Is there any way to avoid them yoinking all my data? Just me and my friends loved playing it but with the new EULA ive been reluctant to reinstall. I run Linux and my friends hppefully will be soon too.
I’ve seen advice to turn the firewall on, but that would probably mess up any multiplayer.
Tbh I just started playing Unciv instead, which is an open-source recreation of Civ V + G&K, with a BNW mod already existing.
AFAIK, there are mods that add Civ VI rules as well. It’s been great for me because you can play it on your phone, so you can start a Marathon game with your friends and just crack out a few turns throughout the day.
From what I understand, these are the data types their EULA allows them to collect:
• Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
• Protected Characteristics: Age and gender
• Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
• Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
• Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
• Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
• Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
• Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
• Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.
Now, this may not be any more egregious than other big corpo EULAs, but I really don’t want Take2/2K to have a full profile on me in their database.
Just a warning, 2K’s new EULA is EXTREMELY invasive.
Is there any way to avoid them yoinking all my data? Just me and my friends loved playing it but with the new EULA ive been reluctant to reinstall. I run Linux and my friends hppefully will be soon too.
I’ve seen advice to turn the firewall on, but that would probably mess up any multiplayer.
Tbh I just started playing Unciv instead, which is an open-source recreation of Civ V + G&K, with a BNW mod already existing.
AFAIK, there are mods that add Civ VI rules as well. It’s been great for me because you can play it on your phone, so you can start a Marathon game with your friends and just crack out a few turns throughout the day.
Just add the application to the firewall block list. That’s how I’ve been running most games these days, pirated or not. Sighs
Any exerpts worth mentioning?
From what I understand, these are the data types their EULA allows them to collect:
• Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
• Protected Characteristics: Age and gender
• Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
• Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
• Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
• Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
• Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
• Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
• Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.
Now, this may not be any more egregious than other big corpo EULAs, but I really don’t want Take2/2K to have a full profile on me in their database.