Zbye !

Sorry to see you're leaving. As others have said, it's a shame to see good people leave as a consequence of the actions of the rotten apples on the forum (of which we do indeed seem to be getting more and more).

I checked out the Erdogan thread (I hadn't read it yet as I tend to avoid the political discussions on the forum) since you mentioned it a one of the reasons you're leaving. I totally understand - some of the things that were said in that thread are disgraceful.

I wish you all the best, and I hope one day you'll reconsider.

Wtf. We have known scammers and machtwo, plus gogwiki. Eh? And you earn as low as people in Russia do. Especially after sanctions based upon Russia protecting own citizens? If objecting, travel to territory and ask people living there, not puppet media. Not third class, but more second class. Then again, it was previously this way. This is coming from a Linux-only user. Great! Seriously, thats awesome. And you want regional prices like in sanctioned Russia? Likewise, I can only see work as a plausible reason, which is great; but I don't remember anyone banning himself due to this... Hope this thread is not seriously meant... Politics are result of power group clashes and are not everything.
You are always welcome here. : /

That is sad. I remember when I first started posting here was back in the... second? (it was the one with all the Nox hype) insomnia sale. It came up the Little Big Adventure had been free previously. I mentioned that I had missed out on it and you sent me a key. That really made the point that this community was different than so many others.

At first I thought Klumpen was moving onto some other stage of life like marriage, kids and won't have time for gog forums. But upon reading the description it seems he may leave for good because of bad experience with the forum.

Sad to hear. Farewell and all the best in your future endeavors and journey.

Nice having you here man, hope you come back soon! :)

Thanks! Well,.. whack.... That means I could've waited for current offering and get EE version almost for free... Still, its better than fate of Duke Nukem or Descent.

You should have opened up with that. I can respect that, but no need to burn bridges.

Those forums are not a job. There is no commitment. You post whenever you like.

This. As a member of a 2 percent minority, I'm thrilled to get any service at all.

Windows has an almost immutable slice of the desktop pie at this point.

The average computer user is a creature of habit. Windows got in earlier in the user-friendliness game and became the first great love of most average users who are change-adverse.

The average OS user is just not very promiscuous and after a 10+ relationship, it's just hard to get used to change.

I once incited a user to switch to Ubuntu after ~20 years of using Windows. I analyzed his needs and Ubuntu fufilled them all (not a heavy AAA gamer, not a iTunes user, Nvidia graphics card, etc). It installed easier than Windows (his initial incentive, he couldn't find his Windows key) and ran silk-smooth on his machine... but the GUI was a bit different from what he was used to, it didn't have the Microsoft logo and it was free which all felt wrong to him... so in short he couldn't get over his first great love.

So, he apologized to Microsoft for cheating, begged for forgiveness and moved back in with Windows. Like many mainstream users, he's faithful to his Windows.

An update.
Apparently, those who had Baldur Saga Classic edition (complete) can upgrade to new Definitive editions - with a discount. This is an additional one, which applies over the current discount for those who don't have them. That is seen only on checkout, just got all three EE titles with ~85% off. O_o

<Waves at the receding back of Klumpen>

Completely unrelated, but whats about KDE, Kubuntu and possibly SolydK? I used Ubuntu until the whole Unity thing and Amazon stuff and switching desktops. Nothing wrong with user either, its freedom of choice (satirically, something which MS hates).


Don't mean and don't want to derail the thread, so I am signing off.
Hope that Klumpen0815 returns or rethinks.

Yeah, I regretted not opening with another desktop environment in a different distro in retrospect (Kubuntu, Mint, etc). I made a point to tell him that if he found didn't like Unity, I could come back and explore other alternatives with him, but I guess that advice didn't stick.

Unfortunately, between the moment he decided he really didn't like Unity and the moment he decided to tell me about it, he impulsively purchased Windows 10 for 150$ so he had a strong incentive at that point just to use Windows 10.

I'm guessing he'll probably be back when he has the time, although his goodbye thread might haunt him at that point.

I feel I have nothing more to add.