Game Companies List 'FitGirl-Repacks' as a Key Piracy Threat * TorrentFreak
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The ESA, which represents several major gaming companies, includes FitGirl-Repacks in its latest overview of notorious piracy markets.
  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20·
    1 month ago

    If I can’t own it, you shouldn’t get anything from me.

    Although I did buy the factorio DLC. They earned it.

  • djsoren19@yiffit.netEnglish
    561·
    1 month ago

    Then offer better downloads? FitGirl’s repacks exist because some people have incredibly shitty ISPs that impose harsh data caps with dogshit speeds. Downloading an uncompressed 70gb game is just not going to happen, what do these companies suggest people do? Purchase their games and never successfully download them?

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
    159·
    1 month ago

    I don’t even bother with games since steam has better service but this fitgirl is a giga 🇹🇩

    I dont buy on steam though either grey market keys or code on gamestop. Got to break up these monopolies somehow lol

    These corpos got a union to fight her so she must be doing something right.

    Remember folks, corpos are not people and they are inherently a threat actor to anyone who is working or buying. Treat them as such.

    • carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      24·
      1 month ago

      I remember at least one indie dev saying that they would prefer you pirate the game instead of using key resellers as they tend to cost the devs lots of time and money dealing with credit card fraud.

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
        118·
        1 month ago

        If I am buying grey market, I don’t give two fucks about what the dev thinks.

        If i respected their capitalist operation I would buy the code from gamestop.

        But yes, you are making a valid point. If you respect the dev, pay them!