Thank you based GOG for not supporting dishonest high pressure BUYSOONBEFORETHISDEALISOVER salesman tactics like Steam
Thanks for letting me know about this anon,. Just picked this up. What are must have mods and fixes?
>>340538271
Why are these games so fucking expensive.
>>340538271
How do you not own STALKER by now?
>>340539903
Jesus, is it summer already?
What type of cheapshit are you..
>>340539903
$12 for 3 games with hundreds of hours of play
>expensive
>implying Steam Sales aren't exactly the same now
You get the same price on the first day as you'll see on the last day, remember? Steam got rid of Flash Deals last event.
>>340540057
Living and working in Eastern Yurop has some benefits. This is not one of them.
>>340540202
If your from eastern europe, arent the prices even lower for you?
![gog.com[slash]summer_xp.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/3WA7F2B.jpg "gog.com[slash]summer_xp.jpg")
>>340538271
don't forget
>>340540664
Nope. We get fucked over by the same high prices countries like Belgium get, except we also get to cover the local currency/euro/dollar exchange rate, which is at this moment worse than ever. For reference, just three years ago the same price would have cost me 1/3 less than it does now, thanks to the exchange rate.
>>340540998
Welp, I hope piracy is at least easier for you then.
>>340540998
Are you an EU country?
>BUYING STALKER
NONE OF THE MONEY GOES TO THE DEVS, JUST PIRATE IT.
>>340540664
You're thinking of Russia, countries in the european union including eastern europe pay the same as everyone else, but with 4 times smaller wages
>>340541193
Sadly.
>>340538271
>paying for a game when your money doesn't go to the developers
>paying for a game that has no DRM
JUST PIRATE IT YOU FUCKING IDIOT
YOU'RE LITERALLY THROWING MONEY AWAY
>>340542228
>Supporting DRM
KYS, cuck.
>>340542507
that's not what i meant retard
i was implying that you're paying money for an unlocked file with no protection or anti-iracy measures
you're literally paying for the EXACT same files you would get if you pirated it
there is literally nothing of value but this faggot OP is paying 12 dollars for it
>>340542661
>>i was implying that you're paying money for an unlocked file with no protection or anti-iracy measures
>you're literally paying for the EXACT same files you would get if you pirated it
>
>there is literally nothing of value but this faggot OP is paying 12 dollars for it
Wow you're literally an autist faggot.
>>340542507
>pirated copy
>drm
>>340542661
I don't even think you know what you typed.
>>340543080
and you're literally an illiterate faggot, you fucking retard
>>340543248
GO TO PIRATE BAY
YOU GET THE FILES FOR THE GAMES
IT'S FREE
GO TO GOG
PAY 12 DOLLARS
YOU GET THE SAME EXACT FILES
YOU'RE PAYING 12 DOLLARS FOR NOTHING
THIS ISN'T A DIFFICULT CONCEPT
>>340543338
>supporting the industry is nothing
>>340538271
You're still sucking their cock and giving them money, I don't see how your platform is any different than steam.
>>340543080
Can you read nigga?
>>340543378
>supporting jewish publishers that killed the developers and make money off presenting its corpse
none of your money goes to people who made the game
how is that supporting the industry
>>340543378
>i bought a used copy of super mario brothers for the NES
>i'm supporting the industry you guys!
>>340543338
Please tell me you can't be this retarded. Please.
>>340543465
I'm helping a pro-consumer service grow.
>>340543338
Go to Steam, you still get the exact same fucking file, except with DRM. Do you like collecting DRM or some shit?
You know what's the real difference?
The copy you get from Steam is legal. The copy you get from GOG is legal too. TPB is not.
>>340543584
>being so retarded that you project your retardation onto other people
it must suck being you
>>340541183
Where is it not easy?
>>340543452
Buy a game on Steam and try to launch it without having the client running. In most cases, it won't work. That's the difference.
Also standalone installers, meaning you never have to use the client ever.
>>340543705
>Go to Steam, you still get the exact same fucking file, except with DRM.
and you're paying steam to unlock the game on their DRM
that's the service you're paying for
>>340543574
It's not the same faggot
>>340543452
Man, you actually payed someone for something? WHAT AN IDIOT LMAO! I literally know nothing about the two platforms but I'm gonna say they're exactly the same! Haha, I really gottem with that one.
>>340543849
>buying something that gives no revenue to the developers
it's exactly the same, you braindead fucking moron
>>340543830
No, fuck off now
>not buying old games before gaming started to become "art" and censored SJW shit
>Not supporting DRM Free practice
Cucks, get on it.
>>340543906
So what you're saying is, no one should buy any game ever unless it's 100% independant?
>>340543849
It kind of is since the developer is gone. But really it doesn't matter since if you buy an antique or from a garage sale none of that goes to the maker.
I actually don't care if I buy from a reseller or not.
>>340543705
>you still get the exact same fucking file, except with DRM
Witcher 3 and FTL don't have DRM on their steam versions as far as I can tell.
I have the witcher 3 open without steam and I've copied FTL onto another computer though a USB drive and it works fine.
>>340543705
>The copy you get from GOG is legal too.
But GOG LITERALLY sells cracked shit you find on torrent sites, so it's just as illegal but with a bonus fraud charge on top.
>>340543808
Why would I care if steam has to run? I've been doing it that way for fucking years and it's never bothered me in the slightest.
>>340543871
GoG is Steam lite, that's all I have to know about it. For fuck's sake they're even trying to emulate the client, push it on you the same way steam does >>340540857 and you're STILL sucking their cocks.
>Insomnia sales exist
Nigga gog is WORSE than steam when it comes to these things
>tfw Canadian
Literally no reason not to wait for Steam's sale, unfortunately.
>>340544208
I'm not sucking their cock I'm saying you're a retard and they're really not the same at all. You saying they are is all the proof I need to know you're an idiot.
>>340544217
Insomnia exists because the patricians demanded it.
>GOG
Why bother? I might as well download the torrent myself.
Besides, no one uses GOG, it has no community like Steam does.
>>340544163
That was for one game, and besides, they had the publisher's authorization to use it.
>>340544374
and gog okay'd it
>>340544415
>it has no community like Steam does.
It's a feature.
>>340544458
At least 2 games. And the number shouldn't matter. The fact is that GOG was essentially charging people to pirate games and could be doing the shit still.
>>340544302
You are trading a DRM platform that's hardly intrusive at all for a Not!DRM platform that basically does the same thing but instead you're paying for games you could easily torrent.
Then you defend that.
Which one of us is retarded again?
>>340544160
Other games are like this. It's game/development dependent.
>>340544668
>you could easily break the law but you chose to be a buyfag
>Which one of us is retarded again?
FACT: GOG will never be able to compete with Steam until they can start selling AAA new releases DRM-freeWitcher does not count since CDPR and GOG are essentially the same company
>>340544668
In either case you're paying for something you could easily torrent. But if you have a legit copy would you rather has it with little or no restrictions?
>>340544860
>GOG must compete with Steam or it's a failure!
That's a strange goalpost you have. Lots of people are happy with GOG as it is.
>>340544163
Wrong. Cracks legally are the property of the IP holder. If the IP holder allows you to sell the game with the crack, then it is legal.
>>340544668
I have absolutely no problem with paying for games that I like. Also, it's not a DRM platform because there's no DRM on the games.
You're the retarded one, anon
>>340544982
Define what makes "legit" copy more valuable than pirated one, if you have the option to get both versions
>>340544668
You can pirate both.
You can buy both.
You're a moronic mouth breathing shitposter.
>>340545004
I dont think it's a failure, its just been very clear for a long time that gog wants to compete with steam, but the only way for them to truly take them on is for something short of a miracle to happen
>>340544858
Except none of the money you give to GoG goes to the people who make the games, you're like a pirate with some sort of fucked up guilt complex at that point.
>>340544982
There has never been a moment in my life where I've said "damn this Steam DRM ruining this game," it's literally the only draw GoG has and it's a minor one at that.
>>340545041
I didn't say it was a DRM platform, I specifically said it wasn't but reading is hard, you'll get there champ. If you like supporting devs then make sure your money goes to them.
>>340545127
and yet (You) respond
>>340545069
Availability, for one. A torrent or a DDL site is much more likely to be taken down than big servers like Steam's or GOG's.
Then there's the fact that you're speaking with your wallet. If you send the message that devs can take your money if they make games you enjoy, then everyone's a winner.
And lastly, even though that really isn't much of an argument in 2016, you are much less likely to run into a faulty copy, or virus, with a legit copy.
>>340545069
>not getting bullshit from my internet company, or worse, the FBI
>the simplicity of paying money for a game and having complete mental silence about the whole of that
>>340545193
Just because they work on the same market doesn't mean they are direct competitors. GOG has clearly distinguished itself as a retro-game DRM free distribution platform. Something like Origin or Uplay are better competitors than GOG
>>340545493
>Except none of the money you give to GoG goes to the people who make the games
You think the devs see any money when you buy an AAA title? It's all goes in the pocket of the publisher. Devs get a salary, they don't get royalties.
>>340545493
>There has never been a moment in my life where I've said "damn this Steam DRM ruining this game,"
What if someday it does? What if someday Steam's servers shit the bed and not even offline mode can get you access to your library?
You're like people defending SimCity 2013's (old) always online policy because "you never turn off your internet anyway".
>>340545493
It's always know-it-all fags on /v/ that make these huge posts responding to everyone that ever posted and answering none of the questions.
>>340545698
And the publisher continues to hire them if the game sells well. Do you understand how a stable fucking job works?
>>340542228
>>340542661
>Caring what other people do with their money
Reminds me of those fags who whine "Don't buy it! Money goes to Activision! It's IMMORAL to buy it!" every time VTM:B comes up.
They're shitters and so are you.
>>340545515
>Availability, for one. A torrent or a DDL site is much more likely to be taken down than big servers like Steam's or GOG's.
Yeah, almost the same chance as meteor wiping out all steam servers at once. Your argument sounds as stupid as some retards theorycrafting on "what if steam goes down" and only depends on your knowledge of torrent trackers.
>Then there's the fact that you're speaking with your wallet. If you send the message that devs can take your money if they make games you enjoy, then everyone's a winner.
In most cases GOG games don't give shitall to devs, because they are dead. Sure you might be "sending" some kind of message to the publisher, but that's not the message you've described: you're sending only the money. It takes more than few tens of thousands of dollars publishers get from GoG (if they get that much at all) to revive a dead series.
>And lastly, even though that really isn't much of an argument in 2016, you are much less likely to run into a faulty copy, or virus, with a legit copy.
You already know that you have to be an absolute retard to fuck up like that, so I won't cover that one.
>>340545528
What part of the "if you have the option to get both versions" you don't understand?
>>340545493
So I don't understand what you're even trying to say at this point because you're a complete fucking retard that's trying to sound smart. I'll support devs if they're alive but I honestly have no problem buying a used game, an antique or from a garage sale.
Stop trying to sound smart because you're really fucking bad at it.
>change from selling just old pc games to much newer indie titles and pretty much anyone else willing to release DRM-free versions of their games (including some older AAA titles)
>the official name change from "good old games" to "gog.com"
>official video of someone having to put on "drm protection" (a suit of armor complete with a valve on it) to play their game
>one of gog galaxy's premiere features was multiplayer crossplay with steam
>now gog connect
they clearly and specifically want the steam audience
>>340546139
Reply line. That has nothing to do with "both versions". It's about torrenting vs buying.
>>340545841
So I'm supposed to jump ship for a "what if" scenario? Hasn't the fatman himself said that if Steam tanks they'll find a way to preserve our libraries. I'd rather trust the jew I know then the jew waiting in the wings.
>>340545852
Maybe returning to reddit would solve your problems
>>340546196
Doing better than you right now bud
>>340546403
meant to be a reply to >>340545575
>Install GOG Galaxy
>Uses over a GB of RAM
>Eats CPU while apparently doing nothing
GOG.com is great but Galaxy sucks ass.
>>340546196
>honestly have no problem buying a used game, an antique or from a garage sale.
You are not even trying to understand what he's saying. Holy shit, how can you be so fucking retarded?
The whole fucking argument is about why you are paying money for something that you can get for free. If you can't pirate, then, sure, go ahead, buy the game, feel safe. But if you can and do pirate, why the fuck do you buy the games from a service that:
1) Doesn't give shitall to most of the devs, only publishers
2) Provides a nearly identical or identical copies of game to their pirated counterparts
3) Have an infinite supply of it, so your stupid fucking analogy about "buying game from an antique shop" like it's a fucking rarity doesn't work here, moron.
GOG is so fucking perfect. The interface, the customer rights, the sales, fuck.
I feel like a battered housewife by sticking with Steam. I really want to switch to GOG's side but god damn they need to get more games.
>>340546418
>So I'm supposed to jump ship for a "what if" scenario? Hasn't the fatman himself said that if Steam tanks they'll find a way to preserve our libraries. I'd rather trust the jew I know then the jew waiting in the wings.
I really don't see why you wouldn't use the more flexible option in any case.
It's the same with even more freedom and with better outcomes in hypothetical scenarios.
You're not bound to Steam in any way. Unless you're an investor. Are you?
>>340546670
It's not identical. It's a GOG packaged installer. It has their SHA-1 to verify it's them. You can't fuck up with those and get locked out of your gay computer as it encrypts everything.
>but muh purple skull
Fitgirl fucked up
RAR fucked up
Merc fucked up
They don't always make their handouts, they jack them for other people and throw them on their seedbox.
It's not uncommon.
>>340546670
Part of his argument was why buy from GOG since it doesn't give any money to the developers and you acknowledge that in your post. Thanks for not providing a rebuttal to my argument I guess.
You also completely misunderstand the point of the antique shop argument since non of that money goes to the guy that made the antique. Way to sound like a complete fucking idiot.
>>340546524
Yeah, it does fucking suck. It also broke the install for IL2 1946 for me so I had to uninstall everything, including the client, to get it working again.
>>340547084
I'm bound to steam simply due to the fact that I've used it for 10+ years and literally every single one of my friends also use the platform. Not to mention the fact that steam is the more flexible option. I can stream any game I own to any TV in my home at the moment, two of my friends use family share on my account to play my games whenever they want, I can trade game keys, I can make fucking steambux by selling the useless cards and booster packs that they give me every single day and buy brand new games with money /that isn't even real/.
>>340547608
Fair enough. I was talking about the scenario of one person and their library only, but if you use these other options, I understand.
>>340543338
OMG GO TO THE STORE
STEAL A CHOCOLATE
IT'S FREE
GO TO OTHER STORE
BUY A CHOCOLATE
YOU GET THE EXACT SAME CHOCOLATE
YOU ARE PAYING FOR NOTHING
THIS ISN'T A DIFFICULT CONCEPT
lmao these entitled millennials
>paying for pirated copies of single player games you could just pirate and not pay money for
>>340538271
>asking money for games developed by a dead company
Yeah, those polacks aren't jews at all, that money is 100% going towards GSC not their jewish antics
>>340547938
>It's a food and piracy-compared-to-theft analogy
Anon don't.
>>340548018
When is anyone meant to pay for games then?
>>340548136
When you want to play it online.
Steam doesn't even do flash sales anymore.
>>340548191
What if I only like solo games?
>>340548047
In this case it works, because he wasn't talking about loss in profit or the other shit the analogy is used for. It was a simple example that you can get the exact same fucking product in a legal and in an illegal way.
>>340547938
>Food Analagies
>>340548267
Then you don't need to waste money on them.
>>340548327
But people will stop making them if they have no financial incentive. Then what do I do?
>want the stalker bundle to be cheeki breeki
>devs dont get money
>stable version that doesnt have xray engine death constantly
>pretty cheap
Conflicted as fuck to be honest family members
>>340548267
Then your gaming hobby just got cheaper.
>>340548392
Why would you want to fund an industry that pumps out nothing but shit games?
>>340548393
If you're not supporting the devs directly just pirate it, especially if it has a GOG version
hhh
>>340539714
GOG Connect is about the best thing they could have done to start luring people from Steam, but I still have 400 odd Steam games that keep me there.
>>340548505
That's not true, there's plenty of good games that came out in recent years. Just not on the AAA side of the industry, of course.
>>340548393
I have trouble modding the GOG version. You need specific registry edits many times.
This was awhile ago though, so things might have changed.
>>340548680
>there's plenty of good games that came out in recent years
Name 5.
>>340546670
Same can be said about those games on Steam. Also, why wouldn't anyone in their right mind support a DRM-Free platform? This gives some developers the incentive to put their games out there DRM-Free and prove that not all PC gamers are pirate scum. The ones saying to pirate these readily available DRM-Free game are either shills or Steam cucks that dont' want DRM-Free software on the market.
The games I do pirate are Steam games BECAUSE of the DRM you damn cucks.
But I already have Steam
>>340543906
>GSC
>gone
they are making a new cossac game
>>340548741
I know there's absolutely no point because you will most likely reply they're all shit games, but here goes:
>Crypt of the NecroDancer
>Cities: Skylines
>Dirt Rally
>The Talos Principle
>Downwell
That's 5.
>>340548741
Duskers
Rebel Galaxy
Darkest Dungeon
X-COM 2
Bannerlord Saga
>>340539971
By not buying shit.
>>340548932
That's 5 shit games.
>>340549029
Like clockwork.
>>340548932
>>340548973
GOG fags always have good taste
>>340549215
>10 shit games
>good taste
>>340548505
That's your fault. By not buying good games, only shit games that only sell on marketing get made.
>>340548685
oh shit really? damn thats kind of a deal breaker, thanks anon
>name x amount of good games
>ok
>those games are shit
Every time.
>>340538271
On the trigger about Jaggad Alliance 2, how complicated is it compared to classic Xcom?
GoG is great for pirating their instalers. Thanks to them playing old games has became a lot easier. I noticed that some games re-realesed by them still have problems with running on modern systems, so I guess that most of their userbase is literall cucks.
>>340538271
Steam doesnt do timed deals anymore, they havent since the refunds came out. Also does that mean Alpha Centuari isnt going to get a sale?
>>340549569
>GoG
>Good old Games
>not Good Old Games (GOG)
Remember when GoG used to publish actual good old games instead of indie shit?
>>340549728
The current sale is getting new games everyday, with any added staying on sale until the last day.
>>340550031
They rebranded to Gog.com years ago senpai.
>>340550031
Remember when GOG had only two prices, $5.99 and $9.99?
Remember when GOG didn't have regional pricing?
Remember when GOG had free goodies as standard for a release?
Remember when GOG sold only completed games, not DLC and season passes?
Remember when GOG didn't sell games with DRM?
Remember when GOG didn't have their own DRM solution to tie games with?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
>>340543338
>>340543338
So you're saying that steam games are worth buying because they have DRM, whereas buying GoG games are pointless because they are DRM-free.
You are valuing the entirety of your purchase over the presence of DRM which is a system that interacts only with people who do not buy the game, in other words, not you.
You are a fascinating kind of retard. I'd be saying "kill yourself" right now, but I think your zombie brain is too valuable, it needs to be studied. I am impressed by how fucking stupid you are.
>>340550983
Remember when GOG promised they'd never do sales with high discounts?
>>340550983
>Remember when GOG didn't sell games with DRM?
>Remember when GOG didn't have their own DRM solution to tie games with?
They still don't.
>>340551290
Remember when GOG shut their site down suddenly one day and no one could access any of the games they bought and left everyone with a note saying "we're leaving sux 2 b u" and then came back two days later when everyone was calling for their blood?
>>340551421
Good times.Nah, actually I missed out on it because I was working on something at the time. I only found out like a few weeks later.
Remember when GOG still used to display "Days on GOG.com" so that we could prove that we remember?
>>340551421
I think they also gave everyone a free game when they came back.
>>340551421
Seriosuly? Are there any screencaps?
>>340540087
>>340540057
He's right though. Before the developer went under the games were commonly on sale for as low as 2 dollars. After the company went under the prices raised for whatever reason.
Not to mention they're up to 9 years old games.
>>340544668
Except that Galaxy is literally optional you dumbfuck.
>>340550983
>>340552301
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103601-GOG-com-Closes-its-Digital-Doors
And when they returned a week later
>hurr we didn't want to be boring :^)
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103810-Good-Old-Games-Faked-Shutdown-to-Avoid-Being-Boring
Fuck GOG.
>>340543830
No, you're paying the developer and publisher's operating expenses so they can stay in business and keep making games. Is that such a difficult concept to understand?
>>340548028
Only 30% of that goes to GOG and besides, the games wouldn't even exist if the publishers didn't pour their devil money into it. So shut your fucking mouth you little fucking commie shit. I'd molest the living shit out of you if you were still a kid.
>>340550983
>Remember when GOG had only two prices, $5.99 and $9.99?
>Remember when GOG didn't have regional pricing?
Both of these are bad for business. That's why publishers / devs avoided them and many still do because no DRM.
>>340552668
That was actually pretty cute. Why are you so upset about it?
>>340553119
Fat anons have heart issues and you can't pull that shit on them without almost killing them.
>>340549569
GOG tends to update any game that has problems, and their users can download them. YOU just don't get the updates unless someone puts them in the torrent, so you assume they left the game broken.
>GOG is owned by cdprojekt, the witcher devs
>/v/ loves the witcher
>/v/ loves steam and not gog
??????
inb4 /v/ isnt one person
>>340543803
North Korea. Probably parts of Nigeria.
Oh and the war torn parts of Syria.
>>340553119
>suddenly can't access any of the games you bought for an entire week because of their stunt
>hurr why you so upset?
Guess, cockmiser.
>>340553483
They redid the site. Yes, the stunt is pretty tacky and shit, but the redesign was legit
>>340550983
Those first four things are things they HAD to drop in order to get more publishers on board. You know, so they could stay in business. The only truly sad one is the regional pricing.
And these last two are pure bullshit.
>Remember when GOG didn't sell games with DRM?
Like they still do?
Remember when GOG didn't have their own DRM solution to tie games with?
Like they still don't, since Galaxy is not required?
>>340553483
What, do you keep a single game on your PC at any given time and have to download an installer when you want to play another one?
>>340544415
>no one uses GOG
Why are they still around?
>>340553475
GOG is shit, only good for a handful of ancient games you can't get on Steam or that haven't been tested to work on modern machines by Steam. Literally no reason to use GOG as your primary PC game platform and honestly you would be stupid to do so.
>>340553483
>an entire week
OH! WOE IS ME! WHATEVER AM I TO DO WITHOUT ALL MY GAMES FOR A WEEK~
>>340553952
It's a mafia front. That's why the pope doesn't use it and use Steam only.
>>340553475
there are no lads to ERP on GOG
Only reason I started using GOG was because il-2 1946 was actually supported by them unlike steam, they even offer a downgrade patch now presumably for mod support.
>>340552642
They don't really have a choice. Compete with Steam or die. There's no room for a niche marketplace when there's a juggernaut selling EVERYTHING.
But they have to offer in a more appealing way, which is why they'll ever abandon DRM-free. It's they're only selling point over Steam now.
>>340553658
There was no reason the site had to go down for it. You developer and test updates on a separate system and when it's done you push it to your live servers. You don't take the entire thing down for a week, especially not completely unannounced for a planned update.
>>340553904
I bought a game a day before they "shut down". Couldn't play it at all until a week later.
>>340554078
Yes boo hoo fucking wah you'd be pissing blood if Steam did that.
Anyone remember this shitstorm? Was glorious.
https://youtu.be/dvjzg7yiOOQ
>>340554078
Yeah, because we totally knew it was only temporary. Come the fuck on, man. The site was still new, we were pretty much still in the phase of "hey guys, anyone heard about this store, is it legit?". That shit was not funny at all.
>>340554714
Sooner or later you have to bow to publisher pressure if you want more games on your service.
>>340554714
Never forget. I though an Eastern European store wouldn't fuck over their Eastern European brothers. Apparently I was wrong.
>>340555093
you thought Slavs would not fuck up other Slavs
>>340554524
>There was no reason the site had to go down for it. You developer and test updates on a separate system and when it's done you push it to your live servers. You don't take the entire thing down for a week, especially not completely unannounced for a planned update.
Thank you for revealing how you know jack shit about doing various software and hardware roll out, senpai. Total system shutdowns is pretty common to every goddamn company that is dependent on running servers. You probably don't feel that (if you work on a tech corporation) because they do that while you fucks are out like a lamb. You can't do the same thing on a store that the entire world has access to 24/7 so you might as well bite the bullet and pull the plug. This is GOG we're talking about not Amazon or Steam with their warehouse-sized system redundancies in various parts of the globe.
>>340554912
It's funny as shit and the fact that people are still pissed off about it is even more hilarious.
>>340555392
They could have at least given people advance notice and assurances that it would be temporary.
>>340555328
But only other Slavs? Nah, it never even crossed my mind. Especially not with added Russia cocksucking.
Oh wait. I guess they fucked Australia over too. Still.
>BUYSOONBEFORETHISDEALISOVER salesman tactics like Steam
What are you even talking about? Steam stopped that shit like a year ago.
>>340547608
>want to sell some cards
>wait 2 weeks for $0.19
>>340554924
This unfortunately. There's also the issue with various local laws and taxes. You can't fight the banking cartel, folks. Syria tried and look where it's at now.
>>340544208
Galaxy is entirely optional. It's there if you want a Steam-like client to install games while downloading them.
Not a single GOG game requires it.
>>340557098
No, but they are intentionally making the life of anyone not installing it harder to pressure you into using it.
>>340557480
Not really. You can still download games through their site.
>>340555392
Holy shit you are a massive fucking retard. YOU don't know jack shit. You and you alone here.
You take a site down for an hour, tops, to move the new site over. You don't take it down for a week. You only take an hour because you've been testing it on other systems, you don't fuck over your entire business for a week because you were unprepared for a planned update. That kind of shit costs you money, it costs you business, it loses customer faith, it's shit you simply do not ever fucking do.
STALKER is exactly that game that I badly wanted to get into but couldn't. I've tried twice, but always quit around The Garbage. I know the shooting is supposed to be realistic and it's just because my guns are shit and everyone says I need to press on until better guns, but I can just never pull it off.
Maybe I should just mod the shit out of it.
>>340540193
Steam also got rid of good deals
>>340557098
It's required for some multiplayer games
Also Double Dragon required it to play at all, but I think they've since changed it
>>340557585
Yes, but they are pulling some genuine bullshit with the patches. Before Galaxy they gave you access to the previous patches so you could get your game up to date no matter when you stopped updating.
Now, they only keep the latest patch. If you haven't been consistently updating and missed out on one, your only option is to redownload the full game. It is insanely annoying. Not to mention GOG is often late with patches, and at times they roll out several of them in a matter of hours. Which means almost everyone has to redownload the full fucking game because the latest patch won't do shit for you without the previous ones.
>>340557742
Its like the most immersive game in the world how can you not get pulled into it, also headshots and close range is what kills pretty much everything in this game including you
>>340548018
I think you should delete this one.
>>340558403
It's one of the most immersive games I've ever played, which is why it upsets me that I always quit it.
>>340557645
Their update was planned. They needed a week off that's why they bothered with the stunt. This is pretty common to large company servers who can't afford renting extra servers for the switch. There's a median point where you are so big you can't just do a mirror anymore.
If they needed a week off, that means it's more than just a software and hardware update too. That's a goddamn overhaul of every relevant piece of equipment on site. This is an online store we are talking about, a slow compartmentalized roll out of updates on various systems would jeopardize their security.
Remember that time when Steam updated their systems and a simple bug exposed other people's personal profiles and had their shit stolen? Yeah, that happens with stores that do your way of things.
You're armchair IT shit won't work with me, asshole. I do this for a living.
>clear sky
>$2.49
should've been its original price
>>340557880
Steam got rid of the tickets and coal. Sure, it's the Russian's fault, but Valve just threw the baby out with the bathwater and never tried it again. No tweaking it or revising. Just fucking gone. Can't have nice things anymore because they're too lazy to stop abuse.
I am still mad about this.
>>340552498
nigger it's s.t.a.l.k.e.r.
>>340543338
You can't help all the retards ITT, and maybe you shouldn't
I can only recommend the Ys games. The bundle is on sale
