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It was inevitable after they were bought. Funny how they lied about this up to the last moment still. It's also blatantly illegal. Well the game is readily avai
by s9w 6y ago
It was inevitable after they were bought. Funny how they lied about this up to the last moment still. It's also blatantly illegal. Well the game is readily available at the common piracy sites though.
- kevingadd 6y agoI'm not clear on how this is illegal. Is it something about the EULA? Most of the big publishers force you to use their launcher on Steam.
- s9w 6y agoI bought the game. I can't play it now. Also I would have to agree to something I can't read.
- kevingadd 6y agoAdding new criteria to play the latest patch of a game is something basically every major developer does on a regular basis - you'll get EULA confirmation prompts after installing an update, especially if it's an online game like Rocket League. I'd say I see one 1-2 times a year for every online game I play. The EULA not being visible definitely sounds illegal, though. Really absurd oversight.
- syshum 6y ago>>after installing an update This is the key part, it should be BEFORE you install the update, and with "Do you accept these new terms and wish to install" Not like it is today "We have forced these new terms on you, and if you do not accept you lose all access to this game" as there is no easy way to rollback to the previous version that worked
- dcveloper 6y agoSue them in small claims court.
- s_dev 6y agoI doubt it's criminal but probably against Steam's terms of service. Who probably require not having a third party account as a condition to play a game bought on Steam.
- majewsky 6y agoIf that's against Steam ToS, Epic wouldn't be the first on Steam to break it. I had to create a account with Paradox Interactive to play some of their games in multiplayer.
- wayneftw 6y agoNo, it’s allowed. There is even a badge in the store to announce the requirement. Rockstar games for instance required a third-party account to play GTA5.
- mhh__ 6y agoIf you're lucky the EU might have a go. Thank God for brexit, couldn't be having any of that free trade and consumer protections
- maybeOneDay 6y agoThis isn't an argument in support of Epic account requirements, but they never lied about it. See here from the initial announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeague/comments/i7vhcd/_/g14e8v5 https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeague/comments/i7vhcd/_/g14e... Edit: Also from the text of the announcement blog post on cross account progression: "Rocket League’s cross-platform progression is made possible with an Epic Games Account. So, creating one or signing into your existing Epic Games Account is the first step of the process. You'll be prompted to do this when you start up Rocket League for the first time after the update. Once that's completed, there are a couple of different ways to connect your Rocket League platforms to your Epic Games Account and complete the process for cross-platform progression. "