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Old 06-04-2015, 12:48 PM   #3131
jeff061
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Originally Posted by thesloppy View Post
Torrenting takes like an hour or two to initially get familiar with, and requires a modicum of PC skillz. Those aren't very limiting factors, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's still tens of thousands of Steam users who might 'try out' piracy if it only came down to pressing a button and filling in a text box.

In between credit card fees and whatever model of transaction Steam uses I'd also imagine that someone would be getting boned if Steam returns became a preferred method of piracy.

I know how to torrent. It's pretty easy. I wouldn't know how to play a steam game that wasn't tied in with my steam account. Even if I made a copy of all the files before refunding.

And yeah, I agree the people that are going to steal are going to torrent. They aren't going through the steps of buying, refunding and doing whatever you need to do to keep playing after you refund.
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