Didn't the original Deus Ex game for the PC had a "nightmare" mode where you couldn't fire your gun throughout the entire game? I thought stealth was a big factor in this again, which separates it from the shot-and-run FPS games.
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'Deus Ex: The Fall' Prevents Players With Jailbroken iOS Devices From Firing Guns
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Where did you get 99%?! Also, "idiot" is not a bad word
1, you can cheat w/o JB'ing by simply editing plist files in not-rightly-protected games. I've done once too to get a decent ranking, just for fun.
2, I personally don't know anyone using JB for cheating. We JB to add functionality Apple refuses to add (e.g., f.lux, true background execution, full access to camera including add-ins in the stock Camera app etc).
No. Unlocking the bootloader is for custom ROMs.
Some devices need an unlocked boot loader to root them.
Lolz, iOS7 doesn't even support f.lux and its windowing / multitasking additions are non-existing and very weak (respectively). Of course power users / geeks will want to jailbreak.
I don't blame the devs at all. They work on the platform under the premise that every device is operating under a guaranteed set of conditions (one of which is that you'll pay for your apps). When you jailbreak, you void that guarantee, which is why Apple discourages you from doing so by voiding your warranty.
I totally see the logic in punishing legit users in order to stop piracy
I guess a walkaround will be found soon, and non-pirating users will get that, cause the "regular" version doesn't allow them to enjoy the game (that some have paid for). This is textbook 'cut your nose to spite your face' case.
I guess a walkaround will be found soon, and non-pirating users will get that, cause the "regular" version doesn't allow them to enjoy the game (that some have paid for). This is textbook 'cut your nose to spite your face' case.
Sorry - this wasn't necessarily aimed at you, it was just the latest in a long string of times I've seen something like this more or less posted.
The fact of the matter is, we all pirate something, either inadvertently or not. Then, we rationalize it (i.e, well I *owned* that NES ROM in 1991 or well my current OS doesn't support the legacy version of an app I need, etc.). It's like anything else in life. We tend to get high and mighty and thump our chests like we are the righteous ones when in fact, we're all in some way complicit.
More companies punishing paying customers with silly DRM. I think Ubisoft started back peddling because it was beginning to hurt their wallet and image. Eidos must just be embarking down this road so expect it to get worse until they have an epiphany.
"purchased or otherwise acquired" CTM
Big deal, I'll bet there's already a hack to get around this on Cydia. Apple tried to block iBooks on jailbroken devices in the past...
Yep. Trying to block cydia devs as an App Store dev is almost comical. One has full access, the other doesn't. Who do they think's going to win that battle?
The worst thing the devs don't mention this in the app description at all - that is, happily sell you an app by making you think your money won't be lost. This is REALLY nasty.
Nope. not at all. Sideloading is 100% supported on android. Its literally a checkbox in the settings to enable it. Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with root or sideloading. It has to do with being able to flash and boot custom boot images (kernels, recoveries). Root on android has no use in pirating. People root for other things.
Yes, absolutely. But have you used that? Do you know how annoying and inconvenient it is to have a big dot on your screen?
Instead of acting all high and mighty, why not just accept that perhaps, PERHAPS, there are legitimate reasons for jailbreaking.
Power users / geeks want freedom and sometimes vastly enhanced functionality (proper multitask, f.lux etc.) and this is why they JB. It's mostly teens or people in less developed countries (with much less income) that JB for stealing, not us geeks living in first-world countries.
This is the same argument the movie industry uses to say it has "lost" billions in sale to piracy per movie or some ridiculous sum like that. The problem is that they are assuming the pirates would have bought their movies if they couldn't have pirated it. That is patently false. Sure, there are some pirates who would have purchased if they couldn't get it for free but that does not come close to saying that everyone who pirates is a lost customer.
Free content is still protected by copyright and duplicating that content without the express written consent of the owner of the copyright, even if the content is free, is still a copyright violation with potential civil and criminal penalties.
And NES games are still covered by copyright... for the next 75 years or so...
I'm pretty sure if you have some kind of disability that prevented you from using the buttons, you wouldn't be saying this.
I use it and it's a little bit annoying but it's better than the hassle of jailbreaking for sole purpose of Zephyr or something similar. At least for me.
I agree with the first half, but not the second. While I do think anyone that JBs or roots can't assume they'd get the same experience as others, it's totally absurd to think (or imply/infer) that Android users (or iPhone users since you mention JB) root or JB their devices to play pirated software.
I might be assuming too much from the statement, but it does seem like a stab at Jailbreakers, Rooters, and Android users as a whole.
Agreed. The first and most prevalent from the JB community is gaining functionality that exists but a manufacturer may have left out. Or putting such functionality in.
Not merely to pirate a $2 game or $5 app.
This would be my solution. I wouldn't be able to tolerate gaming on anything smaller than a Note II, and even with a screen that large I'd only be interested in killing a short period of time. Playing a FPS on a mobile device just isn't for me I guess.
Company develops a new game, sells for $9.99. There are ten million potential customers, and due to the quality and marketing of the game, 10% want it on their device. $9.99 doesn't stop anyone from buying.
No pirates = 1 million customers = $10,000,000.
50% pirates = 500,000 customers = $5,000,000.
99% pirates = 10,000 customers = $100,000.
Of course piracy costs money. Even more if the game needs the seller to run servers.
If you work all month, and your boss refuses to pay you, have you lost money?