My point to OP was that review bombing is, by definition, malicious. Sure, some companies can claim their game was "review bombed" because they don't like the legitimate criticism of their game, but what it really is when bad actors leave fake reviews because they don't like the game for reasons beyond the mechanics or systems.

claiming so i can drop a negative review, i guess they didnt think about that thorough huh

The actual game files for Borderlands 2 haven’t been updated in several years. Sure, you could argue that the new TOS is just setting things up to quietly slip the spyware in later after the attention has waned. But as it currently stands, all of the new TOS stuff was just bringing their older games up to match their newer releases that are still being actively supported. Chances are very good that they never actually update Borderlands 2, and simply use the new TOS for future releases; It’s simply an indicator that their future releases will have some gnarly anti cheat bullshit bolted on. But that doesn’t make headlines, nor does it fuel gamers’ nebulous rage. And yes, the “chances are good” part means the chance is a non-zero number. If I told someone “the chances are good that this bowl of skittles won’t kill you,” how many skittles would you be inclined to eat?

That’s a shame, because the series truly shines with multiplayer. It turns a grindy incremental loot game into a reason to hang out with friends. Probably a tenth of my friends list on Steam came from joining random public Borderlands games, and just hanging out with whoever happened to be playing.

>And the only things it sends back to gearbox is related to game functions: For BL2. This is the data they're going to collect in the new game(hint, it's "everything"): https://www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/

It's a form of protest. And like with all protests, some are right, some are wrong. It's not always bad actors.

They literally turned the game into spyware and are distributing it by giving it away for free. How does that fit your description in any way?

i know about that. i also know its quite overblown. their EULA is no different than all of them. but no malware has been installed.

Buuuuuuuuuut they changed the EULA and how it has root level access to your system. As in its literally spyware. Fuck free. You couldn't pay me to install this shit. Do so at your own risk. I want less massive corporations rooting around in my stuff. Not more.

If their future releases need root level access they can keep them. No thank you.

Grab it so you own it then torrent a non-spyware version.

> You will not use exploits or illegal or unauthorised means to interfere with or adversely impact any other user’s ability to use the services as intended; to gain unfair gameplay advantage; or to gain access to virtual items or other content to which you do not have valid entitlement. This includes the use of cheats or so-called ‘mod menus’, unauthorised mods, hacks, glitches, or any other technical exploits, and phishing, scamming, or social engineering. In legalese, does 'this includes' mean 'additionally' or 'specifically'?

> i know about that. i also know its quite overblown. their EULA is no different than all of them. That’s quite an ignorant statement to make, just because you don’t care about what you sign up for doesn’t mean other’s don’t as well. > but no malware has been installed. a root kit is quite literally a type of malware, you agreed to malware being installed to your machine at any point in time.

Please forgive my ignorance. What if we already have the game on Steam? Do I have to approve something? Or do they just have that access now?

Borderlands 3 has such insanely horrible writing though.

...where are you guys finding friends?

Also note that this is for a game *without* competitive multiplayet

The game being free now doesn’t change anything. Just like any update to a game everyone got it.

imho people tend to exaggerate nowadays when it comes to that stuff. the writing isnt "horrible" its just not the best in the series. i found it to be alright, honestly.

check my edit thanks and have a pleasant evening.