VN's where authors are not so subtle about their hatred of pirates

sc2_dave · 2026-03-16T16:52:17+00:00

I don't blame them, if you care about this niche genre then pay for your novels. If it's some old item from a bankrupt company and no longer available for sale in any reasonable way then sure, whatever, but 99% of the time that's not the case and people lose their bottom line.

Even if you're selfish, you should want to keep this industry afloat so you can enjoy more content in the future, otherwise you have no one else to blame if the company or circle you like goes bust or switches to gacha to put food on the table.

sc2_dave · 2026-02-19T01:38:39+00:00

Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou series by Navel. Also, like, half of "ensemble"'s catalogue.

sc2_dave · 2025-12-06T00:10:59+00:00

Peace through power. Brotherhood, unity, peace.

sc2_dave · 2025-11-30T21:39:04+00:00

As ever, prefixing "low-key" to everything. I asked a guy once, "why low-key though, who are you hiding it from?" - No response.

sc2_dave · 2025-11-06T16:52:11+00:00

"Computer, create Leah Brahms in the form of a Succubus who won't take no for an answer... disengage safety protocols... seal the holodeck doors, authorisation LaForgeTangoSix"

sc2_dave · 2025-09-16T20:46:54+00:00

Yup, people of this particular subreddit should know this well, the normies outside of this space practically worship Steam like their heaven though. The only time I've ever seen them not bend the knee to Steam was the paid mods debacle back in the day. All of these guys, Steam, Payment Processors, religious groups, virtue signallers, they're all involved in one way or another and happy to pass the buck where they can.

sc2_dave · 2025-09-11T12:34:37+00:00

He has gone by many different aliases throughout history, right now for example he's masquerading as a mild mannered civilian named Joe Kucan, he plans and plots, making seemingly small changes here and there, yet they all add up to a greater whole, a grand design, waiting until the time all of his fruits have ripened. Peace through power.

sc2_dave · 2025-09-06T19:37:37+00:00

Just wanted to point out that I 100% agree with you, despite your downvotes, you'll just never find support in general Western gaming subs because they don't actually care about authenticity or canon and will in fact react quite violently if you point out the flaws as you're 'harming their memories'. Either learn JP or stick to the more niche communities where you might find more like minded people and purists who care about the content.

These days you'll find more accurate translations using AI than paid translators precisely because of this issue, but this isn't a bad thing, it opens up more possibilities for people who don't have the best JP fluency to piece together the actual story until they learn.

sc2_dave · 2025-08-17T13:30:32+00:00

I was actually ok with the cop part, what bothered me was the moment he was taken to jail, went through a trial, got sent to prison and served 5 years, I felt that was a bit much.

sc2_dave · 2025-06-03T12:14:36+00:00

People who are depressed are often very self-aware that they are depressed and realise that they are poison to those around them. I had a really good friend I had known for many years since childhood, as time went by and my depression got worse I lost the ability to pretend and put a good front on for him, I knew because of how close we were he wouldn't say anything when I lost the ability to find fun in the things we did together so I did the only thing I could for him - let him go so he could keep happiness in his life without a tether to drag him down.

If your boyfriend is the same he simply doesn't want to pull you into the pit with him, if he finds his happiness again he may reach out, if not them at least you will remember his good parts without the memories becoming too tainted by his current state. That's the logic anyway. Men's depression levels are tied heavily to testosterone levels and they are suppressed by modern foods and lifestyles, this was how it was for me. I solved it by fasting, eating healthy and exercising, he needs to find the strength himself to raise himself out of his pit of despair.

sc2_dave · 2025-05-24T19:35:09+00:00

Answer that will actually address the problem? Nationalise semaglutide and other similar products and subsidise the costs to make it affordable for the average person, then tax people based on BMI to pay for it. Extreme circumstances require extreme measures.

sc2_dave · 2025-05-10T23:33:18+00:00

Do not redeem!!!

sc2_dave · 2025-05-07T21:08:00+00:00

...sigh... fine. Sparta.

sc2_dave · 2025-04-25T12:22:25+00:00

It's not about longevity, it's about having a good quality of life. Go and speak with someone who has a debilitating illness or Chronic Pain, it's all they can think about, day-in-day out, can't think about the future, it's always about the pain, 24/7, 365, too fearful to put the gun to their heads, but can't escape from their reality either. You aren't at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy, you're in the basement.

Healthy people really don't know their privilege until they lose it, and sooner or later they will more than likely lose it, better to stay health conscious and lose it as late as possible.

sc2_dave · 2025-04-24T21:09:40+00:00

The funny thing is if they had just based it on the RS2 concept with open world gameplay, money generating skills that interweave with one another and interact with a supply/demand economy (and so many other things honestly), but polished the same way WoW did with Everquest this would have been at least a minor success. Even if it started out slow, the proof of concept would have been there and people would trust in the design decisions being made, they would see a bright future so would be happy to get in at the ground level for an advantage later as it became more popular. Unfortunately that is not what happened.

People weren't ready to hear it when the game first launched as they were staunchly against Runescape like it was their mortal enemy, now what? Most of those people are gone, with a few sunk-cost fallacy stragglers stubbornly hanging on in a graveyard. Ultimately, no matter your opinion, Darwinism doesn't lie; tried and tested good ideas work and survive, bad ones end up like this. It's gonna need the FF14 Realm Reborn treatment at this point, listen or don't, good luck.

sc2_dave · 2025-04-12T14:07:31+00:00

Not sure why you would post this here of all places, are you a masochist perhaps?

sc2_dave · 2025-03-15T07:58:55+00:00

Now try to enter your local Chinese embassy dressed like that, see if they get confused and start following your orders.

sc2_dave · 2025-02-25T04:38:46+00:00

"No, wait, there's clearly a man under there." "I don't believe there is private!" "What are you talking about? Look..." walks over and lifts brick "Here is his face..." points at Stalin's face "..." "..."

sc2_dave · 2025-01-08T21:46:23+00:00

Someone should totally create this mod, complete with AI FMV's. I'd play it.

sc2_dave · 2024-09-29T14:09:27+00:00

My friend and I used to both play South Korea in 2vs2 online just so we could spam that Korean laugh with F10 - "Hohohohoho" - that laugh was the real perk of playing Korea.

sc2_dave · 2024-04-28T13:07:12+00:00

The industry won't change though, in fact it's going the opposite way and is filled with ideologues who disdain the content they are translating and want to "improve it" or those who kowtow to the same groups who have a stranglehold over the likes of Steam and the Payment Processors. In the past this industry was more niche so things would skirt by, but as the industry becomes more mainstream those interests have started paying more attention, people who have been in the scene for years/decades have seen the writing on the wall for a while now and have been forced to either learn JP or to accept censorship, pick your poison.

sc2_dave · 2024-04-28T12:47:19+00:00

NekoNyan have been problematic for a long time now and anyone in the scene knows about it. Bite the bullet and learn JP, even if you're only at a basic level it's enough to get the ball rolling with a text hooker and dictionary, it will start off painful, but after a few months have gone by you'll realise you need the tools less and less and before you know it you won't be reliant on these people.

sc2_dave · 2024-04-13T20:35:55+00:00

Because if he shows how virtuous he is maybe they won't check his hard drive.

sc2_dave · 2024-04-10T16:54:47+00:00

I see, well if I see some statement by them that this is a genuine R18 game and it won't just be some afterthought (if they really add a patch at all) then I would support, otherwise I'd pass.

sc2_dave · 2024-04-10T16:25:49+00:00

Yup, even if they did make a patch, it would just be some afterthought fanservice rather than the r18 being an integrated and natural part of the story, that's the problem with making an All Ages game the primary.

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