Was going to buy it, but...no. Not as it is. Until GOG actually makes it DRM-free, what is the point?

It is GOG's job to convince me that they are the best place to spend my money, and this ain't convincing.

Even a voracious game collector like me will not complete the franchise by having this in my collection... this is the reason why I never bought Absolver here, and why I won't touch this game with a ten-foot cat!

It's too bad that this game even came here in this state, I sincerely hope you can turn this around!

You know what's really gonna suck? When they add microtransactions in with those rental games. You rent the game, but have the option to buy extras for it - and people will, because I know how dumb people can be.

Bah, seems to be getting worse on this store. Every release is more and more locked down, call it drm or online gating. With the pushing of galaxy, this site is worse than steam now.

I'll wishlist for now and follow. Would have bought if it didn't need an online connection. I have that through steam already.

Yes, some of it is DRM-Free. I would require .... ALL.

Who knows, maybe the powers that be will reverse this online connection decision at a latter date.

I find it more interesting to watch the rating from verified owners slowly going up. I'm pretty sure that's what GOG is more interested in too.

They know that the same people who are now downrating this game without buying it will rush to buy and upvote tomorrow's DRM-free release, so I don't think they're too worried.

if they don't correct this in a few days I'll join.

The most infuriating part is that if we want to play the game on a slightly different platform (GOG vs Steam), we're forced to pay again for something we already own -- a license to play the game. It's not like we're talking about complete reprogramming here (such as PC vs console), so there's no reason to price gouge like this. I can accept a small fee for the relatively minimal cost of porting to another platform's SDK (for achievements, overlay, etc) and to cover the storefront's cost (server usage, file storage, etc), but full price is out of the question and even a 70% sale, in which it still costs $18, is asking far too much of people who already own the game on Steam.

The sad thing is that several years ago, some developers would occasionally use GOG Connect to allow GOG users to add to their GOG library some games they already owned on Steam. I haven't seen anything use GOG Connect in a long time.

I often wonder how much money these development studios (and/or their publishers) are making from repeat sales. I know I've had to spend several hundred dollars (collectively) buying games a second time because they were stuck on Steam for the longest time and I wanted a DRM copy when they finally came to GOG (specifically for when the Steam client stops supporting my computer). I guess this is the biggest reason/push for the services that allow you to buy a game and run it on a hosted server so you can play it on any device, but that method introduces a whole separate set of issues.

I'm also passing on this due to the online requirements. I guess I'll be sticking with the non-goty free copy I got from Epic. A free rental is better than half a paid-for product.

I’m incredibly disappointed by this. I’ll buy this as soon as the drm is removed. I can’t believe that I have to say this on this site.

Hey GOG as you defiantly listen to "many gamers", either fix this piece of shit version or remove it from your "DRM free" store.

Be careful, I was showing support a while back in that thread and then got accused of wanting DRM for no reason and then attacked.

From the store page:
"The HITMAN - Game of The Year Edition includes:
All missions & locations from the award-winning first season of HITMAN
"Patient Zero" Bonus campaign
3 new Themed Escalation Contracts
3 new Outfits
3 new Weapons"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't a huge part of the game the escalation contracts and elusive targets? Also, "all missions & locations" make it sound like some large amount. Weren't there only six missions?

Also, just like on Steam, this is a time bomb with forced obsolescence because there WILL come a day when IOI decides to shut down the servers. While you might technically be buying a license to play the game, what you're really doing is renting the game. That was bad enough on Steam where you know games are DRM-protected, but it is completely inexcusable on GOG.

GOG's reply: And what if we don't?