#doodlemancy lights a trash can on fire

[doodlemancy]

ok so i guess Clip Studio Paint V2 has some bullshit always-online DRM

reportedly, if the software goes more than 24 hours without an internet connection to verify its license, it will automatically revert to the trial version, which doesn't let you save. so, if due to circumstances beyond your control, you don't have an internet connection but you still want to use the software you paid for, the answer is... Fuck You, Prove You Didn't Steal It, Motherfucker! fuck you if your connection/ISP is unreliable, fuck you the wrong tree falls in your neighborhood, fuck you if you want to draw in a hotel but don't want to pay an exorbitant wi-fi fee.

the FAQ also just straight up says that V2 can't be used offline.

further receipts: https://twitter.com/Artists_Beware/status/1650552353735553051 https://twitter.com/Zedrinbot/status/1650034639602614274 https://twitter.com/inkfycreates/status/1650268544523706369 https://twitter.com/SnuffyMcSnuff/status/1650524651091574784 https://twitter.com/saitamas_/status/1649836435124662272 https://old.reddit.com/r/ClipStudio/comments/12s2j0p/the_verify_license_issue_will_be_a_mainstay_it/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ClipStudio/comments/12u8awo/the_verify_license_issue_part_2_csp_elaborates/

this is not entirely unsurprising given Celsys' series of missteps in the last year, but it still sucks. i did not pay for V2 because i didn't want to encourage their Adobe Behavior last year, and frankly, i still don't understand what it is i actually get and do not get if i just buy the perpetual license. i was considering waiting for V3-- i will happily pay for a big one-time version upgrade. but to hell with that if this is how they're gonna be.

call to action: contact Celsys and let them know that this stinks, and is farts, and why it is fart and stinks.

(this is Not a call to action to tell me about every other digital art program under the sun; i have been a digital artist for 20 years and i guarantee i have heard of the thing, CSP is essential to my workflow!!)