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TroutPaste
12/19/20 1:09:42 PM
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There's no going back. They've given away stuff that I want to play

They're giving away 15 games in 15 days. We're on day 3. Today is The Long Dark

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1488-free-games/79181587

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TroutPaste
12/19/20 1:12:59 PM
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Nearly 150 games for $0, past few years

They must have made a lot of money on Fortnite... and have a sustainable business model. Wonder how they convince devs to give a game away? Just give them a million dollars or some shit?

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Vampire_Wreath
12/19/20 1:14:41 PM
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but gaben is good !!! useless fat FUCK doesn't give away free games

stingy FAT FUCK

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Hippocrates
12/19/20 1:15:38 PM
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superhot's cool but i don't like epic's practices. I got subnautica before I realized what they were doing, but that's about it
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TroutPaste
12/19/20 1:16:40 PM
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What are their practices? Sure they pay for timed exclusives... But how is that any different than playstation or xbox?

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Jeff AKA Snoopy
12/19/20 1:18:32 PM
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Hippocrates posted...
superhot's cool but i don't like epic's practices. I got subnautica before I realized what they were doing, but that's about it

What practices?

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TroutPaste
12/19/20 1:19:25 PM
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They've also been accused of using spyware on their launcher... but how is that getting past tens of thousands of developers who agree to put their game on the platform?

I've never seen an established name say "this is wrong". Only Redditors

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Hippocrates
12/19/20 1:20:27 PM
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...
What practices?
buying timed exclusivity mostly
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TroutPaste
12/19/20 2:50:56 PM
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Hippocrates posted...
buying timed exclusivity mostly

I understand why some people were mad, but I think it's healthy competition

Maybe Valve should release Half Life 3, Portal 3, a new Counterstrike

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Jeff AKA Snoopy
12/19/20 3:01:44 PM
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Hippocrates posted...
buying timed exclusivity mostly

How is that different from Microsoft and Sony literally buying developers and making their games exclusive? I don't understand why it's fine for them but not for Epic.

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Hippocrates
12/19/20 3:17:37 PM
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...
How is that different from Microsoft and Sony literally buying developers and making their games exclusive?
I don't like that either
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GameGodOfAll
12/19/20 3:23:21 PM
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Wait this is day 3? What were the first 2 and can you still get them?

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TroutPaste
12/19/20 3:31:45 PM
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GameGodOfAll posted...
Wait this is day 3? What were the first 2 and can you still get them?

Cities Skylines
Oddworld New N Tasty

(no, sorry, they're on 24 hour timers)

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Ruvan22
12/19/20 3:45:57 PM
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GameGodOfAll posted...
Wait this is day 3? What were the first 2 and can you still get them?

Sign up on the Free Games board run by awesome Troutpaste and you'll get a mention to remind you each day!
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GameGodOfAll
12/19/20 4:16:13 PM
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TroutPaste posted...
Cities Skylines
Oddworld New N Tasty

(no, sorry, they're on 24 hour timers)
Thanks. Actually already have Oddworld, so not a big loss. I'll be sure to check in daily now.

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realnifty1
12/19/20 4:32:15 PM
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TroutPaste posted...
What are their practices? Sure they pay for timed exclusives... But how is that any different than playstation or xbox?

I mean it is different in that they aren't even remotely the same thing. You can't just take a PS game and play it on an Xbox if not for their policies. They are separate platforms, EGS, Steam, GOG are retailers.

What EGS does would be like GameStop buying exclusive right to sell the next GTA and saying they only way to get it is to show up in store and sign up for a power-up account.
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TroutPaste
12/20/20 10:30:19 AM
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another game in half an hour

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Fazeo13
12/20/20 10:51:35 AM
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I'll never buy there but I do like free. They'll probably just delete all my games due to inactivity like ubi and ea did.
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Hexenherz
12/20/20 10:53:00 AM
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Deleted my account there a couple years ago and have never once been tempted to get any of their shit even though I'm stupid about collecting meaningless digital numbers.

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ThyCorndog
12/20/20 10:53:10 AM
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Fazeo13 posted...
They'll probably just delete all my games due to inactivity like ubi and ea did.
what?

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Doom_Art
12/20/20 10:56:26 AM
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Stores enticing companies to make them the exclusive provider of their products is a thing that's been around for an extremely long time. Especially if you're starting out in an area with little competition (where Steam had a virtual monopoly on digital PC gaming) it can help make you a little more competitive.

Don't know why we're getting all freaked out about it now.

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TroutPaste
12/20/20 11:17:23 AM
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Fazeo13 posted...
I'll never buy there but I do like free. They'll probably just delete all my games due to inactivity like ubi and ea did.
I didn't know that was the case

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Hexenherz
12/20/20 11:18:28 AM
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I have never seen games getting deleted from uplay or origin. I heard rumors of games on Origin being sold with 2 year licenses back in like 2011 but... that was a decade ago lol.

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Hippocrates
12/20/20 11:27:56 AM
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Doom_Art posted...
Stores enticing companies to make them the exclusive provider of their products is a thing that's been around for an extremely long time. Especially if you're starting out in an area with little competition (where Steam had a virtual monopoly on digital PC gaming) it can help make you a little more competitive.

Don't know why we're getting all freaked out about it now.
no one's getting freaked out why are you like this
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Doom_Art
12/20/20 11:28:59 AM
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Hippocrates posted...
no one's getting freaked out why are you like this
I mean the reaction I still see towards EGS from a non-negligible number of folks is downright irrational

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Hippocrates
12/20/20 11:29:41 AM
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bet
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Doom_Art
12/20/20 11:33:53 AM
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...?

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Jabodie
12/20/20 11:35:39 AM
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"bet" means agreement.

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ModLogic
12/20/20 11:38:50 AM
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meanwhile on steam: cultists buying up games they dont really want so they can fill a little bar up and collect digital badges

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Hexenherz
12/20/20 11:39:26 AM
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ModLogic posted...
meanwhile on steam: cultists buying up games they dont really want so they can fill a little bar up and collect digital badges
hey
I mean
Sometimes I just drop $10 on there to get those badges without buying games.

gotta have options

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Corrupt_Power
12/20/20 11:44:37 AM
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Doom_Art posted...
Stores enticing companies to make them the exclusive provider of their products is a thing that's been around for an extremely long time. Especially if you're starting out in an area with little competition (where Steam had a virtual monopoly on digital PC gaming) it can help make you a little more competitive.

Don't know why we're getting all freaked out about it now.

Because if it isn't Steam, it's bad, alright?! Never mind if Steam does all the same "spyware" stuff the other launchers do. Never mind Epic gives developers a bigger cut than Steam. Never mind that Epic is constantly giving out free games. Never mind...
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Hippocrates
12/20/20 11:45:37 AM
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boy you guys sure are getting mad at the wind since no one itt is acting like that
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Corrupt_Power
12/20/20 11:46:29 AM
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Hippocrates posted...
boy you guys sure are getting mad at the wind since no one itt is acting like that

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Fazeo13
12/20/20 12:53:44 PM
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TroutPaste posted...

I didn't know that was the case


It's in the eula. I read a few articles about it about year ago I think. I think if you're inactive for a year or two then they can delete the games. Lost all my ea and ubisoft games. Bf3, me, fc bd etc yeah the games were quite old but it still kinda sucked.

Steam account was fine tho. I think I was inactive for about a year and a half was on a console kick for a while and my last pc died. So try not to go to prison or anything like that or games gone. Also lost all my ubi points never used them for anything but I think you could get in game dlc with them?
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Will_VIIII
12/20/20 12:57:37 PM
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I also recommend syncing your EGS account into GOG Galaxy

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ModLogic
12/20/20 3:43:18 PM
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they can delete games you have bought because you havent logged in?


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DarthAragorn
12/20/20 3:45:12 PM
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Nah, fuck EGS
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AlCalavicci
12/20/20 4:17:02 PM
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Where is the full list of games that will be given ?

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Ilishe
12/20/20 4:18:13 PM
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They're giving away FM2020?

Huh. Pretty big of them.

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Hippocrates
12/20/20 4:24:58 PM
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Corrupt_Power posted...
Tag reaffirmed
what's tha tag
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SevenTenths
12/20/20 4:29:22 PM
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Ilishe posted...
They're giving away FM2020?

Huh. Pretty big of them.

They did that awhile ago. As well as gta5 and civ6 and a ton of indie junk you may or may not like

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Fazeo13
12/20/20 4:41:47 PM
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ModLogic posted...
they can delete games you have bought because you havent logged in?



Yes. 2 years for ea and 6 months for ubi. I wonder how long a epic account lasts?

It's called malicious inactivity.

Digital future yay! Higher prices and more bs. Eventually we'll prolly only be able to rent them.
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sauceje
12/20/20 4:43:18 PM
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TroutPaste posted...
They must have made a lot of money on Fortnite... and have a sustainable business model. Wonder how they convince devs to give a game away? Just give them a million dollars or some shit?
I was under the impression Epic paid for all the keys claimed. But I don't know tbh

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Hexenherz
12/20/20 5:22:27 PM
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Fazeo13 posted...
Yes. 2 years for ea and 6 months for ubi. I wonder how long a epic account lasts?

It's called malicious inactivity.

Digital future yay! Higher prices and more bs. Eventually we'll prolly only be able to rent them.
They *can* do it, because it's their service, but that doesn't mean they *will* do it, and they have to notify you beforehand and there's an appeals process to recover deleted accounts if it does get to that point.

Have not heard of anyone being affected directly by policies like these in years.

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TroutPaste
12/20/20 5:34:21 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
Where is the full list of games that will be given ?

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1340328118066638852

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TroutPaste
12/21/20 11:24:25 AM
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Alien Isolation today

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