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Japanese indie dev tells randoms begging for keys and offering exposure to 'buy it, you piece of garbage' (www.pcgamer.com)
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In a recent FAQ spotted by Automaton, Housenka responded to a hypothetical of "I'll promote you, give me a Steam key" with a delightfully blunt: "Buy it, you piece of garbage." Or, as Automaton translates it from the original Japanese, "Buy the game, you piece of sh*t." I can't decide which I like better, honestly. The full FAQ is worth a read, if only for Housenka's sense of humour and an insight into the absurd questions independent devs get asked these days. 

"Make this character's ass and thighs thicker," another frequent-question-asker demands, to which Housenka responds: "Accept her as she is." When asked by a phantom answer if the game will add sex, Housenka also proceeds to provide a link to DLsite, an online store that sells doujinshi—self-published manga comics that are often (though not always) pornographic in nature. "No sex. Please visit DLsite for that."

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[-] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 12 points 7 months ago

It really depends on who you're talking about. Indie game devs? Don't pirate. EA? The programmers/designers/writer/etc are getting paid the same amount either way, but there is still an argument to be made that if enough people were to pirate that it could cause layoffs in the future. higher amounts of piracy and higher sales are positively correlated tho so it's really tough to say.

In no way should someone be upset with you for you not wanting to pirate tho. That's just ridonk

[-] Juice88@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It doesn’t depend for me. I just do not play games that I’m not interested enough to pay for. They all drop 90% off a year or two down the line if I change my mind. I’m in no hurry.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They are probably still paid a percentage on how well the game is selling.

[-] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Most of the indie Devs these days work under indie publishers (lol) and also receive salary.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

There is also an argument to be made that if enough people pirate it, a significant enough number of people will then buy it after the fact to support the devs, thus negating the piracy that happened to begin with.

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