Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes". Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
On 9/24/2026 7:21 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
I want to make fun of both of them. Epic is total rubbish, and doesn't
even have code signatures for some intermediate files that my current >security policy blocks, so I can't even install it.
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes". >Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:22:20 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 9/24/2026 7:21 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
I want to make fun of both of them. Epic is total rubbish, and doesn't
even have code signatures for some intermediate files that my current
security policy blocks, so I can't even install it.
Who controls your security policy? If not you, then take the reigns
and get it done. Research your cert chains and make sure you're
letting only good guys through.
If you accept the blocks the standard european filtered mentality
allows, you'll only find yourself isolated from the core of the
innovative world, waiting for Putin to take over your country.
If you accept the blocks the standard european filtered mentality
allows, you'll only find yourself isolated from the core of the
innovative world, waiting for Putin to take over your country.
I have no idea what you're talking about, so I'm going to assume you're
a total idiot.
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:55:02 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <[email protected]d> wrote:
I have no idea what you're talking about, so I'm going to assume you're
a total idiot.
The self-reflecting nature of that comment, combined with the fact
that you can't figure out how to run unsigned binaries, is one of the
best comedic moments of Usenet in the past decade at least!
Thanks for that
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes". >Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely.
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes". Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 23:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
You can always mute the app from the system level right? Still sucks
that that's even a thing and I'm kinda amazed nobody thought to provide
an option to turn that off...
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:03 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 23:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
You can always mute the app from the system level right? Still sucks
that that's even a thing and I'm kinda amazed nobody thought to provide
an option to turn that off...
Even your _phone_ lets you turn notifications off. I don't know what Epic
is thinking.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 23:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while, \
You can always mute the app from the system level right? Still sucks
that that's even a thing and I'm kinda amazed nobody thought to provide
an option to turn that off...
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely.
Steam has sounds?
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:03 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 23:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Hey, if Epic doesn't want us making fun of their stupid decisions,
they just need to stop making stupid decisions!
Case in point: the Epic Games launcher randomly plays "party chimes".
Apparently this feature has been around a while,
[Most people haven't noticed because most people
don't ever use the Epic games client ;-)]
but it's only become newsworthy recently because a bug caused them to
play more frequently than necessary (an update to the launcher has
soon to be released). The sounds notify the user when another player
leaves the party, or is talking, or has sent a message or various
other social interactions... but they sometimes happen even when users
aren't in Epic Games parties.
Well --bug aside-- not that weird, right? A lot of launchers have
similar features, including Steam. Just one thing: in Steam, you can
turn off the chimes entirely. In Epic? Nope; no such option. Maybe in
the future, but it's not a high priority.
You know Epic, when people say make your client better, this is
exactly the sort of thing they mean. And when people specifically
point out an option that is annoying them, don't back burner it,
especially when it's an easy fix. Or just accept you're going to be
playing second fiddle to Valve no matter how much Fortnite cash you
spend on bribing developers and players.
You can always mute the app from the system level right? Still sucks
that that's even a thing and I'm kinda amazed nobody thought to provide
an option to turn that off...
Even your _phone_ lets you turn notifications off. I don't know what Epic
is thinking.
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