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Posted April 17, 2016
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tinyE: One of these days someone is going to have to explain DRM-free Multiplayer. :P

It sounds like "water-free swimming".
It's quite simple actually. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management, meaning that it is functionality to prevent unauthorized users from playing a game. While multiplayer inherently requires a network connection, this is not DRM in and of itself. Usually however, multiplayer servers also check the validity of the clients' serial keys, which is where the DRM comes in. DRM-free multiplayer then, is a system in which the multiplayer servers do not authorize or validate the clients in any way (other than presumably checking the game version for compatibility purposes).

Given that GOG permits the installation of its games to as many machines as you own, you can implicitly have several people in your household playing the same game at the same time with only a single purchase from GOG. With DRM-free multiplayer, those same people could be playing the game online against each other (legally mind you, given GOG's terms), which would be impossible with DRM'ed multiplayer.
Posted April 17, 2016
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Wishbone: Given that GOG permits the installation of its games to as many machines as you own, you can implicitly have several people in your household playing the same game at the same time with only a single purchase from GOG. With DRM-free multiplayer, those same people could be playing the game online against each other (legally mind you, given GOG's terms), which would be impossible with DRM'ed multiplayer.
Heroes 3 family bash, Stronghold skirmish with friends, Railroad Tycoon hostile siblings takeover, Doom demon hunting co-op (or deathmatch), Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds father-son intergalactic slugfest, Terraria family spelunking vacation, Unreal Tournament ('99) friendly shootout, Alpha Centauri xeno-global brotherly strife... ;)
Posted April 17, 2016
More Bethesda games. F3, FNV, F4, - now Doom4. Yes, that would be so awesome, I would abandon steam.
Posted April 17, 2016
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mistermumbles: Heroes 3 family bash, Stronghold skirmish with friends, Railroad Tycoon hostile siblings takeover, Doom demon hunting co-op (or deathmatch), Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds father-son intergalactic slugfest, Terraria family spelunking vacation, Unreal Tournament ('99) friendly shootout, Alpha Centauri xeno-global brotherly strife... ;)
I don't see Rollercoaster Tycoon on the list.

Alright impostor, speak up! What have you done with mistermumbles?
Posted April 17, 2016
Tyranny.

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/games_that_are_unofficially_confirmed_for_release_in_the_future_part_2/post3094
Posted April 17, 2016
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Grargar: I don't see Rollercoaster Tycoon on the list.
That's because none of the RCT games have multiplayer, you silly goose.
Posted April 17, 2016
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mistermumbles: That's because none of the RCT games have multiplayer, you silly goose.
Excuses. :P
Posted April 17, 2016
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Crosmando: What do you ppl think it'll be?

DOOM would be pretty good I guess.
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Gersen: I don't know, personally I still think it was Dying Light and that the "concurrent with global release date" part wasn't to be taken too literally and just meant "a couple of weeks later" instead of "a couple years"
I'm inclined to agree, but GOG should really address this.
Posted April 17, 2016
I really wish there was a chance we could see the Fallout 3/NV or Doom 3 series on GOG. GOG already has Bethesda and the previous Doom games--we need more!
Posted April 17, 2016
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tinyE: One of these days someone is going to have to explain DRM-free Multiplayer. :P

It sounds like "water-free swimming".
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Wishbone: It's quite simple actually. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management, meaning that it is functionality to prevent unauthorized users from playing a game. While multiplayer inherently requires a network connection, this is not DRM in and of itself. Usually however, multiplayer servers also check the validity of the clients' serial keys, which is where the DRM comes in. DRM-free multiplayer then, is a system in which the multiplayer servers do not authorize or validate the clients in any way (other than presumably checking the game version for compatibility purposes).

Given that GOG permits the installation of its games to as many machines as you own, you can implicitly have several people in your household playing the same game at the same time with only a single purchase from GOG. With DRM-free multiplayer, those same people could be playing the game online against each other (legally mind you, given GOG's terms), which would be impossible with DRM'ed multiplayer.
Many games (not just old games) you can also have those same people in the same house play DRM-free multiplayer (pvp, co-op, etc) all without ever needing to go online via offline LAN. So yes it fun... as would be water-free swimming in the air and through the earth. For obvious reasons, it's not as good to be told you can only swim in the water or worse you can only swim in a certain lake.
Post edited April 17, 2016 by PyroDrew
Posted April 18, 2016
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tinyE: One of these days someone is going to have to explain DRM-free Multiplayer. :P

It sounds like "water-free swimming".
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bruceFish: TL;DR: No, multiplayer does not require DRM. Not even if you play games over the internet.
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Starmaker: Three words: Terraria.
You guys keep forgetting that there's a reason why most MP games don't offer this anymore, that hasn't anything to do with DRM: cheaters.
And Terraria is a prime example of it.
Posted April 18, 2016
Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim are the only two im interested in.
Why on earth would anyone want that bland p.o.s Oblivion is?
Posted April 18, 2016
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Niggles: Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim are the only two im interested in.
Why on earth would anyone want that bland p.o.s Oblivion is?
Because they enjoyed it...why else.
Posted April 18, 2016
Why is anyone talking about New Vegas, Skyrim, Oblivion, it was made pretty clear this is a NEW AAA release. Please stay on topic.
Posted April 18, 2016
Stellaris /Hearts of Iron IV /Doom

Probably Stellaris since it will have 32 player multiplayer.
Post edited April 18, 2016 by Matruchus
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