In a recent FAQ spotted by Automaton, Housenka responded to a hypothetical of “I’ll promote you, give me a Steam key” with a delightfully blunt: “Buy it, you piece of garbage.” Or, as Automaton translates it from the original Japanese, “Buy the game, you piece of sh*t.” I can’t decide which I like better, honestly. The full FAQ is worth a read, if only for Housenka’s sense of humour and an insight into the absurd questions independent devs get asked these days.

“Make this character’s ass and thighs thicker,” another frequent-question-asker demands, to which Housenka responds: “Accept her as she is.” When asked by a phantom answer if the game will add sex, Housenka also proceeds to provide a link to DLsite, an online store that sells doujinshi—self-published manga comics that are often (though not always) pornographic in nature. “No sex. Please visit DLsite for that.”

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      Many keys on such sites are bought with stolen credit cards. Publishers could disable these keys afterwards but most don’t because it’s not the sole fault of the buyer. That’s another method of selling these keys, never Buffy them for an indie Dev or small studio, they could actually lose money if they need to charge back (including fees etc), for the 500 Trillion $ networth AAAAA-Publishers I cannot be bothered to pay 70$

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        Also because the buyer is going to complain in public and leave out the fact that they bought their key at a sketchy key reseller.

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    “Make this character’s ass and thighs thicker,” another frequent-question-asker demands.

    Genshin Impact and its consequences on the already stunted gamer race.

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    I got a friend that thinks I act “high and mighty” because I refuse to pirate games but I just don’t think it’s fair 🤷🏽. I expect a paycheck at the end of the week for my work so it’s only natural that I pay for the goods I receive from someone else’s labor. Plus gaming’s a hobby, my favorite one but a hobby nonetheless. I won’t die if I don’t play every new release.

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      Don’t pirate indie devs. Pirate triple A studios. They already paid the staff to make the game. You are just enforcing their shitty practices of not allowing profit sharing to their devs.

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      It really depends on who you’re talking about. Indie game devs? Don’t pirate. EA? The programmers/designers/writer/etc are getting paid the same amount either way, but there is still an argument to be made that if enough people were to pirate that it could cause layoffs in the future. higher amounts of piracy and higher sales are positively correlated tho so it’s really tough to say.

      In no way should someone be upset with you for you not wanting to pirate tho. That’s just ridonk

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        It doesn’t depend for me. I just do not play games that I’m not interested enough to pay for. They all drop 90% off a year or two down the line if I change my mind. I’m in no hurry.

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      Yeah, I’m with you. The entitlement around media (games movies TV) is insane to me.

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    In a recent FAQ spotted by Automaton, Housenka responded to a hypothetical of “I’ll promote you, give me a Steam key” with a delightfully blunt: “Buy it, you piece of garbage.” Or, as Automaton translates it from the original Japanese, “Buy the game, you piece of sh*t.” I can’t decide which I like better, honestly.

    Damn

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    There are key beggars even on AAA tweets, it’s so strange, I think if may be bots that will sell them later.

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      That’s part of how key reseller websites get their cheap keys. So: yes.