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

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  • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
    5 Jun 2025, 17:45
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    darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works
    wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 17:51 last edited by
    #2

    I noticed too.

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    • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
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      catsgomow@lemmy.world
      wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 17:55 last edited by
      #3

      Doesn’t the screenshot you posted explain what’s going on?

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      • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
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        ledivin@lemmy.world
        wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:02 last edited by ledivin@lemmy.world 6 May 2025, 14:02
        #4

        That. The content of the screenshot you posted. That is what's going on.

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        • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
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          dagamant@lemmy.world
          wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:13 last edited by
          #5

          You literally posted the answer to your question. Here is an expansion of the details.

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          • D dagamant@lemmy.world
            5 Jun 2025, 18:13

            You literally posted the answer to your question. Here is an expansion of the details.

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            goodeye8@piefed.social
            wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:24 last edited by
            #6

            I haven't read the new TOS but if this review is correct it looks like a GDPR nightmare for them. Good luck to them explaining why they need to collect all that personal data.

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            • D dagamant@lemmy.world
              5 Jun 2025, 18:13

              You literally posted the answer to your question. Here is an expansion of the details.

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              moon@lemmy.sdf.org
              wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:29 last edited by
              #7

              Due to Steam's tos updates a few months ago, isn't take-two opening itself up to a massive lawsuit?

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              • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
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                solsangraal@lemmy.zip
                wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:30 last edited by solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 May 2025, 14:45
                #8

                the game's store page doesn't mention that it requires root access, like it does for some other games. am i missing something?

                edit: the words "root" and "level" (ctrl+f'd each one separately) don't appear anywhere in the EULA. "access" shows up in a couple spots that definitely are NOT talking about root level access. i'm all about outrage over enshittification, but so far this sounds like bullshit

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                • D dagamant@lemmy.world
                  5 Jun 2025, 18:13

                  You literally posted the answer to your question. Here is an expansion of the details.

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                  nephalis@discuss.tchncs.de
                  wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:34 last edited by nephalis@discuss.tchncs.de 6 May 2025, 16:21
                  #9

                  Hm... Ok. Thats crazy. Someone wants to create a new branch of income it seems.

                  Thats a fucking shame. Now I need to reconsider my plans to buy Borderlands4.

                  But how will they do it? Which information is gathered from which source?
                  Most of my accounts only hold as little informations as possible. Also my Os knows nothing about me. My MS account neither.

                  On the other hand my steam 2FA need some mobile information.

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                  • B bimbimboy@lemm.ee
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                    mordikan@kbin.earth
                    wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:43 last edited by
                    #10

                    I'm assuming the post is actually about DRM operating at ring 0. That's not really root level though. That's kernel level. Root is still operating in user-mode and politely asking the kernel to interact with hardware.

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                    • S solsangraal@lemmy.zip
                      5 Jun 2025, 18:30

                      the game's store page doesn't mention that it requires root access, like it does for some other games. am i missing something?

                      edit: the words "root" and "level" (ctrl+f'd each one separately) don't appear anywhere in the EULA. "access" shows up in a couple spots that definitely are NOT talking about root level access. i'm all about outrage over enshittification, but so far this sounds like bullshit

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                      lath@lemmy.world
                      wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:44 last edited by
                      #11

                      Maybe it's hidden in the in-game eula and they're using their launcher to collect all that info before we even get to agree or disagree.

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                      • M mordikan@kbin.earth
                        5 Jun 2025, 18:43

                        I'm assuming the post is actually about DRM operating at ring 0. That's not really root level though. That's kernel level. Root is still operating in user-mode and politely asking the kernel to interact with hardware.

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                        ampersandrew@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:47 last edited by
                        #12

                        But it doesn't have the mandatory kernel level disclaimer either.

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                        • G goodeye8@piefed.social
                          5 Jun 2025, 18:24

                          I haven't read the new TOS but if this review is correct it looks like a GDPR nightmare for them. Good luck to them explaining why they need to collect all that personal data.

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                          raltoid@lemmy.world
                          wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:53 last edited by raltoid@lemmy.world 6 May 2025, 14:57
                          #13

                          The "collected data types" in that comment seems to be copy/pasted from the privacy policy

                          https://www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/

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                            neryk@sh.itjust.works
                            wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:54 last edited by
                            #14

                            On one side of the ring, greedy corps which want to profile you better than the NSA does. On the other, drama-hungry and social networks-fueled outrage culture.

                            That's how an old game giveaway backfires and becomes the scandal of the day.

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                              kneetitts@lemmy.world
                              wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 18:58 last edited by
                              #15

                              Why isnt Steam banning them? Munny?

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                                daddledew@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 19:05 last edited by
                                #16

                                A government that cares for is people would ban this shit and procecute any company trying to find ways around it.

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                                  showroom7561@lemmy.ca
                                  wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 19:11 last edited by
                                  #17

                                  Pirates are winning over my empathy.

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                                  • N nephalis@discuss.tchncs.de
                                    5 Jun 2025, 18:34

                                    Hm... Ok. Thats crazy. Someone wants to create a new branch of income it seems.

                                    Thats a fucking shame. Now I need to reconsider my plans to buy Borderlands4.

                                    But how will they do it? Which information is gathered from which source?
                                    Most of my accounts only hold as little informations as possible. Also my Os knows nothing about me. My MS account neither.

                                    On the other hand my steam 2FA need some mobile information.

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                                    fiivemacs@lemmy.ca
                                    wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 19:25 last edited by
                                    #18

                                    Checkout Jump Ship? It's some weird borderlands, Star citizen, (insert other generic shooter) type game. Pretty neat, was recommended to me by a shooter fanatic friend of mine. I trust his shooting game opinion

                                    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Ship/

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                                      buboscandiacus@mander.xyz
                                      wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 19:46 last edited by
                                      #19

                                      Don't just review bomb it

                                      Report it to steam as SPYWARE, with the little flag icon on the product page

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                                        jomiran@lemmy.ml
                                        wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 19:49 last edited by
                                        #20

                                        I only play AAA games on GeForce Now (cloud). If the game can't run on my Linux system or on the cloud, I ain't touching it. Also, there are so many wonderful games that do not require a colonoscopy into your personal data to be played.

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                                        • F fiivemacs@lemmy.ca
                                          5 Jun 2025, 19:25

                                          Checkout Jump Ship? It's some weird borderlands, Star citizen, (insert other generic shooter) type game. Pretty neat, was recommended to me by a shooter fanatic friend of mine. I trust his shooting game opinion

                                          https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Ship/

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                                          topherclay@lemmy.world
                                          wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 20:02 last edited by
                                          #21

                                          oh cool, I can see that it's similar Borderlands by the screenshots, and I can see that it's like Star Citizen because it's not actually released yet and they're taking money for early access.

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