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[-] MJBrune@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago

I never get this stance. If it's not worth paying for even on sale it's not worth your time to play or pirate.

[-] butter@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Disagree. It takes very little time to pirate something. Anything.

Also, there are a lot of numbers between 0 and 60 that someone may be willing to pay to play a game. But for a modern game with DLC and stuff, more like 120.

[-] MJBrune@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Why support our play those games. There are developers and games out there that are far better than the AAA mess that gets delivered year after year. There are more games on itch than you could play on your lifetime but you'd rather waste time pirating games that you don't like enough to pay for.

I used to do that a lot and realized that most of the games I played weren't worth my time.

Also most games go on sale for at least half off. So if there is another price point you want, just wait. Actually support the developers.

[-] butter@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

I should clarify, I haven't pirated a game since prototype 1. At least a game that I could buy. I have pirated games I have emulated, but this is clearly a different thing.

You can also use pirating to send a message. If a company does something really bad, like loot boxes or micro transactions, you can pirate take money they likely got from someone who's addicted to gambling.

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