Summary
- Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 is out via Early Access, and it's already being review bombed on Steam.
- The game now has over 1,000 "Negative" reviews as fans pan the title for a "stealth" install of the Epic Games Epic Online Service.
- That install helps with crossplay and can easily be uninstalled if gamers so choose.
It took well over a decade for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 to officially release, but it only took a handful of days for the game to already get review bombed on Steam. Indeed, the sequel to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:2011's original title of the same name has seen its .
Currently, of the 2,505 reviews on Steam, The other Of the negative reviews present, the vast🔯 majority are in response to .
It's important to note that the game doesn't install the Epic Games' launcher, but rather some software for crossplay purposes. . In other words, a large portion of reviews are essentially reactionary, and are tanking what is a solid video game.
For reference, The Gamer's Ben Sledge gave the game a 3.5 rating, writing, "Spacไe Marine 2 doesn’t seek to reinvent the third-person shooter or hack-n-slash genres, but it’s a competent addition to both. That said, it’s a great game for Warhammer fans, and nails the feeling of being a Space Marine better than any other game.&qu🌳ot;
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The Epic Online Service Has A Purpose
As noted above, the installation of the software helps with crossplay purposes. Considering that the game is meant to be played cooperatively and has multiplayer elements, crossplay makes sense. And given that not every studio has some type of proprietar♈y crossplay software, it makes sense that a well-known bit of programming is used in place.
Taking to Re🥃ddit, many Warhammer fans pushed back against the negative reviews, w🐓ith many pointing out that there are dozens of EULAs (End User License Agreements) that have been agreed to by people. The presence of Epic Games just makes it an easy scapegoat.
: "It's crazy people care about this EULA but not... every single other one they click through without reading when installing a video game."
All of this is to say that a good game is unfortunately being crushed by a group of bad actors. Perhaps enough positivity can help turn things around, though it's another lesson in reactionary takes, as well as overall caution when it comes to user reviews.
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