• JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I could see this as useful to get for a month so you can try out a bunch of indie titles to find ones you like before you buy them. Could be helpful for developers that don’t have small demos or anything.

      Certainly not useful to have perpetually.

      • Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        2 hour refunds on steam have never let me down. Also I’d rather encourage devs to release a demo versus yet another subscription model. This is a big pass from me.

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          2 months ago

          I get the impression most devs would rather you didn’t use the refund window as a trial; eg, if you think you’re only 5% interested, they’d rather you don’t buy it with plans to refund.

          Refunds still cost them, and some players have received warnings from Steam support for excess refunds even if they follow the hour limits each time.

          • Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            2 months ago

            Where did you get this impression. I refund games all the time with no issue, warning or not.

            Also I doubt devs would prefer I never try their game versus trying it and maybe enjoying it.