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== Bad Practices ==

==Bad Practices==

=== Forced Arbitration ===

===Forced Arbitration===

~~On January 15~~, ~~2025 (unclear if this was there before)~~ Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.

Since before [https://web.archive.org/web/20220318123706/https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/eula March 18, 2022] Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.

[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]

[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]Between [https://web.archive.org/web/20200820013456/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ August 20, 2020] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20200917232300/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ September 17, 2020], Epic Games updated their policy for Psyonix's Rocket League over a year after it's acquisition to include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their game. If you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from playing your game or using the software, which many had previously purchased before the Free-to-play change with the Epic Acquisition. If you do continue use (offline) without explicitly agreeing, by previous agreement to changes to EULA, you agree to the new terms. Upon agreement, you have 30-days to Email or Write them your wish to opt-out. [I'm not sure if that counts from your original agreement or per-EULA change.]

==Incidents==

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+===Forced Arbitration===
-On January 15, 2025 (unclear if this was there before) Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.
+Since before [https://web.archive.org/web/20220318123706/https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/eula March 18, 2022] Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.
-[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]
+[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]Between [https://web.archive.org/web/20200820013456/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ August 20, 2020] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20200917232300/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ September 17, 2020], Epic Games updated their policy for Psyonix's Rocket League over a year after it's acquisition to include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their game. If you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from playing your game or using the software, which many had previously purchased before the Free-to-play change with the Epic Acquisition. If you do continue use (offline) without explicitly agreeing, by previous agreement to changes to EULA, you agree to the new terms. Upon agreement, you have 30-days to Email or Write them your wish to opt-out. [I'm not sure if that counts from your original agreement or per-EULA change.]
 ==Incidents==