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[–] 8 points 8 months ago (32 children)

Why is pirating inherently dishonest in your opinion?

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  • [+] -12 points 8 months ago (31 children)

    That question is too stupid to bother answering.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (21 children)

    Since we all know your actual thought without even being told: Making a copy is not theft.

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  • [–] -5 points 8 months ago (20 children)

    It is. But I’m not going to argue with you about it.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (19 children)

    I'm not going to argue with you about it

    Yeah... Because you don't have a leg to stand on. 🙄

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  • [–] -5 points 8 months ago (18 children)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (16 children)

    Then why the fuck do you keep running your mouth?

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  • [+] [S] 4 points 8 months ago (9 children)
  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Denuvo has been caught astroturfing on social media before. It wouldn't surprise me if they actually were being paid.

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I thought you said you were done. Why you still here? Working overtime?

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  • [–] -4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] -5 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    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.

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

    Lol

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Shame. It's a more nuanced discussion than you seem to believe.

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  • [+] -6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] -4 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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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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