Comment on What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.

• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You’re right that it’s not Valve they’re mad at, buuuuut…

  They could regulate that no games they sell can have rootkits and delist the ones that do, as well as offer refunds if a rootkit is patched in in the future. They have lots of rules already, and I don’t think that would be a bad one.

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  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s a nice thought, and they should do that, but you’ve gotta do better at picking and choosing your moments

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m not the guy that guy replied to.

      Just a random guy who thinks Gabe can put his foot down with these publishers. They already all tried going without Steam and they came crawling back.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So should Walmart stop selling products that fit my personal preferences too? Say goodbye to animal fats, products made in the US, ultra processed foods, some fruit I just don’t like the taste of, all Nestlé products…

    I think you get the point.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If somebody put strychnine in the guacamole, I’d expect Walmart to remove it from the shelves and offer refunds to anyone that bought it.

      If somebody distributed malware through Steam, I’d expect them to stop it also.

      Not that there is currently malware in Borderlands 2, but their EULA says they could put it there if they wanted, and there’s nothing you could do about it.

      As usual, money is the best message. So if they do put it into a game you’ve paid for, request a refund. If Valve starts losing money, they will change their rules.

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      • Diurnambule@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Steam refunded me multiple time for game where EULA changed and I disagreed with it. I told them that the EULA changed to include spyware capabilities and I don’t agree with the EULA change.

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• But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If this was on PSN or the Nintendo shop, everyone downvoting me would be up in arms blaming Sony and Nintendo

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  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But it’s not. So don’t make up scenarios and then claim persecution when people downvote you.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Making up scenarios and claiming to know what the response would be sure is a way to make an argument.

    I mean, the worse most laughable way, but it’s a way indeed.

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  • RevolverSly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Objection! Speculative

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