{"id":82447,"date":"2024-07-26T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/after-review-bombing-edf6-will-drop-epic-account-requirement\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:47:04","slug":"after-review-bombing-edf6-will-drop-epic-account-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/after-review-bombing-edf6-will-drop-epic-account-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"After Review Bombing EDF6 Will Drop Epic Account Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Good news! There\u2019s <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/games\/earth-defense-force-6&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/games\/earth-defense-force-6\">a new <em>Earth Defense Force<\/em> game<\/a><\/span> and it\u2019s out now! Bad news, if you want to play the game online on Steam you\u2019ll have to create an Epic Games account. This fact was revealed on launch day and went over so poorly with players that the devs behind the new giant bug-killin\u2019 game are already announcing plans to remove the requirement after just 24 hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"195928,196251,195618\" data-current=\"195928\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 gnGtru video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"195928\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"How Alan Wake 2 Builds Upon The 'Remedy-Verse'\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"190\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>How Alan Wake 2 Builds Upon The &#8216;Remedy-Verse&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195928\/195928_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195928\/195928_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195928\/195928_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195928\/195928_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/21446.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2291060\/EARTH_DEFENSE_FORCE_6\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2291060\/EARTH_DEFENSE_FORCE_6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Earth Defense Force 6<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u2014<\/em>the highly-anticipated next entry in the third-person sci-fi shooter series all about blasting giant monsters\u2014launched on Steam on July 25. It\u2019s the first main entry in the cult classic franchise since 2019. People were excited to get their hands on the game, which launched in Japan in 2022 but is only now arriving in the US on PS4, PS5, and PC. <em>EDF 6 <\/em>promises more missions (all of which are playable via online co-op) than any previous entry. But the game<em>\u00a0<\/em>quickly received a ton of negative reviews on Steam because of a previously unannounced Epic Games account requirement for online play. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"flex-video widescreen\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=youtube-video-XVUhQ9lHkss&amp;start=0\" data-chomp-id=\"XVUhQ9lHkss\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/XVUhQ9lHkss\" id=\"youtube-XVUhQ9lHkss\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span data-chomp-id=\"XVUhQ9lHkss\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/XVUhQ9lHkss\" id=\"youtube-XVUhQ9lHkss\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 dHvBHx caption\">D3PUBLISHER \/ Sandlot <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On July 25, the day <em>EDF 6<\/em> launched, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2291060\/view\/4361257526914035378&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2291060\/view\/4361257526914035378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a post went up on the game\u2019s Steam pag<\/a><\/span>e quietly confirming that players would need to create and log into an Epic Games account to play the shooter online. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Players weren\u2019t happy about this, criticizing the devs for not making this clear before launch and for forcing them to use a different account outside of Steam to play online. What followed was about 24 hours of players review bombing <em>EDF 6<\/em> on Valve\u2019s digital storefront. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/cult-classic-shooter-series-returns-to-steam-after-5-years-and-immediately-takes-a-piledriver-into-the-review-dumpster-over-epic-games-account-requirement\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/cult-classic-shooter-series-returns-to-steam-after-5-years-and-immediately-takes-a-piledriver-into-the-review-dumpster-over-epic-games-account-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As reported by <em>GamesRadar<\/em><\/a><\/span>, by the end of launch day, EDF 6 had over 1,000 reviews and a \u201cMostly Negative\u201d status on Steam. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h7175\"><em>EDF 6<\/em> devs announce changes to Epic account requirement <\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On Friday, just 24 hours after this all started and in response to the overwhelmingly negative reviews, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2291060\/view\/4361257526917398046?l=english&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2291060\/view\/4361257526917398046?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>EDF 6&#8242;<\/em>s devs published a new post<\/a><\/span> on Steam confirming that it had heard all the \u201cfeedback\u201d and was going to make some changes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cThank you for your feedback on <em>Earth Defense Forces 6,\u201d <\/em>said developer Sandlot. \u201cThe <em>EDF 6<\/em> development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign-in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Sandlot didn\u2019t share any specifics on when it will change the Epic Games account requirement but wanted to assure fans that yes, they heard all the yelling and saw all the negative reviews, and are now working on fixing the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">This whole fiasco reminds me of the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/helldivers-2-psn-steam-account-linking-explained-sony-1851455071&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/helldivers-2-psn-steam-account-linking-explained-sony-1851455071\"><em>Helldivers 2<\/em> PSN requirement meltdown<\/a><\/span> that happened earlier this year. Like with<em> EDF 6<\/em>, players review bombed the popular sci-fi shooter\u2019s Steam page enough that <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/helldivers-2-do-i-need-psn-steam-account-linking-1851457468&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/helldivers-2-do-i-need-psn-steam-account-linking-1851457468\">Sony eventually relented and backpedaled<\/a><\/span> on its PSN requirement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">If I had a nickel for every time a third-person co-op shooter about killing bugs in space had angered its fans by requiring a third-party account to play online on Steam&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/epic-account-edf6-earth-defense-force-steam-helldivers-1851606486\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news! There\u2019s a new Earth Defense Force game and it\u2019s out now! Bad news, if you want to play the game online on Steam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}