The ethics of engaging in a broken game
The ethics of engaging in a broken game
the part that bothers me is with all those paid DLCs...
cracked games don’t have these problems and let you play offline without any unwanted software (denuvo / origin, etc.)
also think about how much time you’ll spend playing it.
finally, do you feel confident using all the software you bought compared to the cost of the hardware?
Played a cracked version of GTA 5 for some missions, enjoyed it, so I purchased it. Still need to buy it for multiplayer anyway. The other games are either cracked and removed quickly or are free-to-play from the start.
It's true that Metro Exodus became a big talking point because they avoided the Steam store for Epic. Plus, it has Denuvo protection, and a developer made it clear they wouldn't support PC if the situation continued. However, despite these challenges, there is still significant work being done on the game.
I've had to use purchased games just to get them to function properly from the start, right? Morality? Sure, but do I really have morals if the games I own are just physical copies? It's mostly a bunch of nonsense meant to charge more, and piracy doesn't really matter.
I used to do this many years back to test if my system can take the game or not. Nowadays since Steam have refund features i usually just issue a refund if the game is broken/unplayable.
I want to play Exodus but i gonna wait for Steam release.
It's theft, without a doubt. It feels almost the same as stealing something from a convenience store and grabbing candy off the shelf.
I used to do it often. I frequently cheated on games, music, and movies. Eventually, I stopped convincing myself that what I was doing was acceptable. Now I truly regret my past as a pirate.
Ugh, I dislike this anti-consumer label. In my view, being anti-consumer means deliberately deceiving customers and offering poor alternatives, like Bethesda’s memorabilia with their limited editions. I don’t see any anti-consumer behavior when a product is only available on a certain platform. According to that perspective, it’s anti-consumer for developers to demand a specific operating system or require users to buy from their own store.
Today, people often use the term whenever something seems unfair or inconvenient. That doesn’t fit the definition of anti-consumer.
I don’t agree with this stance. I acknowledge there are those who won’t buy something if they can’t get it for free. Of course, no sales were lost, but there’s a segment that will pay full price just to avoid missing out.
When I used to pirate, piracy wasn’t an option. If I had chosen to buy the content instead, it would have hurt them. So yes, my actions were motivated by protecting their sales. If I switched to piracy, wouldn’t that also damage them?
metro exodus is the top shooter i've played in ten years,
but it sucks so much that i might have to buy a console for the next one.
I really have many games in my Steam library, but I wish I had gotten cracked ones instead. Because I paid for expectations and then they turned out to be disappointing. Getting cracked games has become more difficult now compared to when it was first introduced, or maybe I just became more impatient. Downloading on Steam is quick and simple. Cracking usually means slower speeds and a lot of issues with zip files. It's been years since I last got a cracked game. When I was a kid, we all had them. We didn't have money for all the cool games, so I found a way. Soon, all the kids in my village started asking me to burn them out. To be honest, I think that was the last time I was popular. Anyway, I don't do it anymore—not just for moral reasons, but mostly for convenience.