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[โ€“] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't need the client to connect the games, I just do it via browser. And you don't need it to launch the games either.

Apart from all this, I think they do lose money on the store, and are subsidizing it with Fortnite money. But I could be wrong.

[โ€“] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I didnt know about bypassing the launcher, I'll have to read more about that.

[โ€“] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

https://github.com/derrod/legendary is the open unofficial client, I think it's what Heroic Launcher uses under the hood