You realize, had been I much less dedicated to the noble campaign of videogame journalism, I would say there’s cash to be made in a job the place you gently cajole extensively reviled folks and establishments away from any interplay with the general public. I wager you could possibly make six figures simply telling loathed organisations the real-life equal of ‘No, they’re saying Boo-urns.’
Immediately’s despised firm that bafflingly determined to open the door as much as unmediated public engagement? Denuvo. Yep, the DRM software program that the entire web is perpetually offended about (and honest sufficient, a minimum of a number of the time) determined that it ought to clear the air with customers by opening up its personal Discord (by way of TechRaptor) the place curious onlookers may come and ask it questions on DRM tech. There are FAQs about how Denuvo capabilities, the newest Denuvo information, and, fatally, channels the place passersby can ask Denuvo devs questions, chat, and publish memes.
5/8Starting at the moment and for the next 2 months, we wish nothing greater than to offer you a platform to precise your queries and obtain the solutions you could have deserved all alongside. Please, welcome to our Discord server: https://t.co/6OnyS87mbfOctober 15, 2024
No prizes for guessing the outcome. Two days after throwing its doorways large and with “almost 2,000 folks on the server,” Denuvo sheepishly returned to X to announce that “as you may think about, the quantity of inappropriate content material has made moderation fairly difficult for our small workforce, who’re doing this alongside our common day-to-day work. For that purpose, we have determined to make some adjustments to the server, which we’ll be implementing over the following few days. Keep tuned!” Nobody’s been capable of publish on the server for 2 days at time of writing.
In different phrases: The whole Discord server has been put into read-only mode till Denuvo can work out a method to cease it from being flooded with folks screaming obscenities at Denuvo. I think the worst of the worst has since been scrubbed from the server by mods—there are actually plenty of ‘Consumer has been warned for unhealthy phrase utilization’ messages from the automod mendacity round—however a short wander by the frozen-in-time channels reveals folks posting pro-piracy memes, wishing chapter on the corporate, and hitting it with sick burns like “Did you guys allow sluggish mode simply so we are able to additionally expertise slowdown in discord like every recreation that has your DRM?”
All of it actually simply continues from there. Individuals hate Denuvo and have been very eager to make that clear. I type of really feel unhealthy for the Denuvo staff who’ve apparently taken on moderating the inevitable tyre-fire of the server alongside their typical obligations, but additionally: What on Earth did Denuvo suppose was going to occur? You would possibly as properly attempt to rehabilitate scabies.
Anyway, it appears to be like like Denuvo has learnt some of its lesson. As I used to be penning this, the server beeped again to life with an announcement that “we restructured the server a bit.” Mainly, you are confined to the no-fun welcome channel zone—eternally in sluggish mode—till you show you may behave your self, at which level Denuvo will elevate you to “Verified Participant” standing and allow you to get into the meme, chat, and dev Q&A channels. Do I feel this can cease the avalanche of abuse? No.
The server will return on Monday at midday CET. Good luck Denuvo, you will want it.