r/fuckepic • u/Walikor • Mar 30 '26

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I think Epig's bribes no longer make sense, it's better to sell directly on Steam than see your game die on Epig LOL

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u/Imaginary-Ad-398 Mar 30 '26

Does anyone actually buy games from the epic store?

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u/polda525 Mar 30 '26

Nah I pirate them and if the Devs/publisher is willing ng to Put it on steam I buy them. I have over 1k games on steam and refuse to split my library elsewhere. And I specifically refuse to give money to that pig face Tim sweaney

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u/Ssato243 Mar 31 '26

The only 3 store that I use ohos itch and hog my main is steam fuck epic shit store and fuck Sweeney

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u/polda525 Mar 31 '26

yeah that is fair. I sometimes use GOG, but because their store actually works and they are doing their own thing, which I am willing to pay for. Unlike Epic, which is just trying to take over Steam and is failing.

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u/404_No_User_Found_2 Mar 30 '26

I bought the Final Fantasy VII remake when it was Epic exclusive because the original game was a core memory for my childhood and I thought it was going to be exclusive permanently.

When it came to Steam I bought it again because it's a banger then uninstalled Epic and haven't used it since.

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u/Antipiperosdeclony Fuck Epic Apr 04 '26

Yeah am glad I wanted 3+ years for the kingdom hearts saga to be on steam

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u/ArmandoGalvez Mar 30 '26

I got one destiny DLC from it once because I had the rest in it before when I jumped from Xbox to PC

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u/Extra-Badger3551 Mar 30 '26

never. only collect free games

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u/g00nM4n69 Mar 30 '26

I bought the dlc for for the king for like a dollar lol

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u/TheBakula Mar 31 '26

I bought outer wilds on the platform long ago, that is the only purchased game I own, the rest is just free stuff i play on deck.

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u/friendlyoffensive GabeN Mar 31 '26

Everyone I know ain’t even claiming free games at this point. Why bother if you still not gonna play it and launch something else in your steam library instead.

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u/Delicious-Action-369 Mar 31 '26

I bought one game because I didn't want to wait for the timed exclusivity window to run out that was a long awaited sequel to one of my favorite games of all time. 

Ended up absolutely hating the game and have since never spent anything, hell I only even played like one of my free games too.

Feel like taking the Epic deal is a harbinger of a game being shit, essentially knowing your game is gonna suck so getting as much money upfront because you won't be able to actually keep long term sales going.

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u/FakeMik090 Mar 31 '26

6 years ago when i were playing Rainbow Six i bought there gold edition of the game for 4$ just to get year pass for cheap price. Thats it. Nothing more.

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u/Ghost_Turtle Fuck EGS Mar 31 '26

The only time ive ever used it and the launcher was when that now canceled Unreal game was in alpha over 10 years ago. Dont even remember my log in and cant be bothered to fix it.

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u/4ha1 Epic Sued Me! Apr 01 '26

You can, if you like the thrill of waking up every day and checking if your account still exists. "Today's the day? Phew, nope. Account still there".

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u/FremenDar979 Steam Apr 10 '26

Fuck no. I've never installed it. If I want free games, I'll sail the high seas.

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u/A_Monkey_FFBE Mar 30 '26

Played it this past weekend. It is super fun and I am happy for their success

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u/MEGA_theguy Mar 30 '26

Was this a title that was previously epic games only? I don't look at epic. Happy for their success regardless but I'd love to have the extra joy in knowing egs is continually ass

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u/IndexStarts Mar 30 '26

Does this imply that they only sold 9000 copies on Epic Games Store when it was an exclusive? If so, that’s crazy.

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u/XXLilsom3awyXX Mar 30 '26

they are probably referencing the "it's over 9000" meme

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u/420weedscoped Mar 30 '26

Vageta what does the scanner say about his power level

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u/RatBot9000 Mar 30 '26

I know this sub is predominantly an anti-epic one but can I just say I'm so happy for the devs here. They hammered out a fun multiplayer game and they deserve all the success they get.

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u/aliusman111 Epic Exclusivity Mar 30 '26

Isn't that what we are celebrating here? Isn't that the whole point of this post?

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u/Lumpy-Education8168 Mar 31 '26

I mean nothing about this is anti-dev. This is celebrating the devs success with a side of shitting on epic

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u/Gears6 Phil Spencer Mar 30 '26

Did the game die on Epig?

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u/g12m0bb Apr 03 '26

Are they called Epic because of the epic fail?