apehater: i don't have a problem with purchasing games, only without purchasing them
Hm...let me contemplate this....it's genius! You made me realize that I'm actually obsessed with and addicted to
-not- buying games so whenever I do buy a game it's not a failure but it's successful therapy against my not-buying addiction. Seen that way, I have not failed 26 times this year but succeeded 26 times. Thinking of myself as a success is much nicer, has a nice ring to it.
apehater: ... i'm just testing if the purchasing process works
Yes of course, it's scientifically sound to keep testing systems over and over. They do that with airplanes every day, it would be dangerous not to.
And I do it just to check my brain for Alzheimer's: If I can still remember how to type in my credit card number, everything is in the green.
apehater: ... i'm supporting the video games industry, the devs and their families need a home and food
To be honest, I don't really think about the game developer's families, home and food. I see the money I pay as an investment for their -next- game. The game I just bought is already out and finished whether I buy it or not but the next game will only happen if I give them more money. Seeing it that way increases self-relevance in the universe from very insignificant to marginally less very insignificant. We're all investors, important people we are! I should write this on my business card: "Entertainment Industry Angel Investor". And I don't even have to take risks and back kickstarters this way.