• Marxine@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    So damn based. Makes me NOT wanna pirate their games. Hell, I'd even purchase even if I wouldn't play it (if I could rn, but currently I've got hefty cat veterinary bills to pay).

    Edit: OH MATE! THEY'RE THE POSTAL STUDIO! Goddamn I played it so damn much in my early teens. Goddamn I gotta pay my bills faster!

  • Wage_slave@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    For the sake of piracy, and their message, don't buy from key Gen sites, as well. They not only are flat out stealing, profiteering like mother fuckers, but over and over again.

    Don't pay for organized crime when you can do it yourself if ya gotta. Cut the scalpers out.

  • nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    These aree same guys that asked people to pirate instead of buying from key resellers, because most of those keys were bought with stolen credit cards. In that case the game company doesn't get to keep the money, but does have to pay exorbitant fees.

  • Fuckass
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    1 year ago

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  • Dept@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    regional pricing isn't always applied. Egypt still has USD pricing making a $60 game a quarter the median monthly income making that $60 game the equivalent of $700

    • Green_Bay_Guy@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Same in Vietnam. The average gamer demographic makes like 15k-25k VND/hr. That's like $.60-$.1.10 an hour. So 55-110 hours of labor for a video game. Everyone here is a pirate, and rightfully so.

  • Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Remember if you like the games and have the means to, you should still donate what you can to support both them having this attitude toward this, and further development of future games.

  • Vatik@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    See I hate that the game company’s lose out but some games I’d rather have a legitimate copy so I can get my achievements and shit so key resalers are the only cheap way of getting a legitimate copy of the game, Wish there was a way to differentiate between the stolen keys and non stolen keys.

    • Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
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      1 year ago

      What purpose do achievements serve even? Are there rewards you are after?

      Achievements have only ever been annoying pop-up from my perspective.

      What is the appeal?

      • Vatik@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Honestly they are just nice to have and pretty enjoyable to try and 100% a game.

  • lunaticneko@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It's still criminal in my country, which means even if RWS does not complain, the ISP can still complain and the police will still arrest.

    The law is incredibly stupid at times.

  • SuperSpecialNickname@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I don't know how it is in the US, but in my country Steam regional pricing doesn't apply and the game can be about 5-7% of my paycheck for a AAA game (before "microtransactions" that is) which doesn't seem like a lot at first, but it still seems like a lot in my mind.