JojoWakaki

The things I would be ok paying a subscription for:

• Rotating free Games that I get to keep. Like epic but only for subscribers. The game should be mine even after I quit the subscription.
• Extra insights in preservation, or goodies
• voting rights on what games should be free next month for the sunscribers.
• discounted price on games.

Things that I feel it shouldnot be locked behind subscription and paywall:

• tool for backing up offline installers
• ability to install previous versions of game
• and definitely not voting rights on games to bring into the preservation program.

If the tooks for backing up offline installers or ability to install previous versions of game are paywalled, that is going to invite more reasons for piracy.

There is legendary which is command line and Heroic which is legendary with gui without telemetry from epic. Heroic also does gog but gog doesnt require a launcher anyways.

Funfact, I have restricted work computer (windows). Certain websites are blocked and installing anything requires remote access by IT to enter admin password (they dont give admin rights temporarily). But it has pip installed.

• pip install legendary
• legendary install app-name
• legendary run app-name

You can also create a shortcut and set the target as ‘legendary run app-name’. I also have over 300 games I collected from epic. I don’t condone gaming on work time, but it feels nice I can run something other than browser games during compiling and other downtime.

Look, everybody always figures the time they live in is the most epic, most important age to end all ages. But tyrants and heroes rise and fall, and historians sort out the pieces."

• Prince of Persia
• Contra III
• Blackthorne (by blizzard)
• Freelancer

I hope something comes out of this other than a cease and desist order or worse a lawsuit.