I feel like a scumbag for cracking this game

[Rage_Squid]

I cracked this game a bit ago. It was great, like better than any games I playe since 2014. I stopped playing and Im waiting for a summer sale to get this masterpiece. Never forget this masterpiece. you people made something so simple so good.

[civil]

you should feel like a scumbag for stealing any game, and by the way i would not count on early access games going on sale. But maybe if your lucky.

[ShadowBandit39]

yah u should feel like scumbag anyways....game design is hobby of mine, and I know the amount of work it takes to make a game. Stealing from small time devs, is an extreme low. But I guess people like you are forever virgins anyways, so i guess it evens out.

[The Queen Salis]

if you can afford it now, pay for it

[Storm0267]

it will be a good idea. the game will only get better

[Sapho]

a scumbag and braggart thief

[Supahz]

Trust your feelings... they're right.

[Liy4b-Derg]

Don't worry. I also cracked it but now I bought it. Let's just say we cracked for a "demo." Lol. Every game needs demos now that the gaming industry becomes more popular. It's difficult to just buy a game and hope for the best nowadays.

Aspiring game dev speaking.

[Aerisana]

Jeez I got a "free demo", just to see if I liked it.

Played 5 minutes and loved it.

Bought 1 copy on steam and have been showing it off to friends.

Who knows they may all get a copy for the Holidays.

Many times I try a game for free, hate it and delete it and am glad for not wasting the $.

[Ottomic]

Yup, always "try" your games before buying them. I know there's a Steam refund system in place, but I don't support it for a slew of reasons. Besides, if you like it, Steam can discover the files for you so download is kept to a minimum. If I hadn't *tried* it, I wouldn't have bought it, myself.

[Drugal]

While I agree that getting an unoffical demo is(was) a valid reason for pirating a released game I would like to address the fact that this is an early access game (and was an alpha "a bit ago").

It will be months until the release and it will most definatly change quite abit until then which negates the justification "I wanted a demo" because a) you dont know wheather there will be an offical demo at release and b) you didnt get a demo you got an early access build that shows the games concepts/ideas and graphical style (which you can get from forums/videos) while everything else will be subject to future changes.

Oh and lets not forget that this is steam where you can get a refund after a 2hour "demo" period!

I did pirate for unoiffical demos in the past. The last time about 3-4 years ago "Distant Worlds" beffore it came to steam. after an hour I bozught the package (including 2 expansions) for 90€. If you claim that this is the same situation than pirating a 20€ early access game you are either dump or lying (not just to us but to yourself).

[Raul Pateides]

how about you show the devs that you really are sorry and buy the game without it beeing on sale as a little punishment for pirating it.

[Liy4b-Derg]

@Drugal you are correct about Early Access but my sentences are separate.

First, I said "demo", quoted to suggest that it is not an official demo.
Second, I meant demos in general. Not just ONI, that's why I added about the gaming industry becoming popular. I was talking about every game.

And yes I am aware of Steam Refunds but it can be a slow and boring process. Sometimes the support can take long before responding to your tickets. And refunding is almost the same as cracking for a demo, really. The developer gains nothing while you have tried the game. Besides, it's not that all the time I have money in my pocket, so it skips the "waiting for my money" part and moves it after "trying the game"

Originally posted by Drugal:

If you claim that this is the same situation than pirating a 20€ early access game you are either dump or lying (not just to us but to yourself).

Huh. Really, I don't see any difference. I don't care if it's EA or something. If it has a price tag on it, I wanna try a "demo" first before I buy it. It's still a partially completed game and they released it both to be played and to be assessed.

[Xuhybrid]

I did the same and bought it afterwards. I don't see the harm if i intend to buy the game anyway. There are some games that i demo this way which i would have regretted buying but this was definitely not one of them.

[Storm0267]

would be nice if every game had a demo. well for me I watch youtube vids before I buy a game usually if im on the fence.

[AlexMBrennan]

And refunding is almost the same as cracking for a demo, really.

Except for the tiny detail that it's not illegal, but I understand how people like you would not understand such trivialities.