• sp6@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I strongly dislike Epic as a company, but at least Heroic Games Launcher makes the experience tolerable. And free is free, but for anything paid, I’m always willing to pay extra to own on Steam/GOG instead

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        If you’re concerned about free games just pirate them. Same price and none of the Epic.

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            11 months ago

            If you’re concerned about getting something for free instead of paying for it, pirate it.

            Piracy isn’t theft, it is copyright infringement.

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        I regret buying RDR2 there… It’s the only game I will ever buy there. But I got over 300 games there now so I cannot really complain 🤣

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          Same, i brought GoW and refund it after a day. Luckily i found a good deal for a Steam key later.

      • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        does HGL require the other game launchers to be installed or is it standalone? I’d rather not install epic launcher.

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          No, I’ve refused to install the Epic launcher but I’ve been able to install games I claimed through the website. Even been able to get them on my Steam Deck with a bit of work in desktop mode

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    I use Epic launcher for all my Unreal work, so I have it installed and open it daily. Still, I can’t be bothered to turn on the games store and redeem free games - while willingly paying for new ones on Steam. The UX is just that bad.

    (I assume some people may find value in it, all I’m saying is: it is not for me)

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      11 months ago

      I just redeem on the website and launch the games through Playnite. I rarely look at launchers at all.

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        11 months ago

        Same. Every Thursday I check the website for the released game that week and if it’s good I claim. Playnite ftw.