Duh, Now even DRM-free start to have DRM in it.
Looks to GOG

Is he possibly the same mod creator who keeps a blacklist in his mod using steam user IDs of the people he doesn't like to block them from using the mod? That was mentioned just the other day on the Discord server, and my view of it hasn't changed.

If it is slow down piracy, then good lord are you concerned with an issue that doesn't even affect you in the slightest. If you keep a blacklist of people in your mod, you probably don't really want those people who appreciate a good mod even if they hate your guts. If it's to prevent any changes to it, you shouldn't have released the mod to begin with.

We're in an age where DRM has crept into our society with people being like "meh, it's unobtrusive so it's fine by me." And now everyone is paying for this. Ugh.

Pretty sure the creator didn't think that there would be people who'd buy the games AND crack. But those who don't use Steam from beginning to end are pirates after all, or so they think. What a shame.

But then these games are Steam exclusive anyway, so it kind of makes sense for dependent mods to inherit that "feature".

Some of the mods are very useful, especially the ones for Zestiria that enable 60FPS, and can really improve the gaming experience or correct issues that the devs are too lazy to correct themselves.

But sadly the guy is king of a douche with an extremely oversized ego, he has bragged many times on how I was making everything in his power to prevent his mods from working with pirated copies (sometimes causing issues with offline mode in the process) and how peoples caring about DRM-free or complaining about Denuvo were just angry pirates.

i guess you're right. But Fallout 4 mods not need Steam workshop to work neither Steam client online.

you are definitely wrong about Civ5. You can install mods manually without using the workshop.

the more annoying issue is the lack of modding support for the linux port (damn you Aspyr)

Only solution is to pan and embargo, all things that offend us, as a gamer, buyer, whatever. Especially if those mods are paid for, they should be shafted and hard at that, too. The moment you show tolerance and open your arms (to something that actively hurts your interests), you lost your ground on whatever it is you are standing on...

yes it IS the person who blacklists steam IDs of people who critisize him so that people cant use his mods. - I am to blame steam workshop - it tries so hard to be a monopoly for modding - not this pathetic person

I agree that shows bad character, but then: isn't it his right to make his work available to only a limited number of persons if he wants to?

If anything one might get him for unlawful discrimination, especially if ever goes commercial and starts selling his work.

This is ridiculous.

Ran into this attitude on Hollow Knight Forums. Was reporting a problem and the first 5 responses were "Buy the game, Pirate" or"You don't even own the game".

Posting a copy of my GOG receipt shut them up, but it's sad that it was necessary.

Sad really how crazy the anti-piracy crowd is getting, anyone in a game forum on steam MUST have the game or they are labeled a pirate. Hope you also have your profile set to private because then it becomes a game of who has the most games when they don't like what you say.

It's not only anti piracy but anti consumer attitudes as well.

I don't see what the big deal is here. Especially since this mod is open source.

Modders spend their time building this stuff for no profit. They can implement whatever they want, especially if it's to protect themselves legally.

I'll grant that this guy sounds like kind of a dickhead in general, but I can sympathize with his position.

That is correct, however, by releasing this mod to the public, he ought to take a good public stance with the community than be a dickhead in general. It would only help matters more by being friendly, and not by being an insufferable fool.

At least he made the thing open source and that's something.
I like this fallacy that if the profile you're posting as does not have the game, then you are a pirate. People tend to think nowadays that only one person can use any single account at a time when the reality is that I can play a game on a friend's account somewhere else, or it can be say my brother's account, or family shared, etc. Just shows how much effort they put into their way of thinking before yelling 'PIRATE!'.

It is amazing that the only way to play or even 'own' a game in their eyes, is whether you have the game in your profile or not, on Steam specifically.