I sent a req for the new Purple Bear game, should I have waited? is there an unspoken policy? It was my first req so I'm not sure how it works
There's no such rule or policy, no need to listen to those Virtue Signalers.
Like Why it's Not OK to pirate from creators they like, but it's OK to Pirate from everyone else?
If you are not OK with piracy, don't use this site, at all. Not now, not later, there's no difference.
Pure Hypocrisy 
Also, leaks don't actually financially affect the creators, but can hurt their feelings.
BUT, we will only get leaks when there are people willing to share.
You can ask for it (Don't Spam tho), just don't expect your request to be fulfilled.