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Posted May 25, 2016
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tinyE: I think G2A sells used codes all the time. :P
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Niggles: Victim or perputrator? ;)
I honestly don't think they are dirty, I just don't think they try really hard to confirm what they are selling. They get some codes I think the extent of their check is "These legit? Okay."
Posted May 25, 2016
I think this already exists. It's called virus.
Posted May 25, 2016
I would love to sell some of my GOG collection, or even just give some of it away (to people who would actually play it :-P). I do wish there was a way to do so, but that's not gonna happen aaaannnnnnnyyyyyyytime soon.
Posted May 25, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: Since this could be considered DRM, no. And geez, why would they? Aren't games on 80% sales cheap enough?

But it does remind that there have been some games where the developers put in some anti-piracy measures that either degraded performance after a while, and I think there was one where you got pursued by an invincible killing machine of a monster.

Interesting concept, though it would require DRM out the wazoo.
Escape Velocity was shareware and if you didn't register after 10(?) days captain Hector would track yoy down and destroy you.
Posted May 25, 2016
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smrtgi19: One possible way is to corrupt the files randomly, say hey you got a dud sorry but you can resell it, emulate wear and tear, after x years the code in the game files will corrupt themselves so you can pass it around until its dead
Who even barely right in their head would have anything to do with a game with self-destruct code implemented? So next step: Abuse that concept so it somehow is mandatory and not using that is illegal. Justify it with something about copyright. And now let it mess with the collection of the ppl who don't even sell their games. Add a link to rebuy at reduced price at the end of the lifecycle as accommendation after the first outrage and praise it as benevolent feature; a gesture of good will. Freak out why all the ppl are into this new gaming site called good really old games that lacks all that crap & blame pirates for all the ppl that just lost interest in gaming as a hobby and paint miniatures instead in their freetime now.

Not that we are talking revolutionary stuff here. The basic form of "stops working in 30 days please buy the full product" exists in shareware/demos since a long time ago and I would not be surprised if something closer to what you describe is already developed as some kind of virus.
Posted May 25, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: Since this could be considered DRM, no. And geez, why would they? Aren't games on 80% sales cheap enough?

But it does remind that there have been some games where the developers put in some anti-piracy measures that either degraded performance after a while, and I think there was one where you got pursued by an invincible killing machine of a monster.

Interesting concept, though it would require DRM out the wazoo.
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Celton88: Escape Velocity was shareware and if you didn't register after 10(?) days captain Hector would track yoy down and destroy you.
I remember Captain Hector in his annoying little Rapier heavy fighter, lobbing heavy rockets and photon torpedoes at you. Not even the mightly Forklift could faze him.

Edit: I think the games that HereForTheBeer are thinking of was Arma II (graphics degradation) and Serious Sam 3 BFE (superfast invincible scorpion). And come to think of it, Captain Hector would only attack you if you hadn't registered the game for a *long* time (about 30 days).
Post edited May 25, 2016 by rampancy
Posted May 25, 2016
Hahaha. Half-confusing OP with a counter-productive solution..This bodes well for an interesting thread.
Posted May 25, 2016
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Navagon: You might want to talk to your doctor about reducing the dosage.
I was thinking more along the lines of upping the dosage.
Posted May 25, 2016
What?

Why?

How?

What?

Excuse me.

THEY'RE DIGITAL GAMES, YOU DUNDERHEAD. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL MEDIA FOR THEM TO BECOME A STATE THAT CAN BE CALLED "USED" AND GOG HAS FILE VERIFICATION TOOL TO MAKE SURE SUCH A THING DOESN'T OCCUR.
Posted May 25, 2016
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Darvond: What?

Why?

How?

What?

Excuse me.

THEY'RE DIGITAL GAMES, YOU DUNDERHEAD. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL MEDIA FOR THEM TO BECOME A STATE THAT CAN BE CALLED "USED" AND GOG HAS FILE VERIFICATION TOOL TO MAKE SURE SUCH A THING DOESN'T OCCUR.
yap ^ and with Steam you can only sell you whole account which falles under there terms of use or put unused keys onto gray markets
Posted May 25, 2016
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Sangheili121: yap ^ and with Steam you can only sell you whole account which falles under there terms of use
Steam terms of use allow selling your account to someone else? I have a hard time believing that.

Selling your account (Steam or GOG or whatever) is transferring a service to someone else. The service agreement usually forbids that. Unrelated to that is selling licenses to software (like games) to someone else.
Posted May 25, 2016
Not without some form of DRM
Posted May 25, 2016
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Sangheili121: yap ^ and with Steam you can only sell you whole account which falles under there terms of use
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timppu: Steam terms of use allow selling your account to someone else? I have a hard time believing that.

Selling your account (Steam or GOG or whatever) is transferring a service to someone else. The service agreement usually forbids that. Unrelated to that is selling licenses to software (like games) to someone else.
XD I just noticed what i wrote should have been a can't instead of can
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