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[–] crustyjuggler 0 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago 

Im more the capitalist voting with my dollars on if the studio deserves the cash. EA and Ubisoft are usually off my radar since they SJW the shit out of everything.

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[–] Mechanicalmechanic ago 

I am a strong supporter of small indie studios because I feel they make good games for niche appeal. I will say though, GTA 5 is not worth 60 dollars, but I just got two copies for less than $40 in the Steam summer sale and it is a very offensive game in many ways, well worth the money! I really hope Rockstar continues to develop games with copious amounts of swearing, accurate dialogue, and penis jokes/toilet humor.

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[–] RedditIsTheBest111 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

Why buy alcohol when you can just make it yourself? Plebs

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[–] vilevillain 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Why buy alcohol when you can ferment it from the corpses of your enemies.

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[–] Nalbarcam ago 

so the analogy is... modding games?

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[–] carlip 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

pruno is just too easy not to be making a few gallons at a time

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[–] BlackSheepBrouhaha ago  (edited ago)

Why make it yourself when you can just raid monasteries for that sweet sweet monk honey they call trappist beer?

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[–] Volcris 3 points 8 points (+11|-3) ago 

How about “chad has an actual career and if he wants to play a video game for a couple hours doesn’t give a shit about dropping 60 bucks, and considers that easier from steam then messing about with torrents.”

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[–] Wahaha 4 points 7 points (+11|-4) ago 

You spelled virgin_buyfag wrong there.

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[–] Volcris 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago 

It’s basic capitalism that if you don’t pay for things you want people won’t make things you want, your dollar is your vote and voice.

If you want less sjw bullshit games and more quality games, make quality games more profitable.

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[–] PhimoticEmbrace 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

I bought Kingdom Come. Feels good.

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[–] collin6173 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I bought it too. The game is a little boring to me and I don't even play it, I just wanted to support the company and make liberals angry.

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[–] 13171988? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I downloaded it, but as soon as I can afford it i'll buy it. I'll definitely support warhorse studios.

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[–] Majorfatboy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

There are nationalities and political views represented here, on the virgin/chads, even though they add fucking nothing to the argument put forth by the image, as nationality/political alignment has nothing to do with the subject of digital piracy. And look, the "loser" of the image just so happens to be American. For no reason. Funny thing about that.

It's almost like, and bear with Me here, it's almost like the internet is full of delusional, permanently butthurt subversive faggots with some sort of. oh I don't know, anti-American agenda.

But that just couldn't be true, what would anyone have to gain from the destabilization of a first-world super-power such as the United States of America...

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[–] aLegoInYourShoe [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Yeah, I noticed and got slightly irritated as well.

Not that America is any better than the other shitholes for the last 70 years.

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[–] xberb 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Now that I'm an adult, with an actual paying job - I like spending money on the games/companies I want to support. I want them to keep making things I like, money is a good way to encourage good behavior from companies

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[–] theshopper 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you want to play a game but cant afford it so you pirate it == No lost sale your a pirate and free advertising.

If your not sure about a game so you torrent it because of a lack of a demo and you don't like it and stop playing == Your a pirate and no lost sale because if you paid for it chances are you would return it.

If you torrent a game, enjoy it, and can afford to buy it but dont == Your a thief, but it still isn't a lost sale because said people would never buy it in the first place.

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[–] SonsOfElendil 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Serious question: is pirating games and/or movies immoral?

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[–] carlip 1 point 6 points (+7|-1) ago 

these days it's fine to pirate. 15 years ago games had demos available that actually let you try it out before buying. now it's like a competition to see who can put a more incomplete, buggy mess and still charge $60. if game publishers actually cared about the product I might care about paying.

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[–] FattyWhale 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It completely depends on who you ask. The system I've gone with is that it's perfectly fine if it's something no longer being sold by the original publisher, it was never released in your region, or you already own a physical copy. Pirating for the purpose of playing romhacks is also fine.

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[–] Pawn 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

not if they are AAA, AAA's have the budget to withstand you pirating their stuff. They even include it into their calculations. Plus they love it when they dont make profit on social activist games.

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[–] SonsOfElendil 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Does that boil down to "If X is prepared for and can afford being stolen from, it's okay to steal from X"?

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[–] hypersong 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Buy the game if you want it. With the exception of AAA games, who's producers don't see much when it does well, and lose their jobs if it doesn't. Most devs want to get paid for their hard work. If you hold on to your money because you don't know if you want it or don't know if you are going to like it, then don't pick it up.

If you NEVER want to give money to a certain company for any reason but still want to play their games, pirate. Just don't cry when studio shuts down because they don't break even.

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[–] 13172416? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Buy the game if you want it.

I do get pirating as a demo source (reviews are shit for determining if you want to buy a game). But buy the damn thing if you like it after playing it for a while. And if you finish it you damn sure should pay. Very few exception to that.

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