Summary

  • FitGirl Repacks, a notorious contributor to video game piracy, has begun asking for donations.
  • Shortly after their call to action, dozens of users flocked to contribute via cryptocurrency.
  • One donator contributed more than $42,000 in Bitcoin, going to show that pirates can come from all walks of life.

It began with a simple request🐼, and has since turned into a rally.

FitGirl Repacks, a notorious game piracy contributor, who helps "repack" games that have been cracked on PC, including the lik𝔉esꦺ of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which was cracked in two minutes, as well as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which was cracked shortly after 🅠its launch onꦫ PC, receওntly began asking its users for donations in order to keep 🏅the site running.

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Shortly after, game pirates began flo🌟cking in droves to donate whatever they could, including one cryptocurrency millionaire, who managed to donate a whopp💞ing $42,572.

Pirating Games Isn't Free, You Know

In an initial post, the notorious repacker sh🔯ared a reminder to their users that they routinely incur costs in order to run the website, as well as, well, repack games.

"Once in a while, thisꦉ day comes. The day where I have to remind you that making repacks and runnin🃏g this site costs me money," the post read in part.

The s♔ite is ad-free, and downloading repacks doesn't cost users anything. "I’m not earning money off my hobby, but only try to cover expenses, and when some of you donate periodically – it’s all good," the post added. Instead, if they could say "thanks" via cryptocurrency, it would be much appreciated.

And that's exactly what happened. shows donations ranging from a couple of bucks to more meatyꦍ contributions like $20 before the aforementioned donation in the sum of $42,572.

If you're surprised by the turnout, then don't be. Taking to Reddit, numerous pirates shared their intentions to help keep the site running by any means🐬 necessary. "They gave me a game library of the latest and greatest. I would be happy to help out," .

"If there is a time when a pirate has to spend money, it is this one," . While we'll never know the identity of the massive donator, it does go to show that pirates aren't limited to "pooꦓr" gamers, but rather all sorts of users, even those with seemingly endless crypto dollars.

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