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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Faydaikin@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

As the title says. I severely dislike having to make accounts for every game publisher that wants to send me advertisements, collect data or whatever.

It's usually an instant dealbreaker for me at this point

Publishers needing their own launcher already puts them on shaky grounds with me.

But I really liked the original BG 1 & 2, so I'm willing to not just refund it immediately and actually ask around first for solutions.

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[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 105 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, are we starting the reddit tradition of making no effort at all and just immediately asking the community for help instead?

Great.

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 71 points 1 year ago

I can certainly see we're keeping the reddit-tradition of being an angry little muppet at any given opportunity alive.

Yes, I asked a public forum for help about something I didn't know. And they came through for me, more so than I would have expected.

You can go back to being angry elsewhere now. Shoo...

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 32 points 1 year ago

You could have just... LOOKED. I've got no problem when its a question with more nuance than a google search can answer easily, or if its an opinion based question, but all I ask is people just TRY before making a post somewhere when the answer is so simple.

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago

And you didn't even have to click on my shitty post as it already had (SOLVED) in the title

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 22 points 1 year ago

Because I want you to do better next time.

[-] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago

Oi. You two. Take it easy hey.

[-] millie@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago

It literally says "Skip" right underneath the thing you're complaining about. If you'd taken the time to look at the screen, you'd have seen it itself.

[-] Buttons@programming.dev 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some people have bad eyesight. Some people have been deeply trained by the modern web to ignore most of what's on the page (most of it being ads or other bullshit). Some people make mistakes.

Have some patience and kindness.

And to those who wont be patient or kind, just know that the next time the self-checkout machine yells at you and the cashier has to come scan their badge and gives you grief, you deserve it. Can't you just use the machine correctly!?!

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Before that, there's just a button that says "Get Started!" Right underneath the sentence "Sigh up for a Larian Account." Otherwise the launcher was blank.

I mistook that as being a forced sign-up, as with some many other games nowadays.

Also, I'm not complaining about anything. I was looking for advise as there seldomly are easy, search-engine friendly, solutions to forced sigh-ups.

If you'd taken the time to read through the comments, you might have gleaned the context for yourself. But since you took the time to click on a (SOLVED)-post and then write the same message the guy before did, I felt compelled to spell it all out. Just for you.

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 year ago

That button in the corner saying skip account is really hard, okay?!?

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Repeating other peoples sentiments two days later is really constructive, okay?!?

Get out of here, Sleepy.

[-] buffalo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Imagine if you put all this effort you made from this post, including it’s whiny, snarky comments, and like.. idk took less than 5 seconds to be constructive and figure out your answer.

I mean seriously, a 10 year old could have figured it out.

[-] gyrfalcon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Gonna be honest, this comment further down explains why you should have some compassion even on posts that seem obvious to you: https://beehaw.org/comment/883359

Consider taking this approach in the future.

[-] buffalo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah.

This is different. This post by op is simply lack of effort and ignorance. There’s a minimum expectation of effort here. Gotta at least try for your self before you reach out and waste people’s time.

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's my post. I get notified whenever one of you sillybillies get the bright idea to call me an idiot instead of just scrolling on.

[-] Daydreamy@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I had no skip button.

It's not as clear cut as you might think.

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