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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I didn't say I purchased a game, I said I paid for a game. Whether that's a "purchase" or a "license" is irrelevant to the fact that I can't even play the game I "licensed" either.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

They have altered the license. Pray they do not alter it further.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 0 points 11 months ago

Hmm, your original response pre-edit was a lot nicer.

I didn’t say I purchased a game, I said I paid for a game.

I also didn't use the word purchase. You said "paid for a game", I quoted you as saying you "paid for a game".

Why are you pretending I misquoted you?

[-] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because the difference seemed to be what your point was. If it wasn't, I have no idea what it was. I paid for a license for a game. Thus I paid for a game.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 2 points 11 months ago

That was my point -- I was building off of what you said...

I paid for a license for a game. Thus I paid for a game.

This is exactly the problem. This should be true, but it isn't in most cases.

Store's like GOG get much closer by giving you a DRM free copy. But some would say that even then, if you aren't allowed to modify and distribute that, you don't really own the game either.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago

Okay so if I didn't pay for a license for a game, what did I pay for?

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 0 points 11 months ago

You did, and that licence comes with plenty of terms that can restrict or revoke your access to that game.

Which shouldn't be allowed, but it is.

In an ideal world, you wouldn't have to purchase a license to the game at all. You could purchase the game itself by receiving a packaged copy of it along with a copy of the source code.

But something inbetween would be a nice start.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 11 months ago

Great, I'm glad we sorted that out. Thanks for the unnecessary clarification.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 0 points 11 months ago

Lol you say you want a discussion and then act like a dickhead when someone engages in that discussion.

Nice work.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago

I didn't say I wanted a discussion? Why are you misquoting me? I just honestly have no fucking idea what your point is and it's tiresome. Goodbye now.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 11 months ago

We seriously need to have a long conversation

This you?

I just honestly have no fucking idea what your point is and it’s tiresome.

Skill issue.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago

How convenient that you omitted the part of the sentence that describes what the conversation is about. It wasn't this.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, it was about what constitutes a refund, which I built upon...

[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago

You didn't build upon anything, you exclusively attempted to derail the conversation into some sort of ridiculous semantics argument that I still don't understand.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I didn't attempt to derail anything, nor did I make any kind of "ridiculous semantics argument".

That you don't understand it continues not to surprise me.

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