I might try to find a pirate copy of a studio or outfits stuff just to see if it's my flavor or not. Once I get my answer I pony up if it is, delete it and move on if it isn't. My problem is that it's neigh impossible to find a full length vid to watch legitimately, even in the promo pages. It's always clips or montages (which as you know shows the best stuff, because who's going to make a commercial that sucks, right?) that mostly isn't a good reflection of the overall thing they are trying to sell you on. Things like story, acting, camera work and pacing matter to me. A full vid isn't curated for sales, it's something that had been green lit and put out with pride. THAT is what I want to see. You can throw sand at me if you like and think I'm a horse cock for grabbing a pirate copy to check out, but do keep in mind that I am a truthful horse cock. Honest even, depending on which hairs and how many you'd like to split
And yes, I do find my flavor even though I am a picky, picky, picky nitpicky MFer with unreasonable high standards.. And they are getting my money. On Patreon, Subscribestar, Pixiv and Booth and one commission I'd buy all over again I was so pleased.
TL/DR: Unsolicited explanation of my piracy even though it's apples to oranges in the current convo.