Comment on (Rant) Don't buy Rockstar games.
Goodeye8@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Mandatory launchers can fuck right off. I was lucky enough to get Rockstar support to accept my Steam purchases but even then I had to try twice because the first time they pretty much blew me off.
I also had a similar issue with Ubisoft. There it was actually easier to restore my old email than get Ubisoft support to cooperate.
In short, fuck forced launchers and anyone who says "it's just another account". Yeah, it is at the moment but who knows 10 years from now. You'll be locked out of your games because some fuckery happens and support won't do shit.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
… Iike Steam’s? 😛
Goodeye8@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
You know what I meant. If I buy a game on one launcher it shouldn't open another launcher that then launches the game. The other launcher is completely unnecessary but it is mandatory to launch the game, hence mandatory launcher.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Oops, I misunderstood and agree; I didn’t realize a second launcher was the issue here. That is messed up.
ech@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
pcgamingwiki.com/…/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games…
Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I am aware of this list. Try comparing it to itch.io and GOG, though.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Think It’s the complaint is where a launcher is required on top of a launcher. Like if you buy Cyberpunk 2077 from Steam, GOG, or Epic it doesn’t required another launcher on top of the launcher you bought it from.
Good thing is that it does seem like majority of games don’t do that. Even EA is moving away from it.
farcaller@fstab.sh 3 weeks ago
That’s not the best example, because CP2077 has its own launcher (at least the steam one)
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
–launcher-skip
And I’m talking about launcher the type you have to log in again.
Example being Ubisoft games where you get it from Steam or Epic and then have to install UPlay and then log into UPlay.
I’ll even use Finals as an example which isn’t DRM free. You install on Steam and go on playing with no login or separate launcher. Or you install from Gamepass with no login or separate launcher.