Time4Tea: I respect your opinion, but I don't agree with the view that having DRMed games on GOG is ok, as long as they are clearly marked. As I just mentioned in my post above to Timboli, once GOG starts selling DRMed games, where is the incentive for developers to release DRM-free? The presence of any DRMed game on GOG is unavoidably damaging to the DRM-free movement.
Maybe the DRM/"Drm" laden games on GOG are a negative rather than a positive, but i'm "okay" with them having a few such games here as long as:
A. It allows GOG to continue to be mainly DRM free
B. GOG does stay mainly DRM free
C. Such few games with drm remnants/etc are marked so some of us can avoid them if we choose to
(also with such on GOG, we know some things like: which devs are more into such things like adding drm/"drm")
And why would devs release games DRM free after such other games got added here? Because drm free still sells to a good number of people and they'd want to capitalize upon that niche, perhaps? :)
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Timboli(Post 317)-Like I said though, if you buy them elsewhere, then no harm to the DEVs, but maybe harm to GOG and the DRM-Free movement.
It deeply concerns me how many at GOG take DRM-Free and GOG for that matter, for granted. We are extremely lucky to have them, and that should never be forgotten, despite all the issues we have with GOG ... and some kind of DRM-Free GOG is far better than no GOG.
Not backwards at all ... it is possible to walk and chew gum at the same time.
I don't doubt they are hurting their image, but ........ should we make it worse?
Imo(just musing here so please don't get offended) you have Stockholm syndrome or something close to it re: GOG.....as in no matter what GOG does(outside of things that affect you), you seem to let slide.....out of a misplaced worry of (all gamers) losing GOG.
Thing is, GOG has shown it can handle a little criticism thrown it's way.....and even if GOG starts to fail, then no doubt other stores will eventually pick up the slack(like zoom and others).
As such, imo it is better for people to express their feelings than to keep them hidden...especially if it somehow has a positive effect on GOG and/or DRM free gaming as a whole.
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Timboli(Post 318)-As you and plenty of others know, I am not all that happy with GOG a lot of the time either, and if I thought this boycott could actually achieve something, I would be adding myself to the list.
Then why not add your name to the supporting in spirit list? That is also an option, and one where you wouldn't have to participate in the boycott.