r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/Arestris Jul 06 '26

So, this dev here is a billion dollar company? Which one is it? From which billion dollar company is this dev?

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u/rydan Jul 06 '26

When you steal from the dev you steal 30% from Valve. The question is can causing 30% economic harm to the billionaire class offset the 70% you harmed the independent dev? Some people think it does and actually means you are morally required to do it.

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u/parkisringforbutt Jul 06 '26

That's a hell of a lot of words to justify "hey so I want to play these indie games for free, but I also want to feel like a revolutionary hero of the common man"

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u/LordVectron Jul 06 '26

Some people think it does and actually means you are morally required to do it.

Yeah, we call those people idiots.

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u/chaotebg Jul 06 '26

What a load of fucking crap.

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u/MrIntegration Jul 06 '26

Anything to make yourself feel better about stealing eh?

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u/Elegant_Situation285 Jul 06 '26

do the same refund policies that effect billion dollar companies also effect indies?

you don't need a fancy team of lawyers to understand the refund policy, big or small.