#piracy at the disco

[critt-n-queer]

This cosplay was so incredibly fun to put together! For my Pirate Disco (Our Flag Means Death but 70's) themed queer batch party, I went in drag as The Gentle-them pirate! I couldn't believe I could NOT find a disco ball tricorne hat to buy anywhere, so I made my own! I also took a cheap pair of white chunky platforms and decorated them to give them rococo/pastel goth vibes and the pants were a Poshmark thrift!

#our flag means death #ofmd #Batch Party #But make it Queer #The gentle-them pirate #be gay do crimes #pirate disco #piracy at the disco #ofmd cosplay #ofmd drag #pirate drag #drag king

[roslina-w-bagnie]

Remember to always pirate Disco Elysium cuz even if you buy it on steam the actual creators don't get shit

#disco elysium #ramblings #piracy #yarr yarr bitch

[gaypirate]

yesterday i got on the freeway and way in the distance there was a road work sign with a plastic bag partially covering it and for like 2 seconds my brain was reading it as a man in an orange puffer jacket on the world's tallest bike

like so

#i was very concerned about a man on a bike on the freeway in the first place but THIS freeway would have been particularly insane to bike on #also #is this kim disco elysium #gay piracy

[mihotose]

wrt to the za/um situation id like people to consider their stance on piracy: is piracy a morally neutral act, hence everything can be pirated freely or is piracy a punishment for companies that "deserve" it? on the reverse of that, are there companies that don't "deserve" it, and how do you delineate that? is it really possible for you to believe both when the company has no way of knowing what your personal reasoning for it is?

for the record! i am pro piracy of everything, but im curious as to whether reminders to pirate, in this case, disco elysium, are more for You as the consumer to feel like you are doing More than what youre doing (that is, just downloading a game). rather, is there any material difference between pirating because you dont want to or cant pay for it and pirating in protest, outside of your own private feelings, when the company will not receive your money either way? (does it count as a loss in profits if they were never going to get it? if not, what is the purpose of the protest?)

this isnt to say it isnt necessary to tell people to pirate the game at all! but i think its not un-worth it to contextualise why it is "morally correct to pirate disco elysium" outside of a meme image or phrase (ie tell them about the situation if they didnt know) if someone is thinking about piracy in terms of a meaningful Action, and like, ground your stance in something more than pissing executives off

#essentially. you can just pirate it. you dont need to couch it in morals if you just want to play a game for free #have been thinking words sorry about fhat #That post like 'the creators want you to pirate it' i cant find a source for this and for some reason i thought it was luiga #but im not finding anything rn. but im not looking extensively. #afaik kurvitz and rostov still own stock in za/um nd dont want people to boycott #reminder that ip laws demonstrably do not help protect creators. they are very much in service to those that own what thw creators made #gemitus #disco elysium #and please dont actually tell me your answers to the questions. theyre rhetorical #this isnt even necessarily about disco elysium in specific ive just been thinking about piracy

[sunset-parabelllum]

if you need even more reason to hate collage mode, they didn't even include all the characters you can place down. in their own game. some characters don't have a model (eg. Chester/Mack/Sylvie) but their portraits are not even available. as a niche character enjoyer it feels like an empty shell with the spotlight on Harry, Jean and Kim and the fucking fruity forbidden shit or whatever they spat

#piracy is always morally correct #i wonder if magnet links already copied the files for collage mode #disco elysium #disco elysium collage mode

[the-arthropod-queen]

people will say "dont buy disco elysium! priate it instead!"

ok thank you but where do i do that

#disco elysium #piracy

[isaythingssometimes]

proxying magic cards while playing a pirated game. Arrrr

#piracy #magic the gathering #Mtg #disco elysium

[scoutpologist]

Btw did you know in the new games the npcs can romance each other and have kittens? The babies are sooooo cute btw

WGHJDGSRHJHJKDSGTFJKHDFGHJKDGFKHJGF I'M BUYING THIS IMMEDIATELY OH MY FUCKING GOD can you like. get certain couples together. i can't handle this i love that so much games that let me ship characters together are my BEST FRIEND

#ask #gardenergulfie #out of my piracy era for disco elysium and cattails <3

[sweatertheman]

Attention Disco Elysium, Linux, and Piracy people!

My friend has been trying to run a crack of the game on her Linux machine using Wine, to no avail. Could anyone provide some advice on this? Thank you in advance!

#disco elysium #piracy #linux

[glaivegirl]

all that being said, I desperately need to learn how to properly pirate

#seriously #piracy #i will give that studio money if I have no other choice #disco elysium #the games just too good

[stephenrea]

the thing about spotify is it doesn't have half the songs i listen to

#people come at me like 'but piracy sounds so exhausting😩 with spotify my music is just always there all the time' MINE FUCKING ISN'T #so no disco shitân?? no looking for you by nino ferrer???? no here be monsters by tieranniesaur???????? okkkkkk #the whole nature of spotify is that nothing is permanent. ur forking over a tenner a month and for WHAT #my nonsense

[3dmonstermaze]

Go on Google and search for "igg games disco elysium" and see what happens haha. Go check it out it's pretty epic. Haha. Just for kicks google "igg games disco elysium"

#piracy is always justified; piracy is never wrong #play disco elysiummmm literally the best if game ever made and does more with the medium than anything #gamer's only #instructions #classics of post

[shuunnico]

You like rpgs. Do you recommend any games like baldurs gate 3?

Absolutely. I'll assume you mean CRPGs and not RPGs in general.

Computer Roleplaying Games (CRPGs) refers to a style and genre of game that BG3 follows. Some have started calling CRPGs "Classic RPGs" instead. CRPGs are typically identified by an isometric, top down view style, a heavy focus on story and exploration.

I'm going to split my list it three main categories based on accessibility factors. These factors include the amount of reading involved, the depth of mechanics and the level of abstraction/math required.

Easy Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 3 - 2023 - Larian Studios. The current gold star for easy entry CRPGs. Exceptional graphics, every character voice acted, very little reading and fairly straightforward mechanics and concepts.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 DE- 2017 - Larian Studios. This is basically a less polished, more complex version of BG3 and made by the same studio.

Disco Elysium, Final Cut - 2019 - ZA/UM. Disco Elysium is a detective/social focus game that dives into heavy narrative concepts. Failing rolls is just as viable for the story as succeeding them, making the game's mechanics take a backseat to story. However, there is a lot of reading and that may be a barrier to entry.

Tyranny - 2016 - Obsidian Entertainment. A game about being evil, it's mechanically pretty simple, but there's a fair bit of jank due to it's low budget, and the game ends on a cliffhanger, but it's story is very solid.

Mid Entry Level

Wasteland 3 - 2020 - inExile Entertainment. The long awaited third installment of the Wasteland franchise and significantly less complex than its predecessors. Post apocalyptic, frozen Colorado, grim reality and goofy ideas. This is the franchise that originally inspired Fallout.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall DC/ Shadowrun: Hong Kong EE - 2014/2015 - Harebrained Schemes. Set in the Fantasy/Cyberpunk hybrid setting of Shadowrun. Fair bit of reading, but the game's mechanics are relatively easy to grasp and don't require a lot of math. Always play Dragonfall before Hong Kong.

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment. A unique setting, exploring a fictional parallel to the age of piracy. Very wordy (but a lot is voice acted), with a lot of world building, but well worth engaging with. The first game, Pillars of Eternity, is less accessible, but still good.

Kingmaker/Wrath of the Righteous/Rogue Trader - 2020/2022/2023 - Owlcat Games. Owlcat adapts existing systems into CRPGs, like how BG3 is an adaption of DnD 5e. Do not be fooled, these games are where you start hitting a lot of complexity, a lot of math and a lot potential to damage your playthroughs by accident. This is where things start to get difficult.

Difficult Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 1/2 - Bioware - 1998/2000. The prequels to BG3, these games use an older, much more complex version of DnD's rules. Be prepared for a lot of reading and complex mechanics, but you'll be rewarded with some amazing storytelling.

Planescape Torment - Interplay - 1999. Another game using DnD's older mechanics, Planescape is a completely different beast from BG3. Many consider this series mechanically inferior to the Baldur's Gate franchise, but with better storytelling and world building to compensate.

Fallout 1/2 - 1997/1998 - Interplay/Black Isle. One of the most widely known game franchises started as an isometric CRPG. Universally considered more complex, rewarding and deeper than the Bethesda portion of the franchise, you'll need some experience to get into them, but you'll be happy you did.

Games I haven't played but I've heard good things of:

Wasteland 2, DC - 2015 - inExile

Torment: Tides Of Numenera - 2017 - inExile

Neverwinter Nights - 2002 - Bioware

Arcanum - 2001 - Troika Games

Ultima 7 Part 1/Part 2 - 1992/1993 - Origin Systems

Icewind Dale - 2000 - Black Isle Studio

#Baldur's Gate 3 #Disco Elysium #DnD #Fallout #Rogue Trader #Warhammer 40k #Pathfinder #Baldur's Gate #Planescape #Bioware #pillars of eternity

[punkitt-is-here]

I just don't understand people saying it's easy you gotta jump through alot of hoops to download stuff I spent all day yesterday trying to download disco elysium and couldn't figure it out so I'll probably end up just buying it off steam.

listen you can go to a piracy streaming website with a google search and a good recommendation from an experienced sailor of the seven seas. i don't pirate modern games stuff in any capacity so my knowledge on that is limited but damn is watching any show you want mega easy

#legominifigures #my posts #asks #dont give this person shit in the notes

[mihotose]

anyway i feel tumblr's view on the zaum situation holds zero nuance and while its not like im an expert in ip law myself (obviously) i do think its disingenuous to present the situation as straightforwardly as "the creators want you to pirate the game." they still hold stock in the company; its just not majority stock which Allegedly has been bought out using the company's own funds from under them, which is the whole point of conflict

#everyone always cites luiga for that quote and its like luiga is a Poster. he loves to tweet. he probably did not send his tweets through #the legal team #he also crucially does not work at the company anymore and left of his own accord #gemitus #im obviously not against piracy but if youre gonna pirate it just pirate it. you know #no need to couch it in a moral justification relating to the legal issues just pirate it bc you want to play it but dont want to/cant pay #i think tumblr sometimes views piracy as a way to punish the creators that i dont think is especially helpful #disco elysium

[collapsedsquid]

The company, formed in 2010 to combat Somali piracy, has grown to the world’s largest maritime risk management firm, said Hutchinson. Armed security is one part of a much larger portfolio that includes providing proprietary data-driven intelligence about looming threats that helps shipping companies mitigate risks. [...] They use bolt action or semi-automatic rifles like the L1A1 and Steyr because they operate under British maritime law, which precludes the use of fully automatic weapons in these circumstances.

What Disco Elysium shit is this?