"An enterprising Grand Theft Auto IV modder..."

Haha you're so cute! :)

Not entirely. You'd probably find that a great deal of pirates have extensive Steam Libraries. I haven't pirated media in about two years now, but those days back then were the days in which my Steam library grew at its fastest.

AND not pay a cent ;) You missed out that part.

Personally, I don't care how good moral human beings should act, because most everyone is an arrogant fuck despite their moral allegiance and they'll do what they want whether you like it or not :)

If they were required to make a pre-order incentive, why did they actively refuse to do a timed exclusive which would have been just fine for both them and us, or even just simply stick to the incentives that they already had in place? An exclusive ingame weapon as well as 100 military grade ammunition is this…

Because it's still a vote against the practice - Even if the developer needs to play advocate and take the shots.

That's the thing though - It isn't free to PC users. It's free to those who pre-order through Steam, but if you don't pre-order, you'll have to fork up $5 for it post-launch as well.

You'll never win this argument. Piracy is seen as a final "fuck you" to unethical business practice, and it's a gorgeous thing because it's exclusive to digital media.

Absolutely disgusting practice. Were the exclusive gun and extra in-game currency not good enough?

Quite shocked to see this game reviewed, however it's a pleasant surprise. It's a nice change from all of this newfangled jazzamatazz.

For something made over the course of the Jam, those character animations are STUNNING.

I prefer this theory.

Oh no doubt. At the end of the day you do have those who pay $100's that offset those who pay zilch, but I can't help but feel that if the highest price you had to pay was capped at say $100, sure it's still pricey but I feel that many more customers would pay up to that cap.

a 20-disc carousel

The problem I find is in regards to your statement here:

Emma Emmerich, Rosemary, Meryl Silverburgh, EVA, Para-Medic, Fortune, The Boss, B&B Corp...

Day made, and it's only 8:30AM. Thank you!

"A drop in [his] career bucket"?

I didn't notice that until you mentioned it!