What is ‘Epic Games Launcher’
You are going to feel stupid when I tell you, but it’s the “Launcher” for “Epic Games”.
I don’t game, but I installed it once to play around with Unreal Engine once. The meme is quite accurate.
Back in my day we just double-clicked on executables or shortcuts to executables. I hate launcher bullshit that solves exactly zero problems with computing. Seen it pop up in non-game applications too.
Isn’t it the thing that gives out free games that you never play, every now and then?
Easy fix! Simply do not open the epic games launcher ever again (and uninstall it while you’re at it)
Miss me with that DRM shit platform
Again with that bullshit?
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games_on_Epic_Games_Store
As if Steam doesn’t sell games with DRM… Oh wait, they make their own DRM!
Maybe it has changed to better. I don’t have Epic Games, but a few years ago I went to a friend’s home and tested Epic Games and it forced you to stay online in order to be able to play. There was no offline mode like in Steam.
I also have a subjective view. I really love the steam communities (uninvolved with Steam), workshop, Proton, Gamer communities. I feel that the approach of selling free candies that Epic Games has used it’s untrustworthy. And Epic Games communities look. All friends that I know that have Epic Games it’s because of the free candies, but nothing else. They don’t open Epic Games for anything else, they don’t talk on communities, etc.
Both of them are companies, but it feels like steam cares more about its community and users.
I personally have a launcher so things are neat and tidy instead of having a bunch of shortcuts on my desktop, that’s all, I never use the community features and wish I didn’t have to rely on a launcher for them when I need them. I much prefer finding answers to my questions on Gamefaqs forums than on Steam’s (because I find their forum works like crap).
I think they really refer to the feeling it gives off. Like that uplay client you are forced to use even though you bought the Ubisoft game on steam. Epic just feels like a ball and chain.
That’s what happens when you make a basic GUI in a freaking game engine.
Yeah I know you want to demo your game engine, but I don’t need you to demo thermal throttling on my processor.
Epic Games: Not even once.
Real question: how? What does epic games do? Is it privacy stuff? I’m out of the loop. I just get free games and gave a disposable email.
