quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-219 hours agoDon't 🏴☠️ games. But if you can only afford to buy on shady game 🗝️key stores, then save 💵💶💴 and 🏴☠️ insteadlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1370arrow-down1imageDon't 🏴☠️ games. But if you can only afford to buy on shady game 🗝️key stores, then save 💵💶💴 and 🏴☠️ insteadlemmy.dbzer0.comquickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenibbler@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-218 hours agoSo, what happend to evaluation keys, valid for 20 days after activation… Would solve a bunch of problems.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoSome devs feel like it’s a dick move. If the content creator actually did stream or review it, it’s a bit of a slap in the face to then claw back the key.
minus-squarejim3692@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoWhat if the key itself had a limited available time to get activated, but after activation you keep the game? This allows any interested content creator to play the game, while limiting the chances of abusing the developer.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·54 minutes ago100% possible with current steam key offerings I believe, it’s just a highly manual process.
minus-squareBlaestEgnen@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoI’ve seen demos/open betas have become a lot more common in the past year. So I do wonder if that’s changing this paradigm a bit
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoFreeware used to be a whole thing. A demo version you could play freely, and if you wanted the full version you’d pay for it
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoTell me about it. Have been given 5 keys so far for steam games, only 1 removed the key from me after a short time
minus-squarenibbler@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoIt would be a dick move to claw it back like media companies are clawing back “bought” content, but if it’s clear from the start…
minus-squaremelroy@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·18 hours agoNo no… It’s fine. Just pirate it. You got a free ticket now.
So, what happend to evaluation keys, valid for 20 days after activation… Would solve a bunch of problems.
Some devs feel like it’s a dick move. If the content creator actually did stream or review it, it’s a bit of a slap in the face to then claw back the key.
What if the key itself had a limited available time to get activated, but after activation you keep the game?
This allows any interested content creator to play the game, while limiting the chances of abusing the developer.
100% possible with current steam key offerings I believe, it’s just a highly manual process.
I’ve seen demos/open betas have become a lot more common in the past year. So I do wonder if that’s changing this paradigm a bit
Freeware used to be a whole thing. A demo version you could play freely, and if you wanted the full version you’d pay for it
Tell me about it. Have been given 5 keys so far for steam games, only 1 removed the key from me after a short time
It would be a dick move to claw it back like media companies are clawing back “bought” content, but if it’s clear from the start…
No no… It’s fine. Just pirate it. You got a free ticket now.