Thursday free games again, but this time on Steam and not Epic! It's a >mind-shattering difference!
* Borderlands 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
This game doesn't need much introduction so let's talk
about the why. Is it because "Borderlands 4" is coming
out or because Randy Pitchford keeps getting himself in
trouble with his mouth? I think it's a little from column A,
and a little from column B. Also, this version has banned
mods and made some pretty unnecessary changes to the EULA
which fans are understandably mad about. 'Cause why let
a good thing go to waste when you can piss off the fans,
right Randy?
But if you still just want the game, grab it before it goes un-free in
two weeks.
Thursday free games again, but this time on Steam and not Epic! It's a >mind-shattering difference!
* Borderlands 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
This game doesn't need much introduction so let's talk
about the why. Is it because "Borderlands 4" is coming
out or because Randy Pitchford keeps getting himself in
trouble with his mouth? I think it's a little from column A,
and a little from column B. Also, this version has banned
mods and made some pretty unnecessary changes to the EULA
which fans are understandably mad about. 'Cause why let
a good thing go to waste when you can piss off the fans,
right Randy?
But if you still just want the game, grab it before it goes un-free in
two weeks.
On Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:06:04 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Thursday free games again, but this time on Steam and not Epic! It's a >>mind-shattering difference!
* Borderlands 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
This game doesn't need much introduction so let's talk
about the why. Is it because "Borderlands 4" is coming
out or because Randy Pitchford keeps getting himself in
trouble with his mouth? I think it's a little from column A,
and a little from column B. Also, this version has banned
mods and made some pretty unnecessary changes to the EULA
which fans are understandably mad about. 'Cause why let
a good thing go to waste when you can piss off the fans,
right Randy?
But if you still just want the game, grab it before it goes un-free in
two weeks.
I think this is the first game being given away for free that I bought
and paid for awhile back. I am guessing this has happened to you
already. :)
Recent reviews are Overwhelmingly Negative. I am sure that has
something to do with what you mention above.
Thursday free games again, but this time on Steam and not Epic! It's a mind-shattering difference!
* Borderlands 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
This game doesn't need much introduction so let's talk
about the why. Is it because "Borderlands 4" is coming
out or because Randy Pitchford keeps getting himself in
trouble with his mouth? I think it's a little from column A,
and a little from column B. Also, this version has banned
mods and made some pretty unnecessary changes to the EULA
which fans are understandably mad about. 'Cause why let
a good thing go to waste when you can piss off the fans,
right Randy?
But if you still just want the game, grab it before it goes un-free in--
two weeks.
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:10:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 ><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 13:01 this Friday (GMT):
On Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:06:04 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson >>><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Thursday free games again, but this time on Steam and not Epic! It's a >>>>mind-shattering difference!
* Borderlands 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
This game doesn't need much introduction so let's talk
about the why. Is it because "Borderlands 4" is coming
out or because Randy Pitchford keeps getting himself in
trouble with his mouth? I think it's a little from column A,
and a little from column B. Also, this version has banned
mods and made some pretty unnecessary changes to the EULA
which fans are understandably mad about. 'Cause why let
a good thing go to waste when you can piss off the fans,
right Randy?
But if you still just want the game, grab it before it goes un-free in >>>>two weeks.
I think this is the first game being given away for free that I bought
and paid for awhile back. I am guessing this has happened to you
already. :)
Recent reviews are Overwhelmingly Negative. I am sure that has
something to do with what you mention above.
Something about how the EULA is extremely anti-consumer, I think.
Gearbox has taken notice and commented on the issue. The primary
complaints are that they've granted themselves the right to use a lot >personal user information however they want (which is why gamers are
calling them 'spyware' now), and that the use of /any/ mods can lead
to permanent banning (US gamers also have to endure forced
arbitration).
So Gearbox has issued a statement that even though they've got the
RIGHT to collect and use all that info, they've no intention of
actually do so... and that they've no problem with mods so long as
they aren't used for cheating.
But rather than adjust their EULA to reflect this, they've just asked
gamers to trust them. And --especially after Pitchford's outbursts
earlier this week-- gamer's aren't having any of it. (Pitchford, of
course, also had to personally chime in on the subject, because he
doesn't know how to shut up).
Take Two is trying to hype up the release of "Borderlands 4" and yet
they keep shooting themselves in the foot. They need to gag Pitchford,
don't make any negative moves with any of your properties (like adding
nasty EULA provisions or taking shit away from players), and --at this >point-- make some serious to your players and maybe they will get some >marketing momentum back. 'Cause right now "Borderlands 4" is looking >increasingly toxic.
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P
A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.
Some people have had some success with running the game in
compatibility mode. If you run the game straight from the .exe in compatibility mode, the game will work, but not save to Steam.
Mr Rob <noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away.
:P
A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.
Some people have had some success with running the game in
compatibility mode. If you run the game straight from the .exe in
compatibility mode, the game will work, but not save to Steam.
Wow, no one made it to work in W11? :( I'm still on 10, but will be
forced to 11 after MS ends its support.
A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :PI looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At
one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away,
but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free >weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The >story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked
the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P >>>I looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At
one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away,
but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free
weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The
story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked
the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
and prefer a villain who isn't a retarded ass monkey.
and want a story that wasn't written by one.
and prefer better weapons (remember explosive submachine guns?)
BL2+ explosive (torgue) weapons are only slow as hell firing pistols, marginally faster shotguns and rifles and rocket launchers.
when the hell did vault hunter (treasure seeker) become "savior of us
all" and why?
BL1 vault hunters are just that, people who came to the planet to find
and open a vault and became rich as fuck.
They aren't celebrities, superheros or activists, they're the equivalent
of those guys hunting sunken ships or pirate treasure - motivated by
greed.
What's next, a GTA game where the criminal protagonist gets elected
Pope?
On 6/8/2025 10:27 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading theNo, a Borderlands movie. *evil grin*
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P >>>>I looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At
one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away,
but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free
weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The
story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked
the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
and prefer a villain who isn't a retarded ass monkey.
and want a story that wasn't written by one.
and prefer better weapons (remember explosive submachine guns?)
BL2+ explosive (torgue) weapons are only slow as hell firing pistols,
marginally faster shotguns and rifles and rocket launchers.
when the hell did vault hunter (treasure seeker) become "savior of us
all" and why?
BL1 vault hunters are just that, people who came to the planet to find
and open a vault and became rich as fuck.
They aren't celebrities, superheros or activists, they're the equivalent
of those guys hunting sunken ships or pirate treasure - motivated by
greed.
What's next, a GTA game where the criminal protagonist gets elected
Pope?
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 6/8/2025 10:27 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading theNo, a Borderlands movie. *evil grin*
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P >>>>>I looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At
one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away, >>>> but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free >>>> weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The
story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked
the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
and prefer a villain who isn't a retarded ass monkey.
and want a story that wasn't written by one.
and prefer better weapons (remember explosive submachine guns?)
BL2+ explosive (torgue) weapons are only slow as hell firing pistols,
marginally faster shotguns and rifles and rocket launchers.
when the hell did vault hunter (treasure seeker) become "savior of us
all" and why?
BL1 vault hunters are just that, people who came to the planet to find
and open a vault and became rich as fuck.
They aren't celebrities, superheros or activists, they're the equivalent >>> of those guys hunting sunken ships or pirate treasure - motivated by
greed.
What's next, a GTA game where the criminal protagonist gets elected
Pope?
That already happened, plus
it didn't follow any of the "vault hunter"
mythos of the games, greedy treasure seeker OR superhero-activist.
Didn't they make them bounty hunters chasing after Tina who is suddenly
not a homicidal orphan but the runaway daughter of some CEO of an intergalactic weapons manufacturer?
Gee they alienated the only audience they had, people who played the
games, no wonder they only pulled in 33 mil vs a budget of 110 mil.
Might as well have had Uwe Boll direct it, he couldn't have made it
worse.
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P
A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.
Some people have had some success with running the game in
compatibility mode. If you run the game straight from the .exe in compatibility mode, the game will work, but not save to Steam.
Mr Rob <noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:
A word of advice if you do decide to play it and have Windows 11, the
GOTY Enhanced version will not run.
Works for me. The first time I launched it just now it didn't run,
but it worked the second time I tried it. The intro videos appeared
in a tiny window in the upper left corner of my screen, but after they >finished the game worked normally.
On 6/9/2025 2:56 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 6/8/2025 10:27 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signsNo, a Borderlands movie. *evil grin*
say:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :P >>>>>>I looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At >>>>> one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away, >>>>> but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free >>>>> weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The
story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked >>>>> the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
and prefer a villain who isn't a retarded ass monkey.
and want a story that wasn't written by one.
and prefer better weapons (remember explosive submachine guns?)
BL2+ explosive (torgue) weapons are only slow as hell firing pistols,
marginally faster shotguns and rifles and rocket launchers.
when the hell did vault hunter (treasure seeker) become "savior of us
all" and why?
BL1 vault hunters are just that, people who came to the planet to find >>>> and open a vault and became rich as fuck.
They aren't celebrities, superheros or activists, they're the equivalent >>>> of those guys hunting sunken ships or pirate treasure - motivated by
greed.
What's next, a GTA game where the criminal protagonist gets elected
Pope?
That already happened, plus
Yes, I know. :)
it didn't follow any of the "vault hunter"But he would have made it cheaper.
mythos of the games, greedy treasure seeker OR superhero-activist.
Didn't they make them bounty hunters chasing after Tina who is suddenly
not a homicidal orphan but the runaway daughter of some CEO of an
intergalactic weapons manufacturer?
Gee they alienated the only audience they had, people who played the
games, no wonder they only pulled in 33 mil vs a budget of 110 mil.
Might as well have had Uwe Boll direct it, he couldn't have made it
worse.
On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:54:44 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
I still haven't played the first one! They should give that one away. :PI looked to see if the original "Borderlands" was ever a freebie. At
one point or another all the other games seem to have been given away,
but it seems like the first game has been excluded from this
generosity. Of course, it could be that maybe it was and I'm not
seeing any mention of it, but the closest I found was a 'play-for-free weekend' offer back in 2019.
Personally, I think you're better off starting with the second. The story/setting is extremely simplistic in these games, so you don't
really need to start from the first, and B2 added various QOL
refinements that just made it a better experience (assuming you liked
the gameplay, obviously). BL1 is only for die-hard fans and weirdos
who like playing games for their historical value ;-)
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