How does patientgamers feel about free games on Epic? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by MIDItheKID@lemmy.world to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I love the idea of getting older AAA titles for free, but hate the idea of installing the Epic Games Launcher on my computer. Where do you guys stand on this?

It also makes me sad that Epig Games has fallen so far. I grew up on Unreal Tournament and now I don't want them anywhere near my computer.

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[-] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 days ago

I got pretty much the same opinion as you, probably a bit angrier about all the shit they did, with Unreal Tournament, their store and spyware and exclusives, and their unoptimized bloated game engine taking over the industry.

So no, I guess I don't claim those games or have an account. I already have a million games I'll never finish playing on Steam and emulators anyway.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

But what's a million more?

I've claimed most of the free games, but only played a few, and I've certainly repurchased some that I have claimed on EGS. I've never installed their client (I play through Heroic) and never purchased anything. It takes about 30s to claim on my phone, so I claim on the toilet each Thursday.

I like to think I'm costing EGS more money than by not doing this.

this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025

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