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Subject: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22
From: Spalls Hurgenson
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Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
can't do it the night before! The fiends!

And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.

* Farming Simulator 22
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
-after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
poorly put together too, with some serious performance
issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
"Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
I must push "Add to Cart".

Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
announcements feel like work ;-)

Subject: Inside the Peculiar World of Farming Simulator eSports - YouTube
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Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 19:48 UTC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6Deexy3to for a related video that came out today! :O

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
> can't do it the night before! The fiends!

> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.

> * Farming Simulator 22
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
> Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
> wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
> -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
> sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
> harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
> and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
> poorly put together too, with some serious performance
> issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
> "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
> of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
> available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
> I must push "Add to Cart".

> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
> announcements feel like work ;-)
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22
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https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.

> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
> announcements feel like work ;-)

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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22
From: Spalls Hurgenson
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On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.

I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.

Well, at least their trailer isn't lying anymore. And I always wanted
a free grain silo.

Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:53 this Thursday (GMT):
> On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.
>
>
> I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
> I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.
>
> Well, at least their trailer isn't lying anymore. And I always wanted
> a free grain silo.

You mean a virtual silo?
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:48 this Thursday (GMT):
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6Deexy3to for a related video that came out today! :O
>
>
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
>> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
>> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
>> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
>> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
>> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
>> can't do it the night before! The fiends!
>
>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>
>
>
>> * Farming Simulator 22
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
>> Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
>> wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
>> -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
>> sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
>> harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
>> and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
>> poorly put together too, with some serious performance
>> issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
>> "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
>> of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
>> available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
>> I must push "Add to Cart".
>
>
>> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
>> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
>> announcements feel like work ;-)

I personally prefer the ""classic"" of Stardew Valley.
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On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:48 this Thursday (GMT):
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6Deexy3to for a related video that came out today! :O
>>
>>
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
>>> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
>>> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
>>> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
>>> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
>>> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
>>> can't do it the night before! The fiends!
>>
>>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>>
>>
>>
>>> * Farming Simulator 22
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
>>> Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
>>> wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
>>> -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
>>> sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
>>> harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
>>> and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
>>> poorly put together too, with some serious performance
>>> issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
>>> "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
>>> of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
>>> available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
>>> I must push "Add to Cart".
>>
>>
>>> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
>>> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
>>> announcements feel like work ;-)
>
>
> I personally prefer the ""classic"" of Stardew Valley.

I will be playing that in a little while this evening.
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On 5/23/2024 1:53 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.
>
>
> I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
> I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.
>
Why would they need to drive you there? A small hip bump should do it.

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On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:53 this Thursday (GMT):
>> On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.
>>
>>
>> I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
>> I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.
>>
>> Well, at least their trailer isn't lying anymore. And I always wanted
>> a free grain silo.
>
>
> You mean a virtual silo?

Its virtually free!

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candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:53 this Thursday (GMT):
> > On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >
> >>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.
> >
> >
> > I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
> > I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.
> >
> > Well, at least their trailer isn't lying anymore. And I always wanted
> > a free grain silo.

> You mean a virtual silo?

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On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>
> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
> can't do it the night before! The fiends!
>
> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>
>
>
> * Farming Simulator 22
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
> Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
> wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
> -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
> sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
> harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
> and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
> poorly put together too, with some serious performance
> issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
> "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
> of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
> available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
> I must push "Add to Cart".
>
>
> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
> announcements feel like work ;-)
>

Farming Simu... oh for...

I know, I know, people like this kind of game. But they feel like
torture to me. I just really don't care about them at all.

I was surprised to find a whole magazine dedicated to it in the local
village store when I last visited my parents though. In Germany there is
an actual honest-to-god paper magazine covering ONLY the Farming
Simulator games.

Did I mention this was the village shop? Basically nearly everybody
there has at least one tractor standing in the shed (my dad has two) and
has at least some small field somewhere.

Why people would feel the need to play tractor simulator then I never
will understand, but I remember my brother getting into it.
He lives on a farm! Why do you do that?!!

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On Thu, 23 May 2024 18:00:21 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
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>On 5/23/2024 1:53 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>> I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
>> I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.

>Why would they need to drive you there? A small hip bump should do it.

I'm lazy. It may not be a long trip but I want to be properly
chauffeured ;-)

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On Fri, 24 May 2024 14:12:24 +0200, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.

>> * Farming Simulator 22
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22

>Farming Simu... oh for...
>I know, I know, people like this kind of game. But they feel like
>torture to me. I just really don't care about them at all.

Now you know how your Auntie May feels about you playing 'murder
simulators' like "Doom". 'How could you possibly find something like
that enjoyable, dearie? I just don't understand it at all!' ;-)

Different strokes for different folks, and all that. And while the
appeal of the "Farming Simulator" games is lost upon me, I can
understand it intellectually, at least. There's a certain romantic
mystique to farming: owning a huge tract of land, building it up to
match your vision, watching things grow. Not to mention all the cool
machines you get to play around with! In real life, it requires a lot
of work, dedication and -too often- heartbreak, but the video games
give you the dream without the pain.

>Why people would feel the need to play tractor simulator then I never
>will understand, but I remember my brother getting into it.
>He lives on a farm! Why do you do that?!!

Probably the same reason I enjoyed that "PC Building Simulator" game,
even though I have real hardware at hand. It's something I know and
enjoy, but the game gives me more options than I'd ever have in real
life.

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On 5/24/2024 5:12 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
> On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>>
>> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
>> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
>> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
>> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
>> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
>> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
>> can't do it the night before! The fiends!
>>
>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>>
>>
>>
>> * Farming Simulator 22
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
>>     Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
>>     wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
>>     -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
>>     sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
>>     harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
>>     and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
>>     poorly put together too, with some serious performance
>>     issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
>>     "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
>>     of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
>>     available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
>>     I must push "Add to Cart".
>>
>>
>> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
>> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
>> announcements feel like work ;-)
>>
>
>
> Farming Simu... oh for...
>
> I know, I know, people like this kind of game. But they feel like
> torture to me. I just really don't care about them at all.
>
> I was surprised to find a whole magazine dedicated to it in the local
> village store when I last visited my parents though. In Germany there is
> an actual honest-to-god paper magazine covering ONLY the Farming
> Simulator games.
>
> Did I mention this was the village shop? Basically nearly everybody
> there has at least one tractor standing in the shed (my dad has two) and
> has at least some small field somewhere.
>
> Why people would feel the need to play tractor simulator then I never
> will understand, but I remember my brother getting into it.
> He lives on a farm! Why do you do that?!!

Power fantasy. You can't build a farm up that fast in real life. It
gives the more immediate satisfaction of a sim.

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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 01:00 this Friday (GMT):
> On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:53 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> On Thu, 23 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-2022--agi-pack is free too.
>>>
>>>
>>> I could swear that DLC wasn't there as a freebie when I made my post.
>>> I think Epic is purposefully trying to drive me crazy.
>>>
>>> Well, at least their trailer isn't lying anymore. And I always wanted
>>> a free grain silo.
>>
>>
>> You mean a virtual silo?
>
> Its virtually free!

As well as literally ;)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 13:44 this Friday (GMT):
> On Fri, 24 May 2024 14:12:24 +0200, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>
>>> * Farming Simulator 22
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
>
>
>>Farming Simu... oh for...
>>I know, I know, people like this kind of game. But they feel like
>>torture to me. I just really don't care about them at all.
>
> Now you know how your Auntie May feels about you playing 'murder
> simulators' like "Doom". 'How could you possibly find something like
> that enjoyable, dearie? I just don't understand it at all!' ;-)
>
> Different strokes for different folks, and all that. And while the
> appeal of the "Farming Simulator" games is lost upon me, I can
> understand it intellectually, at least. There's a certain romantic
> mystique to farming: owning a huge tract of land, building it up to
> match your vision, watching things grow. Not to mention all the cool
> machines you get to play around with! In real life, it requires a lot
> of work, dedication and -too often- heartbreak, but the video games
> give you the dream without the pain.

Fair, yea. I can't stand most rpgs.

>>Why people would feel the need to play tractor simulator then I never
>>will understand, but I remember my brother getting into it.
>>He lives on a farm! Why do you do that?!!
>
> Probably the same reason I enjoyed that "PC Building Simulator" game,
> even though I have real hardware at hand. It's something I know and
> enjoy, but the game gives me more options than I'd ever have in real
> life.

And you can add a ton of mods!
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:59 this Friday (GMT):
> On 5/23/2024 5:15 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:48 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6Deexy3to for a related video that came out today! :O
>>>
>>>
>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Epic's doing this thing recently and I hate it. Not the 'give away
>>>> free games every Thursday'; I like that. What would I write about on
>>>> Thursdays if Epic stopped its give-aways? But now they're HIDING what
>>>> the next game will be until it's actually released. Why is that a
>>>> problem? Because now I have to wait like all the other rubes before
>>>> writing up my announcement! How can I prepare the weekly spin if I
>>>> can't do it the night before! The fiends!
>>>
>>>> And what game are these fiends offering today?, Well, let's find out.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> * Farming Simulator 22
>>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/farming-simulator-22
>>>> Huh. This was what Epic felt needed to be kept under
>>>> wraps? Not that I really have anything against the game
>>>> -after all, who am I, somebody who revels in truck-driving
>>>> sims, to speak against one where you drive a combine
>>>> harvester?- but this is a pretty humdrum workplace sim...
>>>> and one overburdened with DLC to boot. Its reputedly pretty
>>>> poorly put together too, with some serious performance
>>>> issues; a cash grab to profit off the success of the earlier
>>>> "Farming Simulator" games. And despite the trailer's promise
>>>> of "free DLC", there don't seem to be an free add-ons
>>>> available on the Epic store. Still, The Number compels, so
>>>> I must push "Add to Cart".
>>>
>>>
>>>> Well, hopefully Epic won't be so secretive next week (narrator: they
>>>> will be). This current trend of 'mystery games' is almost making these
>>>> announcements feel like work ;-)
>>
>>
>> I personally prefer the ""classic"" of Stardew Valley.
>
> I will be playing that in a little while this evening.

Well, have fun!
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Subject	Author
FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Spalls Hurgenson
Inside the Peculiar World of Farming Simulator eSports - YouTube	Ant
Re: Inside the Peculiar World of Farming Simulator eSports - YouTube	candycanearter07
Re: Inside the Peculiar World of Farming Simulator eSports - YouTube	Dimensional Traveler
Re: Inside the Peculiar World of Farming Simulator eSports - YouTube	candycanearter07
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Ant
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Spalls Hurgenson
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	candycanearter07
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Dimensional Traveler
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	candycanearter07
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Ant
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Dimensional Traveler
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Spalls Hurgenson
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Kyonshi
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Spalls Hurgenson
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	candycanearter07
Re: FREE GAME: Farming Simulator 22	Justisaur