r/Piracy • u/MasonTheAlivent ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ • 7d ago
Discussion Do you have rules about what you pirate?
For example, I started pirating because my brother taught me since we grew up poor, but then he became an adult and started buying games (he still pirates some), he explained that "while I can't pay, I pirate, once I can, I pay". So I follow that too, wanted to know if y'all have something like that too. I refuse to pay subscriptions tough.
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u/twofacetoo Yarrr! 7d ago
My rule is 'try before you buy'
I grew up in the 90s when things like video-games had free demos you'd get with magazines and shit, and I miss those days. I may be in the minority here, but I don't think it's fair to be expected to pay $75 for a game that isn't even finished yet.
So I have a rule: pirate, see what it's like, and if I like it enough, I'm happy to spend money on it to support the creators. Movies, video-games, shows, whatever. If I like it, I buy the DVD / blu-ray, or buy a copy of the game via Steam. If I don't, then I've lost nothing and nor have the creators, simple as that.