To be honest a purchase implies you actually spent money on the game. So, just to make an example, the game was 0.01$ you purchased it, but if it was totally free like in this case, they can revoke it.https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAc...ma_ethics_epic_games_store_illegally_removes/
Oh boy.
While I don't think anyone would actually sue, it's another mark on EPIC. Also another case of foot in mouth
Letting a Russian run consumer relations, or whatever Galyonkin's title is, was perhaps the biggest mistake on Sweeney's part. We're incredibly shit at it. It comes from the Soviet times, when everything was in short supply and shopkeepers were gods endowed with the power to allow or deny you access to even basic necessities, while customers were relegated to the level of beggars. Now the times have changed, but the attitudes of Russian business runners didn't - they still treat everyone as if they were beggars with no other choice. So with a Russian at helm, the demise of EGS is only a matter of time.
Honestly the only shitty thing I can think of is the dude getting like 13000$ each month from Patreon for the SteamSpy project while working for Epic, because I'm pretty sure the dude can access data about Steam to use on the Epic store.
Also:
That sounds like beeing raped in a valley, while not being a fat woman. Build ze wallz? Oh its too late!
Imagine tomorrow, Capcom, SEGA and a bunch of big publishers suddenly announce they will stick with Steam indefinitely, boom, their games keep selling, they receive warmer reaction on social media without doing anything, easiest win ever
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We could use a gullible button. It would be a picture of a sea gull.It's a wiki, that has products? WTF?
The way news are nowadays, no wonder our sensors are going awry.We could use a gullible button. It would be a picture of a sea gull.It's a wiki, that has products? WTF?
It's a wiki, that has products? WTF?
Also, they're fucking assholes. Thumbs up features = no refunds? Advocating removing Steam games? Scum.
EDIT: Oh I forgot the date, they're early.
It's about accepting bribes for exclusivity or choosing exclusivity on your free will. If you decide to have your game exclusively on Steam, because that is the biggest PC gaming cummunity, that is understandable. Accepting bribe and putting your game exclusively on an inferior platform will trigger people.Imagine tomorrow, Capcom, SEGA and a bunch of big publishers suddenly announce they will stick with Steam indefinitely, boom, their games keep selling, they receive warmer reaction on social media without doing anything, easiest win ever
Imagine that!
But I wonder if you'll cry that their games are exclusive to Steam if they'd do that.
Of course not. And this post just shows how steamtards are just liars and hypocrites. Somebody does exclusives on something other than Steam? Evil incarnate! Somebody does exclusives on Steam? Wow, they're so awesome!
the whole 88 split will be dropped the moment Epic can no longer sustain it.
The only distinguishing characteristics that have Epic store: lack of functionality and hostile position towards customers. The "charitable" 88% cut is example of standard business practise, similar to luring customers in newly opened store IRL. It's like temporary discount, but for publishers. I don't understand why exists idiots who was hyped about it, because such cut not guarantee that these money will be spent on development team and not cocaine with whores for CEO of publisher company.Nah that won't happen. It would be like GOG dropping DRM-free. If you lose your main distinguishing characteristic you might as well shut down operations
We already know devs got shit in the case of The Outer Worlds, it's the publisher getting it. So Epic is basically just insurance for publishers. It has jack shit to do with supporting devs. Except maybe for indies with no publisher.I don't understand why exists idiots who was hyped about it, because such cut not guarantee that these money will be spent on development team and not cocaine with whores for CEO of publisher company.
Who pays devs salaries and takes all financial risks you commie retard ? No one was stopping Obsidian owners from going all in with all their savings and loans like CDPR, or Larian did and finance it themselves.We already know devs got shit in the case of The Outer Worlds, it's the publisher getting it. So Epic is basically just insurance for publishers. It has jack shit to do with supporting devs. Except maybe for indies with no publisher.
It's guaranteed, that Valve can maintain it way easier than Epic.The Epic's 12% cut could be just a dumping tactic to remove the competition that cannot maintain such low cut.
Sure, if the publisher publishes the devs' next game maybe. But that's not always the case -- in the case of Obsidian we know it isn't. Plus, the future "support" a dev gets from their publisher in return for their game's financial success is not necessarily proportional to the extra % gained. So from the customer's point of view, it's really not clear that buying from Epic will help support the game's devs more than buying from Steam.Who pays devs salaries and takes all financial risks you commie retard ? No one was stopping Obsidian owners from going all in with all their savings and loans like CDPR, or Larian did and finance it themselves.
the whole 88 split will be dropped the moment Epic can no longer sustain it.
Nah that won't happen. It would be like GOG dropping DRM-free. If you lose your main distinguishing characteristic you might as well shut down operations
Who pays devs salaries and takes all financial risks you commie retard ?
Is he the Soros of gaming?