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General discussionGoG Galaxy being discussed on PC GAmer(54 posts)(54 posts)
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Posted July 14, 2017
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Gersen: Did you try running it in Windows 7 compatibility mode ?
Tried that now with no success whatsoever.
Posted July 14, 2017
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PookaMustard: [...]
EDIT: Yep, it's none the better. It's still as crashy as ever. I wonder what kinds of sorcery have you guys employed to get it running, or if I'm missing some major dependency or what...it really is mysterious.
Though it's apparently unsupported, may I ask what version are you running?

No tinkering done here. At least consciously. And it's not even running in compatibility mode.
Posted July 14, 2017
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bhrigu: Though it's apparently unsupported, may I ask what version are you running?

No tinkering done here. At least consciously. And it's not even running in compatibility mode.
The last version released, 3.6.0 according to the installer.
Posted July 14, 2017
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bhrigu: Though it's apparently unsupported, may I ask what version are you running?

No tinkering done here. At least consciously. And it's not even running in compatibility mode.
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PookaMustard: The last version released, 3.6.0 according to the installer.
Same here! Strange!
Posted July 14, 2017
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bhrigu: Same here! Strange!
I'll try running it in Windows 10's safe mode much later today then, which should give me an insight on whether it's some software interference or something, which is likely a possibility.
Posted July 14, 2017
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vanchann: They're getting paid for the article, although indirectly.

The link to GOG Galaxy provided in that article is an affiliate program link. It contains that ?pp= http get parameter, so users coming to GOG from that link and making a purchase (I'm not sure for how long) have a percentage of money go to PC Gamer.

Don't click that link, if you don't want to support such practices.

PS: There's only one client needed and it's called web browser!
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Breja: Nicely spotted. I'd say it's another mark to add to GOG's list of shady acts, but then again the practice is probably so common arguing against it would be screaming at a brick wall.
PCGamer and their ilk are the problem.
Posted July 14, 2017
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vanchann: They're getting paid for the article, although indirectly.

The link to GOG Galaxy provided in that article is an affiliate program link. It contains that ?pp= http get parameter, so users coming to GOG from that link and making a purchase (I'm not sure for how long) have a percentage of money go to PC Gamer.

Don't click that link, if you don't want to support such practices.

PS: There's only one client needed and it's called web browser!
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Breja: Nicely spotted. I'd say it's another mark to add to GOG's list of shady acts, but then again the practice is probably so common arguing against it would be screaming at a brick wall.
Is there any mention of it being an affiliate link?
LGR made a video during the summer sales. But he was open about there being affiliate links. And then he himself appears to like GOG a lot, and is a youtuber who is worth supporting.
Posted July 15, 2017
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bhrigu: Is there any mention of it being an affiliate link?
No. There is nothing.

The link has been implemented in a pretty hidden way, so that nothing will be shown on mouse:hover and actually the user won't ever be notified of the affiliation.

Here is the element containing the link (DON'T CLICK IT):

<a href="https://www.gog.com/galaxy" target="_blank" class="hawk-link-parsed" data-href-on-the-fly="https://www.gog.com/galaxy?pp=d965a463ac183af4828302b14522bb3371cec49f" data-merchant="gog.com" rel="nofollow" data-label="GOG Galaxy" data-hl-processed="hawklinks" data-track-type="click" data-index="1" data-component="Inline links" data-count="3" data-action="Click from HawkLink" data-nokrux="true" data-dimension90="713647118">GOG Galaxy</a>
The whole thing is manipulated on the fly so even using ctrl+u appears fine. It may be uncovered though browser's "Inspect element" on the link.

Shame on PC Gamer and even on GOG if this practice has been accepted.

As a side note, never trust what you see at first glance on the web.

EDIT: Added a string to render the affiliation link useless, if by accident anyone clicks it.
Post edited July 15, 2017 by vanchann
Posted July 15, 2017
Thought there were laws stating that sponsored links had to be clearly marked or similarly adverts, hence all of the youtubers having to state as much recently.
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