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Man, I wish I could have a Lemmy community that bans pirates from all discussion.

Either a game is shit, made by abusive managers forcing crunch time, in which case there’s no moral issue with pirating it but also: Why would you want to for a shit game? Or, a game looks great, is fairly made by inspired artists looking for a return on their risk, in which case: Why are you not paying them for their work?

And I also have no patience for anyone claiming the latter type of game doesn’t exist. Stop gluing your eyeballs to AAA ads while constantly whining about them, and find some recommendation lists. My GOTY list for 2026 is already packed.

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ms_lane@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Or, a game looks great, is fairly made by inspired artists looking for a return on their risk, in which case: Why are you not paying them for their work?

Vast majority of people making games are on a Salary. They’re not getting any more or less return from you buying a game.

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hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It helps to realize that complaining is a hobby. People will always find something to complain about regardless of whether it’s constructive, reasonable, or anything else. There’s a whole world of other things people could be doing, but some people greatly prefer complaining to anything else. Not even complaining about anything significant, just anything they can.

Like, yesterday I was hanging out in two different voice chats with some friends who enjoy roleplay in video games. In one chat, we discussed our plans for an upcoming group and reminisced fondly about arcs from years past. In the other chat, everyone just wanted to complain about other people’s rp without really talking about anything they enjoyed at all. I heard them complaining about the same people 3 days earlier. This is literally years after the last time they interacted with them.

Personally, I find the former more engaging and try not to take part in the latter. But that’s me. If complaining endlessly is your hobby, the latter would probably feel more compelling.

Best just to leave them to it, imo.

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