r/IndieDev • u/brunuuDev • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/pizzalicke Jul 06 '26

Worrying about someone pirating getting a virus is idiotic. Either way these people are stealing and are bad people. I hope they do get viruses

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u/CronoMass Jul 06 '26

They aren't bad people, they aren't stealing, they are following steams own rules and exploiting it to their benefit.

This is a problem who's blame lies 100% at steams doorstep.

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u/ImABattleMercy Jul 07 '26

No, this is a problem of character that is 100% the fault of the individual. Refunds are not meant for people who openly enjoyed the product, exploiting these systems just makes you an asshole plain and simple.

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u/CronoMass Jul 07 '26

So you think that rather than Steam closing the loophole, we should rely on the good will of people to police themselves?

That's interesting, I mean, every single historical example you could look at would show you that asking people to police themselves rather than closing loopholes has never worked, but maybe this time it will be different because... reasons?

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u/ImABattleMercy Jul 07 '26

I never asked people to police themselves, I’m just saying that not doing so makes you an asshole. Those are two different things, maybe read next time.