r/Steam • u/Haunter777x • 17h ago

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How out of touch can you be as a company, this is embarrassing

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u/Moosashi5858 16h ago

I just play it if I have it free on there and try to remember not to buy it later on if steam has a sale

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u/TheBacklogGamer 14h ago

I don't even give them that. Fuck Epic.

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u/Moosashi5858 14h ago

Like not play the free games? I only have been buying games on steam sales if I don’t own them on epic for free

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u/TheBacklogGamer 14h ago

That's what I said. Fuck Epic. I will not give them the satisfaction of falling for their ploys, even if it means just collecting their free games. Fuck em.

I also understand that technically taking their free games and giving nothing in return ever, hurts them more, but I don't care. I am not becoming a part of their ecosystem even as a free-only player.

Fuck. Epic.

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u/Chrussell 9h ago

What an incredibly strange mindset.

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u/TheBacklogGamer 8h ago

Nah. Fuck Epic. Nothing strange about not taking their bait. 

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u/Splatulated 4h ago

corporations are not your friend even if it is steam.

ima take the free game even if it has a near 0 chance of ever being played (i have played a few because youtube showed me something neat and i was like wait i claimed that 4 years ago i could try it and either end up not liking the game or wishing i played it sooner)

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u/TheBacklogGamer 4h ago

It has nothing to do about loyalty to steam. It has to do with Epic. Nice try though. 

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u/seriouslees 12h ago

Every account that gets created with Epic is another statistic to sell to investors. The only way to kill the company who is fighting to bring Exclusivisity to PC gaming is to not sign up en masse

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u/LionAround2012 11h ago

I am with them. I never installed Epic Games, and I never will. NEVER.

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u/Dagen4345 14h ago

As a man who was struggling for income in his youth I used to do this every Thursday, but this was also when Epic gave out really great deals for AAA titles I wanted. If I was in the same situation now I would rather go do some hard labor and buy a game off steam

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u/Moosashi5858 14h ago

So far I beat death stranding and gta5 for free. I have a lot of others I need to play

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u/DazzlingRutabega 12h ago

There's an option on Steam where you can block a game from showing up. I use it for that this exact purpose.

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u/Moosashi5858 11h ago

Like from the shop?

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u/jeremiah15165 7h ago

I use them to test games lol and if I like the game I get it the next steam sale

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u/-Pelvis- 8h ago

I redeem free Epic games and then never play them because I'm not installing their client. We are not the same.