A cracked version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls runs better than the original game, and players are fuming

A cracked version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is outperforming the original game, leading to player dissatisfaction. Sony Interactive Entertainment launched Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls earlier this month, but technical issues are driving PC players away. The game's DRM, which includes Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) middleware and Theia, is causing performance and network instability problems on powerful gaming machines.

After releasing a patch to address some issues, developers have not seen an improvement in player numbers and the game's sales are declining. A cracked version of the game, stripped of its DRM, has been released, allowing pirates to enjoy better performance. The Game's Theia DRM and EAC protection are reportedly causing significant performance hits, even on high-end systems.

Many PC users are now advising others to avoid the game until performance issues are resolved. While console gamers are not experiencing these issues, some are disabling cross-platform multiplayer due to the degraded performance on PC. The developers of Arc System Works have promised improvements, but the widespread criticism has led some users to call for the removal of Theia DRM from the game entirely.