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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by sag@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Pls dont pirate indie games. They are usually made by a very small amount of people that work realy hard and deserve every cent. And usually they are very cheap. Everybody can spare five bucks once in a while.

[–] GeekFTW@lemmy.zip 110 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What people need to learn is that "indie game" it's not a synonym for good, or worthwhile. I've pirated tons of indie games which wereamazing and I ended up buying.

I've also pirated tons of indie games that I wouldn't have spent a damn dollar on because they absolutely sucked.

Pirate indie games all damn day. Pay for the ones that aren't flame-broiled ass. Don't reward people who asset flip or put 5 mins of effort into something just because the game is listed under a category called 'indie' lmao

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

This is how I handle pirating. I more or less treat pirating as a demo for the game. If I liked the game enough to finish it, 9/10 times I'm going to actually buy it unless I have some personal reason not to, like the dev being a pos I don't wish to support or something.

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