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Posted March 20, 2015
Personally, I like the unbundling. While it will make my game library larger, it did always feel weird to have some entries that were one game, and others that were a combo of 3 or more games.

I also get why you'd want this for Galaxy, so when it displays you in game it can show the game your in rather than some bundle. I would guess the backend system had to id match with the local game being played.

Don't quite understand all the hate here. Steam doesn't bundle games, and it works fine there too.
Posted March 20, 2015
Suddenly, so many hideous covers :|
Posted March 20, 2015
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goatofdeath: Don't quite understand all the hate here. Steam doesn't bundle games, and it works fine there too.
Steam's got a more featureful interface for organizing your library.
Posted March 20, 2015
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goatofdeath: Personally, I like the unbundling. While it will make my game library larger, it did always feel weird to have some entries that were one game, and others that were a combo of 3 or more games.

I also get why you'd want this for Galaxy, so when it displays you in game it can show the game your in rather than some bundle. I would guess the backend system had to id match with the local game being played.

Don't quite understand all the hate here. Steam doesn't bundle games, and it works fine there too.
I can only reply for myself.

I do not hate it. I just find it inconvenient for me.

I prefer a 1:1 correlation between what I buy and what I see on my shelf. If I buy a single game, I prefer a single entry for that game. If I buy a bundle of six games, I prefer a single entry for the entire bundle, not six entries (especially if they're spread across the library when sorted by Title (the only sort I use)).
I respect that you seem to favour a different approach, but how would GOG know (and ignore) my preference if I did not voice my displeasure?

As for what is good for Galaxy, that is irrelevant for me, because I have no plans to use it.
As for what is good for Steam, that is irrelevant for me, because I have no plans to use it.

And finally, the huge numbers of bugs and inconsistencies introduced with this change, almost all of which have not been fixed or even acknowledged by GOG, does leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

How this clarifies things a bit.
Posted March 20, 2015
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goatofdeath: Personally, I like the unbundling. While it will make my game library larger, it did always feel weird to have some entries that were one game, and others that were a combo of 3 or more games.

I also get why you'd want this for Galaxy, so when it displays you in game it can show the game your in rather than some bundle. I would guess the backend system had to id match with the local game being played.

Don't quite understand all the hate here. Steam doesn't bundle games, and it works fine there too.
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mrkgnao: I can only reply for myself.

I do not hate it. I just find it inconvenient for me.

I prefer a 1:1 correlation between what I buy and what I see on my shelf. If I buy a single game, I prefer a single entry for that game. If I buy a bundle of six games, I prefer a single entry for the entire bundle, not six entries (especially if they're spread across the library when sorted by Title (the only sort I use)).
I respect that you seem to favour a different approach, but how would GOG know (and ignore) my preference if I did not voice my displeasure?

As for what is good for Galaxy, that is irrelevant for me, because I have no plans to use it.
As for what is good for Steam, that is irrelevant for me, because I have no plans to use it.

And finally, the huge numbers of bugs and inconsistencies introduced with this change, almost all of which have not been fixed or even acknowledged by GOG, does leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

How this clarifies things a bit.
You've summed up how I feel perfectly mrkgnao so I guess I'll let you reply for me too :) +1
Posted March 20, 2015
Does anyone know if GOG is planning on unbundling games that are no longer offered for sale? Specifically Arma: Gold?
Posted March 20, 2015
So basically, Pharaoh and Cleopatra will become separate games (so people will need to download Cleopatra separately to take advantage of it?) under the changes. Seems sensible, assuming each separate game will be patched as appropriate...

EDIT: Checked the list, apparently Pharaoh and Cleopatra will still stay bundled. I hope it can be considered to unbundle this game into separate packages. :)
Post edited March 20, 2015 by Shukaku
Posted March 20, 2015
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grayem24: Does anyone know if GOG is planning on unbundling games that are no longer offered for sale? Specifically Arma: Gold?
The only removed games scheduled for unbundling, according to GOG's released list, are:
- Neighbours From Hell (already unbundled)
- Wallace & Gromit (not yet)
Posted March 20, 2015
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goatofdeath: Personally, I like the unbundling. While it will make my game library larger, it did always feel weird to have some entries that were one game, and others that were a combo of 3 or more games.

I also get why you'd want this for Galaxy, so when it displays you in game it can show the game your in rather than some bundle. I would guess the backend system had to id match with the local game being played.

Don't quite understand all the hate here. Steam doesn't bundle games, and it works fine there too.
I think hate is a strong term to use, and seeing what your measure of comparison is, I'm not surprised that you don't understand the dissatisfaction or displeasure of others - not that it's really necessary that you do; everyone has their own preferences.

For me it's a pile of mess, inconsistencies and bugs that have affected my experience on GOG, in spite all their promises that it wouldn't be affected by the introduction of the client.

As for how Steam goes about this - Steam also forces its users to install all games via the client; does that mean that GOG should follow suit? In other words, what Steam does is irrelevant; I'm not on Steam, I'm on GOG and this is my GOG game library that's been messed with in ways that I don't see as an improvement.
You see it differently, and that's fine, but how others see this change is also fine.
Posted March 20, 2015
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mattymuc: Someday GOG will recognise that unbundling episodic games and expansions is stupid and then they're bundling them again...
Um, guys.

Y'all do realize that you can just set your library to be organized by alphabetic order, right?

I understand that GOG's decision is far from perfect, but the implementation isn't really all that problematic as some make it out to be. But that's just me.
Posted March 20, 2015
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NotJabba: Hey, so this is great, but I've got one request: would it be possible to remove the redundant copy of Ultima 4 for those of us who got the free stand-alone and purchased 4-6? It feels a little silly having two copies of the exact same game in my library.
You can always hide the game, just click on it and on the bottom right-ish of the grey window that opens up.
Posted March 20, 2015
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NotJabba: Hey, so this is great, but I've got one request: would it be possible to remove the redundant copy of Ultima 4 for those of us who got the free stand-alone and purchased 4-6? It feels a little silly having two copies of the exact same game in my library.
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ggf162: You can always hide the game, just click on it and on the bottom right-ish of the grey window that opens up.
Awesome, thanks! I didn't realize you could do that -- it'll help remove a bit of other clutter too (like that free copy of Magrunner :P)
Posted March 20, 2015
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NotJabba: Hey, so this is great, but I've got one request: would it be possible to remove the redundant copy of Ultima 4 for those of us who got the free stand-alone and purchased 4-6? It feels a little silly having two copies of the exact same game in my library.
You can do what Grargar said or just hide it.

Edit: Ups, someone just said so.
Post edited March 20, 2015 by DracoMagister
Posted March 20, 2015
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Dumplass: Um, guys.

Y'all do realize that you can just set your library to be organized by alphabetic order, right?

I understand that GOG's decision is far from perfect, but the implementation isn't really all that problematic as some make it out to be. But that's just me.
Which does not solve the problem of The Black Mirror being under "T" and Black Mirror 2 being under "B", or the issue of The Blackwell Legacy being under "T" while all other Blackwell games are under "B" - just to give a couple of examples.
And it also doesn't solve the problem of multiple copies of the same extras being listed under each episode, or the multiplying like a virus generic titles "product_XXX" for extras that were previously named in a sensible way.
Posted March 20, 2015
I've only just come across this, and I think it's a crazy idea. I don't like it at all.

It means so many more titles to manage and house, more storage space required for duplicated data (including, presumably, multiplied copies of DOSBox code), and maybe smaller individual downloads but probably more frequent ones.

GOG had a great formula, but it's now well on its way to killing its own goose. Disappointing, GOG.
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