I really like the Borderlands series. Last thing I need is yet another game store drm client, and I can wait out the eventual release on steam. If it never shows up, I am ok with that too.

Most likely, I will hard pass; it will probably be another "videogame-as-service" model that I have skipped up to now.

Huh?

Borderlands, looter shooter with way too many guns with minor differences.
Borderlands 2 - more of the same
Borderlands Prequel - more of the same
Borderlands 3 - probably more of the same

Well. The difference is that GOG works hard to find the rights of old games, make them work and all related stuff, hence it is only fair if they can profit from their own work for a bit before the same build is thrown elsewhere, as is the case of many old games on Steam as soon as the timed exclusivity expired.
Without GOG, many old games would be sold in an unusable state or not sold at all.

Epic just use Fortnite money to buy third party games like there is no tomorrow and lock them behind their... questionable service. Not even Valve ever went that low, and believe me if I say they have kept on digging since 2004.

Fixed that for ya

You do realise that Valve would not have made a store if it had not been for Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike, right? The main difference between Epic and Valve is that, as far as I am aware, Valve never actively pursued exclusivity on third-party titles. Admittedly that's a pretty big difference, though, and one that makes me sympathise with Valve.

Perhaps what he meant was that Unreal engine based games are "logically" belong to EpicStore in a same way Half-Life and Battlefield to Steam and Origin. I agree it's not the same concept, but the fee discount for placing Unreal game is pretty good.
But the whole situation with new to-be-major exclusive PC store is not healthy for game industry. I will wait till Steam finally drop their fees to counter this EpicStore nonsense.

Let me left this for you : https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/16/15622366/valve-gabe-newell-sales-origin-destructive

It's sure as hell not the lower price cut that is getting Epic all these exclusives - then it would be wiser for developers to simply sell their games on both platforms. What must be happening right now is that Epic is handing out big bags of money to developers.

Yet it's sure as hell exactly the lowered fees plus the big money of bags for a year exclusivity. Fortunately Epic will not pay for such deals indefinitely and we'll get the picture with games available on all platforms but for some titles with lower prices on Epic. That's why I think that Valve is losing the market right now by doing nothing.

You're certainly more optimistic than I am. What gives you the idea they'll be passing on that gain to the consumer?

Indeed. The ones benefiting from this would be the consumers and Epic but not the game developers / publishers. It makes no economic sense.

Isn't it always ? it's many peoples favourite pastime and could be yours too if you wish !

Common sense most probably.
No way, he created the very best Opposing Force, Half-Life expansion pack. For this game only he'll go to heavens in the afterlife.