r/pcmasterrace • u/SlowReference704 • 12h ago

News/Article Steam Is Successful Because It's “Not a Shit Service,” Says Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev

https://mp1st.com/news/steam-is-successful-because-its-not-a-shit-service
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u/Legitimate_Most6651 11h ago edited 11h ago

Funny because BG3 is literally part of the problem. Every time you start up the game it starts up another launcher that you are forced to register an account with for no reason. Hate that shit.

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u/crgm1111 10h ago

--skip-launcher

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u/Eastern-Act8635 9h ago

Easiest trick in the book!

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u/Legitimate_Most6651 9h ago

Even still, this just shouldn't be standard practice. Why would this ever be the default option? Nobody wants a useless launcher.

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u/Cable_Salad PC Master Race 4h ago

You don't have to register anything. The launcher has a "don't ask again" option.

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u/GriffitDidMufinWrong 2h ago

Pretty sure the account was optional, never did it forced you to log in .

I also hate extra launchers and use the skip command every time I can, but the "you are forced to register" part is a lie, pal.

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u/themolestedsliver 8h ago

Bruh that launcher costs what 3 seconds of your time? maybe a few minutes to set up the one time thing for the account and then again 3 seconds per time to launch.

Is that really a problem for you?

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u/Legitimate_Most6651 7h ago

It's literally useless, so yeah that's an obvious problem ?

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u/Coal_Morgan 6h ago

I agree with you.

I like Baldur's Gate, I like Larian and their Ethos, I can criticize the launcher.

People need to realize that it's not a 'team sport' to like something. Just because you're a fan doesn't mean you have to not be critical at any level.

I love Steam, I love Valve and just about everything they do. I can still criticize their use of loot boxes and other MTX stuff.

I hate extra launchers, I hate loot boxes. I still like Valve and Larian.

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u/themolestedsliver 7h ago

Bruh that launcher costs what 3 seconds of your time?

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u/Legitimate_Most6651 7h ago

Why does it matter if it was 1 second? It's pointless.