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That's windows and games. Truly a PITA. And the worst thing is the rich companies can just bribe their way into people's computers by offering their games for f

by rplnt 3y ago

That's windows and games. Truly a PITA. And the worst thing is the rich companies can just bribe their way into people's computers by offering their games for free. EA and Epic are both guilty of this and I won't install that just on principle alone. That being said, maybe if there was a good sandboxing, ot wouldn't be so bad?

consp 3y ago
> That's windows and games. Truly a PITA. And the worst thing is the rich companies can just bribe their way into people's computers by offering their games for free. EA and Epic are both guilty of this and I won't install that just on principle alone. I have returned my last two game purchases on steam because they didn't launch into the game but an alternative login. I will no longer accept that. I'll chose another game and I wish many more will do that but I'm not hopeful.
- quickslowdown 3y ago
  Gamers are the least principled bunch of users I've come across. They screech & moan about shit they hate in games, and then turn around and buy the next carbon copy clone of Call of Duty, EA's games with thousands of dollars of DLC, the shiny new limited time microtransaction sword that costs $3,000. If gamers had any kind of principle, they'd do what you're doing and show their disdain for these practices by not buying the game. But they just can't help themselves. The diminishing dopamine hits are just too difficult to resist, and so they just keep putting money into these awful schemes that are ruining the industry, making sure to cry and whine as they pull their credit card back out to really show the company how unhappy they are to continue buying the shit they put out.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  > I have returned my last two game purchases on steam because they didn't launch into the game but an alternative login. Ughh that’s the worst. When I double click on a game I want to play it, not run some publisher’s shitty “launcher” that begs you to create an account and hits you with ads. I HAVE A LAUNCHER: it’s called my operating system and it works fine. Game developers please stop doing this shit! Nobody wants this.

by rplnt 3y ago

consp 3y ago

> That's windows and games. Truly a PITA. And the worst thing is the rich companies can just bribe their way into people's computers by offering their games for free. EA and Epic are both guilty of this and I won't install that just on principle alone. I have returned my last two game purchases on steam because they didn't launch into the game but an alternative login. I will no longer accept that. I'll chose another game and I wish many more will do that but I'm not hopeful.

quickslowdown 3y ago
Gamers are the least principled bunch of users I've come across. They screech & moan about shit they hate in games, and then turn around and buy the next carbon copy clone of Call of Duty, EA's games with thousands of dollars of DLC, the shiny new limited time microtransaction sword that costs $3,000. If gamers had any kind of principle, they'd do what you're doing and show their disdain for these practices by not buying the game. But they just can't help themselves. The diminishing dopamine hits are just too difficult to resist, and so they just keep putting money into these awful schemes that are ruining the industry, making sure to cry and whine as they pull their credit card back out to really show the company how unhappy they are to continue buying the shit they put out.
ryandrake 3y ago
> I have returned my last two game purchases on steam because they didn't launch into the game but an alternative login. Ughh that’s the worst. When I double click on a game I want to play it, not run some publisher’s shitty “launcher” that begs you to create an account and hits you with ads. I HAVE A LAUNCHER: it’s called my operating system and it works fine. Game developers please stop doing this shit! Nobody wants this.