Jerykk wrote on Nov 24, 2010, 01:43:
I'm pretty sure they don't care as long as I end up buying the game. To them, there's absolutely no difference between someone playing the game and then paying $50 for it vs someone not playing the game and then paying $50 for it. Both parties are paying $50 for the game.

Now, if you're talking about the developer of a game I pirated but did not enjoy (and thus did not buy), I can't really feel sympathy for them. They made a game I dislike. If it weren't already obvious, people generally don't finish games they don't enjoy. It really wouldn't make any sense to continue playing a game when they're not having fun. I'm not sure why people assume that this doesn't apply to pirates as well. When people rent games, do they always enjoy them? I highly doubt it. Same thing applies to pirates.

If developers want my money, they need to make a game I enjoy. Pretty simple, really. Nothing righteous about it. Seems pretty reasonable, in fact.