▲ 76 ▼ Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days (store.steampowered.com) submitted 1 year ago by simple@piefed.social to c/games@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Be sure to claim it before the offer ends.
[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Out of the loop. What did gearbox do that time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) The reason its free is because they added a data miner with root level access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) The game executables haven't changed. All they did was add a generic TOS. That doesn't magically give the game the capability to get kernel level access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You are forced to agree if you want to play it, this is how shady companies operate. Now that you have agreed to it there is nothing stopping them from adding it in an"update". If you think a shady ass company like epic wouldnt do that you are very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) The reason its free is because they added a data miner with root level access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) The game executables haven't changed. All they did was add a generic TOS. That doesn't magically give the game the capability to get kernel level access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You are forced to agree if you want to play it, this is how shady companies operate. Now that you have agreed to it there is nothing stopping them from adding it in an"update". If you think a shady ass company like epic wouldnt do that you are very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) The game executables haven't changed. All they did was add a generic TOS. That doesn't magically give the game the capability to get kernel level access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You are forced to agree if you want to play it, this is how shady companies operate. Now that you have agreed to it there is nothing stopping them from adding it in an"update". If you think a shady ass company like epic wouldnt do that you are very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You are forced to agree if you want to play it, this is how shady companies operate. Now that you have agreed to it there is nothing stopping them from adding it in an"update". If you think a shady ass company like epic wouldnt do that you are very naive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* I agree youre a pedantic permalink fedilink source parent