They were going to get £55 from me but now they’re getting nothing!

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        But Rhoeri said they always use nuance in discussions, they couldn’t be defending companies that don’t care about them.

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        You think game developers don’t deserve to be paid for their work.

        There is no nuance in this argument, therefore there’s no merit in debating it.

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          You think game developers don’t deserve to be paid for their work.

          I literally do not think that though. This is that nuance I was talking about that you’re afraid to engage with. Not everybody pirates games and then never buys them.

          I’m very tight on money and cannot buy every game I’m interested in. So I pirate games and treat them as demos. If I dislike the game, I stop playing it, and no harm is done since I would have either never bought it or refunded it regardless. If I like the game, I’ll buy it at the first opportunity.

          Esoteric Ebb is the most recent example of that, I played it for a few hours and it immediately jumped to the #2 spot on my wishlist. I haven’t bought it yet, but I plan to soon. It’s also recently happened with Schedule I, and this one I actually got. Me pirating the game has literally earned them a sale they otherwise would not have gotten.

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              You know, I had a bunch of screenshots ready of me talking to a friend about pirating the game on discord, talking about my thoughts on the game after doing so, and then screenshots of me getting the game on steam the very next day. But this is already way too much effort put into a discussion with somebody as unserious as you. So I’m going to respect my own privacy and just not do that. Have fun living your life without nuance I guess.

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              Truly, when I went into that argument, I wasn’t expecting so much nuance, subtleties, and unique perspectives. They really showed me. I’m a changed man, from this point forward I will never buy games I’ve pirated because Rhoeri says I don’t do that!

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                Silly you thinking you had free will and the ability to think differently than what Rhoeri said you did. Nuance only works in his favor.

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            Naah. It’s because I said my peace and don’t care to bicker with debate-bros that defend devaluing IP because they can’t run it on their shitty decades old PC.

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                I’m typing words. Haven’t said a thing. And I’m done with this. You clearly want to argue and I’m not about that. There are people here like to report me for disagreeing with them, so I’m out.

                Maybe chill out a bit and accept that some people might disagree with you.

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                  I happen to think it’s fucking hilarious that you all blame the developer instead of the fucking pirates that crack the game.

                  And I’ve only spend the past 24 hours “arguing” this because so many of you got butt-hurt that I disagree with you and blew me up.

                  Should I have just not responded? Is no one allowed to disagree?

                  Oh wait! I’m a paid shill. Right. Because I fucking hate losers that pirate shit. Gotcha. Yeah. Fuck me for being responsible and believing I that hard work should be rewarded.

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                    The only one who’s butthurt is you because your beloved DRM trash gets rightfully dunked on, and you angrily lash out at everyone. Every comment you make is hypocritical anyway so nothing new here.

                    hard work should be rewarded

                    And handed straight over to a shitty company like Denuvo? Thousands of games without DRM malware do very well and the devs get rewarded. Making a good game goes a long way.

                    You can keep rehashing the same nonsensical arguments all you like, it won’t make them correct. And yes, you are a shill.

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                    Seems lemmy is nothing more than people accusing and being accused of whatever the person feels hurts the discussion the most.

                    Disagree whit a Tankie? You’re a Trump supporter.

                    Think a developer should get paid for their work? You’re a shill for denuvo.

                    If there was a legitimate argument here it’s lost in all the accusations. And if I get accurate, it should be for for me to do the same. Anyone winning about anti-crack software are would-be pirates that prove that it’s necessary.