Worth Pirating?

Started by gullfounder, September 09, 2014, 02:25:18 AM

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Merry76

Quote from: gullfounder on September 09, 2014, 02:25:18 AM
I have been following this game for over an year. Really really wanted to play. Many times i asked the dev to put on steam or at-least give us alternate way of payment. But no response. Just soon TM.

Tynan will put it on Steam when he is ready for it. There is no pressure to realease it in early access, as early access has its own problems (people starting to cry "refund" when they find out there are bugs in an alpha, or when they think the game isnt being finished in the time they want it... stuff like that)

You could at least try to mention what kind of payment method you would have needed. Because all the usual ones are still working. Also giving some bloke the money and ask him to buy it for you is still an option.

Quote from: gullfounder on September 09, 2014, 02:25:18 AM
But i just downloaded the pirated ver. Sorry, couldn't wait any longer. thanks for support.

I bet you are mighty proud of yourself.

No support from me.

Xerberus86

Quote from: Merry76 on September 09, 2014, 07:48:53 AM
Quote from: gullfounder on September 09, 2014, 02:25:18 AM
I have been following this game for over an year. Really really wanted to play. Many times i asked the dev to put on steam or at-least give us alternate way of payment. But no response. Just soon TM.

Tynan will put it on Steam when he is ready for it. There is no pressure to realease it in early access, as early access has its own problems (people starting to cry "refund" when they find out there are bugs in an alpha, or when they think the game isnt being finished in the time they want it... stuff like that)

You could at least try to mention what kind of payment method you would have needed. Because all the usual ones are still working. Also giving some bloke the money and ask him to buy it for you is still an option.

Quote from: gullfounder on September 09, 2014, 02:25:18 AM
But i just downloaded the pirated ver. Sorry, couldn't wait any longer. thanks for support.

I bet you are mighty proud of yourself.

No support from me.

i hope he knows that many blogs, this too, blog the ip address of its userse and that he just admitted doing something illegal and his IP is know clearly to see for the admin(s).

other than that, if you pirate a game i wouldn't go into their forums and poke my nose around. if you really wanna support this dev (@OP) then guy it. saying that you can't use paypal because your credit card isn't accepted is a bad excuse. you can create an paypal account without a credit card and then just transfer money via your bank account onto the paypal account. the integration of a credit card is for paypal to automatically get money from your bank account but you can charge up your paypal account without integrating your card.

so sorry but i don't see a reason why you shouldn't pay the dev the money to support him.

ItchyFlea

#17
There are always ways to pay for something without having to resort to piracy.
Don't have a credit card? Grab a friend who does and give them the money and get them to buy the game for you. Tynan can change the email address used for the purchase, so that you get the game download link instead of your friend.
Many countries now also have a system where you can purchase a one-use-only Visa card with a predetermined amount on it. Grab one of those, then buy the game via Paypal or Stripe.
Others have pointed out other ways of putting money into a Paypal account without a credit card.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I understand that for many people, the options above simple aren't available. In this case though it appears that those options might be available, which is why I mentioned them. :)
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#18
Piracy discussions are not okay here.

If you want to buy the game, as noted above, there are lots of ways. People use temp credit cards, they get friends or parents to buy it, they start a PayPal account and put a few dollars in, and so on. Or, they just wait for Steam.

Pirates: Temp-banned. Hopefully you'll find a way to get a legitimate copy before returning.
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