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I mean that's good for developers I suppose but I'm still not going to be buying from Epic.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

I gave up on the free games at this point. Just too much of a hassle to check regularly with what little free time I have as I ironically post mid day.

[–] who 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

They're also encumbered with Epic spyware, so despite having collected some of those free games early on, I won't even run them (or the Epic store app) anymore.

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate on the spyware part? This is new to me

[–] who 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Probably the most famous example is when their store app was caught copying Steam files, collecting friends play history, and scanning running processes.

https://old.reddit.com/r/fuckepic/comments/wakewr/epic_games_spyware_vs_steam_vs_as_comparision_ea/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/developing-epic-games-launcher-appears-to-collect-your-steam-friends-play-history-up2-valve-responds-see-threadmarks.105385/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/epic-launcher-spyware

Separately, Epic Online Services (which is embedded into many games from the Epic store and some from other stores) collects more information than many people are comfortable with.

And then there's the fact that Tencent owns a sizeable chunk of Epic.

Some folks don't mind these things, but they're not okay with me, so I don't allow software from Epic to run on my systems.

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