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Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days

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  • A atlien51@lemm.ee
    6 Jun 2025, 09:53

    We should have the Lenny version of a subreddit where we just post what games are free this week

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    and009@lemmynsfw.com
    wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 10:13 last edited by
    #23

    Signing up for revolution

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    • M mordikan@kbin.earth
      5 Jun 2025, 20:43

      Technically, yes. WINE/Proton aren't sandboxed so it would be possible to pull some information at least. I've heard people install the flatpak version of Steam to isolate network calls using flatseal, so that's one workaround potentially.

      NOTE: I'm just talking about generic data collection. The DRM/anti-cheat stuff could flag you as using Linux and then the game just refuses to run. I know the new ToS talked about banning VMs so maybe they lump linux users into that (at least for online play).

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      and009@lemmynsfw.com
      wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 10:14 last edited by
      #24

      Even on MacOS?

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      • A atlien51@lemm.ee
        6 Jun 2025, 09:53

        We should have the Lenny version of a subreddit where we just post what games are free this week

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        mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org
        wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 10:17 last edited by
        #25

        We have one

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        • S simple@piefed.social
          5 Jun 2025, 17:47

          Be sure to claim it before the offer ends.

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          mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org
          wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 10:18 last edited by
          #26

          Don't claim it is a free trojan

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          • B brsrklf@jlai.lu
            6 Jun 2025, 10:07

            Out of the loop. What did gearbox do that time?

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            the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
            wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 10:19 last edited by the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 Jun 2025, 09:22
            #27

            The reason its free is because they added a data miner with root level access.

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            • C creat@discuss.tchncs.de
              5 Jun 2025, 20:20

              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.

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              bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
              wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 last edited by bradleyuffner@lemmy.world 6 Jun 2025, 08:08
              #28

              Are you running it as root for some reason? Cause if you are not running it as root, it doesn't have root access, absent some kind of major security flaw in Linux.

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              • L lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
                5 Jun 2025, 18:15

                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.

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                bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
                wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 12:02 last edited by
                #29

                The TOS doesn't give the game executable magical powers to do things it wasn't written to do.

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                • T the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
                  6 Jun 2025, 10:19

                  The reason its free is because they added a data miner with root level access.

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                  bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
                  wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 12:05 last edited by bradleyuffner@lemmy.world 6 Jun 2025, 08:06
                  #30

                  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.

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                  • B bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
                    6 Jun 2025, 12:05

                    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.

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                    the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
                    wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 13:20 last edited by
                    #31

                    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.

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                    • T the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
                      6 Jun 2025, 13:20

                      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.

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                      bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
                      wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 15:13 last edited by bradleyuffner@lemmy.world 6 Jun 2025, 11:13
                      #32

                      So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement?

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                      • B bradleyuffner@lemmy.world
                        6 Jun 2025, 15:13

                        So you agree that saying "they added a data miner with root level access" was a false statement?

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                        the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 15:32 last edited by the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 Jun 2025, 11:32
                        #33

                        I agree youre a pedantic

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                        • M mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org
                          6 Jun 2025, 10:17

                          We have one

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                          backgrndnoize@lemmy.world
                          wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 18:44 last edited by
                          #34

                          What's it called

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                          • B backgrndnoize@lemmy.world
                            6 Jun 2025, 18:44

                            What's it called

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                            mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org
                            wrote on 7 Jun 2025, 02:47 last edited by
                            #35

                            https://lemmy.sdf.org/c/freegames@feddit.uk

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