The Epic First Run programme allows developers of any size to claim 100% of revenue if they agree to make their game exclusive on the Epic Games Store for six months.
After the six months are up, the game will revert to the standard Epic Games Store revenue split of 88% for the developer and 12% for Epic Games.
I said I’d rather pay on Steam than to play it for free on Epic. I never said not buying it is not a possibility.
I also have a little thing called “disposable income”, so I can afford games if I really want to.