What DRM shall SS4 have?

[Louva-Deus]

The kamikazes scream #GaaaaaammmmmmeeeeeeerrrrrrrsssssssGgggggaaaaaattt tttteeeeeee!

[Buzzy]

GamersGate? Lol

[LordAngus]

All of the enemies are replaced with Anita Sarkeesian complaining about sexism in games... and you're unarmed.

[Buzzy]

^^ That seems like a lovely idea.. Kamikazes with her head on it.

[Louva-Deus]

First person to release a mod of her head on a kamikaze in HD or SS3 will get a free game from the prize pool! The model should include some kind of decently fitting voice quote from her to replace the screaming sound.

[PikaCommando]

Originally Posted by Louva-Deus

First person to release a mod of her head on a kamikaze in HD or SS3 will get a free game from the prize pool! The model should include some kind of decently fitting voice quote from her to replace the screaming sound.

Not cool, bro.

[Buzzy]

A mod will be fine (and funny) though of her head....

[Buzzy]

Originally Posted by Louva-Deus

First person to release a mod of her head on a kamikaze in HD or SS3 will get a free game from the prize pool! The model should include some kind of decently fitting voice quote from her to replace the screaming sound.

How about the Anita Sarkeesianazie:



And also, for fun, don't forget the almighty Anitakazie4000:

[Louva-Deus]

Now put it in game.

[Buzzy]

I'll would of if I knew how to mod SS3
I'll try SS:TSE first

[Louva-Deus]

Originally Posted by PikaCommando

Not cool, bro.

You don't even know what the plan is for the other side of the situation.

[PikaCommando]

Wowly shit, that's some nice image editing skills.

[Buzzy]

Thanks I use photo shop a lot. Forgot to add transparency on first image :/

[Captain_Russia]

Ok how about this:
When you first you first start playing, the game is locked at absolute minimum detail and all settings to make it look ugly.
At first you think it's fine and do-able, but after a few minutes you start to hear creepy noises and slowly, a shadowy figure will slowly move at you and can pass through walls and will get faster, when he touches you, a jumpscare will happen and you get this message:
"Are you scared? You don't have to be scared, just buy the game"

[Maska322]

Once you start a game, an ebola virus attack you!

[Buzzy]

My eyes are bleeding!!!

[Catonator]

How about kamikazes' screams replaced by irritating 8-year old complaining?

Even better: let's overuse particles, add memerific sounds and practically make the game "Quickscope simulator"

[Buzzy]

^^ That will crash certain old video drivers (the intense particle FX)

[PikaCommando]

Less extreme and less obvious, please. If it's so obvious and easily noticeable then it would have served no purpose other than being a minor hindrance to pirates.

[Buzzy]

They'll eventually find their way around though, but then SS4 needs to counter their way around.

[PikaCommando]

Originally Posted by Buzzy

They'll eventually find their way around though, but then SS4 needs to counter their way around.

That's not how it works. A game's sales is most important for its first few months. If the pirates can not know about what the DRM is and how does it work for at least 4 months or so, Croteam wins. So if you put something as blatant as video problems or odd effects, then surely they'll know what's up and crack the game within weeks.

This is why CT needs to put layers of obscure DRM, just when they thought they cracked it, they won't see the endgame ones coming. If the pirates are not hardcore players, it might take them a few weeks to reach the end and find out about the surprise DRM, which can just be disguised as a game malfunction so they'll think it's the game's problem instead of DRM.

[Buzzy]

Hidden game malfunctions is a good idea.
What about online sam? What I mean is that every time you access serious sam, it connects with Croteams servers and uses the serious sam model. When the game is shut down, the data is deleted.

[Valerie Valens]

An invincible final boss that deletes your save data when you die would also work. (AKA the Earthbound method.)

[Buzzy]

Unless the hacker uses cheat engine .. So the invincible boss would have to do a one hit kill

[Targ3t]

Collision of floor in the last level is unflagged.
However, a regular invincible enemy is still the best idea.

[PikaCommando]

Originally Posted by Target-UPnP

Collision of floor in the last level is unflagged.
However, a regular invincible enemy is still the best idea.

SS3 did that already, they'll probably see it coming.

[Buzzy]

Like the invincible scorp !!
But they already know it..
The invincible scorp was funny though.

[T-ReXx]

I'm for the invincible enemy, but this way:

-You deal 10x less damage to the boss.
-When\If the boss is defeated, comes right back up and is revived
-Killing him again would result into the savegame erase method from Earthbound
-Replaying the boss once the above conditions are met, the same boss duplicates each time he is shot, and to beat the level, the player must defeat all of them.
-In the unpirated version, after completing the level, there should be a Pirate Mode for that level, to challenge the mightiest.
-???
-Profit!

[Buzzy]

Pirate mode? SOunds interesting ...

[Maska322]

While you're playing, a big brithish ship crashes at your home and fire canons in your face or computer...

Or install adware, malware and spyware.