Dalthnock: I'm talking about the people who are against everything for no reason other than to make lots of noise.
You know they're out there. To tell you the truth, I haven't been in these forums long enough to know if there are many, but everywhere else, there are many. Many.
PaterAlf: We're not against everything, but we believe in the principles that GOG once had. You're just a member for a few months, so maybe you don't know, but GOG once stood for more than just DRM-free (e.g. one world one price, no regional locks).
We don't want GOG to become just another shop like Steam. We're here to remind them what made them such a great shop and that they should keep fighting to change the industry. Will there be games that we won't get because of that? Sure, but there will still be many games that we can play and many developers that are worth our money, because they treat their customers right.
And about the movies: When we talk about regional locks here, we are not talking about one or two countries that are left out (like Australia or Germany for very few of the games). We are talking about whole continents that won't be able to buy a lot of content here. For many of us this isn't acceptable and allowing it would only mean that the industry don't have to change (because the way they are doing business now works out fine for them).
I still think the movie section can be successful without big Hollywood blockbusters and TV series. GOG has to think outside the box here. There are so many great indie movies out there from all around the world that never had a release outside their own country and many of them are much better and creative than the majority of Hollywood crap we get most of the time. That's a real treasure and I'm sure that many of the film-makers would be willing to bring their movies here drm-free and without any regional locks. GOG could become a heaven for friends of indie and foreign movies and in my eyes that would be much more interesting than some blockbusters from the big studios.
I understand where you're coming from & believe me, I've known about GOG since it began.
I have no idea what caused them to change their stance on pricing. I did find it very unsettling that suddenly Germany & Australia weren't getting some games. I will tell you bluntly that it has somewhat shaken my trust in GOG.
But about movies, that industry has been around for much longer than the game industry & there are & many, many legal hurdles about their distribution, some downright idiotic & a lot of them dating back to when the industry was new.
What I'm saying is, if they're willing to release big movies DRM-free, that's a step in the right direction.
Let them come to us & then, slowly, we can change other things we don't like. Get them to see the light, so to speak.
One thing at a time.
About indie movies, though... be realistic. Nobody cares about them. Especially when there are so many good movies dating back all the way to the 30s. Why would I want to watch some mushroom-trip independent film when I can watch a Hammer film for free any time I want?
And I'll keep doing it until I can get a legal copy that I can OWN. Not just rent. And if some countries get it first, so be it. Eventually, most countries will get them as well. But it has to start somewhere.
