Pirating is fine to allow cultural important pieces to penetrate into social spheres that do not have the financial resources to buy them outright. I am pirating pretty much every FitGirl or AnkerGames release i can get my hands on.
But I also pay what i can to support the gamestudios that deserve it, from small indies up to AA-releases like this (AAA Companies can get bent in 90% of cases, esp. when they saturate their game with DLC and MTX). I bought Baldurs Gate 3 at full price, preordered Cyberpunk 2077 and have a vast library of games that i paid for with my limited financial ressources.
I do agree that noone deserves special treatment. But i also am very steadfast in my conviction that Studios that create great games should have stable finances so we can get more of it.
Pirating is fine to allow cultural important pieces to penetrate into social spheres that do not have the financial resources to buy them outright. I am pirating pretty much every FitGirl or AnkerGames release i can get my hands on.
But I also pay what i can to support the gamestudios that deserve it, from small indies up to AA-releases like this (AAA Companies can get bent in 90% of cases, esp. when they saturate their game with DLC and MTX). I bought Baldurs Gate 3 at full price, preordered Cyberpunk 2077 and have a vast library of games that i paid for with my limited financial ressources.
I do agree that noone deserves special treatment. But i also am very steadfast in my conviction that Studios that create great games should have stable finances so we can get more of it.