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So if anyone can help me.

Video games that are sold on both gog.com and on Steam I tend to not play them on Steam.

Video games sold only on Steam I play on Steam until they get released for sale on gog.com.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing offline installers I am giving up hope on a 100% Digital Rights Management (DRM) free future.

On top of that I write negative reviews already for video games sold on Steam, but not on gog.com to be released for sale on gog.com.

Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
I would like to help you but i don't understand your exact problem here.
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Johnathanamz: So if anyone can help me.

Video games that are sold on both gog.com and on Steam I tend to not play them on Steam.

Video games sold only on Steam I play on Steam until they get released for sale on gog.com.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing offline installers I am giving up hope on a 100% Digital Rights Management (DRM) free future.

On top of that I write negative reviews already for video games sold on Steam, but not on gog.com to be released for sale on gog.com.

Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
negative reviews because of this is a unfair practice..
personaly if a new game is released here, i look at steam reviews for the decision making.
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Johnathanamz: Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
Unfortunately, most likely, yes, that is the case.

DRM-free is dying off.

GOG is the last bastion of DRM-free (others will mention stuff like itch and Zoom Platform, but they don't have a large & good selection of high quality games, so it doesn't really matter if there are other stores that are 'technically' DRM-free if they have either almost entirely crap games, and/or very few good games).

And GOG is always becoming ever-less DRM-free.

Once GOG either totally sells out, and/or goes bankrupt in the future, then that will be the end of DRM-free (there may be a few odd exceptions once in a blue moon, but DRM-free will still become functionally extinct at that point).
Post edited September 02, 2021 by Ancient-Red-Dragon
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Johnathanamz: So if anyone can help me.

Video games that are sold on both gog.com and on Steam I tend to not play them on Steam.

Video games sold only on Steam I play on Steam until they get released for sale on gog.com.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing offline installers I am giving up hope on a 100% Digital Rights Management (DRM) free future.

On top of that I write negative reviews already for video games sold on Steam, but not on gog.com to be released for sale on gog.com.

Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
wait, what ? why would they remove offline installers ?
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Johnathanamz: So if anyone can help me.

Video games that are sold on both gog.com and on Steam I tend to not play them on Steam.

Video games sold only on Steam I play on Steam until they get released for sale on gog.com.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing offline installers I am giving up hope on a 100% Digital Rights Management (DRM) free future.

On top of that I write negative reviews already for video games sold on Steam, but not on gog.com to be released for sale on gog.com.

Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
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BinaryBits: wait, what ? why would they remove offline installers ?
Last I checked they are still there, the only issue is some don't get updated at the same time as Galaxy installs.
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Dear Sir,

I am having a problematic issue with badgers and plutonium.

Badgers are are animals and also not skilled with making intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Plutonium is fun and makes radiation, which is also DRM-free.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing badgers I am giving up hope on a 100% plutonium future.

On top of that I write incoherent posts that make no goddamn sense whatsoever already for this forum, but not on Mondays to be released for sale on your birthday.

Am I writing 2 badly for achieving gibberish?

Yours Truly,
Col. J. Mary Joseph Brainfart, retired.
Post edited September 02, 2021 by Breja
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Johnathanamz: So if anyone can help me.

Video games that are sold on both gog.com and on Steam I tend to not play them on Steam.

Video games sold only on Steam I play on Steam until they get released for sale on gog.com.

I have no idea what to do, but with gog.com also removing offline installers I am giving up hope on a 100% Digital Rights Management (DRM) free future.

On top of that I write negative reviews already for video games sold on Steam, but not on gog.com to be released for sale on gog.com.

Am I fighting to hard for achieving nothing?
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Gognarok: negative reviews because of this is a unfair practice..
personaly if a new game is released here, i look at steam reviews for the decision making.
When I write a negative review of a video game sold on Steam I do not negatively review it that it is not sold on gog.com as well. I negatively review it for other reasons, with a mention of gog.com being on top of that for my negative review.
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BinaryBits: wait, what ? why would they remove offline installers ?
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wolfsite: Last I checked they are still there, the only issue is some don't get updated at the same time as Galaxy installs.
OK, i did not know that. I am Gnu/Linux user. So I greatly depend on being able to download the offline installers

I play mostly games made before 1999. My experience is that 99% of these games will run without a problem, either trough wine or dosbox.

But if they removed the offline installers, that would be a real problem. I am not sure, I understand what your problem is ? is it to do with GOG galaxy ?
Post edited September 02, 2021 by BinaryBits
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wolfsite: Last I checked they are still there, the only issue is some don't get updated at the same time as Galaxy installs.
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BinaryBits: OK, i did not know that. I am Gnu/Linux user. So I greatly depend on being able to download the offline installers

I play mostly games made before 1999. My experience is that 99% of these games will run without a problem, either trough wine or dosbox.

But if they removed the offline installers, that would be a real problem. I am not sure, I understand what your problem is ? is it to do with GOG galaxy ?
I run a Linux system as well so I'm also Offline installer dependent. I don't have a problem myself but people have reported that some offline installers are not updated at the same time as the Galaxy Installers, however support team has stated it takes longer to compile the offline installer so it can just be down to that for a delay in updates.
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Ancient-Red-Dragon: GOG is the last bastion of DRM-free (others will mention stuff like itch and Zoom Platform, but they don't have a large & good selection of high quality games, so it doesn't really matter if there are other stores that are 'technically' DRM-free if they have either almost entirely crap games, and/or very few good games).

And GOG is always becoming ever-less DRM-free.

Once GOG either totally sells out, and/or goes bankrupt in the future, then that will be the end of DRM-free (there may be a few odd exceptions once in a blue moon, but DRM-free will still become functionally extinct at that point).
I share your opinion that GOG is the last hope of DRM-free gaming essentially, which is why I feel so strongly about the offline installers and am critical of Galaxy/other related moves. I have said it would be a deathblow to DRM-free gaming if we didn't have GOG (meaning, DRM-free GOG). However, I think another user pointed out once that Z-P has more games than GOG did at an equivalent point of their respective existences (Zoom has subsequently added more games after this point was made, including some bigger name stuff). Just food for thought.

I think we really need to normalize developers selling from their own sites. The problem is that the Scheme monopoly/monopsony is so powerful that even developers willing to do so might still say things like "ok, I'll sell it to you, but I'd prefer you buy on Scheme to help the numbers". This is a real-life example re:a game I bought and paid ABOVE Scheme price in order to purchase DRM-free and Scheme-free. Kudos to the dev there for giving that option, but the pressure (perceived or genuine) must be immense. To OP, I say, keep "fighting the good fight" by buying DRM-free.
Post edited September 02, 2021 by rjbuffchix
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BinaryBits: OK, i did not know that. I am Gnu/Linux user. So I greatly depend on being able to download the offline installers

I play mostly games made before 1999. My experience is that 99% of these games will run without a problem, either trough wine or dosbox.

But if they removed the offline installers, that would be a real problem. I am not sure, I understand what your problem is ? is it to do with GOG galaxy ?
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wolfsite: I run a Linux system as well so I'm also Offline installer dependent. I don't have a problem myself but people have reported that some offline installers are not updated at the same time as the Galaxy Installers, however support team has stated it takes longer to compile the offline installer so it can just be down to that for a delay in updates.
You buy the copy, and do whatever you can to make it run. Usually wine or dosbox, will work. Sometimes you need more files etc. And you can obtain those files, cause you own a copy of the game. I am "happy" to hear that this is only an issue on GoG Galaxy
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Gognarok: negative reviews because of this is a unfair practice..
personaly if a new game is released here, i look at steam reviews for the decision making.
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Johnathanamz: When I write a negative review of a video game sold on Steam I do not negatively review it that it is not sold on gog.com as well. I negatively review it for other reasons, with a mention of gog.com being on top of that for my negative review.
I still don't get it. Why do you mention GOG in negative reviews for bad games? If the games deserve a bad review, why do you want them on GOG?
Can you sell me what you are on?
I would like to try it, see what weird world I go to.
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Breja: Plutonium [...] is also DRM-free.
Sure about that...?
Post edited September 02, 2021 by russellskanne