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[Draugoth]

At the same time, it was confirmed that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be released on PC without any kind of DRM protection, such as the dreaded Denuvo, information that was welcomed by many gamers.

According to BioWare's executive producer Michael Gamble, it's because BioWare trusts the players.

In addition, responding to a user, he reinforced that the game will not have a mandatory online connection, but did not confirm whether the game will be released on the GOG platform, known for selling DRM-free games.​

 

[analog_future]

I'm sure this means no one will pirate it now /s

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

I wouldn't pirate this shit regardless.

 

[winjer]

It's good that they decided not to screw with paying customers, by avoid using denuvo.
They also save a bit of money.

 

[Wooxsvan]

so when it doesn't meet sales expectations for "other" reasons they can just blame it on piracy? i see.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Why does this feel like someone asking for petty cash? No DRM, no EA store, no MTX, normal price, decent system requirements. Either this game will be the biggest (good) surprise of the year or they know its a massive L and theyre just trying to score good boy points before the shitshow.

 

[Skifi28]

It's the players that don't trust Bioware.

 

[Roman Empire]

Not worthy pirating.

 

[bbeach123]

Breakingnews : Dragon age Purpleguard underperformed because of privacy .

 

[Derp]

According to BioWare's executive producer Michael Gamble

Name checks out

 

[gothmog]

The pandering continues.

 

[Luipadre]

Looks like EA cant win on the internet no matter what they do. Lets just wait how the actual game is before throwing it under the bus? I know i know im asking too much from some people on this forum.

 

[Kacho]

No DRM, no EA app, Steam Deck verified at launch - perhaps I'm being too pessimistic, but it feels like doing everything they can to earn good will because they lack confidence in their game. Two more weeks and we'll know for certain.

 

[Luipadre]

No DRM, no EA app, Steam Deck verified at launch - perhaps I'm being too pessimistic, but it feels like doing everything they can to earn good will because they lack confidence in their game. Two more weeks and we'll know for certain.

The amount of stuff they already showed and the preview event content ( it was like 6-7 hours hands on) made me feel the opposite way

 

[Sentenza]

they know its a massive L and theyre just trying to score good boy points before the shitshow.

That's the vibe so far, frankly.

 

[Fbh]

lol come on people you don't have to like the game but at least hate it for the stuff worth hating, not this. You can dislike a game while still acknowledging when it does something good
We constantly get people bitching about DRM and Denuvo on PC and somehow this game not having it is also bad?

I have no interest in it and won't be buying it but I always welcome notable releases launching with no DRM

 

[Lucifers Beard]

No DRM, no EA app, Steam Deck verified at launch - perhaps I'm being too pessimistic, but it feels like doing everything they can to earn good will because they lack confidence in their game. Two more weeks and we'll know for certain.

To be completely fair to them they are doing what they can to earn good will like you say. All of this is extremely positive in my opinion. It's just a shame that the game doesn't look all that special in my opinion.

I'm a huge fan of Dragon Age Origins but this looks more of a mix of both the second and third entries which I didn't care for.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Pirating is a crime and a danger to your internet provider.

 

[ResilientBanana]

please buy our game.

 

[FewRope]

Breakingnews : Dragon age Purpleguard underperformed because of privacy .

EA it's doing this on purpose to justify the use of worse things than Denuvo in the future

 

[The Cockatrice]

Pirating is a crime and a danger to your internet provider.

Man, your bot posts are always hilarious. I honestly can't tell anymore if youre a massive shitposter or not, and if you are, props to you guy.

 

[Crystal Winters]

I am cautiously interested in this game on console.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Quick, no one wants to buy our shitty game, let's push some marketing narrative through the channels to win over some idiots and reduce the damage taken.

 

[Thebonehead]

Don't need to implement Denuvo if no-one wants to play it.

Smart moves

 

[killatopak]

Maybe they’re banking on word of mouth regardless of the method it spreads?

The public look of the game is shot after all. However if the public at large tries it and likes it, maybe that would reverse the tide.

 

[DeepEnigma]

PR move, nothing more.

Your intended audience are broke ass "disability" check collecting slobs. Per their posts all over the internet.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

But what if the game was never going to sell in the first place..

If i knew my game wasnt gonna be great, ofc id pander and appeal to the masses. Consequently if sales were poor, then id blame piracy

Question is, how good is this thing..

 

[proandrad]

Quick, no one wants to buy our shitty game, let's push some marketing narrative through the channels to win over some idiots and reduce the damage taken.

I don’t see the issue when these are all things everyone wants. It’s ok to accept a win when we get one.

 

[MagiusNecros]

please buy our game.

Make the girls hot, sell me on a Dark Fantasy artstyle and make a CRPG reminiscent of Kotor 1 and maybe I'll consider it. This mediocre Hogwarts Legacy just ain't it.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

I don’t see the issue when these are all things everyone wants. It’s ok to accept a win when we get one.

Sure. Wouldn't buy a piece of shit if you put a cherry on top, though.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Make the girls hot, sell me on a Dark Fantasy artstyle and make a CRPG reminiscent of Kotor 1 and maybe I'll consider it. This mediocre Hogwarts Legacy just ain't it.

We can't, twitter might hate us. Please, just buy it, we don't want to end up in the pile, we beg you.

 

[PeteBull]

Why does this feel like someone asking for petty cash? No DRM, no EA store, no MTX, normal price, decent system requirements. Either this game will be the biggest (good) surprise of the year or they know its a massive L and theyre just trying to score good boy points before the shitshow.

It will flop and it will flop hard, no drm/denuvo means they will have petty excuse why it didnt sell, while reality is- with those concord alike characters game simply is too unappealing for even many DA series veterans to play it.
I bought ps4 copy of DA:I at launch and loved it, yet every trailer/info/screenie i see from DA:V makes me basically puke coz of disgust

And yup even morrigan now looks ugly af, not to mention basically all other characters, u cant even make sexy character urself coz character creator prohibits chars from having proper breasts and hips/butt, all chars gotta be flatchested and have nasty disease called flatassery

TLDR: Game made for non existent "modern audience", definitely offputing for majority(to not say all) straight guys, i can already see michael "the jynx" pachter complaining again about "rare incel victory"

 

[MagiusNecros]

We can't, twitter might hate us. Please, just buy it, we don't want to end up in the pile, we beg you.

Solution. They can stop using Twitter.

 

[proandrad]

Sure. Wouldn't buy a piece of shit if you put a cherry on top, though.

Sure, but no one knows if the game is shit.

 

[tommib]

Man, your bot posts are always hilarious. I honestly can't tell anymore if youre a massive shitposter or not, and if you are, props to you guy.

Either AI or constantly high. I do love the posts. Always disruptive and some times truth bombs are dropped.

 

[SJRB]

Or... they don't use it because Denuvo costs 25,000 dollars a month and there's no way in hell they're going to get that money back.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Man, ever since that god awful reveal trailer that got ratio’d to hell, they’ve been trying soooooooo so hard to generate some positive sentiment for this game.

Hey did you guys know you can PET THE CATS in this game? OMG the astroturf marketing bots are so excited for it!!

 

[Quixz]

I don't think many will bother to pirate hot garbage

 

[dorkimoe]

I'm sure this means no one will pirate it now /s

Pirating has become such a pain when it comes to games anyway. with the state games launch in now you need constant patches

 

[Krathoon]

Great! The game is coming out during the day for me. Huzzah!

 

[mitch1971]

The game runs like shit, we don't want it running shitter - Bioware.

 

[KyoZz]

Looks like EA cant win on the internet no matter what they do. Lets just wait how the actual game is before throwing it under the bus? I know i know im asking too much from some people on this forum.

While I totally applaud this, I have absolutely no faith in Bioware to deliver a solid game story-wise (and that really saddens me). They need to earn me back. I'll keep an eye on the next Mass Effect if this DA turns out to be good by some miracle but I doubt there is any hope left in Bioware. And believe me, I really really really hope I'm wrong.

But this is still a very, VERY good news because Jedi Survivor was a chore to play on PC with that shitty EA app. Yet for many people, me included, EA need to do a lot more to be redeemed and that's understandable.

 

[Gonzito]

Well they might trust me but I do not trust them

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Sure, but no one knows if the game is shit.

Nah, I think most of us here can tell with a pretty high chance of being correct how good a game is for us personally based on gameplay, trailers and other shit. People don't go blind into the movies either. They made up their mind by looking at something as simple as a poster to make their purchasing decision. Nothing wrong with that. I don't need to eat shit to know that I don't like it. To each their own though.

 

[Fabieter]

I actually think all the pessimistic opinions are unwarranted

 

[SidViscous]

From the previews I’m not sure this is worth the bandwidth, but it’s a good gesture and is making me consider actually buying it on PC now if the reviews surprise me.

That’s a big IF

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

I wouldn't pirate this shit regardless.

Same.

Garbage game looks garbage.

 

[proandrad]

Nah, I think most of us here can tell with a pretty high chance of being correct how good a game is for us personally based on gameplay, trailers and other shit. People don't go blind into the movies either. They made up their mind by looking at something as simple as a poster to make their purchasing decision. Nothing wrong with that. I don't need to eat shit to know that I don't like it. To each their own though.

No, you’re just being reactionary based a few things you may not like on a game that hasn’t been released yet. I’m all for shitting on games when they out and can be confirmed to be trash. I can also go for judging art styles, and settings. But no one here can confirm whether the whole product is bad until the whole product is released and playable.

 

[Fabieter]

From the previews I’m not sure this is worth the bandwidth, but it’s a good gesture and is making me consider actually buying it on PC now if the reviews surprise me.

That’s a big IF

Some of the previews I saw were really surprised how much "bioware" is actually in there so I actually think its gonna be good.

 

[Big Baller]