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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i try to pay indie devs whenever i can

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Food for thought. If you have decided you were never going to buy the game, what's the harm in pirating it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

sometimes i decide its worth my money after i play it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Honesty as an aspiring indie dev myself, I wouldn't mind you pirate my game BUT I just buy cheap indie games on sale without not being sure if I'm going to play them any time soon. Best case scenario I found new favorite game, worst case scenario, I just payed 8€ (-the expenses from the store) to some developer chasing their dream.

My wallet can take it and I like to support indie scene.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fuck yeah! Good on ya :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you were never going to buy it, why pirate it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To check it out and realize I don't like it after like 15 minutes and then not have to deal with a refund.
Gimme a demo at least.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That indicates that you might buy it if it's good. The person I replied to implied they would never have purchased it at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Because if you're selfish enough you can enjoy the game at no cost to you guilt free.

I'm just pointing out the facts here.