Here is a similar case where people pirated something despite the fact that the purchaser was given the choice of how much they should pay for it... http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Saving-a-penny----pirating-the-Humble-Indie-Bundle Lack of access to a credit card in order to purchase online seemed to be a commonly stated…
This was the best way for him to handle it PR-wise, note that he still never said it was okay for people to do it, and also that his particular game is very online centric and is structured around a verification system. This pretty much made up my mind on how the majority of pirates think, no motive, no honor, no gray…