Re:You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of bei...
by tehbeard on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:17AM
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I don't have numbers or links to hand, but i've seen this issue brought up by a number of indie devs.
> so it’s not a lost sale
Refunds probably count negatively to your rep. with a store.
Re:You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of bei...
by lithos on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:37PM
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Developers are responsible for all card fees related to refunds, fraud, and scams. Some indie devs are seeing Steam cuts of 46% due to fraud purchases and refunds. The Steam store is also set up so that “the customer wins” so heavily that most devs are afraid of clawing back fraud keys (since they’re going to turn into negative reviews, or the key fraudsters get revenge by targeting their game more heavily).
Re:You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of bei...
by crtasm on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @03:36PM
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> Some indie devs are seeing Steam cuts of 46% due to fraud purchases and refunds.
Which devs and are they selling enough copies for 46% to be a meaningful amount?
Re:You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of bei...
by BlueTemplar on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:46PM
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Which shows well (among other things), how if you release on Steam (or yet worse "platforms"), that you're not indie any more.
Is that really a big problem? Do you have actual numbers to that, and not just a hunch? I would actually guess that most people who can actually afford a game would pay for it. In my experience, most people who cheat in this way would not have bought the game anyway, so it’s not a lost sale.