"Why Everyone LOVES Valve and HATES Epic" Steam Disscussion

[Night_Hunter023]

Does anyone want to make a thought or reply from this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_1Z3WEzLj4

[Chronocide]

What is epic?

I'm assuming it's some steam-alternative.

I got steam in 2006, I think. I quit for a while back when they had no refund policy, but post refund policy, I like steam. It's been pretty consistent for what it is and what I expect it to be.

[Paratech2008]

Epic doesn't want to have a professional service. They don't want mesageboards. Their library is limited. They need to bribe exclusivity. What's to like.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

Epic doesn't want to have a professional service. They don't want mesageboards. Their library is limited. They need to bribe exclusivity. What's to like.

It's not really a bribe. Users just don't understand that those free games aren't really free. Epic is paying those developers to put the games on the platform for "free"

[Ben Lubar]

Originally posted by Chronocide:

What is epic?

I'm assuming it's some steam-alternative.

I got steam in 2006, I think. I quit for a while back when they had no refund policy, but post refund policy, I like steam. It's been pretty consistent for what it is and what I expect it to be.

Apparently it's a healthcare company around where I live? Not sure why it's being compared to Steam.

[Mountain Months]

woops you got that backwards

[Start_Running]

Why?
Simple. EPic shat the bed right off the bat by deciding to compete by purchasing exclusives as opposed tio having a better store front.. That pissed people off.

[Zefar]

Valve never bought any exclusive games.

Epic first agenda with their store was buying exclusive deals with companies and for me this was with FF7 Remake that was on Epic for a whole year before Steam. So I'm not buying anything from Epic store because that's a ♥♥♥♥ move.

[nullable]

Wouldn't your beef be with Square Enix for accepting the deal?

Either way, it's just business.

[Crazy Tiger]

I love or hate neither.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by nullable:

Wouldn't your beef be with Square Enix for accepting the deal?

Either way, it's just business.

Oh the dev/pubs got their share iof the hate. Which is why fewer and feewer do it.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by nullable:

Wouldn't your beef be with Square Enix for accepting the deal?

Either way, it's just business.

Valve had the ability to do this too. They didn't.
EA had the ability to do this. They didn't.
Blizzard/Activision didn't even do this. They are the evil ones too.

But Epic did. I hate exclusive games. I want to play all of them on PC.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Zefar:

Originally posted by nullable:

Wouldn't your beef be with Square Enix for accepting the deal?

Either way, it's just business.

Valve had the ability to do this too. They didn't.
EA had the ability to do this. They didn't.
Blizzard/Activision didn't even do this. They are the evil ones too.

But Epic did. I hate exclusive games. I want to play all of them on PC.

The EGS is a PC platform. You *can* play them on PC.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by Zefar:

Valve had the ability to do this too. They didn't.
EA had the ability to do this. They didn't.
Blizzard/Activision didn't even do this. They are the evil ones too.

But Epic did. I hate exclusive games. I want to play all of them on PC.

The EGS is a PC platform. You *can* play them on PC.

Ah but it wasn't released on Steam at the same time. Thus being exclusive and making them the bad guy.

[datCookie]

Steam vs Epic isn't even a debate. Steam objectively offers more to consumers and developers/publishers alike. It has full workshop support, an intuitive UI to navigate the platform, discussion boards to discuss games and other things and all the information you could need about the product you are buying.

Epic has nothing in comparison.

[Tito Shivan]

You're a couple years late to the party, buddy. All the 'Steam vs Epic' flame is water long gone under the bridge.

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Oh the dev/pubs got their share iof the hate. Which is why fewer and feewer do it.

It's also not that much of a deal anymore. IIRC an exclusivity deal at Epic right now was them forfeiting their share (12%) for the six months exclusivity period.