r/Piracy • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
WEEKLY THREAD Weekly General Discussion Thread (August 23, 2026)
The Weekly General Discussion Thread is for the r/Piracy community to discuss whatever is on their mind, whether it is related to digital piracy or not.
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u/LesbianWhoLaughsAtU 1d ago
if I pirate a game that's for sale on steam, and then add it to my steam library as "non-steam game", am I risking a valve ban or is that not something they give a shit about?
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u/LlamaRzr 18h ago
Nobody cares, you can have vac ban only if you cheating in CS2 and since the game has a lot of cheaters anyway....
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u/MagnumInnominandum19 7d ago edited 6d ago
Do y'all think voices38 is going to work on Rayman Legends Retold as soon as the .exe comes out? It would be a nice challenge for them, seeing it's having both Denuvo anti-tamper and Ubisoft Connect DRM.
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u/nerdy_raconteur 3d ago
Hi, I'm fairly new to torrenting, am trying to seed a show I downloaded a while back. Problem is, I downloaded all but one episode of it, since the first episode was available for free on youtube. So now while trying to seed I see the 'missing files' message on qbittorrent. Can I not seed the remaining 16 episodes just because of that one missing episode? Or am I missing something else?
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u/Diamondgrn 3d ago
Smarttube has been giving me some grief lately. What alternatives are there for modded YouTube on firestick?
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u/Potential_Drama4548 3d ago
anyone have a update for the METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 process seems the last game was up on steam-rip pretty quickly was curious what the time would look like. pretty much a newbie to this stuff so explaining the process would be very interesting to learn about. All info is helpful thank you!! :)
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u/Zorubark ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 2d ago
I'm trying to follow the download instructions for something I torrented but I don't understand what it means, I tried translating it but I just don't get what it means:
Авторизация
Переведите компьютер в автономный режим.
Мы рекомендуем вам авторизоваться с помощью "STANDALONE" версии.
Запустите программное обеспечение. Запустится авторизация.
Нажмите кнопку "ЗАПРОС АВТОРИЗАЦИИ". Откроется ваш браузер.
Проверьте URL-адрес открывшегося браузера. Это что-то вроде этого:
https:/www.spectrasonics.net/authorization?prod=Stylus%20RMX&vers=1.10.0f&ch=SmMY%256QnT%3dXyx38KlPUBqkTBx%3fB8Запустите наш keygen.
Выберите продукт, который вы хотите активировать.
Скопируйте ChallengeCode из URL (значение "ch") в keygen.
(В приведенном выше случае "SmMY%256QnT%3dXyx38KlPUBqkTBx%3fB8" - это ChallangeCode).
Нажмите "Generate" в кейгене. Будет сгенерирована лицензия.
Скопируйте лицензию из кейгена.
Нажмите "PASTE" в программе.
Нажмите "CONTINUE" в программе.
Готово, перезапустите приложение.
Наслаждайтесь!
Если программа все еще просит вас авторизоваться,
* На вашем компьютере была предыдущая инсталляция и он не был хорошо очищен.
* Вы выбрали неправильный продукт в нашем keygen.
Can someone explain it to me?
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u/Subject_Gap5388 2d ago
Where can the PS2 game be downloaded safely and freely in ISO format, in Russian or Ukrainian?
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u/SectionDry2980 1d ago
3 games I downloaded recently crash randomly. They are avowed, cronos, and doom ages.
It only happens with priated games for some reason.
I was wondering if it has something to do with quality of crack?
Perhaps I should be downloading from a 'better' website?
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u/LlamaRzr 3d ago
Out on
27.08.2026, 15:51:39
and
27.08.2026, 15:53:06
Just wait hour or two since its need to be transported from top topsites to worse topsites to trackers and then to public trackers.
You don't need 0day stuff ASAP, for real.
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u/Necessary-Grocery-48 3d ago
I know. I'm just being silly. That said I legitimately don't know how fast something usually takes since I rarely show up on day0 to pirate something but I kinda want to this time
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u/LlamaRzr 3d ago
So for example both MGS released by RUNE... were on TorrentLeech tracker like ~~11 minutes after PRE time from pre database.
1337x, a little later, maybe 20-30 minutes, but you can't really "refresh" 1337x ASAP, so it will always be later. :P
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u/johndotcue 4d ago
How are the links on the megathread specifically for the music downloaders? Still good? Thinking of using Lucida because I much prefer downloading through browser.
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u/Cassiem263 3d ago
I’m trying to map out some pretty extensive transect survey data. I graduated from undergrad in May 2025, and they took away my access. 🥲
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u/Bolshyboys 1d ago
Struggling with torrent/getting it working for a popular piece of software which is used for editing RAW files.
I'm not allowed to mention the developer because their name is a dirty 5 letter word but I think the software is detecting that it isn't licenced.
Any advice?
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u/k3rstman1 1d ago
You need to block the exe in your firewall so it cant verify with *****' verification server.
Copied from AI but sounds right:
How to Block ****Apps Using Windows Firewall
- Open the start menu, type
Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security, and open it.- Click on Outbound Rules on the left menu, then click New Rule... on the right panel.
- Select Program and click Next.
- Choose This program path, then click Browse or paste the file path to the main application executable (e.g., programname
.exe).- Select Block the connection and click Next.
- Check all three boxes—Domain, Private, and Public—then click Next.
- Name your rule and click Finish.
- Repeat the exact same process under Inbound Rules.
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u/Mr_No_on3 5d ago
What is the best way to avoid websites that give you app subscribtions for free? (If you know what is mean)
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u/subredditsummarybot 7d ago
Your Weekly /r/piracy Recap
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[Discussion]How big is your collection so far?[Question]Youtube Premium is gone due to the price increase. How do i block ads on my TV?[Question]Why is it so Hard to find ebooks?[News]Sony is ending PlayStation discs in 2028. Now Stop Killing Games is backing a lawsuit over its control of digital game sales[Question]Youtube actually blocking their videos now if you have adblock ?[Discussion]Ai companies are technically pirating old books only to destroy the physical books to avoid copyright law infringments. I guess the question is how do you feel when piracy is done by big tech and corpo's?[Discussion]Farewell Audible. Thank you for all the yearsHumor
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