Does it use Epic online services?

[Dovahbear]

I know this started out as an epic exclusive, I'm not talking about that.
My question is, does the steam version use them for multiplayer, etc?

I've seen a lot of former Epic exclusive games come over to Steam but still use Epic to facilitate multiplayer. I'm curious if this is the case here as that's a deal breaker for me.

If anyone knows I'd appreciate it. Would save me the time and hassle of buying just to refund.

[Kub]

You dont need epic account to play on steam

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by Kub:

You dont need epic account to play on steam

I am aware, not what I'm asking. Thank you though.

[Eagle Scout]

i am under the assumption online services are separate from an epic account, like how easy anti cheat does not need a steam account to function for example. needing an epic account AFAIK is not required for epic online to function. he was asking if the game requires such, i am curious too on this

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by Eagle Scout:

i am under the assumption online services are separate from an epic account, like how easy anti cheat does not need a steam account to function for example. needing an epic account AFAIK is not required for epic online to function. he was asking if the game requires such, i am curious too on this

You've got it. I've seen lots of games that come to Steam after Epic's exclusivity period that are still running on Epic's services for things like multiplayer. The end result is you're not logging into an Epic account but you're still installing and running Epic's software.

[Crunchy[Daz]]

A deal breaker? If i gave you 5 games and asked you by playing to tell me which one was using EOS, you couldn't. There's no way you would be able to tell.

Stop letting an internet hate mob tell you that Epic is some big bad scary monster and you can't even use their online services. I mean, if you won't do that then surely you would'n't be playing any games built on Unreal Engine right? Right? Yeah thats what i thought.

[Amvorn]

Originally posted by CrunchyDaz:

A deal breaker? If i gave you 5 games and asked you by playing to tell me which one was using EOS, you couldn't. There's no way you would be able to tell.

Stop letting an internet hate mob tell you that Epic is some big bad scary monster and you can't even use their online services. I mean, if you won't do that then surely you would'n't be playing any games built on Unreal Engine right? Right? Yeah thats what i thought.

Well tbf I did not even consider anything with kernal level access to my machine this includes Easy Anti Cheat, and Denuvo... So being cautious about what you install is not bad, its actually intelligent and most people just use the herd mentality to write it off "everyone else does it so it will be fine." I am just glad to hear that Microsoft is talking about removing 3rd party access to the Kernal.

[Rabid Urko]

Originally posted by CrunchyDaz:

A deal breaker? If i gave you 5 games and asked you by playing to tell me which one was using EOS, you couldn't. There's no way you would be able to tell.

Stop letting an internet hate mob tell you that Epic is some big bad scary monster and you can't even use their online services. I mean, if you won't do that then surely you would'n't be playing any games built on Unreal Engine right? Right? Yeah thats what i thought.

This.

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by CrunchyDaz:

A deal breaker? If i gave you 5 games and asked you by playing to tell me which one was using EOS, you couldn't. There's no way you would be able to tell.

Stop letting an internet hate mob tell you that Epic is some big bad scary monster and you can't even use their online services. I mean, if you won't do that then surely you would'n't be playing any games built on Unreal Engine right? Right? Yeah thats what i thought.

Thank you for telling me what to think. I don't know what I'd do without you.

Do you by chance know the answer to my question though?

[Tristanius Spartanius]

Yes it does: https://steamdb.info/app/2933130/

You played ARK for 2400 hours and Warframe for 1000 hours, both use epic online services:
https://steamdb.info/app/346110/
https://steamdb.info/app/230410/


Are you trolling or confusing Epic Games Launcher with Epic Online Services?

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by CrunchyDaz:

A deal breaker? If i gave you 5 games and asked you by playing to tell me which one was using EOS, you couldn't. There's no way you would be able to tell.

Stop letting an internet hate mob tell you that Epic is some big bad scary monster and you can't even use their online services. I mean, if you won't do that then surely you would'n't be playing any games built on Unreal Engine right? Right? Yeah thats what i thought.

Nothing wrong with not wanting ♥♥♥♥ FILES on your PC. Sure some of you buy Walmart computers infested with AIDS. Other people want to keep self built system clean.

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by Raubhamster:

Yes it does: https://steamdb.info/app/2933130/

You played ARK for 2400 hours and Warframe for 1000 hours, both use epic online services:
https://steamdb.info/app/346110/
https://steamdb.info/app/230410/


Are you trolling or confusing Epic Games Launcher with Epic Online Services?

Hey, thanks for answering my question! You win the thread!


To answer your question in kind, no, I'm not trolling.
Online services are not a static thing across time (obviously).
A service I didn't have concerns about years ago I may find unsuitable today, either because attributes of the service changed or I became aware of something I didn't know before.

Thank you again for the straightforward answer.

[Tristanius Spartanius]

Originally posted by Dovahbear:

Originally posted by Raubhamster:

Yes it does: https://steamdb.info/app/2933130/

You played ARK for 2400 hours and Warframe for 1000 hours, both use epic online services:
https://steamdb.info/app/346110/
https://steamdb.info/app/230410/


Are you trolling or confusing Epic Games Launcher with Epic Online Services?

Hey, thanks for answering my question! You win the thread!


To answer your question in kind, no, I'm not trolling.
Online services are not a static thing across time (obviously).
A service I didn't have concerns about years ago I may find unsuitable today, either because attributes of the service changed or I became aware of something I didn't know before.

Thank you again for the straightforward answer.

I see and you're welcome!