Why don’t more people pirate games? - Yar Har!

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Some people are gay and have stupid consumerist moralfagging, others think that you'll get a virus or have FBI agents breaking down your door. And a lot of people don't have any idea how to do so safely without clicking on the giant green button that says download and then running a file called linkin_park_numb.mp3.exe.
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If I really, really, REALLY love a game I've pirated, I'll buy it. This should be standard practice. I think most people don't realize they can get these games for free, especially console players, or they think the FBI's gonna knock on their door if they so as much look at a torrent website.

You also have to factor in the faggots who exclusively play online games. Online compatability is a lot trickier to pull off with most titles. But there are legitimately people who preorder the Madden games every year so that their "season" is current, or whatever the shitty sports franchises require from its online players.
 
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A lot of people are pretty tech illiterate or just totally inexperienced, and so their view on software piracy is going onto some shady darknet site where one wrong click gets your PC infected with uber_death_virus.exe and your SSN/bank details stolen. Putting their credit card details in on Steam or a console marketplace and just buying it is just much more convenient for them than figuring out cracks or xDelta patches and whatnot.
 
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Mr.Miyagi said:
A lot of people are pretty tech illiterate or just totally inexperienced, and so their view on software piracy is going onto some shady darknet site where one wrong click gets your PC infected with uber_death_virus.exe and your SSN/bank details stolen. Putting their credit card details in on Steam or a console marketplace and just buying it is just much more convenient for them than figuring out cracks or xDelta patches and whatnot.
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Even then their paranoia isn't necessarily unjusitifed. Antivirus programs flag most cracked games as a virus even if they're not so you just have to trust random internet strangers saying "yeah bro I never got viruses from this site" because your antivirus isn't gonna help
 
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I have no idea why people pre-order, especially nowadays when most AAA games ship as a dumpsterfire. If a game doesn't come with a demo I see no moral issue at all with piracy. As to why piracy is a pain nowadays is also part of this: patch hell. I often see a game on torrent sites with 5 other cracked incremental patches and it's a pain to download, install, and crack each of them in sequence, and who knows if even that's the latest shit, obviously it's not a problem with games that have gold editions or repacks, but good luck with new releases. Now that I am not a NEET anymore I, buy almost every game that catches my fancy, but I rarely pay more than $15 for a game, either because it's an older title or I'll wait for sales.

Also all the Starfield refunds are from people who bought the premium edition for $100... Jesus.
 
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I pirate everything these days. Games. TV shows. Movies. Music. There's not a single red cent going to any motherfucker in Hollywood or in AAA gaming from me. Just get a reputable VPN and Tixati and you're good to go. If there's no seeders for what you're looking for, there's always direct downloads from internet archive. Shit's easy as it could possibly be these days.
 
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I usually buy everything after it's gotten old and on a massive discount. Steam makes it easy to have everything in one place so I don't have to torrent a game or store it every time I wanna play it. The only exceptions I make now are for games that are abandonware but have active communities modding them to be playable or The Sims expansions.
 
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Because most people are fucking pussies. They think that if they download movies, they will get a letter from a isp or that the feds will raid their homes with swat teams. In reality though, this really doesn’t happen. The last 20 years I’ve torrented, I never got a cease and desist letter or a knock on my door, just empty death threats and empty bomb threats from companies.
 
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People like spending money, it's basically a hobby to them. Look at all the people who buy games they never even play. They just want to spend the money because it makes them feel good. Bunch of sick freaks.
 
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Benefits to buying games on Steam:
  • can be redownloaded at any time, no risk of the torrent going unseeded
  • patch hell
  • cloud saves
  • easy to install games on Steam Deck
Detriments:
  • games cannot be shared or transferred to others, unlike with pirated copies
  • no guarantee anything will be accessible in the unforeseen future
  • Steam's TOS says everything you buy is a subscription, making ownership hard to prove if ever that becomes an issue
  • not free
Benefits to buying movies, TV shows, and music on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, etc:
  • none
Benefits to pirating movies, TV shows, and music:
  • can be shared with anyone
  • can be played on just about anything that can play video from local storage
  • can be converted and/or downgraded in case your player doesn't support your format
  • will not be removed from your library because of licenses expiring or whatever crap's out of your hands
  • no preroll ads
  • free (buying entire TV shows legally gets very expensive. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is 7 seasons long, at $15/season on Amazon. So, $105 for the whole series, despite it being over 30 years old and in low definition. The complete series on DVD is $68, and you can rip those yourself with a computer with a DVD drive, MakeMKV, and Handbrake. Pirated copies are free, and the hassle of ripping DVDs yourself have already been taken care of)
Piracy is a service issue, but the only thing with services worth spending money on are games.
 
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Mr.Miyagi said:
A lot of people are pretty tech illiterate or just totally inexperienced, and so their view on software piracy is going onto some shady darknet site where one wrong click gets your PC infected with uber_death_virus.exe and your SSN/bank details stolen. Putting their credit card details in on Steam or a console marketplace and just buying it is just much more convenient for them than figuring out cracks or xDelta patches and whatnot.
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This is real shit. I have a friend I have spoken to for years and have described in detail what I do to pirate video games. I am always met with "bUt wHaT iF yOU gEt a ViRuS?!?!". Like nigga it's 2023, use adblock, a vpn, and just click download. Nobody is doing that shit, especially not from reputable sources.

The Bovinian Derivative said:
I have no idea why people pre-order, especially nowadays when most AAA games ship as a dumpsterfire. If a game doesn't come with a demo I see no moral issue at all with piracy. As to why piracy is a pain nowadays is also part of this: patch hell. I often see a game on torrent sites with 5 other cracked incremental patches and it's a pain to download, install, and crack each of them in sequence, and who knows if even that's the latest shit, obviously it's not a problem with games that have gold editions or repacks, but good luck with new releases. Now that I am not a NEET anymore I, buy almost every game that catches my fancy, but I rarely pay more than $15 for a game, either because it's an older title or I'll wait for sales.

Also all the Starfield refunds are from people who bought the premium edition for $100... Jesus.
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It's simple. Some developers are simply consistent and people know what to expect, so they want the product shipped as soon as possible. The problem is when your expectations are not met is preordering bad.

For instance, I preordered Shin Megami Tensei 5 because I knew exactly what kind of game it would be. I preordered Starfield because I literally expected Fallout 4 in space, and that is what I got. I know what I am getting into and have long since accepted developer quirks. I wouldn't buy a used vehicle without inspecting the car first, I wouldn't buy a video game without looking at released media.

Personally, I see a customer return as a miscommunication. People who return any products are always those who do not understand what they are buying. Inaccurate store descriptions, false advertising, or lack of any information is what causes returns and why stores try their best to provide as many details as possible. You cannot help some retarded customers as they have a lot of money but small brains.

For every hundred happy Bethesda gamers playing Starfield offline in peace and silence, there are always going to be some retards having wild expectations sperging online.
 
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