And still, the so called "outdated tool" has served us much better than your no-more-so-optional Galaxy.

Deny it as much you want but that's the way it is.

We've been told that things won't happen quite a few times before, even mere months before they did...

But asking again about improving the browser downloads. How many resources would it take to implement an automated process posting the hash of each file, so users will be able to check that downloads weren't corrupted? A one-click option, preferably (also) separately for installer files and extras, may be trickier, don't know, but striving for compatibility with download managers may go some way towards that, allowing those who like to use any to do so, sticking to what they prefer (not that it's incompatible now, as mrkgnao pointed out, but telling people that if they have problems support will look into them and you'll try not to break this compatibility).
Past that, for those who are fine with using a store-specific client for downloading, but only for downloading, not the whole rest of a thing, breaking away the download part of Galaxy and releasing it separately shouldn't be hard either, I reckon. Or open-sourcing it and allowing users to come up with something...

Outdated, schmoutdated. It worked. And it did well. Without all those unneccessary pesky frills and whistles that everyone knows where best to put it.

Finally, a blue response. Thank you, Ashleee. With all due respect, it is hard to believe you all (staff) when offline installer users seem to be treated as lower priority than Galaxy users.

I fear we will eventually hear "browser downloads became an outdated tool and that is not up to the standards we want to keep in terms of user experience, development, and security".

Is anything in the works to improve the user experience of people who download via the browser, or are the resources all GALAXY all the time?

Just chipping in here where it comes to the whishlist as it cannot for sure be an indication as to the true user base of GD, for the reason that not all Goggers come to and use the forum. I should know for am one of those only been recently active here, and this mainly because I disciplined myself to check on daily basis for announcements of games being removed from the catalogue with very little notice.

From the start I've used GD, aware of its existence through the availability of links in my games' library, and was totally unaware of what was going on with it in terms of it being 'dropped' a while back. From day one for me it worked without issues so that was it, had no reason to check on it here on the forums. Another bet on my sock collection that this as also been the case for quite a fair number of others, and who knows how many haven't had clue of it being scrapped altogether until today. Just saying.

True, which is why I added a good deal more users to that total(to try and factor in those who haven't voted/won't bother voting/etc).

Also this isn't just a game/similar wishlist entry....a few seem to want this badly/strongly.....so I figure more would be voting for it to push the point home/make their stance known than with "less important" wishlist entries.

Maybe GOG should adopt gogrepo, give it some polish and release it as an official downloader :). Should be still able to run from any console. It would appease everyone.

Sounds like a good idea....GOG, hire this man!

(Without making him move to poland, that is)

Well shit, this sucks.... can you guys please make an alternative, there are loads of people here that do not like the shitty clients that online stores are pushing our way, the website direct download links are crappy compared to the downloader.

You even make it a choire downloading the "backup" files in the client you keep pushing our way (according to the download information linked)...

And that so called "optional" client is becoming less so every day it seems.

Thanks, but already have a job. Trying to hang on to it in these difficult times :D

I hope you manage that and stay safe/well, at any rate.

(Also maybe working for GOG might be a bad decision atm....the GOG bears are likely to get ravenous with no one to feed them while everyone works at home o.0 ;))
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Maybe you're right, but I prefer to remain ever hopeful. :)

Maybe they were told not to by higher ups? Could be company policy(same as with the store pages being under near full control of each game maker).

(Still doesn't make it right, but that might explain it somewhat)

There's also a few alternatives listed in the thread(various posts and also I collected a few in post 130), if you ever need them. :)

Somehow I think you are right...
Using a 3rd party tool is not something I like to do, you have for the most part no idea what they are doing, unless it is script based and you are in the mood to read the code!!

Yeah well them obliging us, at this point TBH... Nah, am such in a foul mood right now that I'd be down right unpleasant, which is not me and most likely uncalled for.

Whatever the reason -if any- might be, no point and waste of time speculating, and it's too late now anyway.

Which I'm well aware of but because I'm not keen in installing a program for an alternative to work, such as the Python based one, I'll stick to keep it simple.

As far as I'm concerned, cased closed, I'll just end by saying that GOG really ought to listen when it comes to not and EVER force Galaxy as a downloader, not if they really and truly do care about their present and especially of long existing customer base. Here am just a baby in comparison, but there are plenty here who sure helped in making GOG grow into what it is today.

Fascinated by the customers who keep overestimating GOG. And didn't understand anything to its evolution.

GOG is about to kinds of customers :

1° Steam kids. Wanting a steam client (and rolling on the floor crying when they don't get "achievements" patting them on the shoulder for having spent their afternoon videogaming). Ever connected, welcoming streaming/online services for averything. The future.

2° Fully boiled frogs. For whom GOG can't do anything wrong as long as they do it progressively enough.

To the rest, GOG says : fuck you. And deserves to be answered the same thing.