The true meaning of piracy and non-DRM games.

i have on my desktop the following games: * starcraft 2 (would never buy it because of blizzard's policies, also did not finish past 10th mission

  • payday 2 (obviously bought, play it semi-regularly)

  • xcom 2 (pirated, was too difficult for me, might buy it very cheaply if ever. good game though) maybe a lost sale

  • tropico 5 (if i had to buy it i would have to buy all the dlc. i don't do this. i am better off pirating or not playing at all)

  • alien swarm (free2play)

  • stellaris (too complex for me, played only twice. not a lost sale, waste of HDD)

  • hearts of iron 4 (i play this all the time. i am thinking of buying it but it would mean, i'd lose the free dlc that came with pirating it. i am not paying 90€ for the special edition, so i'll stick with not paying for now)

  • hotline miami 2 (played a bit, game is too expensive for what it is. if i couldnt pirate this i wouldnt play it at all)

  • wolfenstein + addon (could not play this lelgit even if i wanted to, due to bethesda policies, i am literally forced to pirate this. it is also the reason i will never buy another bethesda game.)

  • evolve (f2p)

*prison architect (nice game but too expensive for what it is. would never pay for this)

  • borderlands 2 (bought for 7 €, didnt even include all dlc, would not have bought at full price due to dlc policies.)

  • killing floor 2 (paid obv.)

  • batman arkham knight (have not started playing it. loved the first 2 batman games. they might be worth a sale)

  • mad max, not started. would not buy if i couldnt pirate it

  • dying light. didn't like it too much in single player obviously. not sure if it is the right game for me anyway. would not have bought. especially since i now know that it doesnt appeal to me

  • assassins creed unity: i loved all the AC games but i hate ubisoft. i am torn on this. maybe for cheap. but i dunno. maybe id rather not play them anymore

now you see of all the games i have pirated i only spent time on 2. one i can not legally obtain anyway and the other which comes with heavy dlc costs so that it deterrs me from buying it.

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