Epic Games Store will not have its own forum but will add achievements
No, the new Epic Games Store will not have its own forums and will not add item trading and achievements are close to being implemented.
The arrival of the Epic Game Store is revolutionizing the market and generating a lot of discomfort, especially among users. There are quite a few games that have decided to go exclusively to the Epic store and have suffered a shower of criticism on Steam. Although they are gaining popularity, it is far from being like Valve's platform. Although it seems that they have no interest in resembling Steam, since according to Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic, it will not have forums.
The Epic Games Store will not have forums, according to the company's CEO.
Sweeney has said that he has no idea of launching his own forums on the platform. The idea they have is that the developers create their own forums in the purest Reddit style. His idea is that all users can interact on a single platform and put there the links to the product page.
We aren't planning to develop a trading metagame (eg cards) around the Epic Games store. Gifting and achievements are on the roadmap. We've launched an online support ticketing service developers can choose to use for games across all stores and platforms.
- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 10th 2019
In addition, Sweeney has also been asked about the possibility of giving away games and achievements, highlighting that it is on the way. He has been asked about the possibility of trading items and cards, something that he has said is not in the plans.
Epic is fine with M rated games. We'll clearly show the ratings so customers understand what's in the products they're considering buying.
We're focusing on games right now and haven't considered other forms of media.
- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 11th 2019
The answer to the question about games of type M or for those over 18 is very interesting. On this subject, Sweeney has said that he does not mind that they are in the store. Of course, it highlights that the games must be perfectly labeled, so that users know that they are buying.
For games with both a PC and Mac version, one purchase provides access to both.
- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 11th 2019
He has also been asked whether the licenses will be for PC only or will they also be compatible with Apple equipment. On this he has said that a license will be valid for both platforms, something totally logical. Yes, they still have a lot to implement Epic in their store, but for now they are on the right track.
