• spez@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Sam, there is an option to crosspost or use the image url in the url field while posting. Cheers!

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    11 months ago

    I guess pirates don’t result in additional costs for the developer from dealing with support tickets or other forms of customer care 🤷

    • Confetti Camouflage@pawb.social
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      11 months ago

      That’s not the real problem. Key resellers actually cost the devs money because those keys are bought with stolen credit cards. Eventually the original card holder does a charge back for a purchase they didn’t authorize and it’s the dev that ends up with the bill.

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        11 months ago

        Where are they buying these keys in bulk like that? Couldn’t seller just void the keys or do proper diligence on the transaction if it is high value? Why would they pay vendor for it?

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        11 months ago

        Ooh, that makes sense. I’m not too familiar with key resellers, so I was just guessing. But you explanation makes more sense. Thank you

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      11 months ago

      Also if people pirate a game they can potentially still buy it through official channels later. If they have bought it through grey or black markets then that opportunity is lost.

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        11 months ago

        I originally pirated geometry dash, minecraft and terraria when i was kid but then bought them. I think if a game is good you can vote with your money. But maybe im just a minority because i also support foss projects.

  • SootyChimney [any]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    If indie devs really have that preference, then they need to remove the DRM/Vendor-locking stuff in their games, unfortunately. If your game relies on eg. Steam for the multiplayer or workshop mods, then people are going to prefer resellers.

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        11 months ago

        That’s my point. You need those Steam keys to get the full experience. If you pirate it, you don’t get it. Therefore for some games, resellers > piracy.

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    11 months ago

    These guys made the Postal games. Take their views with a grain of salt.

    • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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      11 months ago

      That’s supposed to discredit them? Rockstar made games about stealing amd killing everything in site as their bread and butter, plus lesser known things like the ‘manhunt’ games based on a premise of snuff films and are one of the larger houses around.