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.
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!
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.
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.
Seems lemmy is nothing more than people accusing and being accused of whatever the person feels hurts the discussion the most.
Disagree with a Tankie? You’re a Trump supporter.
Suggest people vote for whoever can best a fascist? You’re a genocide 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 can be accused of things, it should be fair for me to do the same. Anyone winning about anti-crack software are would-be pirates that only prove that it’s a necessary evil.
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.
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.
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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That question is too stupid to bother answering.
Shame. It’s a more nuanced discussion than you seem to believe.
But Rhoeri said they always use nuance in discussions, they couldn’t be defending companies that don’t care about them.
Sure bud 👍
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.
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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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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Bullshit.
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.
The irony.
Since we all know your actual thought without even being told: Making a copy is not theft.
It is. But I’m not going to argue with you about it.
Yeah… Because you don’t have a leg to stand on. 🙄
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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Entitlement must be fun for you.
Then why the fuck do you keep running your mouth?
They’ve spent the past 24 hours arguing over this taking L after L after L. I’d be asking Denuvo for payment to do that level of shilling.
No, he does this for free. Which is more pathetic.
Denuvo has been caught astroturfing on social media before. It wouldn’t surprise me if they actually were being paid.
Seems lemmy is nothing more than people accusing and being accused of whatever the person feels hurts the discussion the most.
Disagree with a Tankie? You’re a Trump supporter.
Suggest people vote for whoever can best a fascist? You’re a genocide 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 can be accused of things, it should be fair for me to do the same. Anyone winning about anti-crack software are would-be pirates that only prove that it’s a necessary evil.
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.
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.
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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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.
I already accept that you disagree. You don’t accept that you are wrong.
Okay.
Lol