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When I can get a game on my wishlist for under $20, the time cost of unpacking and patching a game is often more than the value against my bank account.
Like, sure, if they want $90 for something and I can get it for free, fuck it. Especially if its a re-release of a re-master of a 30 year old classic I already have on a console. But I'm not going to short Owlcat Games or Larian or some other high quality indie studio when its well within my budget and affords me 50-100 hours of original gameplay, easy.
I agree with this 100℅ I have no issues sailing the high seas, but not when I would hurt a small indie developer or artist.
Testing. I'm talking about the testing. If the game is in your wishlist it doesn't mean that the game is good.
Game cracks have their own flaws, especially when you're running them through an emulator.
If I'm going to spend the time to make a game properly payable, I'm not going to give up on it and download a fresh new copy after the first few hours of play, even if I do like it.
I got Wrath of the Righteous for $4. I'm not going to pirate it, demo it, decide i like it, re-download the game, and restart the campaign over a game selling for loose change. I'll just take my chances.
Neither am I going to restart Cyberpunk after two hours of tinkering with settings and another fifteen hours of gameplay just to send a company with over $1B in revenue my fist full of quarters.