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Posted March 26, 2015
The spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate is here.

<span class="bold">Pillars of Eternity</span>, in which adventure continues beyond The Gate, is available now for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, DRM-free on GOG.com!

It's you, and your band of companions, against the world. A brand new fantasy world! A realm of long lost treasures and ancient mysteries buried beneath the depths of monster-infested dungeons. <span class="bold">Pillars of Eternity</span> sets out to redefine all that we know about character building, questing, and grinding. The thrill of the uncharted, the wonder of a sprawling, classic RPG epic is finally back!

Pillars of Eternity comes in three editions. The Hero Edition includes the base game, but more loot awaits the collectors out there!
The Champion Edition comes packed with special bonus content, including a full digital soundtrack, a high-res map, a campaign almanac, and more!
Royal Edition packs in even more bonus content. In addition to the Champion Edition goodies, four additional pieces of content exclusive to the Royal Edition can be yours now: a digital novella by Chris Avellone, collector's book PDF, high-resolution concept art, and a digital strategy guide.

If you bought the Hero Edition or Champion Edition, and you like the goodies included in the larger editions, all hope is not lost. We're currently working on making edition upgrades available for Pillars of Eternity . Stay tuned for future updates!

Gather your party and venture forth. <span class="bold">Pillars of Eternity</span> is finally out now, DRM-free on GOG.com!





Check it out on Twitch.tv/GOGcom!
The one and only TotalBiscuit will be taking Pillars of Eternity today, March 26th at 9pm GMT / 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT!
Afterwards, our regular and beloved Outstar will have her turn - come join her at 11pm GMT / 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT.
Posted March 27, 2015
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drealmer7: It's going to be better than BG/BG2 I think.
Blasphemy!!
Posted March 27, 2015
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drealmer7: It's going to be better than BG/BG2 I think.
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hummer010: Blasphemy!!
Eh, they are good games and I like a lot about them a lot (BG2 especially), but they over-rated and hyped by a lot of people to other people, IMO, and there are many many other games that I think are better.
Posted March 27, 2015
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ShadowWulfe: It does matter when pirating the GOG version before the DRM-ed version amounts to an endorsement of DRM.

That kind of shortsighted behavior enhances Steam/Uplay/Origins' position.
Yup, all the highest-seeded versions on a certain site are GOG's.

There's really no way around the fact that GOG versions are easier to pirate than Steam's (at least uploading an installer file vs. Steam files, I guess). It's just that they're easier for paying customers to use, too.

EDIT: At least the one I viewed had a link to the gamecard on GOG, which is a small something.
Post edited March 27, 2015 by tfishell
Posted March 27, 2015
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advancedhero: Only Infinity Engine games I've played are BG 1-2, but they are my beloved. I can't imagine getting any better. Maybe I'll be pleasantly suprised one day.
You should get Planescape Torment. Better than BG all around IMO.
Posted March 27, 2015
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hummer010: Blasphemy!!
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drealmer7: Eh, they are good games and I like a lot about them a lot (BG2 especially), but they over-rated and hyped by a lot of people to other people, IMO, and there are many many other games that I think are better.
Baldurs Gate is probably my favorite game, ever. I realize that it had as much to do with the time and place in my life as it did with the game. The fall of 1998 I was a single, 22 year old university student heading into my second last year. I lived alone in a bachelor pad, and due to a clever combination of student loans, scholarships, and the greatest summer job ever, I didn't work during the '98-'99 school year. I had the time and place to play the game, the nievity of youth to not mind dedicating hours and hours to a video game, and the maturity to fully appreciate it all. It was really a perfect storm of conditions for BG to be my favorite game.
Posted March 27, 2015
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tfishell:
They're probably on this thread, and in hindsight realized what a boneheaded move putting a major release up on Torrent before (presumably before?) the DRM-ed versions is.

DRM-free is easier for customers, certainly, however, if a publisher/shareholder can squeeze the same amount of cash from the customer with the added belief (false or not) that the product is "safe", they will.

I'm just ranting though, hot air won't make that much of a difference.

I still have yet to download PoE, I'm assuming that download speeds are stunted?
Posted March 27, 2015
I've been hearing good things. Was waiting for Torment: Tides of Numenera to scratch my Infinity Engine itch but I'm very tempted.

Think I'll join the waiting for more reviews train.
Posted March 27, 2015
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ShadowWulfe: They're probably on this thread, and in hindsight realized what a boneheaded move putting a major release up on Torrent before (presumably before?) the DRM-ed versions is.

DRM-free is easier for customers, certainly, however, if a publisher/shareholder can squeeze the same amount of cash from the customer with the added belief (false or not) that the product is "safe", they will.

I'm just ranting though, hot air won't make that much of a difference.

I still have yet to download PoE, I'm assuming that download speeds are stunted?
Seems that way given that the GOG versions were specifically mentioned as being so on the site I looked at. The de-Steam-ed version was probably there but I think the difference between the seeds was close to a thousand. (The top two or three were GOG's.)

That's the way it is with Steam - the product being "safe", at least arguably easier to keep safe for the first few hours of sales - but people put up with it b/c of the convenience, achievements, and stuff like that. That "extra" seems to be a draw for many people.

I've heard the download speeds were fluctuating upon initial release, dunno what they're like now.
Posted March 27, 2015
The thing the publishers / developers need to figure out I'd that the people pirating the game were unlikely to buy it in the first place. They just see lost sales.
Posted March 27, 2015
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hummer010: The thing the publishers / developers need to figure out I'd that the people pirating the game were unlikely to buy it in the first place. They just see lost sales.
Exactly, in fact I'd go as far as saying that people who pirate the game have NO intention of purchasing it. On the other side you get people like myself who pre-ordered the game with little intention of playing it to support the developers ..... though now I have buyers remorse as I no longer trust the developers.

Regardless, pirating games has been around for as long as gamers, the addition of DRM on games simply means less people purchase not less people downloading.
Posted March 27, 2015
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ShadowWulfe: They're probably on this thread, and in hindsight realized what a boneheaded move putting a major release up on Torrent before (presumably before?) the DRM-ed versions is.
I doubt about it. That user (sarah116) is very prolific on the torrent sites (type GOG in the games field and you'll see what I mean).
Posted March 27, 2015
Really enjoying the game so far it has the old fieel of the classic infinity games.

Sadly you cant do much about pireated copies it was going to happen but i hope that some who donwload it go and buy it.

For me Obsiden deserve the money they are one of the few developers i trust these days and want to give their customers what they want not the what we can make money wise out of a shoddy game.
Posted March 27, 2015
Is there a problem with bonus content? I see it but cannot download it. Champ edition owner here...
Posted March 27, 2015
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ctpact: Is there a problem with bonus content? I see it but cannot download it. Champ edition owner here...
Click here to refresh your account and see if it works for you.
Posted March 27, 2015
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ctpact: Is there a problem with bonus content? I see it but cannot download it. Champ edition owner here...
Please try an account refresh first: https://www.gog.com/account/refresh and see if your goodies are downloadable.

If that doesn't help, please send us a Support ticket :)
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