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It also requires root level access and is listed as such in their TOS.
How do terms of service give them root level access?
EDIT: For the record, I’ve been playing through this whole series in the middle of when they rolled out these EULA changes, and I wish them the best of luck in getting root access to my machine, but I promise you they didn’t get it via Proton.
It doesn’t, installing the game does. The terms of service just let you know that you are willfully infecting your computer with spyware.
Then I suppose the loophole is to play on Linux.
Not in general. Typically, games with kernel level drm or anticheat just didn’t work at all.
Borderlands 2 specifically has a native Linux version though, and it may or may not abuse this fact. It isn’t run in a sandbox-like environment like Windows games that run through proton, but according to protondb it does run through proton? In any case yes, it’s probably better than running it on Windows.
Edit: looks like running through proton is recommended, as saves aren’t interchangeable (wtf?) and at least some dlc just doesn’t work with native version (wtf do).
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.
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.
Don’t claim it is a free trojan
Nah
Good thing 🏴☠️’d copies exist of before the malware.
But how do you play with friends again
Hitachi
But wait, does it even work anymore?
Yes everyone go and claim your free spyware so whiny bitchford can data mine your PC.
Out of the loop. What did gearbox do that time?
The reason its free is because they added a data miner with root level access.
The game executables haven’t changed. All they did was add a generic TOS. That doesn’t magically give the game the capability to get kernel level access.
You are forced to agree if you want to play it, this is how shady companies operate. Now that you have agreed to it there is nothing stopping them from adding it in an"update".
If you think a shady ass company like epic wouldnt do that you are very naive.
