Definitions of "abandoned" vary, but in general it is like any item that is abandoned – it is ignored by the owner, and as such product support and possibly copyright enforcement are also "abandoned". It can refer to a product that is no longer available for legal purchase, over the age where the product creator feels an obligation to continue to support it, or where operating systems or hardware platforms have evolved to such a degree that the creator feels continued support cannot be financially justified. In such cases, copyright and support issues are often ignored. Software might also be considered abandoned when it can be used only with obsolete technologies, such as pre-Macintosh Apple computers. A difference between abandonware and a discontinued product is that the manufacturer has not officially 'discontinued' the software, but only ended their official efforts at technical support.

Yes Diablo 1 WAS definitely abandonware prior to GOG's release.


No the IP was not abandoned, however Diablo 1 was no longer legalally available for purchase nor supported by Blizzard. Thats abandonware by definition.

"Abandonware is a product, typically software, ignored by its owner and manufacturer, and for which no support is available[1]. Although such software is usually still under copyright, the owner may not be tracking copyright violations."

It's not a justification, it was fact...nonwithstanding that I've bought numerous copies of Diablo over the years at various price points. So yes, It's annoying that I've bought the exact same thing that I already have.

Diablo was never free. Free games are available for download from Blizzard - Starcraft and Blackthorne are examples.

Yes I guess when most read Hi-resolution, they were expecting true widescreen support like Bezelbub, not upscaling.

It would be a dream for a lite Bezelbub HD version without all the extra gameplay changes that comes with a mod. While it's a fine mod on its own, it just changes too much of the original game for a first time player.

Exactly.

The fact that there are two versions, the "high res" one not being able to connect to Battle.net (where having a higher resolution could be an unfair advantage) also led me to think so.

Edited : don't know what happened exactly, since my first attempt at posting didn't appear, I tried again, then they appeared as a single one later.

Missing the point, literally do not give a flying fart on the semantics regarding Diablos status as a free or paid game.

It's not the product advertised on the page.

And exactly where you can get it legally "for free"? Not on Blizzard site, that's for sure. So?

Sigh. Does it matter? Doesn't change the fact that what is advertised is not what is delivered.

I don't think you even know what abandondware means if you really think that :P

By the way, it's your own responsibility to check before buying. High-resolution doesn't automagically means remastered graphics.

Are you slow son?

high-res·o·lu·tion Dictionary result for high-resolution
adjective
(of a display or a photographic or video image) showing a large amount of detail.

Also no one mentioned remastered graphics. We mentioned high resolution support. Don't bother replying if you are too dense to understand what that means.

It's GOG's responsibility to provide high resolution support if they literally say they have high resolution support. You monkey fanboys comin out the woodworks why? Because GOG mislead people into thinking there was high res support?

Really like how since you know you're incorrect regarding the hi-res you must cling to abandonware topic. Piss off. Who cares about that.

You can find Diablo for free by going to archive.org and typing Diablo.

Just like that, and notice noone has taken it down. Do you know why? Because it's abandonware, thats why.

Free Diablo, kthxbye.

Now can we drop that and focus on the fact that there is no hi res support in this release that people are paying money for?

*sigh*

And to think Americans gives such good impressions about themselves when they’re thinking ad hominems is as common as walking in the park...

Quit derailing. I literally do not care about your opinions of Americans or crying about ad hominems like we're in a high school debate class. Me referring to you as a monkey STILL doesn't change the fact that this release does not provide the hi-res support that was advertised.

Save your strength OP, these forums are infested with blind loyalists who cannot see or an simply unwilling to admit that this is nothing more than a re-re-re-release on GOG with zero new enhancements which weren't already freely avaliable for D1 on the internet, and frankly done better!

DiabloPatch comes to mind with difficulty settings in SP and some welcome QoL changes, made by one talented guy mind you.