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General discussionGoG is killing it`s German market(211 posts)(211 posts)
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Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: So basically GOG is on the same level as Steam now for German customers with the major difference that you can buy newer games on Steam.
Yes, newer games, with fresh brand new never before used DRM!

No thanks.
Post edited June 22, 2016 by tinyE
Posted June 22, 2016
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Lifthrasil: It is OK to kill aliens, robots, androids, zombies, orcs and other monsters, but not humans.
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seppelfred: It's not OK to kill zombies. A lot of Zombie games are indexed in germany, like Dead Island, the Dead Rising series or Dying Light.
You kill humans as well in both Dead Island and Dead Rising.
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: So basically GOG is on the same level as Steam now for German customers with the major difference that you can buy newer games on Steam.
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tinyE: Yes, newer games, with fresh brand new never before used DRM!

No thanks.
Believe me when this news spread today most German gamers will not use GOG anymore because it is not worth it. If I look at the GOG store they are still selling USK:KJ (rated 18) and unrated (rated 18) games to Germans which is a criminal offence in Germany because the age needs to be verified or a time restriction set (rated 16 = 22-6, rated 18 = 23-6). So in other words the German GOG store will be pretty empty and GOG can't hide overseas like Steam when it comes to legal issues ;)

The removed games are also not banned they are indexed which is a 18 rating with more restrictions and they didn't even removed all of the indexed games.
Post edited June 22, 2016 by DanTheKraut
Posted June 22, 2016
I've read up on giropay-ID and considering that GOG already implemented giropay, it seems fairly simple to add this.
Posted June 22, 2016
Ich bin ein Badgogger.
Posted June 22, 2016
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Lin545: And finally, censoring someone's history is improper, because those without history have no future and without free thought and free access will feel oppressed/controlled/manipulated.
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mistermumbles: Well, that argument holds no water whatsoever. I know for a fact that WWII is a pretty well covered part of German education. Germany doesn't hide away its (bad) history like Japan likes to do, which makes that kind of censorship (self-inflicted or not) even more baffling.
Yes, it's true that WWII and everything around is very well covered by German education. The ban of swastikas isn't about covering up at all.
Keep in mind, these laws aren't new. Germany had to go on after the war and banning all Nazi related stuff was a) demanded by the Allies and b) necessary to make a clear cut and a new beginning. Whether this ban is still appropriate as it is, is another story. However, I'm not keen on seeing extremists legally waving Nazi banners in the streets either.
Post edited June 22, 2016 by DeMignon
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: So basically GOG is on the same level as Steam now for German customers with the major difference that you can buy newer games on Steam so GOG is a worse version of Steam.
GOG is an apple, Steam is an orange, you are a sour grape.
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: So basically GOG is on the same level as Steam now for German customers with the major difference that you can buy newer games on Steam so GOG is a worse version of Steam.
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richlind33: GOG is an apple, Steam is an orange, you are a sour grape.
Well, at least I can have nearly all kind of guns and all kind of porn in Germany because guns and porn don't harm people, only violent videogames and movies do :)
Post edited June 22, 2016 by DanTheKraut
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: Well, at least I can have nearly all kind of guns and all kind of porn in Germany ...
Um, no?
Post edited June 22, 2016 by DeMignon
Posted June 22, 2016
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seppelfred: It's not OK to kill zombies. A lot of Zombie games are indexed in germany, like Dead Island, the Dead Rising series or Dying Light.
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EBToriginal: You kill humans as well in both Dead Island and Dead Rising.
Killing humans is not a problem in a lot of games that are freely available in germany. Our whole system doesn't make sense at all.
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: Well, at least I can have nearly all kind of guns and all kind of porn in Germany ...
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DeMignon: Um, no?
Do you guys still have decent beer?
Posted June 22, 2016
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DeMignon: Um, no?
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richlind33: Do you guys still have decent beer?
Um, yes ;-)
Posted June 22, 2016
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DanTheKraut: Well, at least I can have nearly all kind of guns and all kind of porn in Germany ...
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DeMignon: Um, no?
Um, yes! With a license you can own nearly all kind of guns and getting such a license isn't hard. Porn is also no big deal you can get your hands easier on porn than on most violent movies.
Post edited June 22, 2016 by DanTheKraut
Posted June 22, 2016
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richlind33: Do you guys still have decent beer?
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DeMignon: Um, yes ;-)
That's a relief. There's something troubling about the thought of Germans drinking Budweiser. ;p
Posted June 22, 2016
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DeMignon: Um, yes ;-)
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richlind33: That's a relief. There's something troubling about the thought of Germans drinking Budweiser. ;p
You know that company was bought out and is no longer American right? I was born and raised in St. Louis. It didn't go over really big when it happened. :P
Post edited June 22, 2016 by tinyE
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