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I am inevitable. (pawb.social)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Or even buying it on instant gaming

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't. There was a dev ( I forget which game, but def indie ) that said the pirated keys from those dodgy sites actually ended up costing them money, and they would've been happier if people just pirated the game instead if they really didn't want to pay for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's the difference between pirated keys and piracy ?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think it had something to do with credit card fees

Edit: found this on reddit

Grey Markets are often done by credit card scammers which results into chargebacks by the credit institute resulting in processing fees for the producer of the game or even getting them cc banned.

Edit edit: it was Factorio - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/g2a-confirms-stolen-game-key-sales-pays-40000-to-factorio-devs/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In before someone tries to guilt trip you for that because "developers aren't getting money from stolen keys" and the developer isn't an indie developer but a studio owned by Microsoft or EA...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

"AAA Developers aren't getting money from real keys either, what's your point?"