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Love devs' attitude towards piracy, TruePianos v1.9.8 (audio VSTi plugin) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by nivellian@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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This message showed when I entered the serial specifically made for pirates. Right now feeling nothing but respect for plugin devs. Next month Imma buy this plugin 100% fixed, need it or don't need it doesn't matter anymore lol.

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[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 223 points 11 months ago

I feel piracy for demo purposes is fully justified if you buy it after you like it. People always say vote with your wallet but it's more like gambling with your wallet if you don't get to see and touch the product before you make the purchase. Giving proper demos should be more common with digital media.

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 43 points 11 months ago

Demos used to be a lot more common. It used to be the norm for most games. Now it's extraordinary.

[-] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 10 months ago

Indie devs seem to be bringing them back. Played quite a few demos recently. Hopefully the trend continues.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Devolver Digital published a demo for Heave Ho!. Worked fine, demo was fun, decided to buy the full version. It didn't work, none of the UI elements except the back button worked on the character selection screen. Fortunately Valve is good with refunds.