Poll: Poll Borderlands 3 Epic Games Store or wait 6 months for Steam?
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I like achievements too...On an old game its cool to be reminded how to kill a certain way...and this can change your game play for any given session...
Platform exclusivity doesnt bother me. I already have Origin, Battlenet, Uplay and Steam, so another doesnt cause me any stress. Only takes a couple of moments to create an account so its not something which rates hugely on my faff scale.
Achievements dont interest me either really, unless they are an achievement that gives me some actual reward (like Uplay achievements that give me actual ingame items or uplay points which I can actually use to get discounts on future releases. Steam achievements I find vacuous and pointless in comparison)
Soldato
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Steam.
I don't fancy handing my data over to Chinese companies thanks. Especially scummy ones trying to buy exclusives.
Gtfo.
I don't fancy handing my data over to Chinese companies thanks. Especially scummy ones trying to buy exclusives.
Gtfo.
I do not mind exclusives when the company makes a game and then puts it out on their store. Like I am not mad at Epic for making Fortnite exclusive to Epic launcher. But the policy of bribing other companies to restrict games only to the currently worst platform on the market grinds my gears.
And yeah it is not a huge bother to install Epic store...but you still get worse experience for same or more money. And if you were like me and used Steam's features like playtime tracking, family sharing, big picture, steam input..then that Epic policy grinds those gears even harder.
Soldato
Modern games take a good few months to stop being broken, so waiting 6 months seems like the smartest idea.
Soldato
If I was interested in bl3 I would get it from Epic Store so that's what I voted. I'm not really into bl so if I do pick it up it will be when it is goty on sale from either store.
Yeah, if a person uses those steam features then I can see how the Epic launcher (and indeed other less featured launchers) would be a downer. I dont use the steam features, other than its ability to start a game, so for me that aspect is a non-issue.
This is a good point, not being able to play with non-epic users is the one and only thing which would stop me buying BL3 on day one. I'm guessing that everyone can play with everyone irrespective of launch platform though
Soldato
Got all the others and DLC on Steam so I'll prob just get on Steam later on down the line. I like achievements and keeping as muchbonnone platform as possible.
Why does this matter?
Soldato
I don't understand the big issue with Epic Store. I am sure all of the big companies are involved in some shady businesses.
I am sure in the next 5 months Epic Store will be updated a fair bit too, if not I may change my mind depending on circumstance.
I am sure in the next 5 months Epic Store will be updated a fair bit too, if not I may change my mind depending on circumstance.
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If I was going to get it, I'd happily wait because it's not like on release day every other game to ever exist suddenly ceases to exist
It doesnt particularly, it would just be interesting down the road to see which people who said they will buy it on Epic, change their mind and wait for Steam and which people who said they would wait for Steam, change their mind and buy it on Epic. In terms of how much it matters, the answer is not a jot, think of it merely as something that sates my own personal curiosity rather than something which matters on a universal scale.
I won’t be changing my mind..glad to see people willing to wait...game exclusive is BS imo.
I'm 100% certain that you wont change your mind, I'm equally 100% certain that others will.
Soldato
We've seen how it works before. People are happy to say they'll wait before its out. Then day 1, it's purchased.