Video Game Piracy is So GOOD

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  • @iamLucid
    @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +529

    Hide your real ip address with private internet access VPN for only $2.03/month privateinternetaccess.com/lucid
    Oh also(open full comment)
    this documentary took over 1 month to edit looool, if you want more videos like it PLEASE PLEASE subscribe. PLEASE. ok thanks bye

    • @dinosharttt
      @dinosharttt 7 місяців тому +1

      true

    • @A5SASSIN
      @A5SASSIN 7 місяців тому +2

      Ty for you Lucid for creating this video I know this will be a great watch!

    • @zuhaalol
      @zuhaalol 7 місяців тому +1

      is lucid crying?

    • @anwarxv9279
      @anwarxv9279 7 місяців тому

      I thought the video will be cringe and underreported, but eh i give it 8/10
      the empress voice is noisy and bitchy AF ,wish if you replace it with your average distorted hacker voice

    • @anwarxv9279
      @anwarxv9279 7 місяців тому

      You literally interviewed everyone except a game dev ,lawyer and a company ceo

  • @badrmods
    @badrmods 7 місяців тому +19460

    if buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.

  • @nildzrecastellanos
    @nildzrecastellanos 7 місяців тому +5014

    The best part about the "Wouldn't download a car" is that if people could actually download working cars they 100% would do that shit.

    • @Cakeytoo
      @Cakeytoo 7 місяців тому +77

      I would
      I'm trying wanna help 💀

    • @Mo-LoG
      @Mo-LoG 7 місяців тому +17

      @@Cakeytoo just do it to a tesla.

    • @tippiebekfast
      @tippiebekfast 7 місяців тому +48

      With 3D Printers and CNC Milling machines, you might

    • @AMGKarim404
      @AMGKarim404 6 місяців тому +20

      download anything but don't download free ram

    • @zwaua
      @zwaua 6 місяців тому +9

      @@tippiebekfastJust wanted to write that - i was making the cylinder heads for VW/Audi from scratch. Just by putting thing into machine and turning program ON. Get more programs, material and you can start putting it all together.

  • @DillonCatterson
    @DillonCatterson 7 місяців тому +1058

    Paying £80 for the standard edition of a AAA game that isn't even finished properly, and is full of bugs is a crime in itself.

    • @MrKingkz
      @MrKingkz 7 місяців тому +40

      You forgot all the crap dlc you need and the fact that they will shut the game down and stop you from playing it when ever they want their is no point in buying AAA games anymore

    • @Mozh644
      @Mozh644 6 місяців тому +6

      ​@@DillonCatterson you forgot that, that amount can be half people's monthly salary while that's not a fully justified excuse not to pirate, because there are still discounts ect.. it's still up there for a lot a people that wanted to play some games.. especially 3rd world countries

    • @t1tbadr728
      @t1tbadr728 6 місяців тому +2

      That's the comment I've been waiting for

    • @KalKluate-z5r
      @KalKluate-z5r 5 місяців тому +5

      they blame that on the pirating community!!!! "there wouldnt be bugs if people actually paid for the software" LOL

    • @MrKingkz
      @MrKingkz 5 місяців тому

      ​@@KalKluate-z5r That's not true there was way more pirated games when the ps1 was out its just that games where physical back then so no day one patches back then so they had to release the full game with little to no bugs it's when they released that they don't have to complete a game on launch date and dumb fucks will still spend 80 plus on it that's when games started to go down hill it's the liberty's they can take on that everything needs online not the pirates fault they where always there to begin with

  • @blaxie
    @blaxie 5 місяців тому +288

    Pirating EA and Ubisoft is always more morally and ethically correct than giving them any money

    • @Cigarette-y9c
      @Cigarette-y9c 3 місяці тому +7

      Pirated the sims 4 just out of spite since they were asking like $800 for the game and all DLC. Not a chance I would ever pay that and I pity the poor fools that did. Modders give free content packs 10x the size and higher quality for nothing.

    • @xndr_mrw
      @xndr_mrw 2 місяці тому +1

      Is pirate bay still the go to?

    • @bhaskarjyotideka9243
      @bhaskarjyotideka9243 2 місяці тому +1

      @@xndr_mrw hell nooo.

    • @Mrdislike37
      @Mrdislike37 15 днів тому

      Also Nintendo

    • @GHOST117HALOBOYCOD
      @GHOST117HALOBOYCOD 4 дні тому

      @@xndr_mrw it’s is if you want a hacker to take everything from your pc learned that the hard way just use my abandonware there pretty safe

  • @vancenotlance
    @vancenotlance 7 місяців тому +3850

    pirating ubisoft games is not only acceptable but the morally good thing to do

    • @Gabi2311HighPing
      @Gabi2311HighPing 6 місяців тому +29

      @vancenotlance I said that piracy of ubisoft games is a good thing lol, (without seeing this comment)

    • @pythontest512
      @pythontest512 6 місяців тому +82

      I wouldn't do that to my computer.
      Their code is like processed food. It's bad nutrition.

    • @rampagescar8203
      @rampagescar8203 6 місяців тому +7

      @@vancenotlance but why u want to play though 🤣

    • @silentios7336
      @silentios7336 6 місяців тому +40

      Sadly the games they have released in the past 10 years are not worthy of pirating.

    • @amirtaoun3386
      @amirtaoun3386 6 місяців тому +12

      There latest games are so bad they're not worth the bandwith

  • @Error-000
    @Error-000 7 місяців тому +1541

    Pirating is basically game preservation at this point.

    • @asrr62
      @asrr62 6 місяців тому +32

      Yes definitely! And video games are so boring today!!

    • @미안22
      @미안22 6 місяців тому +11

      Fr like silent hill games

    • @미안22
      @미안22 6 місяців тому +7

      And old gta

    • @denhawken
      @denhawken 6 місяців тому

      😆 the moral justification of morons is astounding!

    • @triple6007
      @triple6007 6 місяців тому +10

      @@asrr62 most of them are just mostly the same but games are still great nowdays
      It takes two , risk of rain 2, deep rock galactic and we were here forever are great examples of games that arent really old but have great devs and are good overall

  • @iNdepDev
    @iNdepDev 7 місяців тому +3952

    In my country... there are no real laws about downloading copyrighted goods without a license.

    • @zyzzzam6348
      @zyzzzam6348 7 місяців тому +48

      Do you kive in Iran?

    • @iopoebk
      @iopoebk 7 місяців тому +164

      same here, I am from Russia

    • @midogaming2141
      @midogaming2141 7 місяців тому +51

      From egypt

    • @Mykolai_Vasylyovych
      @Mykolai_Vasylyovych 7 місяців тому +50

      4th world countries are the best1!1

    • @ahnn15
      @ahnn15 7 місяців тому +126

      @@Mykolai_Vasylyovych i live in a first world country and no pirate laws :)

  • @joshblewup9531
    @joshblewup9531 5 місяців тому +190

    I love indie game devs because most of them understand some people dont have money and have nothing against piracy. For example the devs of ultrakill literally made a statement where thay said “if you dont have enough money you’re free to pirate our game”

    • @qf8898
      @qf8898 5 місяців тому +40

      "I pirated your game!!.
      "Thanks you for playing it!.
      Ultra kill Dev.

    • @liamb.2506
      @liamb.2506 5 місяців тому +25

      it might result in people saving up for it after they've pirated it, so win for the devs

    • @joshblewup9531
      @joshblewup9531 5 місяців тому +19

      @@liamb.2506 that happened to me with Binding of Isaac. I pirated jt to see if the game is fun and now i have over 450 hours on the game and bought all the dlc

    • @liamb.2506
      @liamb.2506 5 місяців тому +11

      @@joshblewup9531 exactly, piracy is just the demo 😅

    • @CoolyCools
      @CoolyCools 5 місяців тому +7

      @@liamb.2506 its those rare times when the game is so good you just buy it

  • @raflishftra
    @raflishftra 6 місяців тому +1200

    In my country the monthly salary is around $300, and AAA games cost around $50-$70. Games are very expensive, that's why people prefer to pirate games or buy them when they're on sale, which means I have to wait 1-3 years to buy and play the game.

    • @Soroosh.S83
      @Soroosh.S83 6 місяців тому +20

      I think you are also from iran just like me

    • @NatrajChaturvedi
      @NatrajChaturvedi 6 місяців тому +67

      What sucks is Steam sales are no longer as amazing as they used to be and, for a long time now. People just haven't noticed.
      They ended those deep flash sales aroudn 2017 and 2018 I think and after covid, I have noticed all the big publishers and many indie's too, just don't go below a fixed sale price that they do each sale. So as example, even the winter and summer sales will be the same 50% off as in any sale during the year.

    • @prezlamen7906
      @prezlamen7906 6 місяців тому +43

      Not to mention vast majority of those 70 bucks games arent worth even 10 bucks.
      I pirate either because i wanna preserve a game, check it first before buying or if they cost more than i deem them worth.

    • @ADMNtek
      @ADMNtek 6 місяців тому +29

      I'm from South America and pretty much in the same situation. I make 150$ (100$ after tax) a month but have to pay full US price. so I have to pay over half a month wage for a game.

    • @Yui-ys5cv
      @Yui-ys5cv 6 місяців тому +1

      If suppose acc to your salary , you have to pay twice the normal amount , the you should pirate 1 game and buy one game , if you are pirating both , that means the global price was never your issue

  • @nerfins
    @nerfins 7 місяців тому +11592

    pirating indie games are bad, pirating triple AAA games are good

    • @AUTTP-DRAKE
      @AUTTP-DRAKE 7 місяців тому +683

      Yeah, I bought Terraria, while I pirated minecraft, so I'm doing good.

    • @VenemonTV
      @VenemonTV 7 місяців тому +278

      ​@@AUTTP-DRAKEnotch said it was already to crack Minecraft

    • @RealSoranikki
      @RealSoranikki 7 місяців тому +230

      @@AUTTP-DRAKE pirate minecraft it's whatever. The game need a premium account to play actually worthy to play server anyway

    • @Mamouzzed
      @Mamouzzed 7 місяців тому +103

      @@RealSoranikki Tlauncher can get you to cracked servers but it can be full of cheaters sometimes

    • @drypastor
      @drypastor 7 місяців тому +121

      no cuz I actually love supporting AAA companies and not supporting indie companies at all

  • @ohangry
    @ohangry 7 місяців тому +1385

    The beef between empress and skidrow was hilarious never thought I’d see you cover pirated games I don’t do it myself but it’s super interesting.

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +145

      Yeah. Sure you don’t :)

    • @unafflictedgaming
      @unafflictedgaming 7 місяців тому +67

      @@iamLucid I pirate single player AAA games all the time and I'm not the least bit scared or ashamed. To hell with this industry and it's lies and greed.

    • @shitpostmania6061
      @shitpostmania6061 7 місяців тому +1

      @@unafflictedgaming what about indie games?

    • @unafflictedgaming
      @unafflictedgaming 7 місяців тому +30

      @@shitpostmania6061 to test them out occasionally but nah if it's good I'm buying. I don't really play indies very often except rare exceptions.
      I buy lots of AA games though

    • @WojciechU3
      @WojciechU3 7 місяців тому +55

      The beef was great. The moment Skidrow uncovered that empress is actually a bulgarian guy was top notch content.

  • @yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy156
    @yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy156 5 місяців тому +250

    I always tought as a kid: Why the hell would I use money to buy video games when I can download them free and use my money outside with my friends

    • @BlessingMensah-g8f
      @BlessingMensah-g8f Місяць тому +5

      @@yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy156 same here

    • @piercemchugh4509
      @piercemchugh4509 19 днів тому +3

      Because it's theft. "Why would I buy a ticket to the movies when I know a secret entrance through the backdoor someone pried open?"

    • @GrainMuncher
      @GrainMuncher 19 днів тому +3

      @@piercemchugh4509 not even the US government considers piracy to be theft.

    • @Rando1481
      @Rando1481 19 днів тому +1

      @@GrainMuncher does it matter ? It’s still the same thing

    • @piercemchugh4509
      @piercemchugh4509 19 днів тому +1

      @@GrainMuncher The concept behind it is theft. The legal terms are IP infringement. Yet there certainly are legal consequences. And it is a crime. You're just playing with words. Don't pretend that makes it a good thing.

  • @memoryhunter2084
    @memoryhunter2084 7 місяців тому +306

    As someone who archives old Japanese mobile phone games, I am thankful that you mentioned preservation. Even though a lot of things can be obscure, like what I work on, history shall be saved.

    • @matt_trees7734
      @matt_trees7734 7 місяців тому +20

      Thanks for what you do!!!

    • @byronbarrientos8471
      @byronbarrientos8471 7 місяців тому +9

      God bless people like you, thank you for what you do. Big W.

    • @bokc_nonpopularsalt1011
      @bokc_nonpopularsalt1011 7 місяців тому +2

      Anywhere to download the files?

    • @xndr_mrw
      @xndr_mrw 2 місяці тому

      Have you done a backup for Daisho?

    • @memoryhunter2084
      @memoryhunter2084 2 місяці тому

      Oh my, I just saw that my comment got this much attention, thank you guys!

  • @Plat01
    @Plat01 7 місяців тому +480

    Nowadays, Pirated games has integrated Multiplayer servers so you can play with other pirates in different games. Not every game but this feature is rolling out slowly

    • @Endrick-real
      @Endrick-real 6 місяців тому +3

      Can you tell me about the game

    • @LiberTeaBag
      @LiberTeaBag 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Endrick-real pirated version of Rust have Multiplayer

    • @lordlopikong6940
      @lordlopikong6940 6 місяців тому +39

      I don't think multiplayer pirating will continue to evolve since multiplayer is dependent on external servers and aren't from your system pc. Pirated multiplayer must have either 1) hacked the servers for pirated players to fit in the paid ones. 2)super rich people willing to invest on private servers

    • @street_racer_13
      @street_racer_13 6 місяців тому +3

      Who will invest on servers

    • @vicrattlehead69
      @vicrattlehead69 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Endrick-real dying light 2 my friend litearlly plays dying light 2 cracked via steam with other cracked/original players

  • @jaydbd2457
    @jaydbd2457 7 місяців тому +1025

    "Companies hate losing money they never had"
    "Fun isnt only for those that can afford it"

    • @denhawken
      @denhawken 6 місяців тому +12

      Yes it is.. it's a business and you have no right to others labors..
      Only criminals and crooks have your Mindset ... a criminal mindset..

    • @jaydbd2457
      @jaydbd2457 6 місяців тому +67

      @@denhawken are you saying you can infinitely copy the labor done and make profit off of that?

    • @denhawken
      @denhawken 6 місяців тому

      @@jaydbd2457 lol another low iq comment of the thieving communist mindset.

    • @denhawken
      @denhawken 6 місяців тому

      @jaydbd2457 lol commies gotta steal others labor because it's their right to a luxury...

    • @hypermiraclepositivegirl2415
      @hypermiraclepositivegirl2415 6 місяців тому

      @@denhawken You wouldn't catch me dickriding companies this hard, but hey you do you

  • @gergenskits3940
    @gergenskits3940 4 місяці тому +30

    what pissed me off was those old ads where they show the construction worker from a movie set, and he is telling you how movie piracy takes money out of HIS pocket. and I'm like "No, you get paid hourly. you do your job, you get paid. the Producers, who get paid a percentage of every DVD or Movie ticket sold. THOSE are the guys who get hurt by piracy. So don't tell me it's the set builder.

  • @kvo6307
    @kvo6307 7 місяців тому +619

    editor golden hands

  • @therealdeathbeast
    @therealdeathbeast 7 місяців тому +399

    In my opinion, piracy emerged from the growing need for game preservation and access. Some people just can't access certain games in their countries, or game companies simply stop selling those games for no reason most of the time. This with the new ideology of not owning your games that you PAID for simply makes piracy a more justified act. Again, you've probably heard it but I'll say it again: "If BUYING isn't OWNING, then PIRACY isn't STEALING".

    • @pah967
      @pah967 7 місяців тому +10

      where you have a point, bro you're acting like piracy suddenly appeared in 2016.. the truth is that back in the day of most games being offline or local mp, piracy was basically what gave most access to games they couldn't find OR afford

    • @maiden5427
      @maiden5427 7 місяців тому +23

      No the main reason is money. The price of games is based on production cost and average household income in the west. $60 is pocket change some of you guys in comparison to less wealthy countries.
      A $60 game when compared to the average household income in the 3rd world, is equivalent to paying $1000 for a video game in the US.
      Game developers will never adjust prices based on region, so they will offer a fair price based on where they expect 90% of sales to come from and forget about the rest.
      As a result those who cannot afford the price of a newly released AAA game will end up getting a pirated version of the game.

    • @hvsciverius
      @hvsciverius 7 місяців тому +3

      true, back in 200x, GBA and NDS were virtually hard to buy in my country so we play roms downloaded from the internet.

    • @NatrajChaturvedi
      @NatrajChaturvedi 6 місяців тому +3

      The cost being way way too high making the game simply unavailable to you can be called as it being unaccessible. Westerners dont get it but paying like half of your salary for one game was an insane proposition for people in many poorer countries. These days, many companies use regional pricing and global economy has made things much better but it was a BAD situation back in 2000's and 90's.

    • @alexk9295
      @alexk9295 6 місяців тому

      Piracy in games (or any media) has existed for a long long time. Back in the 80's we played on MSX and C64 with games on cassette tape and all our games were pirated.

  • @ragcrafter8127
    @ragcrafter8127 7 місяців тому +2025

    Worst feeling isn’t that your channel is declining it’s the fact your videos are getting better but I feel like your semi shadow banned

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +425

      I think so too

    • @theunholybanana4745
      @theunholybanana4745 7 місяців тому +465

      I got recommended this video without watching any of his other videos

    • @grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT
      @grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT 7 місяців тому +27

      @@iamLucid you probably are getting censored!

    • @Muslimtso
      @Muslimtso 7 місяців тому +1

      @@iamLucid You should check it somehow. Because before I used to get like 3-5 of your videos in recommended but now I don't get any of your videos in recommended

    • @MouadScriptz
      @MouadScriptz 7 місяців тому +58

      I got recommended this video but i have never seen this guy or tried searching about piracy

  • @d1st0rt037
    @d1st0rt037 6 місяців тому +110

    Piracy is a lifesaver for people in lower income countries, especially people of the younger age group. If 70$ to y'all feel like a scam, keeping in mind you guys are making atleast 600-1000$ a month, think about what 70$ is to us who, on average, make no more than 100$ per month without considering any other costs. In places like these, I don't think piracy is a bad thing, because people would rather not play or watch something, than buy it. Entertainment shouldn't be gatekept by the amount of money you earn or what you can afford, period.

    • @Mr.Reality
      @Mr.Reality 2 місяці тому +1

      But arent games cheaper in countries that have lower income? For example a windows key is 5 bucks in india and 200 in europe.

    • @d1st0rt037
      @d1st0rt037 2 місяці тому +2

      @Mr.Reality not by a considerable amount, no. They are relatively cheaper but usually only by like 5-10 dollars. What might be sold for $70 in the US would cost $60 or $50 at best. People over here usually buy games when the Steam sales hit and prices fall under or around $10-15

    • @Mr.Reality
      @Mr.Reality 2 місяці тому +3

      @@d1st0rt037 Ah I see, I'm from the Netherlands and the average income is pretty high here. But I still believe that 70 euro for a game is just nuts. I remember when games were like 20-40 euro max. Games doubled in price but our salaries didn't. Some of my friends bought the new black ops but I just refuse to buy it for that price even though I can easily afford it.

    • @d1st0rt037
      @d1st0rt037 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Mr.Reality same here. I got myself a GamePass subscription so I could finish BO6's and MW3's campaign. Didn't wanna spend so much money on a game just to play it for a year before the next title drops

    • @Mr.Reality
      @Mr.Reality 2 місяці тому +1

      @@d1st0rt037 "Didn't wanna spend so much money on a game just to play it for a year before the next title drops"
      This^
      If only those games would stay relevant for a few years. But nope... They force you to buy their new title each year which is basically a reskin of their previous game. It's just sad. Fifa is probably the best example. Luckily for me I don't like those type of games.

  • @redridxr
    @redridxr 7 місяців тому +765

    Bro this editing with overstimulate my dopamine and fry my brain

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +67

      Thanks for watching! 💀💀

    • @Andr3_Real
      @Andr3_Real 7 місяців тому +8

      @@iamLucid my dopamine is fried

    • @Cakeytoo
      @Cakeytoo 7 місяців тому +2

      YaY same
      At least I won't get sued 💀💀💀💀

    • @Tetrathegod
      @Tetrathegod 7 місяців тому +19

      Just gen z TikTok editing

    • @redridxr
      @redridxr 7 місяців тому +9

      @@Tetrathegod I’m Gen Z and I hate it

  • @Swagmaster07
    @Swagmaster07 7 місяців тому +1084

    As an underage person, being a pirate is my whole LIFE. I don't know what I would be doing with basically no games otherwise.
    I'm not in the US so heck yeah.

    • @nimbites
      @nimbites 7 місяців тому +23

      bro who cares that you are underage

    • @Swagmaster07
      @Swagmaster07 7 місяців тому +1

      @@nimbites Thats a way of saying "I pirate because I have no personal money", 0 brain usage from you.

    • @username-jw7kp
      @username-jw7kp 7 місяців тому +479

      @@nimbites Because people who are underage don't have a job thus no money to buy games.
      And the fact that he isn't from the US means the games are still priced for US salaries and not for his respective country (which probably pays way less) makes it even worse.

    • @nimbites
      @nimbites 7 місяців тому +1

      @@username-jw7kp true but most of the time the kids buy the game with money they got from birthdays or gifts or pocket money

    • @nimbites
      @nimbites 7 місяців тому

      @@username-jw7kp also you can get a job in most countries at like 14

  • @TheMaztercom
    @TheMaztercom 7 місяців тому +626

    Plot twist: actually some members of the scene and empress, work at denuvo, thats why they can make bypasses cuz they have the source code.

    • @swaggyghosty9222
      @swaggyghosty9222 7 місяців тому +9

      sauce?

    • @cntaasdd
      @cntaasdd 7 місяців тому +63

      @@swaggyghosty9222 bruh...

    • @buttsagonton101
      @buttsagonton101 7 місяців тому

      @@swaggyghosty9222 usually when someone says "plot twist" before saying something, usually it's in the same vain as someone saying, "Imagine if"

    • @kannonfps
      @kannonfps 7 місяців тому +37

      @@swaggyghosty9222 r/swoosh

    • @Cakeytoo
      @Cakeytoo 7 місяців тому +23

      Bro knows something he didn't come up with this HE WORKS FOR THEM

  • @TheDoctorSlug
    @TheDoctorSlug 2 місяці тому +14

    The hardest bar I've heard from a game developer on Twitter was, "culture shouldn't only be available to those who can afford it", and it hits hard especially for people whose parents couldn't afford every new triple AAA game or had to wait to major events to ask for a video game (e.g. birthdays, Christmas, etc.). I don't like that OFFLINE SINGLE-PLAYER games need to have online connection, it's just annoying as a consumer, in general.

    • @kangerer8886
      @kangerer8886 Місяць тому +2

      I remember having to wait nearly until the ps3 slim to get my first ever ps3 I was behind on all games because our family was broke, the only games systems I had were old consoles I bought broken and fixed and games I got for free from friends who already had the Xbox 360 and ps3

  • @adampindell
    @adampindell 6 місяців тому +316

    Funny thing about those old anti piracy commercials: they pirated the audio to make those commercials 😅

    • @Useott
      @Useott 6 місяців тому +16

      @@adampindell ironic.

    • @JustAnotherGuyWhoHatesGoogle
      @JustAnotherGuyWhoHatesGoogle 6 місяців тому

      @@Useott they could save others from piracy, but not themselves.

    • @A_Black_hoodie
      @A_Black_hoodie 4 місяці тому +12

      pirating is only bad when we do it I guess 🤷‍♂️

    • @CringyBoi42069
      @CringyBoi42069 3 місяці тому +1

      The "you wouldn't steal a car" one didn't pirate the music

  • @Inero_01
    @Inero_01 7 місяців тому +985

    The edit is too good to the point that my eyes hurts, please make the edditng less good, becasuse it's so uncomfortably good.

    • @dakari3737
      @dakari3737 7 місяців тому +33

      turning into a max0r video, makes me a lil motion sick

    • @amongusbobby4545
      @amongusbobby4545 7 місяців тому +2

      Yes

    • @Devilhunter69
      @Devilhunter69 7 місяців тому +3

      Yeah its the new editor he hired

    • @alexpascal5403
      @alexpascal5403 7 місяців тому +1

      No need to asz kiss 💋 mate.

    • @kelza0
      @kelza0 7 місяців тому +23

      The new editng is too stimulating, and reminds me of those children's youtubers

  • @thedeathshock9635
    @thedeathshock9635 7 місяців тому +212

    They try blocking hackers from cracking games and not ban in-game cheaters who are making games hell for everyone.
    Ofc, they know which one makes them more money.

    • @AAreign69
      @AAreign69 5 місяців тому +1

      If you feel bad about this.. If companies actually kind of did the opposite. They'd actually make more in the long run.. Allowing companies to stay more afloat
      Because.. No offense as I probably am one too.. A lot of normies are the biggest consumers.. And normies.. Buy the game.. And normies.. Enjoy playing fairly.. Without any cheaters.

  • @JohnnyYeTaecanUktena
    @JohnnyYeTaecanUktena 5 місяців тому +30

    It's morally justified in this anti-consumer age we live in

  • @JMU0
    @JMU0 6 місяців тому +698

    In my country, buying games is really expensive, the buying methods are broken and hard and the standard of living is low so you don't have money for even paying the bill of electricity. And you don't expect us to crack games?

    • @seyed_Panir
      @seyed_Panir 6 місяців тому +30

      Exactly
      My country iran is like that too

    • @Gabi2311HighPing
      @Gabi2311HighPing 6 місяців тому +1

      @JMU0 what country are you from?

    • @seyed_Panir
      @seyed_Panir 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Gabi2311HighPing bro i write it look closely
      but you asked again so i say it again
      Iran(hard life)

    • @Gabi2311HighPing
      @Gabi2311HighPing 6 місяців тому +6

      @seyed_Panir I am not talking with you

    • @seyed_Panir
      @seyed_Panir 6 місяців тому +19

      @@Gabi2311HighPing bro f**k that mo***ker UA-cam
      your comment notification comes up in my phone so i thought you was talking to me

  • @sirthvgger
    @sirthvgger 6 місяців тому +98

    Never knew the pirating scene had this much drama

    • @the_weakperson
      @the_weakperson 2 місяці тому +3

      @@sirthvgger i think that's not all

  • @MonochromeAlex
    @MonochromeAlex 7 місяців тому +77

    Getting an editor truly shows the boost in production

  • @DaKiffster
    @DaKiffster 10 днів тому +3

    I feel Ubisoft single handedly showed/proved why piracy is good with what they did with The Crew.

    • @mellonhead9568
      @mellonhead9568 5 днів тому

      Then again playing devils advocate whos to say they dont have a right to take the game back from consumers. We get a retail price sure in which to purchase the game, however what about the money to actually develop the game. This includes paid employees and funding for development in general which in actuality is the video games actual price. But i guess this point makes you think that we should have laws against companies being able to pull their product online; theyd probably just add that to terms and conditions to counter that.

  • @Faxuzinho
    @Faxuzinho 7 місяців тому +135

    3rd world countries exist, but gaming companies don't care, I will never pay 300 bucks for a game, I will just download illegally, its that simple!

    • @sanad_odetallah
      @sanad_odetallah 7 місяців тому +1

      how do u get pirated games

    • @Sezgin-g2l
      @Sezgin-g2l 7 місяців тому +9

      No videogame should cost 300 bucks

    • @Faxuzinho
      @Faxuzinho 7 місяців тому +23

      @@Sezgin-g2l every AAA game costs 300+ in my country

    • @moh8b74
      @moh8b74 7 місяців тому

      @@Faxuzinho where do you live brother

    • @unratonb5894
      @unratonb5894 7 місяців тому +12

      ​@@moh8b74 in romania a game like legend of zelda is 360 lei to put in comparation a coffi from a machin is 1 / 1.5 lei

  • @mikaay4269
    @mikaay4269 7 місяців тому +674

    If purchasing isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing.

    • @blackmambo2526
      @blackmambo2526 7 місяців тому +34

      Cornball thought he could steal some dudes comment 💯🙏

    • @mikaay4269
      @mikaay4269 7 місяців тому +25

      @@blackmambo2526 u say that to ppl who say common phrases and u think Ur clever

    • @DiamondDepthYT
      @DiamondDepthYT 7 місяців тому +25

      Piracy isn't stealing, though. It's a violation of copyright law. It's very different in court, being a lot less punishable.
      I dislike this saying because it makes people think Piracy is theft, when it IS NOT.

    • @mikaay4269
      @mikaay4269 7 місяців тому +6

      @@DiamondDepthYT mostly legal using a few legal shenanigans, at least where I'm from. Basically, as long as you keep quiet, copyright is optional. Also, I know that piracy isn't stealing lol or else you'd have something like prohibition again.

    • @badrmods
      @badrmods 7 місяців тому +6

      @@blackmambo2526 its just a popular saying lmao

  • @someonelol3909
    @someonelol3909 7 місяців тому +73

    Bro the editing is god tier, I usually watch your vids while eating or while doing smth else but I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen, props to you and the editors! Mad skills :D!!

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +10

      That’s actually awesome to hear :) thank you

    • @xyz4131
      @xyz4131 6 місяців тому

      @@iamLucid maybe lucid missed it but since he’s a muslim I’m sure he wouldn’t agree with the term ‘god tier’

  • @Zero-c5v
    @Zero-c5v День тому +3

    Pirating indie games is evil. Pirating good AAA companies who actually put effort into their games ,finish their game and treat their employees properly is bad. Pirating bad AAA cough cough Activision cough couch EA is morally right.

    • @FR4M3Sharma
      @FR4M3Sharma 5 годин тому

      @@Zero-c5v And products from Adobe.

    • @Zero-c5v
      @Zero-c5v Годину тому

      @@FR4M3Sharma Ye. Adobe sucks so much.

  • @Yap-Leon
    @Yap-Leon 6 місяців тому +344

    Im 70% sure Empress isnt a women and im 90% sure she is trolling

    • @neonpuff1091
      @neonpuff1091 6 місяців тому +118

      Im like SURE Empress is a 30 year old polish dude

    • @fein-z9b
      @fein-z9b 6 місяців тому +35

      empress is voksi. he is not trolling. his private telegram channels are serious, the whole goddess and slave roleplay and all else in there

    • @lussor1
      @lussor1 6 місяців тому +56

      Like fitgirl is an ukranian man

    • @sj3614
      @sj3614 6 місяців тому +49

      Yeah most likely. Same with Fitgirl. But I don't really care cus Fitgirls repacks are bussin'. I ain't touching nothing with Empress name on it though so fuck him.

    • @Yap-Leon
      @Yap-Leon 6 місяців тому +21

      @@lussor1 but i dont mind fitgirl, since he or she isnt talking shit 24/7

  • @toswifty4u
    @toswifty4u 7 місяців тому +306

    My dad used to be a pirate, I was known as the kid who had every movie and every game possible, I am now proud to say, like father, like son. What’s even better is that my last name means sparrow so I’m basically Jack sparrow of this age 😎

    • @anonamemous6865
      @anonamemous6865 7 місяців тому +1

      Where do you share your contents? I wanna see your work. Seems cool

    • @Syno_Phobia
      @Syno_Phobia 7 місяців тому +4

      Damn, how many terabytes in total of your pirated movie and game. I was planning to do the same thing, just for collection lmao

    • @toswifty4u
      @toswifty4u 7 місяців тому

      @@Syno_Phobia almost all my storage is from pirated games, I pirated switch games and I’m able to play them on my computer and almost any PC game You can possibly think of you can play. You just got to be careful about viruses and other stuff and then you can have the world at your fingertips. Number one tip I can give though, if you want to start pirating video games and movies make sure you triple read the stuff before you download it because that’s how you get viruses.

    • @toswifty4u
      @toswifty4u 7 місяців тому +1

      @@anonamemous6865 sorry what did you mean?

    • @toswifty4u
      @toswifty4u 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Syno_Phobia like basically my whole storage drive

  • @tips1483
    @tips1483 7 місяців тому +250

    I have like a throwaway computer that's on a VPN, so they can't really touch me." Thats the mindset that everyone that gets caught has lmfao

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +34

      😂😂

    • @twotonekrazy7051
      @twotonekrazy7051 7 місяців тому +10

      How???

    • @Kiritomens
      @Kiritomens 7 місяців тому

      @@twotonekrazy7051 Because a VPN is basically just a house made out of paper. It covers only a small number of ways to identify or locate a user.
      It's useful to obscure your IP on sites and bittorrent, but there are still a shit ton of ways to fingerprint your PC.
      Basically if someone is really looking into you, they can still easily identify you.
      Now by him saying he's using a temp PC and buying all his domains with (hopefully) untraceable wallets and a VPN (also hopefully bought with a untraceable wallet).
      Means he does have better opsec than your average user. If it where me i would probably use Tails or cubeOS buy everything with XMR, and maybe use your neighbours Wifi. Then even your ISP doesn't have logs of your activity.

    • @unafflictedgaming
      @unafflictedgaming 7 місяців тому

      Vpns likely have the opposite effect of the intention. Its likely a tunnel of your information going exactly where you dont want it. That's how they always get people, under cover and manipulating.
      The best way to hide your internet activity from these criminals is A. Have an isp who just doesnt care or B. Have a non static ip address

    • @doot4452
      @doot4452 7 місяців тому

      @@twotonekrazy7051 Buy extreamly cheap computer and use Tails OS probably

  • @zmemes69
    @zmemes69 5 місяців тому +4

    18:49 "I have a cc subscription (trust me)" your editor lmao

  • @DrFeho
    @DrFeho 7 місяців тому +69

    Thats what I tell myself "I download pirate games for a demo version of the game to see if i buy"
    But buying games kinda feel nice, but the newest DRM stuff makes me think differently

    • @prezlamen7906
      @prezlamen7906 6 місяців тому +1

      Pirating or gog are my go to methods.

    • @zrayx7214
      @zrayx7214 6 місяців тому

      i love to buy some games so i feel like i "own" them even though i dont

    • @prezlamen7906
      @prezlamen7906 6 місяців тому

      @@zrayx7214 Pirate them.
      For an example i pirated the shit of Dying Light 1 and after i deemed it good i bought it.
      I still have pirated version in my pirate treasure chest for when techland goes bankrupt, which will prolly happen in the future.

    • @andreabriganti5113
      @andreabriganti5113 2 місяці тому

      GOG ftw. Otherwise, buy the game you like, download a crack or the entire cracked version and enjoy.

  • @trillumsalt
    @trillumsalt 7 місяців тому +84

    the new editing is amazing ngl

    • @biuliu7157
      @biuliu7157 7 місяців тому +17

      nah it hurts my eyes

    • @CD3MISSION
      @CD3MISSION 7 місяців тому +3

      @@biuliu7157 LOOL

    • @legacyrunnerr
      @legacyrunnerr 7 місяців тому +2

      its too much at times i prefer the older style

  • @itszify554
    @itszify554 7 місяців тому +143

    the way to deal with piracy is to make a good singleplayer game with a fun multiplayer mode, that way you get to test the game and if you really like it you can buy it for the multiplayer, that actually made me buy a lot of games!

    • @satanslittleprince
      @satanslittleprince 7 місяців тому +13

      i play singleplayer anyways LMFao

    • @AAKalam
      @AAKalam 7 місяців тому +7

      That's why I have genuine copy of GTA V and NFS 2015

    • @Drunde
      @Drunde 7 місяців тому

      why would anyone do that? There is barelly any good PVP game nowadays.

    • @wingedflyingforce5139
      @wingedflyingforce5139 7 місяців тому

      This is the type of piracy i do NOT agree with. You say you deal with it, but then you go against this saying you will pirate it anyways.

    • @wingedflyingforce5139
      @wingedflyingforce5139 7 місяців тому

      @Egg-ce2si I didn't say that? If you like strawmanning so much, then why don't you do it for a movie or an acting career?

  • @aggregatecrab2989
    @aggregatecrab2989 3 місяці тому +5

    3:22 "...it's called D-NOh-VOh" had me rolling

  • @GameSterDamian
    @GameSterDamian 7 місяців тому +206

    Ive never been prouder to pirate
    Edit: I'm totally kidding I would never pirate as I care about the law for sure

    • @Roobetwinnings
      @Roobetwinnings 7 місяців тому +1

      What's the website then

    • @ruffalo1643
      @ruffalo1643 7 місяців тому +21

      Dawg, don't self snitch, we might need you!!!

    • @Roobetwinnings
      @Roobetwinnings 7 місяців тому +2

      It's a chat gpt question btw, just ask how to download a dodi repack game

    • @TenderTitty
      @TenderTitty 7 місяців тому

      @@RoobetwinningsNo good website you can get into without an invite

    • @pranavc.d9268
      @pranavc.d9268 7 місяців тому +12

      First rule of pirate club - you don't talk about pirate club!

  • @_a1738
    @_a1738 7 місяців тому +13

    This editing is crazy Lucid, truly a level up!

  • @amerjihad781
    @amerjihad781 7 місяців тому +11

    Whoever edits these videos is an amazing editor

  • @amirhtfm1965
    @amirhtfm1965 6 місяців тому +6

    Im half german half persian i lived in iran for 10 years and there is no rule about ganes you can pirate pc games or even hack consoles for cheap prices now that im in germany i missed that so much.

  • @Billy-gm4wl
    @Billy-gm4wl 7 місяців тому +9

    whoever is the editor is an actual goat, love you bro keep up the good work

  • @nahin1968
    @nahin1968 7 місяців тому +29

    I like the small thing the editor did in 18:50 I trust you bro !

  • @GhostSlay3r
    @GhostSlay3r 7 місяців тому +20

    Omg. The name SKIDROW.
    I once had a pirated copy of Supreme Commander 2. The name SKIDROW was the username of the pirated game. I loved the game so much I purchased it when I became older.
    Damn the memories from just that one name.

  • @subtoasted1257
    @subtoasted1257 6 місяців тому +3

    Been helped in your discord within the lucid dreaming community so much in the past and somehow you're always interested in stuff im interested in. Love you man keep doing what you're doing.

  • @lucid2314
    @lucid2314 7 місяців тому +42

    I swear, every video from Lucid just keeps getting better and better. The way this video is put out and made is just so insane, I didn't know much about video game piracy. But, you explained it so dang well! Also, this editing is so clean and fire!!! Keep it up Lucid, you're close to 1 million subs! ❤

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +5

      Hey Ty for being a member!

    • @lucid2314
      @lucid2314 7 місяців тому +2

      @@iamLucid i got it from that one stream, but i love the perks so ill keep renewing it!

  • @SUN_of_DAWN
    @SUN_of_DAWN 6 місяців тому +105

    I buy all my games now, but I used to pirate them when i was underage bc i had no bank account, no money, and no way to actually play it and 15 year old me really wanted to play Red Dead Redemption 2 when it first came out

    • @ChristoffRevan
      @ChristoffRevan 6 місяців тому +3

      This is the problem with people like you, instead of actually getting a job you decided to become a criminal at a young age. When I was a kid (and I'm on the younger side of the Millennial generation, so I'm not some old boomer), I mowed the lawns of my neighbor every week; that was $15 a week, and that plus some extra money from doing other odd jobs for other neighbors and relatives I was able to save up enough to get my own Xbox and some games after about 6 months. From then on for Christmas my parents would get me the yearly Xbox live so I could play online.
      This was the same age, around 14 years old, so there really isn't any excuse. Yes, I know outside the US the concept of mowing people's lawns isn't much of a thing, but there's plenty of other ways to get money as a kid by doing odd-jobs for people in your neighborhood and local community. Just because you were too lazy to put in the effort doesn't mean you are justified to do a criminal, immoral act. Me putting in this work made my Xbox and the games I played so much more valuable, earning much more satisfaction

    • @cobrazoid
      @cobrazoid 6 місяців тому +49

      Who even cares man, like good for you? Do you want a trophy and a pat on your back or something for you sharing and bragging your childhood life story on how you made money and accomplished as a kid while the OP didn't? Pirating is a gray area, so techinaicallu half yes its criminal and half isnt. Pirating you are just getting a game for free as a "demo" (if the legit demo from a game is not avaliable) and you are basically trying it before buying it, if you liked the game, that person will buy it in the future, if not then they know the game sucks. Like what is not to understand? What makes it more criminal and illegal is pirating it and selling it. If buying is not owning, then pirating is not stealing. Buy indie games, pirate AAA.

    • @Kallax2
      @Kallax2 6 місяців тому +14

      @@ChristoffRevan in my country it's illegal for kids to work

    • @Kallax2
      @Kallax2 6 місяців тому +8

      ​@@ChristoffRevanalso parents needed to accept it I never pirated but I wasn't able to buy games without parents permission

    • @ChristoffRevan
      @ChristoffRevan 6 місяців тому

      @@Kallax2 Are you illiterate? Children in every single country can do odd-jobs...I'm not talking about official employment, I'm talking about things like babysitting, cleaning, etc. for neighbours and/or family friends. Please try to actually use some more brain power next time you reply to someone

  • @JayfkProductions876
    @JayfkProductions876 7 місяців тому +50

    My theory is Empress is either a Current or Former Denuvo Developer

    • @prod.kidmizu
      @prod.kidmizu 7 місяців тому

      What makes you say that

    • @wingedflyingforce5139
      @wingedflyingforce5139 7 місяців тому +8

      Or she has simps from there or dates/married to a guy from there (who possibly teaches her?) is another theory.

    • @Leverett946
      @Leverett946 7 місяців тому +31

      @@wingedflyingforce5139lmao what is this comment😂

    • @mythbuster6126
      @mythbuster6126 7 місяців тому

      It's highly likely that she/he communicates with someone from Denuvo

    • @mythbuster6126
      @mythbuster6126 7 місяців тому +10

      It's highly likely that she/he communicates with someone from Denuvo

  • @iktasolork6608
    @iktasolork6608 Місяць тому +25

    The worst part of piracy, is the chance of failing is so high and many website have viruses

    • @VashTheDamnFiend
      @VashTheDamnFiend Місяць тому

      @@iktasolork6608 exactly it’s not worth the hassle especially when there’s always sales now. Why go through the extra trouble of going on shady websites to save $10-15 and you don’t have to worry about getting a faulty version

    • @LoveOrHate.X
      @LoveOrHate.X 18 днів тому

      dodi repacks is not virus fitgirl is but not dodi

    • @dashingprince7886
      @dashingprince7886 7 днів тому

      ​@@iktasolork6608 Yeah that's why you have to know what you're going for(and avoiding those sneaky redirects)

  • @DJCalzar
    @DJCalzar 6 місяців тому +5

    I haven't really got that many pirated games. I did at one time. I don't see a problem with it, especially as a way of preserving older games. Just came across your channel. Great and informative content.

  • @T1n4o
    @T1n4o 6 місяців тому +12

    In my country the average salary is around 400-600 USD. So when games cost like 70-90 USD people are literally FORCED to pirate them.

    • @andreabriganti5113
      @andreabriganti5113 2 місяці тому

      My situation Is a bit better, a game is around 10% of my salary and I can't buy everything but when I can't buy, I wait when I can. I also have cracked version of games with drm or that force online connection, by using specific launchers and servers. However I always bought them first, waiting for discount when I couldn't and after, cracked them, only if necessary. Games are not food or water, I understand that not everyone can get them easily, It isn't easy for me too but try give support to developers, in any way possible. Even after, when those games you're interested in, are at discount. I know people pirating games that are sold with no drm at few bucks. Your situation Is different so I'm not criticizing you. No personal attack.

    • @Ty_Danty
      @Ty_Danty 29 днів тому +1

      andreabriganti5113 If it is Ubisoft no one can convince me to buy their games. But if it is indie game I forced my self to hate people that crack their games

  • @mohamadsamman6513
    @mohamadsamman6513 7 місяців тому +47

    9:23 Elliot Alderson 😂 off course bro knows all about the scene

    • @mubashirshaikh
      @mubashirshaikh 7 місяців тому +5

      lmao ifkr , and ofc its the mod of r/privacy subreddit. Love it

  • @sandkang827
    @sandkang827 2 місяці тому +5

    as someone who jonied empress's telegram when it just started and managed to sneak past multiple waves of mass bans and increased locks and road blocks as it literally turned into (by her own words) "a cult" where only fanatical fans of her PERSONALY not her work that pay a monthly fee to "deserve her presence" and have to call her "mother". i can tell you last id seen is her, working on raytracing mod for starfield, working on her own full scale MMO game, making piano music , and NOT cracking games.
    her posts were contently getting more and more unhinged by the day. it was so surreal seeing someone being just so insanely talented and multifaceted, also be the most just INSANE, narcissistic, HATEEEFUL person ive ever witnessed

  • @SvenSei04
    @SvenSei04 7 місяців тому +86

    I always pirate my triple A titles but I always make sure to get my Indie Games through stream full price since they actually care about their game.

    • @Yui-ys5cv
      @Yui-ys5cv 6 місяців тому +1

      What bout soulfull and deserving and non greedy games like bg3 , if you cant spend money on games like that , you are no gamer

    • @xxFobioxx
      @xxFobioxx 6 місяців тому

      I never pirate any games because I fear that they might have viruses in the files. No one can guarantee me that the person who cracks these games has a good intention. Did you have any problems with your games?

    • @SvenSei04
      @SvenSei04 6 місяців тому

      @xxFobioxx Understandable, you can always use key websites like G2A or Instant Gaming for all major gaming platforms like steam to buy ur games for about 30%-80% off. You can avoid downloading malware or viruses this way and make modding ect. Much easier hope this helps

    • @JayWatts03
      @JayWatts03 6 місяців тому

      @@xxFobioxx well it depends who you get your cracks from. I used to pirate games all the time since childhood. But now I purchase games on steam, I don’t immediately buy or always play the latest games that come out. But if I do want to test a game, I use fitgirl repacks rather than risk downloading a virus although that’s never happened to me

    • @proceduralism376
      @proceduralism376 6 місяців тому +7

      ​@@xxFobioxxI pirated hundreds of software, not just games and I have gotten a virus once, as long as you're downloading from a trusted source you're good

  • @megaaziib
    @megaaziib 7 місяців тому +24

    piracy is more like freeloader than a theft

  • @xdKyouzen
    @xdKyouzen 7 місяців тому +8

    The editing is top-notch and so is the whole video, good stuff.

  • @withlifedave
    @withlifedave 6 місяців тому +6

    Who else noticed the joker face on his shirt 1:58 when he was saying”Piracy is illegal?”😂

  • @chocolatebar9633
    @chocolatebar9633 7 місяців тому +392

    Imo, Piracy is only morally acceptable if the game can no longer be officially bought, leaving pirating it as the only option to play the game.

    • @NFSBeast2365
      @NFSBeast2365 7 місяців тому +4

      Yea

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 7 місяців тому +8

      I dont wanna use steamm

    • @StefanToFaja
      @StefanToFaja 7 місяців тому

      @@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 bruh steam is op why u don't want to use it?

    • @xijinping880
      @xijinping880 7 місяців тому +51

      it is also morally acceptable to pirate from paradox games, and ubisoft

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +126

      But if they wait to pirate it until the game no longer exists then they’d be too late

  • @Kjobi
    @Kjobi 6 місяців тому +6

    The video and your editing + storytelling are amazing bro, holy

  • @beamed7008
    @beamed7008 7 місяців тому +27

    holy first 10 seconds in and the editing is fire

  • @gagank478
    @gagank478 Місяць тому +2

    As a pirate since 1997... I fully endorse this video. Long live the SEAS

  • @arthurmorgan1724
    @arthurmorgan1724 7 місяців тому +5

    I have only seen you modded switch video and after that i was scared to mod my switch oled . Anyways i took the risk and still got my switch modded . As of right now my switch is running fine . Comming back to the point , this video is absolute fire man ....... I loved listening to each and every part of it and i subbed immediately.

  • @z4ml1I
    @z4ml1I 7 місяців тому +80

    my frontal lobe is burning watching this video. so many cuts and edits

  • @saigoo6445
    @saigoo6445 7 місяців тому +29

    I think piracy is great, especially for preservation and for those who dont have the money like kids. The only problem with piracy is that it can be time consuming for the pirater and for the consumer, most cracked software is just malware and a lot of it cannot be detected by av's, so it's really just by taking the risk as you can never be fully safe when doing it.

    • @Sezgin-g2l
      @Sezgin-g2l 7 місяців тому +1

      You could always run it in a virtual machine lulz

    • @blackjohny117
      @blackjohny117 7 місяців тому +1

      I have been a pirate for 15 years and I have never got a virus or anything. It's 100% safe if you download from all the wellknown uploaders and sites. And its actually faster than buying it. It takes me literally 1 min. to download anything I want, where if I had to buy it I would have to log in in the site, app or whatever and go through the buying process where my account or card details can actually get stollen.

    • @xijinping880
      @xijinping880 7 місяців тому

      @@Sezgin-g2l have fun playing at 5 frames per second

    • @Custom26621
      @Custom26621 7 місяців тому

      I mean if you get content from trusted sites like 1337x and only use trusted torrents your fine.

    • @zeprix1
      @zeprix1 7 місяців тому

      @@Sezgin-g2l the performance will be ass

  • @bigfish184
    @bigfish184 15 днів тому +2

    The odds of Empress being a real woman are lower than me becoming a fish

  • @assassin3803
    @assassin3803 7 місяців тому +23

    The editor definitely pays for cc

  • @ReverseStark
    @ReverseStark 7 місяців тому +13

    Nahhh bro I just got a video game ad on this 💀💀

  • @outcitys
    @outcitys 7 місяців тому +7

    insane quality on this video lucid

  • @excalibur2596
    @excalibur2596 2 місяці тому +1

    Piracy is like eating another person's donut except the owner of the donut still gets to eat the donut that I stole and ate.

  • @zormein
    @zormein 7 місяців тому +6

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING THIS!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @augmentedJCDenton
    @augmentedJCDenton 7 місяців тому +38

    Amazing video, i hate to admit but i do download cracked games since i can't afford the original but when i do i make sure to buy it, i have been downloading cracked games for years and i had no idea the community behind the cracks was this insanely crazy, my mind is blown

    • @sanad_odetallah
      @sanad_odetallah 7 місяців тому +3

      how do i get pirated games

    • @GuyDidIt
      @GuyDidIt 7 місяців тому

      @@sanad_odetallah the piracy subreddit is the easiest way to get into piracy according to me

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 7 місяців тому

      @@sanad_odetallah piracy megathread

    • @TheRastafarianStuff
      @TheRastafarianStuff 7 місяців тому +14

      @@sanad_odetallahAll you have to do is

    • @zerodgaming6158
      @zerodgaming6158 7 місяців тому +13

      ​@@sanad_odetallah you just

  • @AbdiTheNarrator
    @AbdiTheNarrator 7 місяців тому +8

    You know, looking at the views, I thought this is a beginner channel with an unusually high production quality. I wanted to compliment the fact that you hired a really good narrator at 13:38, but when I saw that you have almost a million subscribers and started the channel at least 7 years ago, my eyes popped out of my head.
    Great dedication, brotha.

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +1

      I appreciate your comment heavily! Thank you

  • @BlarkMCGark
    @BlarkMCGark 2 місяці тому +2

    Pirating AAA games is like robbing banks or corporations or slapping a politician. Deserves free beer for life.

  • @dgsoks
    @dgsoks 7 місяців тому +7

    I love how you can feel that IamLucid makes these topics always feel passionate, and I think that's what made me genuinely love this video so much

    • @JESUS..IS..GOD.
      @JESUS..IS..GOD. 6 місяців тому

      ‭‭ ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:10‭-‬18 says,
      Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.

  • @ahmar.
    @ahmar. 7 місяців тому +33

    I like the new editing just tone it down a tiny bit and it would be perfect ngl

  • @fwly1641
    @fwly1641 7 місяців тому +7

    The morals from piracy seem to mostly depend on which game you’re pirating. For example if you pirated a small indie game and a AAA game, you may feel worse about pirating the indie game compared to the AAA game.

    • @poptv1762
      @poptv1762 6 місяців тому +1

      Sadly, most people couldn't tell the difference between indie and AAA companies.

  • @amedeoavogadr0
    @amedeoavogadr0 3 місяці тому +3

    the game preservation argument is actually really convincing

  • @2Beta00
    @2Beta00 7 місяців тому +26

    Edit is amazing

    • @iamLucid
      @iamLucid  7 місяців тому +1

      You are amazing

  • @OMNITEK
    @OMNITEK 7 місяців тому +11

    Dodi Repack and Fitgirl are lifesavers...just saying

  • @shiva.singh.361
    @shiva.singh.361 7 місяців тому +10

    man, seeing someone talk about the games piracy scene in details here on youtube feels unreal! Great job man! I'm sure this would get a lot of attention and to the people reading: Be safe out there on the internet man.. be cautious of any viruses and threats while exploring. Peace! ♥️

  • @Kuroro-Boss1
    @Kuroro-Boss1 6 місяців тому +143

    I have played more than 1000 games and never paid a single cent.

    • @davidwurtz4022
      @davidwurtz4022 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Kuroro-Boss1 what site do you use I can't seem to find the correct file. I usually get an error massage when I try to open it

    • @davidwurtz4022
      @davidwurtz4022 5 місяців тому

      What site do you use I always get an error file on the ones I get

    • @Kuroro-Boss1
      @Kuroro-Boss1 5 місяців тому

      @@davidwurtz4022 pirates bay, dodi repacks, fitgurl repacks , these work, ocean of games sometimes.

    • @judah143
      @judah143 5 місяців тому

      @@davidwurtz4022 tell me if u find out fr

    • @Unknown-lu4zq
      @Unknown-lu4zq 5 місяців тому

      @@davidwurtz4022 lmk if you ever find out

  • @darkofchaos_official
    @darkofchaos_official 6 місяців тому +56

    Reminder:
    VPN dos NOT safe you from the law! if u do sketchy things online the VPN service is required to give out your data/IP/etc.

    • @Wwrq3i
      @Wwrq3i 6 місяців тому +14

      @@darkofchaos_official Depends on the VPN, Proton and Mulvad is the go to for piracy.

    • @GoGicz
      @GoGicz 6 місяців тому +23

      as said above, mullvad have strict zero logging policy, they once even got raided and found no data on users at all, apparently also allow bitcoin payments.

    • @alias8053
      @alias8053 5 місяців тому

      @@darkofchaos_official this is just… not how VPNs work.

    • @jdv_vv
      @jdv_vv 5 місяців тому +1

      Uhhh, the whole reason why vpns are so secure is because there are multiple people on it at once so ur data is in there along with them making it so your data can’t be picked out. 😅

    • @darkofchaos_official
      @darkofchaos_official 5 місяців тому

      @@Wwrq3i still they are legally required to give your data to the police

  • @brooklyn8745
    @brooklyn8745 7 місяців тому +24

    Too much piracy and the game dies. Too little piracy, and the companies have too much control. You just got to get the piracy levels right otherwise it breaks down.

    • @ChristoffRevan
      @ChristoffRevan 6 місяців тому +1

      Lmao if it was a physical storefront you wouldn't be saying that

    • @racim3443
      @racim3443 5 місяців тому

      @@ChristoffRevan you know the multi billion dollar companies dont care about you

    • @YouYuu
      @YouYuu 2 місяці тому

      @@ChristoffRevan A physical store doesn't steal the things you bought, stop sucking up to corporations that don't give a damn about you, idiot.

  • @zexlux9898
    @zexlux9898 7 місяців тому +23

    Fit Girl repack on top

  • @i1_saif_063
    @i1_saif_063 5 місяців тому +5

    So basically I live in a country where credit cards don't work for international paiement so the only way I can buy any game is through overpriced gift cards and license keys (for example Minecraft costed me about 40$ instead of 25$) so the way i can enjoy games without breaking the bank in by pirating them

  • @ItzFun-w7f
    @ItzFun-w7f 7 місяців тому +9

    enjoyed a long documentary after a really long time, thanks for this doc and the fitgirl repack audio in between the video really brought some old memories back, haha!

  • @iggylemon6597
    @iggylemon6597 6 місяців тому +5

    All the games that I pirated when I was broke, I ended up then buying them once I landed a job. There is an argument to be made that if you don't have the money to afford a videogame, then perhaps you shouldn't even be playing them (you should probably be applying for jobs). But I can think of many exceptions to this.

  • @YourBrotherInIslam
    @YourBrotherInIslam 7 місяців тому +4

    The editor going crazy 🔥🔥

  • @Th3Dave
    @Th3Dave 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful work !! Thanks for giving us this info! Not everyone knows what is going on and you Made everything Crystal clear!! From Italy, The weird thing is that We dont hear a lot from the CPY and pirating does not serm to be huge like in the us. But at least We Have a great team like CPY doing so much for the this community ! Piracy is not only Piracy, there is a lot behind the “scene” and so much more than “pirating is good because you just don’t pay.” Again, great work, 🎉

  • @sunnyroy4749
    @sunnyroy4749 7 місяців тому +11

    Empress is such a narcissist.

  • @GymJoy
    @GymJoy 6 місяців тому +9

    18:50 "i have a cc subscription, trust me" - editor. 😭

    • @mohkn3594
      @mohkn3594 4 місяці тому +1

      @@GymJoy i was trying to pause but gave up ty XD

    • @derpydudee
      @derpydudee 3 місяці тому

      @@mohkn3594 kindaaaa unrelated but quick little youtube tip: you can actually advance videos on youtube by one frame by pausing it and pressing the , and . keys on your keyboard to go back 1 frame and forward 1 frame respectively

  • @germanmustache
    @germanmustache 6 місяців тому +4

    Triple A games cost 70$, minimum wage 120$ a month here somewhere in Africa....

    • @rexeditzz6401
      @rexeditzz6401 6 місяців тому +1

      but not everyone have device capable to play triple A games

    • @yaverjavid
      @yaverjavid 6 місяців тому

      so don't play them. it's stealing. at one point owning slaves was comman. People love to deceive themselves.

    • @germanmustache
      @germanmustache 6 місяців тому

      @@rexeditzz6401 you can spend 1/2 years saving for ACTUAL Hardware. Saving for leasing some digital propriety is nuts.