I think this dude is just a troll. Come on, who goes to the games forums to say he doesn't like it? That's kind of retarded in my opinion. I mean, what was he expecting? It's rougelike strategy game. And very good one. Personally if I don't like the game, I just uninstall it. I have to admit I try the games before I buy them (and not by playing demos but by doing things that are considered bad). I support software developers that really deserve it.
Also, FTL isn't 'short' game at all. In my opinion it requires at least 1,5h to play (yes, you can save and quit, but is there anyone using that option? I can't force myself to get out of my story!
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You can say I'm a pirate and this stuff, and I'll agree. But all in all I pay for software I really use. So those 'pirate' copies don't last long on my HDD. And FTL is same case. I admit I downloaded it through torrent site and played it. I loved it, but had no money for it at this point, so I played it for about a week and then, after I got my money I bought it. Why? Because it is Best Game Of The Year of course!
Also, situation with Diablo 3, my brother actually got it with special offer of yearly subscription to WoW, and I played on his account. If I bought it without trying it first I'd literally kill myself. This is most disappointing game of last decade for me! Ridiculous game requirements (it performs badly on my i5 laptop with GF330M and 4GB ram on native resolution, while TL2 goes smoothly on highest settings, so does Mass Effect 3!) and bad, yes BAD overall design, boring story line and implementation of AH made this game terrible.
You may judge me as you want. I will still try games before I buy them, I bet many of you do so. But if you do (and I know it's bad) be sure to grow some balls and buy the software you like, or delete it if you don't enjoy it! Personaly I'm going to get some copies for my friends once I got some spare money (I'm unfortunately unemployed at the moment, and I leave in quite sh!ty country where they wan't elderly people to work until almost death and don't give any new workplaces for young people. I'm going hell out of this place once I get my degree in IT and Computer Graphics). Oh, and sorry for little offtopic
Happy New Year! FTL is great game with very friendly community, keep it this way guys!
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I also want to say that FTL and their developers won my recognition, and I surely will support further FTL development, even if it requires payment, or any other NEW interesting projects they come up with. Why? Because I know they are worth every single cent spent on them.