I wouldn’t. There was a dev ( I forget which game, but def indie ) that said the pirated keys from those dodgy sites actually ended up costing them money, and they would’ve been happier if people just pirated the game instead, if they really didn’t want to pay for it.
In before someone tries to guilt trip you for that because “developers aren’t getting money from stolen keys” and the developer isn’t an indie developer but a studio owned by Microsoft or EA…
Titou@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Or even buying it on instant gaming
absquatulate@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I wouldn’t. There was a dev ( I forget which game, but def indie ) that said the pirated keys from those dodgy sites actually ended up costing them money, and they would’ve been happier if people just pirated the game instead, if they really didn’t want to pay for it.
Titou@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
What’s the difference between pirated keys and piracy ?
absquatulate@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I think it had something to do with credit card fees
xan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
In before someone tries to guilt trip you for that because “developers aren’t getting money from stolen keys” and the developer isn’t an indie developer but a studio owned by Microsoft or EA…
TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 4 months ago
“AAA Developers aren’t getting money from real keys either, what’s your point?”