tlarkin
VIP Member
I am pretty sure it is done by checking the firmware, probably by a checksum or md5 dump comparison. If you modify the firmware the comparisons will not produce equal results.
This can be accomplished by the most basic of programming and it's margin of error is probably very low.
Steam did the same thing when HL2 came out, they banned over 60,000 accounts the first weekend that were using pirated software. I also think they should permanently ban cheaters/hackers as well.
I have no sympathy for those people who want to steal. I don't hold anything moral over them either. I could care less if you steal from Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo or whatever developer you are stealing from, but if you get caught well I mean you were stealing. So, if you don't want to suffer the consequences then legally buy your stuff. If you want to pirate and steal and if you get caught, well that is the price you pay.
This can be accomplished by the most basic of programming and it's margin of error is probably very low.
Steam did the same thing when HL2 came out, they banned over 60,000 accounts the first weekend that were using pirated software. I also think they should permanently ban cheaters/hackers as well.
I have no sympathy for those people who want to steal. I don't hold anything moral over them either. I could care less if you steal from Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo or whatever developer you are stealing from, but if you get caught well I mean you were stealing. So, if you don't want to suffer the consequences then legally buy your stuff. If you want to pirate and steal and if you get caught, well that is the price you pay.