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Posted December 15, 2022
As you most probably know, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Next-Gen Update has arrived on GOG and is available for free for every owner of the game!

But besides all the amazing improvements that this update has brought to CDPR’s masterpiece (full list of changes HERE), there are also awesome in-game rewards waiting for you to redeem, like brand new gear for Geralt, which you can put to use on your monster-slaying adventures throughout the Continent!



These rewards serve as a thank you for buying or upgrading to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and supporting CD PROJEKT RED.

With any version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in your library, simply follow these steps to claim the related rewards:

Rewards for owning The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Launch The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition via GOG GALAXY 2.0 and start playing. Your rewards will be waiting for you in the Royal Palace in Vizima. Check the letter from Yennefer in your inventory for help locating them!



Rewards for playing GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
By playing GWENT, on whatever platform, using the same account where you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, you’ll get instant access to these rewards!



GWENT in-game rewards
Start GWENT on your platform of choice, then log in using the same account where you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and start playing. Your reward(s) will be waiting for you in your collection.



And that’s it! Now go claim the rewards and slay some monsters with it! And if you don’t own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition yet, it is now on a -80% Winter Sale discount, available until January 2nd, 11 PM UTC!
Posted December 18, 2022
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neumi5694: Apparently Valve has a rule that Steam versions must not be inferior to other versions and other than GOG they are actually able to enforce that rule, meaning that we GOG customers can't have a version that works without an account.
Why not add the extra items as part of the base game without need for an account in both shops then?

I guess forcing new customers to use Galaxy is more valuable to them than the potential loss of existing customers.

Edit: Forgot to say, why would those new people bother with their GOG account when Steam is generally seen as better in most regards; price, social, etc.?
Post edited December 18, 2022 by HappyPunkPotato
Posted December 18, 2022
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neumi5694: Some time ago someone pointed out what a possible cause for such actions is. CDPR games still make most money on Steam. That said they want Steam users to have a GOG account, trying to pull them here.

So why not release a extra GOG DRM free version without GOG account? Apparently Valve has a rule that Steam versions must not be inferior to other versions and other than GOG they are actually able to enforce that rule, meaning that we GOG customers can't have a version that works without an account.
That doesn't make any sense, as no-one is arguing for content to be made exclusively for offline installers but not Galaxy or Steam. If the same content is in Galaxy, GOG offline installers and Steam, there is no missing content for anyone on any platform.

Besides which, I'm pretty sure there actually are games with exclusive GOG content that the Steam version lacks, eg, "DUSK features cross-play multiplayer and the exclusive THE GOGATIORUM map for endless mode."

Edit: And if Valve start p*ssing their pants over CDPR's "1st party titles" missing content outside of GOG, perhaps they need reminding that the non-Steam versions of Portal and Half Life's are missing quite a bit of content (as in 'the whole game')... ;-)
Post edited December 18, 2022 by BrianSim
Posted December 18, 2022
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midrand: I don't understand why is this a surprise to anyone - CP2077 "rewards" were locked behind GOG Galaxy in the same way. Just add the items through mods/cheats I guess if you care about this. Bonus items are a waste of space anyway in most cases - new content (quests, stories etc.) would be good, but that would mean actual work rather than rendering a couple of 3d models.
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HappyPunkPotato: The majority of people who care about this care that there is DRM, not about the items themselves. And I am actually quite surprised they've done it again considering they still pretend to care about DRM-free.
There is full-on pressure to use Galaxy as the client - has been for the past few years. Whether this qualifies as DRM depends on your point of view - in my view it definitely does.

I agree that if you must use an installer/client, I would always chose Steam over GOG as it is much more polished and user-friendly experience. Pricing is more or less the same. The day GOG does away with the offline installers will be the day I stop using this altogether.
Posted December 18, 2022
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HappyPunkPotato: Why not add the extra items as part of the base game without need for an account in both shops then?
See sentence #3
They want a account for the Steam users.

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HappyPunkPotato: I guess forcing new customers to use Galaxy is more valuable to them than the potential loss of existing customers.
How do they lose someone who already payed? We got the update for free, didn't pay for it.
And on top of all we can still use the version we actually payed for.

Or will they lose you? Will you leave GOG and never come back because of this?


Apart from all that it would really be interesting, how much more money CDPR makes on Steam with their games than they do on GOG.

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HappyPunkPotato: would those new people bother with their GOG account when Steam is generally seen as better in most regards; price, social, etc.?
The guys at CDPR definitly hope so.
I have a friend who didn't know about GOG, is a loyal Steam customer. He saw GOG and really likes it, but it bothers him that he can't bring his already owned games over. In the end he doesn't want to have 2 accounts / clients.
But that's him, others might see it differently.

I switched many years ago, when I saw GK3 on GOG. That was it for me.

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BrianSim: That doesn't make any sense, as no-one is arguing for content to be made exclusively for offline installers but not Galaxy or Steam. If the same content is in Galaxy, GOG offline installers and Steam, there is no missing content for anyone on any platform.
Offline installers and Galaxy installations don't differ. Sometimes offline installers are behind because of some problems with the servers, but the goal is always that both versions are identical.
ps: Yes, we have some exclusive stuff, that's right. If I remember correctly, the named map is not part of the main game, but a goodie. Right?The DLC for the Witcher would be the same on both platforms, but easier obtaineable on GOG.
Meaning: Valve dosen't follow their own rules to 100%. But you can be sure that they closely watch a big hitter like the Witcher.
Post edited December 18, 2022 by neumi5694
Posted December 18, 2022
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neumi5694: The DLC for the Witcher would be the same on both platforms, but easier obtaineable on GOG.
It wouldn't if CDPR included it with the game for everyone, just like pre-order reward bonuses for Bioshock Infinite, Dishonored, etc, included in "GOTY" or "Complete Edition", ie, it's a fake 'problem' to start with vs every other 2010-2022 AAA game sold here DRM-Free that managed to do it the right way. I'm also pretty sure Steam users "needing" to use Galaxy is absolutely no different to Steam users needing uPlay + Steam to get content on the Steam version vs only needing uPlay on Ubisoft's store. Same with Origin.

Uplay Exclusive Bonus Reward Content and Origin Exclusive Bonus Reward Content are a thing so I don't buy "Steam disallow it" at all. This is 100% CDPR / GOG's internal decision to keep pushing Galaxy for all the wrong reasons - a noticeable trend which started when they moved from positive Galaxy advertising (2016 = "Use Galaxy because we added cloud saves & achievements") into negative Galaxy advertising (2022 = "We now only make Galaxy look relatively better by making offline installers artificially worse...")
Post edited December 18, 2022 by BrianSim
Posted December 18, 2022
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HappyPunkPotato: Why not add the extra items as part of the base game without need for an account in both shops then?
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neumi5694: See sentence #3
They want a account for the Steam users.
I added the edit when I realised I'd missed out an important part of what I was trying to say about that :-D

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neumi5694: Or will they lose you? Will you leave GOG and never come back because of this?
Haven't decided yet but I did have 17 items in my basket ready to buy which I removed when I found out.

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neumi5694: I have a friend who didn't know about GOG, is a loyal Steam customer. He saw GOG and really likes it, but it bothers him that he can't bring his already owned games over. In the end he doesn't want to have 2 accounts / clients.
But that's him, others might see it differently.

I switched many years ago, when I saw GK3 on GOG. That was it for me.
What does he like about it? I was so impressed when I found out about GOG because I didn't know anywhere actually did DRM-free PC games so I hadn't bought any PC games for years. And not just DRM-free but anti-DRM (supposedly).
Posted December 18, 2022
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HappyPunkPotato: What does he like about it? I was so impressed when I found out about GOG because I didn't know anywhere actually did DRM-free PC games so I hadn't bought any PC games for years. And not just DRM-free but anti-DRM (supposedly).
He mostly talked about the homepage, it just appealed to him (he's a formre art&design student), but also the fact that you 'own' a game once you bought it and of course all the old retro games that can be found here.
Posted December 18, 2022
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BrianSim: (Apex Legends) Origin Exclusive Bonus Reward Content are a thing so I don't buy "Steam disallow it" at all.
There are equivalent rewards though. People who buy that game on Steam get exclusives based on Portal and Half-Life.

Valve don't publish their publisher agreements, so we can't go and look for exact terms, but we can look at the behaviour of the industry.
Posted December 18, 2022
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wolfsite: If anything, this just tells me the Cyberpunk rewards program was a success.
Indeed, unfortunately.

All the more important to speak up now and let your discontent be known as much and as loud as possible, lest CDPR/GoG are going to feel even more confident to go beyond the inconsequential "just cosmetic" to something more substantial with forthcoming CDPR titles.
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Post edited December 20, 2022 by Swedrami
Posted December 19, 2022
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wolfsite: If anything, this just tells me the Cyberpunk rewards program was a success.
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Swedrami: Indeed, unfortunately.

All the more important to speak up now and let your discontent known as much and as loud as possible, lest CDPR/GoG are going to feel even more confident to go beyond the inconsequential "just cosmetic" to something more substantial with forthcoming CDPR titles.
Oh, it's coming, You can put your house on it. GOG wouldn't open up that door without intentions of going down that particular road. You don't risk your reputation on a whim. Nor with the title that "made" you.

All marketing department should be wolfed down by a striga.
Posted December 19, 2022
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Gog should know that this kind of drm "rewards" are the main reason I still don't own cyberpunk 2077... and the reason why I'm still waiting for a reply to my ticket.
Posted December 19, 2022
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LiefLayer: Gog should know that this kind of drm "rewards" are the main reason I still don't own cyberpunk 2077... and the reason why I'm still waiting for a reply to my ticket.
There are more of us brother.
Posted December 19, 2022
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wolfsite: If anything, this just tells me the Cyberpunk rewards program was a success.
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Swedrami: Indeed, unfortunately.

All the more important to speak up now and let your discontent known as much and as loud as possible, lest CDPR/GoG are going to feel even more confident to go beyond the inconsequential "just cosmetic" to something more substantial with forthcoming CDPR titles.
I agree 100% with you.

Thanks for that screenshot. I "love" that part that says "the first 100K players to claim 'Cherry Orchards' though Gog Galaxy/My Rewards are rewarded with a special battle entrance animation (Geralt of Rivia arriving on Roach)."

So now there is artificial scarcity too? Whenever you think they can't sink any further they show themselves able to drill directly into the Earth core.

It's good to know they are at least consistent. Even if it's consistently out of touch with their customer base.

EDIT: Also, the description of this quest ("Playing out as a set of extended flashbacks at crucial points throughout the story..." and "...further unlocks 'Witcher Ghost' Geralt of Rivia, not only appearing and inserting himself at key moments during dialogue but also as a trusty companion to call upon battle") makes it pretty clear this is not a mere pack of a few cosmetic items that is locked behind the DRM gate. There is the new quest, dialogue changes though the game and possibly even gameplay changes if I'm interpreting "a trusty companion to call upon battle" correctly.

How can anyone claim to be anti-DRM yet defend Gog/CDPR doing this?

What will be next behind "My Rewards"? What is keeping them from making their next game exactly as locked behind DRM as Hitman was?
Post edited December 19, 2022 by joppo
Posted December 19, 2022
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joppo: What will be next behind "My Rewards"? What is keeping them from making their next game exactly as locked behind DRM as Hitman was?
Not only GOG.com and CDPR have proven that DRM has a place in their new games

BUT ALSO that

❗❗❗they can and will go back to any previously released game and add it❗❗❗

Buyer beware.
Post edited December 19, 2022 by user deleted
Posted December 19, 2022
edit: nevermind
Post edited December 19, 2022 by Breja
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