Be sure to claim it before the offer ends.
Be warned, these games have turned into literal spyware. Installing them gives 2K/Gearbox root access to your computer and collects a ridiculous amount of info.
Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days
Submitted 1 day ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
Comments
Dagamant@lemmy.world 1 day ago
ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
But can they if you are using Linux to run it?
mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
Don’t claim it is a free trojan
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes everyone go and claim your free spyware so whiny bitchford can data mine your PC.
brsrklf@jlai.lu 1 day ago
Out of the loop. What did gearbox do that time?
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The resaon its free is because they added a data miner with root level access.
Goretantath@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Good thing 🏴☠️’d copies exist of before the malware.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
But how do you play with friends again
lath@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hitachi
But wait, does it even work anymore?
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
Nah
atlien51@lemm.ee 1 day ago
We should have the Lenny version of a subreddit where we just post what games are free this week
And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Signing up for revolution
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It also requires root level access and is listed as such in their TOS.
EnsignPacts@lemmy.world 1 day ago
People seem to not understand how TOS works. The game exe does not request admin permissions at all. There is no kernel level anticheat. It does not install Battleye or EAC or anything of the sort.
The TOS is not specific to this game. It just means there is at least one game by Take Two Interactive that requires this (though when I skimmed through I couldn’t find mention of it).
The game has not been updated since 2022 and I highly doubt it will get any more.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
How do terms of service give them root level access?
Dagamant@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It doesn’t, installing the game does. The terms of service just let you know that you are willfully infecting your computer with spyware.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
By indicating that root access is required to play the game, and that you agree to this by agreeing to the TOS. Without agreeing, you can’t play the game.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Add it while it’s free, worry about root later. :)
I’m going to try it on my Steam Deck, I just naturally assume they already have root access.