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    16 days ago

    True. But steam’s DRM is trivial. So if you downloaded your games and steam goes dark, you can easily “crack” them. I often do this to circumvent the 2hr refund window and test longer. As many games try to keep you entertained for at least 2hrs 😁

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        15 days ago

        I buy if I like. I won’t if I don’t. My library is already too big, that loading it takes ages.

        I pirate movies and series though. Without exception AND for convenience.

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            15 days ago

            Obviously not large enough :-) Try taking a look at your playtime-list. Maybe they changed something, i dunno, i stopped checking long ago.

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      15 days ago

      Sure, but then why pay for them at all, unless you really want to support the devs?

      It being legal and convenient is the improved service that can help reduce piracy.

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        15 days ago

        Paying is up to the user of course. It was just meant as a “it’s not as bad as others in DRM”. Also you could have hundreds of games for 0,- there, too.

        For me it was indeed the convenience. I was pirate since the 80s but steam gave a reason to just buy. Be it updates, workshop, community all around a game, news for that etc.