Running With Scissors:
Key reselling websites hurt indie developers like us. There are many ways to obtain our games and we STILL prefer piracy over people buying from those websites.
Illegaly obtained keys are a source of money for scammers and it could even affect you as the customer in some cases.
NiX:
I love you guys and postal series, but I’m not made of money, if I can get a game for cheaper I’d rather pay less than more.
Running With Scissors:
Which is why we’re telling you to pirate our games instead of paying a scammer who will cost us money and probably even get your key revoked
Our games are cheap right now through official sites. Is saving a few cents worth lowering the chances for releasing another POSTAL game?
NiX:
Isn’t pirating illegal? You want your fans get fines and shit? Now they are on sale so I might pick up some but normally i still rather get the game of g2a for cheaper
Running With Scissors:
You can’t get fines if the owners of the IP give you permission to download.
Just know that by getting on G2A, we not only get no money, we also have to pay for the chargeback, that’s the core of the problem and it means no new games in the future and no more RWS
Does the negative opinion of key resellers point to G2A and Kingpin that seem to put you with an unnamed reseller, a bit like eBay? Or does it also include discount resellers like cdkeys and instant-gaming?
Any site that allows customers to resell is a culprit of supporting the grey market. Even if they vet their resellers, you’ll get the occassional hacked accounts, and legitimate resellers “turning” rogue after reaching their target reputation.
Use https://isthereanydeal.com to find actual discounts. Or buy on Steam. Or pirate it. Never support grey market.
+1 for ITAD. I’ve used it for years and it’s great.
Fanatical is not a reseller, right? That’s what I’ve used and it’s never failed on me once so far, across years. I’ve never touched G2A, etc. due to used-key concerns.
Fanatical is listed in ITAD, so it’s fine. Albeit I dislike their lootbox monetization these days.