situations involving him. The dude has his own take he seems to regard as gospel and when someone goes against his take, he gets uber defensive and straight tells the other party that they're wrong and that he won't engage with their argument. It happened with the Stop Killing Games incident, happened when the guild confronted Jason after the failed raid, and he's doing a similar thing with this indie dev lolsuit.
The way he responds to these situations only makes things worse. You'd think that he'd learn to just chill out a bit, talk it out with the other party, and maybe throw a bone with an apology, but here we are now.
@@ablackbunny3149 The thing with Thor is that... it is his ego that rules above all. And this Mage who has no mana, will ban you for the smallest of slights. His mindset as a former Blizzard employee remain.
that punchline did throw me off the chair. exquisite.
Thanks for enjoying a laugh with me.
Pirate Software had initially following during culture wars but went off the rails...
It's like he's got two personalities...
Don't know which one you're dealing with...😮
That guy was openly a furry for some time and is quite often quite smug about himself, so obviously he would end up proving to have a giant inflated ego. What a surprise!
What does being a furry have to do with it tho…?
@@N50-e3p HINT: Furries are mentally ill
The twitch mana debate he had really turned me off of him. His inability to understand that without mana producing equipment wizards on twitch would have less power per spell was foreshadowing for his apprentice level actions later.
Both my grandmothers are dead.
Oh, sorry, I thought you said 'nana'.
I didn't realise being out of mana was such a dire situation to be in, it just shows how a personality can change when supplies are low. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Ive already started typing, im not going to stop now!