| Sidenote, I now have 32 games on my Epic account and am yet to actually buy anything. Presumably, the strategy must be working for them as they keep doing it. |
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muddyyfunster 1,371 posts
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Phattso 27,426 posts
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Registered 17 years agoTim Sweeney is on the record from years back saying "the problem for a Steam competitor is that people have years of games in that catalogue, and people like the order of having things in one place. We'd have to be in a position to effectively gift users a big library to even start playing in that space."
I'm paraphrasing.
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Malek86 12,331 posts
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Registered 14 years agoMy library is now 145 strong. Of those, I only bought Outer Wilds and Hades, both with the coupon though. So even those two games I've purchased still cost Epic money.
I really should get around to play some of these games tbf.
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I've counted 137, Borderlands 3 is the only one I paid for -
Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoStixxUK wrote:
That's an amazing price. By farrrrrr the cheapest it's been.
Noted that on the Epic sale with the coupon you can get Disco Elysium for £10.99 (£20.99 les £10 voucher)
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the_milkybar_kid 8,474 posts
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Registered 7 years agoYeah, i think I'm up to 60-80. Some really good titles on there too and I haven't paid a penny. Probably going to get death stranding and Squadrons (for a tenner!). Just going to see what the steam sale comes up with. -
waggy79 2,367 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI have 147 and have only bought Hades for a fiver.
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Rogueywon 12,387 posts
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Registered 16 years agoHas anybody else found the Epic client is using more CPU since the last patch? It's not huge, but it seems to sit at a constant 3% CPU use or so. -
@Rogueywon Just checked and it's around 3% indeed. I have no idea what it was before the patch though. -
Malek86 12,331 posts
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Registered 14 years agoMe too, and it's also using the GPU. Weird. -
Oh noes! Epic is using our PCs to mine bitcoins! -
Rogueywon 12,387 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI suspect it's more that the animations they added to the storefront in the last update put a constant background load on CPU and GPU. Before the patch, it sat at around 0.5% CPU.
Annoying for me because it tends to inch my CPU usage into the point that steps the noise from my cooling up a notch. I've switched to only having the launcher open when I actually want to use it, rather than letting it run in the background. -
Malek86 12,331 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@Rogueywon that could probably be remedied more easily by manually setting the fan steps?
Ryzen CPUs are way too sensitive to heat increases anyway, the default settings are too aggressive. Without manual changes, I would get fan noise whenever I browsed the web.
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dfunked09 2,406 posts
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Registered 1 year agoThe long dark seems to be the latest freebie on EGS. Jurassic World Evolution also allegedly due at some point for the guy that just wasted £3!
https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/43235207
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dfunked09 wrote:
That'll teach me for not being clairvoyant...
Jurassic World Evolution also allegedly due at some point for the guy that just wasted £3!
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One_Vurfed_Gwrx 4,467 posts
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Registered 15 years agoRogueywon wrote:
The Xbox app for Gamepass seems to be the worst for this...
Has anybody else found the Epic client is using more CPU since the last patch? It's not huge, but it seems to sit at a constant 3% CPU use or so.
And on the sale/freebies front, if you log in to Uplay (Ubisoft Connect or whatever) all of theor Xmas freebies from last week are now available of you missed them (Anno 1701, Trials Rising, Starlink and some DLC gubbins) -
Dgzter 3,736 posts
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Registered 12 years agoNo idea what to spend that £10 voucher on. Hmmm ... possibly Amnesia: Rebirth (9.99) or Disco Elysium (10.99)? Death Stranding is a possibility, too. But I suspect I'd end up getting bored with it.
Also Metro: Exodus for, after the discount, 3.99 ... Hmmm
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDisco. Everyone should get it. -
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Dgzter 3,736 posts
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Registered 12 years agoTomo wrote:
Okay. On your head be it. If it fucking sucks I'm not going to be happy, Tomo!
Disco. Everyone should get it.
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MrWonderstuff 3,617 posts
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Registered 16 years agokentmonkey wrote:
I think it will be 2033.
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Your-Mother 8,172 posts
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Registered 5 years agoDgzter wrote:
Coupon only valid for games 14.99 and above.
No idea what to spend that £10 voucher on. Hmmm ... possibly Amnesia: Rebirth (9.99) or Disco Elysium (10.99)? Death Stranding is a possibility, too. But I suspect I'd end up getting bored with it.
Also Metro: Exodus for, after the discount, 3.99 ... Hmmm
Hope you enjoyed this slightly drunken stream of consciousness. Edifying, I'm sure..
Edit: oh wait, you meant that’s the price after the discount. Disregard!
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Tomo wrote:
Been meaning to get that, I'll wait a bit to see what the winter sales bring.
Disco. Everyone should get it.
Slightly tangential: look up the history on how Disco Elysium came to be, it's pretty amazing. That Kurvitz dude must be an absolute creative mastermind. And he was completely wasted when he came up with the idea, ha! -
Dgzter 3,736 posts
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Registered 12 years ago@Your-Mother Yes, sorry should have been clearer: that was the price after the coupon had been applied. -
@MrWonderstuff yep you're right. Got muddled -
heavy_salad 1,211 posts
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Registered 12 years ago@Dgzter AFAIK the voucher is repeating - so as soon as you use it you get another, etc.
Basically what I'm saying is buy all the games!
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Daddy-Doom-Bar 3,013 posts
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Registered 11 years agoHorizon Zero Dawn (PC) is currently £19.95 on CDKeys. Saw it on Steam reduced, but thought I'd hold on for a bit. Gave in for that price.
Also gave in to Death Stranding for £17 using the voucher on Epic.
I used my second £10 voucher to get Anno 1800 for £8. Then went on Ubi Connect to see I already had it. No idea where it came from, pretty sure I didnt buy it, and my UbiPlus has run out and its still available. Has it been free from anywhere recently...? It wasn't part of the Ubi freebies last week was it?
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whatthefu 1,340 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDaddy-Doom-Bar wrote:
Yes I got it free there as well
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One_Vurfed_Gwrx 4,467 posts
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Okay, the latest EGS freebie is Inside and anyone who doesn't own it already REALLY needs to get that.
It's a spiritual successor to Limbo and absolutely fantastic. And it's free!
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