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Posted October 11, 2019
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FrodoBaggins: But it IS about GOG.
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Timboli: No it isn't. It is about the Publisher/DEV and their respect for GOG and its customer base.

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FrodoBaggins: If you want to support GOG, and DRM-free, then fine. Buy from GOG.
But no-one makes you buy from steam. So don't choose to buy from steam, and then expect GOG to give you the game for free.
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Timboli: My first preference is to always buy from GOG, even if slightly dearer and not as updated.

Issues arise when a game is not available at GOG and yet has been available for a good length of time elsewhere, and it is not possible to predict if and when a game will ever become available at GOG.
Then you also cannot ignore a great sale discount elsewhere for a game you really want.

I want to support GOG as much as I can, but I also have to be realistic.

If a Publisher/DEV do eventually release that game at GOG, then they should be mindful and respectful of those who are their fans and have supported them, having bought the game previously. In short they are not giving away a game for free, we have already paid for it. What they would be doing, is giving us a DRM-Free version for being a great customer.
Wow, it took a year for this reply!

Yes, let's be realistic. If you buy a game elsewhere, no-one forces you to buy it. It's your choice.
You have not paid GOG for said game, you have paid 'elsewhere' for said game.
So again, why should GOG give you a copy of a game you didn't pay them for? How is that 'mindful and respectful'?
You can't buy a burger from Burger King, then go into McDonald's and say 'Hey, I just bought this burger from another place. Now you have to give me a burger as well. I'm not paying you for it, cos I already gave my money to your competitor. But you should give me a burger for free, anyway."

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BeatriceElysia: 1) you don't need to rebuy the games from steam or other stores to gog, just buy new games and keep the both accounts
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Timboli: I have no intention of re-buying a game. They have gotten my money once, and in some cases twice ... if I also had a disc version.

That said, my preference is always to have the better DRM-Free version.

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BeatriceElysia: 2) base game is always more expensive than dlc

3) GOG isn't loosing sale by selling games below price to users who might not be GOG's costumer at all
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Timboli: Not sure how those last two points are even relevant.

In the end, it is about respect .... and respect is always a two-way street.
But GOG DON'T have your money. That's the whole point.
Are you respecting GOG when you expect them to give you a game you haven't bought from them?
Post edited October 11, 2019 by FrodoBaggins
Posted October 11, 2019
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FrodoBaggins: Wow, it took a year for this reply!
Well that's life. Somehow I missed a few replies.

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FrodoBaggins: Yes, let's be realistic. If you buy a game elsewhere, no-one forces you to buy it. It's your choice.
You have not paid GOG for said game, you have paid 'elsewhere' for said game.
So again, why should GOG give you a copy of a game you didn't pay them for? How is that 'mindful and respectful'?
You can't buy a burger from Burger King, then go into McDonald's and say 'Hey, I just bought this burger from another place. Now you have to give me a burger as well. I'm not paying you for it, cos I already gave my money to your competitor. But you should give me a burger for free, anyway."
But GOG DON'T have your money. That's the whole point.
Are you respecting GOG when you expect them to give you a game you haven't bought from them?
Mmmm it seems to me you misread me, if you think I am blaming GOG, or expecting GOG to provide something they don't already.

GOG have already provided and promoted GOG Connect. Now it is just down to the Publisher/DEV.
That's where the lack is, and not with GOG.

And even though the context you mention it in, is not relevant, if I do get a game I already own elsewhere at GOG, then that opens the door for DLCs etc. So yes, it could well be in GOG's financial interest, as well as making them look good and be loved and appreciated even more. Not to mention that might mean the purchase of other unrelated games due to the good vibe, and the even greater desire to support GOG.

Why do you think GOG offer GOG Connect in the first place?
Do any other stores offer such a thing?
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