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Call me cheap, but I hate EA and don't want to give them any money on principle, but I'd like to try BF6 and see how it's changed since the beta.

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 32 minutes ago

Nope.

Best advice would be to forget it exists. There are actually thousands of other games out there that are almost exactly like Battlefield, I doubt the Next New Thing™ will be worth giving up a little bit of sanity over.

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Call me cheap

homie that game is $70

You're not cheap, you're literally trying not to get robbed

You can buy a few dozen really good indie games for a fraction of that price

That urge to buy and play it ASAP is marketing doing its job.

Easier said than done, but if you really hate EA, your only choice is to eat the FOMO.

Otherwise, you're feeding the beast.

Disclaimer: I'm high

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

Spot fuckin on.

My response to OP was literally going to be: "don't buy it, and try your best to focus on the literal thousands of other great games that are out there"

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

You maybe high, but you are right nonetheless.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Make friends with someone that's paid for it.

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think that'll be possible. I wouldn't even buy BF6 because of Javelicrap (EA's botnet akin to Activision's Ricocrap), and why I'd want a rootkit on my system is beyond me (plus, Linux users are excluded from playing BF6 in the first place).

[–] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not to mention the recent sale to the trumpers and the saudis

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

Kushner and the Saudis, absolutely. Good chance I won't be playing their newer games after I heard about that nonsense.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Play it on a friend's account that owns the game.

[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It's been a while since I've done it, but maybe buying it on steam and returning it before the few hour playtime limit?

That's a good shout, although I'd like to try it for a couple of days at least. I think I already know the answer to my own question unfortunately!

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago

Get it from the library?

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I don't think there is, gonna have to try and imply via gameplay videos.