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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 11 months ago

Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it'

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Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it'

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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 11 months ago
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Spreading the word about a game you pirated and enjoyed is "at worst an equal trade," Hakita says.
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  • DragonConsort@pawb.social
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    Can you even imagine being this based?

    I need to check this game out

    • magic_lobster_party@kbin.run
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      It’s an amazing game and addicting once you get into it. If you think Quake and Devil May Cry sounds like a fun combo, this is the game.

      Just be aware the game isn’t finished yet. The last few levels are missing.

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        Honestly there’s so much content it could be released as a full game as is and I would not be disappointed

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          Yeah, I thought the game was good value when there was only Act 1, and now the game is more than double that.

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      In all honesty, it’s a great game and it’s not that expensive. There’s currently even a deal in the Humble Store: https://isthereanydeal.com/game/ultrakill/info/

      And in case you liked it, Turbo Overkill is similar and also great.

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      I just bought it based on this alone. Early-access and FPS games aren’t typically my thing, but I like the cut of this person’s jib.

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    That’s some class right there. ✨

    • Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The use of class as a discriptor is ironic lmao

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    This does not seem like my kind of thing, but by golly I respect that something fierce. Buying a copy just to support the dev.

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      plot twist: joke’s on you, it’s just viral marketing

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    deleted by creator

  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
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    I mean good for him.

    But very few pirates actually can’t afford shit. It’s mostly people in shitty regions and freeloaders who don’t pay for anything.

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      So, money the company was never going to make anyway then, got it.

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      You have to be playing Devil’s advocate for the sake of it because every significant study done on the subject shows that piracy has a positive or at worst neutral effect on the industry.

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        devil’s advocate would be calling this a hollow publicity stunt

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    Not that anyone wants them, but I’ve had the same policy about my books. They got “leaked” by a friend that put them in his soulseek folder. Doesn’t bother me at all

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