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[–] yote_zip@pawb.social 144 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Now I can finally download a game 100000x to bankrupt a game company, just like they always said we could.

[–] kniescherz@feddit.de 37 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well you would just have to download it once. But install it 1000000 times. Sounds like a lot of work.

[–] Contort3860@links.hackliberty.org 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not if you automate it with a good script and run it on a few machines at a time.

[–] Grimpen@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Virtualization is the key. Multiple VMs, installing, uninstalling, reinstalling.

[–] Contort3860@links.hackliberty.org 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hell, that's even better. Running scripts on a bunch of VMs on a couple hundred server machines. If that doesn't do it, I don't know what will.

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A webGL program that just sends the packet with the install count details.

You could send 200 packets a second easy.

[–] seaturtle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Videogame Piracy, no-install % WR strats

[–] meat_popsicle@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Easy enough to do with PowerShell and just leaving the box running.

[–] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 years ago

We have come full circle. Hurray?

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Doesn't matter. Regardless of what Unity said their "Enterprise" plan was, it doesn't matter.

B2B deals just work differently since both companies have more at stake. If a company like EA used Unity, there is no way Unity would want to lose that contract and EA couldn't afford to drop Unity. Large companies will likely go through a few short renegotiation meetings, if that.

Plus, lawyers. If Unity even tries to force this on its larger customers, they are going to be hauled into court and most likely lose. When they lose, Unity will likely be liable for court costs as well.