Tech Guru wrote@silo_m8
From where are you downloading your games (Steam , Origin , MS Store) , for example Quantum Break will be an MS Store exclusive.
What is your internet subscription type ? For Example a 53 GB Game , how much will it take you to be downloaded ? What is your download strategy (unlimited traffic at night or another method) ? What is Your Download speed?
What is payment method ( A Dollar Master Debit Card linked to your salary account , or another type of card? Have you tried Maliks Internet Prepaid Internet Cards , will that work?
Thank You
For downloading, my friend gamingindex on the forums downloads the files, you should contact him very nice guy, very helpful.
I only buy keys for steam or gog, Ubisoft games are crap these last few years so no uplay, EA have really shitty buisness practices so I choose not to buy their games but the Origin experience is very nice, MS Store "apps" don't even have the basic pc features to be considered games.
For payment I use an Internet debit card from my bank. I use it for all my online payments that accept lebanon as an address.
@NuclearVision
The reason I mentioned apple products is to point out that ease of use is something people actually pay for.
As for professional products, such as CAD programs and content creation software. CAD programs are a real problem because licenses are meant for professional use and are priced accordingly, individuals are not the target customers and nobody expects the individual to afford such licenses. I'm a mechanical design engineer and I'm forced to pirate Autodesk products because all of the industry in lebanon is pirating them and expects me to use them, to stay ahead of the curve you are forced to deal with crashes and bugs: if a game crashes, no big deal, but if inventor crashes mid work session, that's hours of work gone, I wish I could do the same as I do with games.
As for content creation software like adobe creative suite, if you are making money out of these softwares, i dont think their subscription is too much, since your programs are always up to date, they have good customer support, and frankly the ease of use is worth it. But if you're just a hobbyist, there are free alternatives that are not as powerful but for free programs they are really good.
I'll say it again, since you're trying to find where the happiness comes from, it comes from ease of use of fully patched fully supported software with online features.