The main issue with Gerson's constant shilling is that it makes GOG look very bad. I'm not sure if that is intended or not.

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I'm pretty sure people explained it to you the other day. It just seems to be the trendy in-thing on this forum for certain people (yourself included) to continue to pretend to be more stupid than they actually are in order to feign indignation as to why anyone could possibly not want an increase of online-only content on a DRM-Free store...

And I responded. You are just falsely claiming the "I'm being harassed" victim card because people called out your systematic stalking and antagonizement of other users on the other thread (for which a moderator previously warned you about), and you really don't like your own hypocrisy outed. And there's little point in repeating people's concerns when at this stage "I don't understand why people..." after they've explained it to you a dozen times and you just ignore them every time is just concern trolling in itself.

While I understand that they have made the classic GOTY version of this game, which is 100% DRM free, available through offline installers listed under Extras for this game's library entry, my problem is the fact that the game entry itself in my library was replaced with a DRM-infested "Complete" edition, which I cannot ask to be removed/refunded/etc without losing access to the classic GOTY edition installers, which I originally bought.

There is only ONE reason why I purchase from this store: 100% DRM free games, which don't depend on internet access to play/authenticate/get rewards etc and don't require any extra bloatware/clients.

My immediate problem could be EASILY solved by GOG by making this DRM-garbage "Complete" edition as a separate game/entry in their store/game library and keep the classic GOTY edition of W3, which I originally purchased, as separate library entry.

The 2nd problem, which is GOG selling games with DRM in the first place, is an even bigger concern. If this is now the norm, I don't really see a point to continuing to purchase from this store, as "100% DRM-free" has been the only thing that brought me here in the first place.

I think it's likely that several off the users repeatedly participating only in select topics concerning DRM or that are in other ways critical of GOG changing to defend the changes and/or derail are alt accounts for people employed by, or in some way affiliated with GOG or CDPR.

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I never mentioned any users by name.

I guess that must mean the above user is saying that he is repeatedly participating only in select topics concerning DRM or that are in other ways critical of GOG changing to defend the changes and/or derail.

Strange.

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Funny, it's so long ago the boycott thread was locked now, i can't really recall.

Did you participate in that thread?

Providing games that are completely DRM-free for all single-player/offline content is the single most important of all of GOG's "core values" - and the only one semi-remaining since they have discarded all the others already - and it's their main selling point/differentiation from other stores.

This is undeniably DRM; that the content restricted by said DRM is considered trivial is irrelevant.

* That the amount of DRM that should be on GOG is zero.
* That the game's gamecard is lying by saying "DRM-FREE". (Which is itself probably in violation of some EU rule.)
* That people previously paid for a product that was and should be DRM free, but now is not. I haven't even played the game, but I did purchase it for encouragement DRM-free AAA game gaming.
* That a bunch of people are even failing to recognize that it is even DRM. (And many of these same people continue to try to derail discussions, be aggressive, and/or gaslight the community, about the topic.)

Unless I heard wrong, no one paid for this DLC. It's free. You are losing nothing in return since the DLC doesn't cost anything.

Question: Anyone using Galaxy tried downloading the DLC and then using it without Galaxy offline? I would try if I could download the damn game.

Edit: The game itself is still DRM free, just not the bull DLC.

The purpose of DRM-free is to give you the possibility of making working backups of your games. Nothing more nothing less. That's the main interest and difference of DRM-free compared to DRM using games where you are at the mercy of the store/publisher revoking your license at any time.

That's the whole point of DRM-free : You don't.

Because no matter what happen in the future, if Gog dies or decide to put always online DRM on all their games, your backup will be safe, they cannot remotely disable them, they cannot alter them, they cannot do anything to them. As long as you keep them safe they are yours.