You also need something to play the games on, a place to play them, electricity for the internet and device, etc., and none of them are free. But they’re also not exclusively used for playing a single game, unlike the single game you’re pirating instead of buying.
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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You also need an ISP, which isn’t free either.
If you have a non-sucking ISP, you don’t need a VPN. But a VPN is incredibly cheap, so just lump it in mentally with the cost of the internet service.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 month ago
markovs_gun@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What VPN do you recommend?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
That depends on a number of things, like do you want to seed (if so, Mullvad is out), how much do you plan on downloading (if a lot, a VPS may be out), if your ISP blocks any of them, etc.
I generally recommend Mullvad or DIY w/ a VPS (I DIY a wireguard VPN on a VPS), but just try some out and see what works best for you.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 month ago
Free Public Wifi.
Alpha71@lemmy.world 1 month ago
enjoy downloading a 10GB game on 32Mbps…
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Hotels. Tell the restaurant you left the thing with the wifi password in the room.