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Can't play an EA game via geforce now due to quitting a couple of times in one day (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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I’ve been getting into mass effect trilogy finally, and since I don’t own a gaming pc, I like to play through GeForce Now.

Well, just now I had some things come up a couple of times a row and I quit my game a few times, and now I can’t continue because of some sort of lock mechanism against playing on multiple computers…?

Did not know this is a thing, but I have a few vacation days and wanted to get this series properly started, so it’s a little bit annoying. Who knows how long I have to wait?

Ugh…

Edit:

Talking with EA support, they informed me that the wait is 24 hours. Jesus christ that is long for something like this. There goes my vacation day opportunity…

Edit2:

Wow! The customer support really pulled through, suggested they request a password change on my account from their side.

Turns out, this seems to toggle that flag, and I could now start the game! Hooray! Akash, my man, you saved the day! Cheers 🍻

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Hot take:

Piracy is virtually always justified. By pirating you are simply opting out of transferring wealth from consumer to big business which could be seen as a redistribution of wealth (however small) from rich to poor.

Exceptions would be indie Devs or filmmakers for which you would have more disposable income to support if you saved your money by pirating big budget films/games/software.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hot take:

    Shoplifting is virtually always justified. By shoplifting you are simply opting out of transferring wealth from consumer to big business which could be seen as a redistribution of wealth (however small) from rich to poor.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Shoplifting is actually stealing. You're taking something away from the vendor. Piracy doesn't actually take anything physically from the vendor.

    Besides, if I can't actually buy it (only a license to use it), then it's not possible to steal it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The mental gymnastics people use to excuse themselves of their entitlement continues to amaze me.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Interesting, because the inability of people to understand basic concepts continues to disappoint me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    For what it's worth, I never argued that shoplifting isn't stealing. I only pointed out the absurdity of the argument that piracy is justified.

    Feel free to educate me on the basic concepts I'm failing to understand.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago*

    Yes, this is the big picture view of things.

    Unfortunately, a lot of small-minds can't (or don't want to) comprehend it.

    Exceptions would be indie Devs or filmmakers for which you would have more disposable income to support if you saved your money by pirating big budget films/games/software.

    No, this still exacerbates the disparity in wealth unless the creators are globally poor.

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