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flatluigi posted:I don't know whether to tell you to go see exactly how many different things Tencent has invested in or to ask whether you boycott Google and Steam too i'm very aware of how many things tencent has their fingers in, thanks for motoring over the other parts of my post though. njsykora posted:Tencent have their fingers in literally every digital distribution platform and a stake in roughly half the games industry at this point, but "Tencent is going to steal your credit card info for the Chinese government" is a solid new escalation on that scare tactic. the laws that make it extremely easy for the CCP to collect data from its vassal companies are pretty new, and one of the proverbial straws that broke the camel's back on half of the world's governments getting super paranoid about doing business with chinese companies(/Huawei). the shady poo poo the CCP does with data isn't new or interesting, what changed was the overt signals that they'd be stepping it up.
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Not only is that hilarious but it doesn't matter if you're an American. A major credit bureau, something you can't opt out of, leaked everyone's credit information and suffered no repercussions from it. In addition, robo calls and spam are a part of daily life for millions of Americans because the FCC is doing little about them. You can do what you want with your data but the notion that the biggest threat to its security is a free video game is wonderful.
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:Not only is that hilarious but it doesn't matter if you're an American. A major credit bureau, something you can't opt out of, leaked everyone's credit information and suffered no repercussions from it. In addition, robo calls and spam are a part of daily life for millions of Americans because the FCC is doing little about them. no you see it's different when it's being done by the scary foreigners
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I only trust my account information with respectable companies that use my computer to mine bitcoins without telling me
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:You can do what you want with your data but the notion that the biggest threat to its security is a free video game is wonderful.
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Yo just because a major credit card company hosed up doesn't mean you still shouldn't give a poo poo. That's awful logic 
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yeah i don't remember saying any of this poo poo yall are just trying to get dramatic for whatever reason equifax was super lovely and it's abominable that people weren't turned inside out for that horseshit. just, i'm not down to drop fresh and actionable data into a pipeline that is basically guaranteed to result in more spam, more scam attempts, and more bullshit headaches. if you are and you think the epic store giveaways are worth that hassle to you then fuckin more power to you man, that's a decision everyone has to make for themselves.
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China is threatening to release compromising screenshots from my Subnautica save unless i start mining bitcoin for them please help me
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The fact that people have been reporting more emails from Epic reporting breakin attempts on their accounts even if they don't play Fortnite is enough for me to avoid the giveaways. That and I already own all of the games on Steam
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Good soup! posted:I only trust my account information with respectable companies that use my computer to mine bitcoins without telling me What companies and when did this happen? Sounds like a fun/horrifying story to read.
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Donkringel posted:What companies and when did this happen? Sounds like a fun/horrifying story to read. I know that ESEA did for one. https://www.pcgamer.com/esea-accidentally-release-malware-into-public-client-causing-users-to-farm-bitcoins/
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Donkringel posted:What companies and when did this happen? Sounds like a fun/horrifying story to read. There was a VPN that a bunch of Canadian goons were using to use the American version of Netflix.
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Skwirl posted:There was a VPN that a bunch of Canadian goons were using to use the American version of Netflix. Hola unblocker
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Donkringel posted:What companies and when did this happen? Sounds like a fun/horrifying story to read. I remember one(at least) recent game did it, something from Capcom, I think?
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Slime rancher is free on epic tomorrow, is it any good?
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Donkringel posted:What companies and when did this happen? Sounds like a fun/horrifying story to read. I seem to remember Super Monday Night Combat doing something dodgy with buttmining in an update that pretty much sealed the deal on it's demise.
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I miss Super Monday Night Combat. I feel like it was ahead of its time, if it was released in the current marketplace I bet it would be well received.
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It had other issues, like the fact the player base tends to be either people who just started the game and the best of the best. Once you get out of the newbie status you're almost always facing a high ranking team who beats you over and over.
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Grobbit posted:I seem to remember Super Monday Night Combat doing something dodgy with buttmining in an update that pretty much sealed the deal on it's demise. They straight up started a "mine bitcoins for us....get SMNC funny money in return!!" scheme. And it's not just that the playerbase was all or nothing in terms of skill, the top tier players would literally organize newb stomp events right on the official forums. That community reached new heights of sheer toxicity. IMO the game was also an unbalanced mess.
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I played Monday Night Combat an hour or two. I tooled around the training level, thought it looked fun and friendly, then joined what I thought was a noob friendly server and just got destroyed. I've played this 'game' before, where the skill mismatch is its own brick wall. Didn't know they started a bitcoin mining thing, that's just gross.
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Breetai posted:Slime rancher is free on epic tomorrow, is it any good? It's really good, one of those "I should do this one more thing oh no why is it dark outside I should've eaten 3 hours ago" games.
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Slime Rancher is now up for free on the Epic Game Store and looks like Oxenfree is the next free game on the 21st
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Basingstoke by Puppygames is free, but only the Linux version: https://puppygames001.itch.io/basingstoke/devlog/70568/basingstoke-is-now-free-for-linux No need for a creepy unfamiliar game store app, but instead you will need to install a free linux of choice instead. Yospos bithc. Other games by the same dev to follow, such as weird tower defence game Revenge of the Titans.
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Crackdown 1 & 2 are free on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One (both are BC now), agent. https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/Crackdown/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5307dc https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Crackdown-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5308bc
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Grid 2 and the Bathurst and Spa DLC tracks are free through the Humble newsletter right now. It's my least favourite of the Grid games but still a solid racer. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid2-spa-bathurst
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some poo poo came up today about EGS that you guys should probably be aware of since they are giving away so many free games:Rinkles posted:Epic Games Launcher collects your steam friends & play history as i said before, the level of data you are giving away to EGS is much, much higher and their methods are far more aggressive than most storefronts and even data warehousing joints like indiegala. if you're comfortable with that then no judgment still (i really don't want this to turn into another stupid poo poo-i-never-said derail) but i think it's important to know what you're buying these free games with. e: video proof has shown up in case someone doubts the report: https://twitter.com/_s_t_r_e_l_o_k/status/1106341025109299200 Coolguye fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Mar 15, 2019 |
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Hey Coolguye thanks for caring about us.
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They've responded to that since it came up saying it's a bug in their implementation of Steam friend list importing which they rushed to implement when Fortnite first started blowing up and it's getting fixed. It's apparently only meant to access the localconfig file if someone decided to link their Steam friend list, but it wasn't making that check.
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They also stated that not a single shareholder (Tencent for example) has access to data, just Epic. You can believe that or not.
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Honestly, with the amount of AAA level free game I am getting bi-monthly, it worth more than whatever they got from me and the hassles.
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Does anyone want a copy of my Steam friends list? I'll just give it to whoever, no need to be sneaky about it. Also I know this doesnt technically count but Two Point Hospital is doing a free weekend right now.
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Nyaa posted:Honestly, with the amount of AAA level free game I am getting bi-monthly, it worth more than whatever they got from me and the hassles. I'm happy to get free titles from the Epic Launcher, but I don't think there's been a single AAA one... Jackbox 1 and some indie darlings. Nothing to sneeze at, but the type of stuff you'd get for a few bucks (if not free) in Humble Bundle.
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Probably the wrong thread to say this in, but I'm actively avoid free games unless it's something I really want to play. I managed to (mostly) defeat my backlog, I don't want it resurrecting.
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Mordja posted:Probably the wrong thread to say this in, but I'm actively avoid free games unless it's something I really want to play. I managed to (mostly) defeat my backlog, I don't want it resurrecting. It does not count as a backlog if it is on another launcher or platform, you're starting from scratch!
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Tacoma free on Humble for a bit. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tacoma
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:Tacoma free on Humble for a bit. No Steam key, just a downloader. 
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saving the torrent file you can opt to use instead of a direct download should work as a redownload service for the foreseeable future.
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