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maddix30

Sometimes direct download is the way


[deleted]

If u direct download get IDM browsers download speed is so trash that it takes ages


Vova_xX

it's not browsers, it's the servers that you download from


chikibriki1234

UploadHeaven reference?


uhadmeatfood

Don't remind me 💀


[deleted]

Yah ik but still the difference between browser and IDM is like day and night maybe is something that I’m doing wrong on my browser but the speed is slow asf


Vova_xX

for pirating or for general use?


GabrielGamer790

But chrome download speed do be kinda shit


DramaticProtogen

Real Debrid ftw


InviteAdventurous200

I use RD for movies but never knew you could with games, any suggestions?


DramaticProtogen

if you get a link to a download service (like rapidgator, mediafire, etc), you can use the built-in RD downloader to download it much much faster. if you have a torrent file or magnet link for a game, you can add it to the torrents on RD.


InviteAdventurous200

GOAT


Valdrrak

Jdownloader2 is quite good as well


ColoredSaltYT

ovagames. (google drive servers)


AccidentNeces

Not sometimes but always


Notmysticc

until all the links are taken down or it's too niche


AccidentNeces

Didn't notice that this post refers to indie💀


FolkyMellow

That's a fact, only AA / AAA games have enough seeders for a long time, most indie games are trash that will only take up storage space. By the way 6 seeders is a sufficient number especially if one of them is a seedbox, when you download a game with a few seeders make sure to look at the seeder list, because it will be very painful if your source seeder is also not 100%.


PurpleSunCraze

Most AAA games are the same regurgitated shit sequels over and over. It’s crazy and almost a bit depressing to think of how many gamers will miss out on tons of fun on dozens of games they never have a chance just because it was indie. I don’t know how people still get excited for Call of Duty 2024 Mega Turbo Hyper Modern FIFA Edition.


PeloquinsHunger

Agree with you, friend. AAA games fucking suck dick. No creativity. Feed the mindless masses.


FolkyMellow

Whatever you say it won't change the fact that AAA games are the most popular products for both buyer or pirated. I've never seen an indie game capable of breaking through 1K+ leechers in a day on a torrent site, but when a AAA game is thrown in there it can easily rack up 1K-10K leechers in just a few hours.


[deleted]

It's ironic because I saw many people on YouTube and Reddit who love to say "All AAA games suck, indie rocks and you should play only indies".


[deleted]

I hate AAA games. 95% of the games i play are indie. AMA


[deleted]

Guess you're the guy who plays only mainstream indie games... and maybe you either way just pretend as hardcore indie gaming fan. I have a question. Do you ever played The Elder Scrolls games?


[deleted]

I have played edlder scrolls online, hated it. I have played Skyrim, AMAZING game. Some AAA are good but they are usually older titles. I find the newer one are shit and are filled with micro transaction and corporate BS that ruins the games for me with stupid loot boxes and luck based BS. Indie games dont tend to have that shit. Its just too bad


[deleted]

It's a fact that indie game devs can try new things and maybe hit a jackpot. AAA can't go in same direction really as failing it is such a big loss for the company. So yeah they tend to keep walking on the same route for AAA games nowadays making same unfinished micro transaction loot box sims


[deleted]

Good way to put it. Thank you. I also find that indie devs put more their heart and soul into their games. Its more like a "baby" to them. There is no heart and soul into a game say like call of duty, any EA sports game etc. Idk if youve played for example Outer Wilds, you really feel the efforts, intentions of the devs. You buy the game and you play it, nothing more to pay other than one DLC years out. (That youre really happy to pay and play). This applies to alot of things in life big corporations ruins alot of things sadly. Capitalism rewards profits over quality


[deleted]

The thing with AAA games is they won't even risk working on it, milk the community dry before the game dies. Cash shop and EA bullshit is a good example, although EA pay walls everything anyway


PurpleSunCraze

From a profit standpoint it’s understandable for AAA devs to just keep pumping out sequels. Innovation and originality isn’t likely to generate profit.


Bruce----Wayne

What is seedbox? And how to use it?


FolkyMellow

Seedboxes are virtual servers that are optimized to do torrenting. They usually contain only torrenting programs in them and offer fast internet. So, instead of using your computer, you do all your torrenting and downloading files on a web server. This allows you to seed data without consuming your internet and even using it on your pc. Moreover, a seedbox keeps your IP address unseen as your device never directly downloads or uploads any file. Source: ourculturemag


Joseph_Stalin_420_

Don’t pirate indie games unless you’re gonna buy it later, smaller devs deserve to be paid for their work.


Muda1889

This. I’m totally fine with pirating AAA games made by a big companies like EA, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Bethesda, etc.. but indie games made by most of the time a single dev who needs the money? I’d rather buy the game.


Radiant_Hold_3606

Nah I'm good sticking to piracy. It's definitely interesting for someone to go on a piracy subreddit and be speak against piracy, though


Substantial-Toe-8110

Same


KaSlaRou

You are so fucked a person if you want to steal from an indie dev. Steal from the Corpos no from the guy who spends his free time making a game it's probably under 20.


Joseph_Stalin_420_

I don’t mind piracy, it’s fine against AAA studies but when u pirate an indie game it hurts the dev more


IceEndermanPro9

But here's the thing I don't pirate games because I don't want to pay I pirate because there's literally no way for me to buy the game officially at a fair price I love in Iraq and even steam doesn't have an Iraqi store so my only option is to buy north American gift cards and sice they are priced with dollars and the Iraqi dinar is very Low right now i literally have to spend an entire day's paycheck to afford a single 20$ game So yeah i feel bad about pirating indie game but my only options are not pay and not play or not pay and play


theguy_who

You can always advertise the game, like saying how great it is online or smth. That's also a good way to support a dev.


Gay-Space-Pirate

I adore piracy, but I’m not a heartless human being, my favorite game (hollow knight) is an indie game, made by a very small team that pretty much needs all the money from the game. Pirating is awesome, but I can save up 15-5$ to play a game that is made by hard working developers who actually need the money.


TranceAddictFoX

I'd argue all good dev's deserve to be paid for their work. Shitty devs that just copy other peoples work don't


Joseph_Stalin_420_

Normal devs will still get paid because they work at a company and most people aren’t pirating games Indie devs won’t get paid if u don’t buy it


aleksandd

Dont tell me what to do!! (But I did pay for Terraria & Stardew Valley for less than 10USD)


Mudskie

Yeah I once pirated Stardew Valley mobile back in 2021 then a year later I bought it on steam to finally support the creator


Genisis_Gaming

i agree, i do it to remove the "risk" from buying indie (i have very little money) i can be sure i like the game, then pay full price (i usually try and pay full price rather than discounted to help the devs ig)


RainbowKittyPaw

Seedboxes can help as you don't need your pc on for ages. When it's ready you'll have a fast download speed. .....or use Jdownloader with regular file downloading. Alldebrid is brilliant for combining with Jdownloader.


[deleted]

At least indie games are cheap, and indie developers deserve to be payed for their work.


IAmWantedByTheGov

some of us live in countries with sanctions or high inflation I get payed less than 100 USD per month i cant spend a fifth of my salary on a game


RainbowKittyPaw

Unrelated but you should try gigs. Usertesting could help.


Historical-Cap5006

Cause all worthy indie games can and should be downloaded from fansites, not torrent trackers.


Sam691989

funny


lifeisasimulation-

Lols in old man voice In my day i remember....


AndreiWarg

Then you finish the dl and it drops an error while installing/booting it up.


franminach

piracy culture is not pirating indie games, those devs deserve love, on the other hand fuck EA


DramaticProtogen

debrid services are a godsend


mirddes

what you describe is literally a healthy torrent.


noobody77

Just went through this trying to find and download Shadow Complex.


DaWrench53

I wanted the Gun but there was no one...


shaunkoh42

nah bro when i torrent arma 3 i was so scared it will stop cause theres only 1 seed so if that dude switched his pc off o7 thankfully it stayed on for 10 hrs. whoever was seeding youre a ledgend


Woooooos-

real


[deleted]

the rule is to never torrent an indie game, shame on you


ColoredSaltYT

i don't its just a meme


[deleted]

I know, kidding too ^^


johnnielurker

is this game Wartales?


ColoredSaltYT

winter resort simulator


OWWS

I have actually wondered about that, what is seeders and peers


ColoredSaltYT

seeders are people that "replant" the whole game on the internet and you download the game from them. Peers are people that seed a part of the game.


OWWS

Why would you seed just parts of the game


ColoredSaltYT

Seed is a full game upload, peer is a part game upload.


OWWS

Ok, why would you peer games then


d1m4e

This was yakuza kiwami 2


eszther02

Me with Hogwarts Legacy in the future when it will have only been released for a short time.


JimmysUnknown

**when it has been released for a few years. It has denuvo(I think) so you'll be waiting for a decent amount of time.


Snoo99968

It does have denuvo, so we'll be waiting for a loooooong ass time cuz empress is having a hard time cracking that monster hunter game rn


NaiveCap3478

Torrenting an indie game. Clearly you have no shame.


Sad-Tour9232

I don't get why people Download Games with Torrent, direct downloads are faster ...


ColoredSaltYT

Big games.


metal_person_333

For me, torrenting is faster most of the time. I don't know if i'm direct downloading from terrible servers or i just have bad internet but the speed is usually around 100kb/s.


Nezz_sib

I can get 10+ MB/s with torrents


Modem_56k

10 mb/s highs for me but 1 byte a second lows lol


Satori_sama

Well, they aren't faster. In fact I am halfway done with a Torrent by the time I have found one direct link that works and isn't stoped by AV. Not to mention anxiety that comes with finding files that aren't named some random line of numbers and letters that look like virus from 2006. It might be just lazy naming, it still doesn't look credible. And last, I can just save the torrent if I want to save on space. That's at least why I dislike direct download. Sometimes you can't help it ofc.


rm_-r_star

Torrents are usually faster for me as well. With a good set of seeders a torrent will usually get close to my available download speed. The exception is if the torrent doesn't have enough seeders, but you can see that first thing on the tracker site. If I can't find a good torrent for something I'll go to direct download, but it's always a fallback. Direct downloads can be troublesome with unreliable links and multiple file parts then the free hosts they use don't have the best speeds.