Well, their games are also drm-free and you can play them without Steam once you have the dlc's activated so it's even more...curious? (add your own adjective here) not having them here on GOG. At this point, i can only think that a) too much DLC's and maybe they think managing updates here could be more work for them than on Steam, b) they don't like GOG for some reason and/or c) they don't like us lol

Talking about activating dlc's, i wish Battletech coulb be so easy to activate the extra content once and forget about having to be constantly logged into a Paradox account to be able to use it inside the game. Maybe this new way to complicate things even more is the future way for Paradox games and they are moving from drm-free and activate once to a drm model through their servers.

That can't be a excuse for not having any of their games here since (2009? with HOI3?), though.

I can understand for games like Cities Skylines, Magicka, etc that are from other developers (given those developers are actually able to decide where they want to distribute their games and it's not Paradox deciding for them) but it's unexplainable for their own developed games, even more once they are already drm-free. It's a bit hypocrite to be on Steam and on their forums proclaiming and selling this drm-free about their own games while at the same time avoiding GOG like a plague, imho.

What? Where is mentioned that "partners" thing? And must be a very partial partnership, in the best of cases, given all the circumstances (the missing games here, the abismal differences between prices on sales here and on Steam, their 0 PR presence here on GOG during all these years, their comments about why not releasing here, etc)

Oh, finally, about Warlock and Warlock 2, i think the problem for releasing here is the same that prevents them to fix their Majesty 2 collection issue with DLC's: they do not work together anymore and the relations seem to be...problematic between them both (1C company-InoCo Plus and Paradox, at least at publishers level) so even if someday we see some of the other games here, these ones will be even harder to get, don't think too much about them.

Wish they had managed to do a reclaim your game thing (own on Steam already) as I have things like Pillars and Tyranny amongst others on there.

I was just assuming this because the whole address of this PDX2018 dedicated sale is:

www.gog.com/partner/pdxcon_2018

instead of the usual:

www.gog.com/promo/name_of_the_sale

But maybe it's nothing more than that, indeed.



(I only noticed this now, but the funny thing about Crusader Kings not included in the list is that its cover is used in the gog homepage graphic)

Humble has a big Spring Sale, GOG doesn't. What's the point of this comparison?

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/weekend_sale_paradox_games_up_to_80_off_01080/post17

@elcook: I understand, it was a quite vulgar pun, so I won't complain with the decision, as it is fair enough.

I have to say this, though, if you allow me: I don't see the same zealous moderation when people are calling names, writing obscenities (not stupid puns like mine, obscenities) and arguing with an absurd violence and toxicity in non "blue" threads. Which, incidentally, is the reason why many customers are upset with the direction of things.
I'm offended to be menaced with a ban for a SINGLE stupid pun while people here often use slanders and do not even get a reprimand.

Announcement threads are more visible and thus might require more strict supervision, I can agree... but letting the rest to rot is not excusable. If the treatment was equal I would accept punishment without a word, but considering the state of things is hard not to feel a little bitterness.

Yeah that was bizarre for Elcook to do that, especially when folks like apehater - for years now - have gone around actually advocating for people to pirate GOG games. However I don't know what you actually said.

While the wording was not the most appropriate (though I understand the ire), removing the post altogether was really a poor move. Just a thought.

Nah, removing the whole thing is fine, I thought to be funny (maybe I was) but it was innapropriate, indeed.
They don't do it in the green threads though, just click a random one and see the horror. When people get insulted -which happens often- not a finger is lifted, that's my issue here.
It seems they are interested only when it might affect a sale, yes? Lack of respect everywhere, but touch Their Holy Definitiveness Lord Paradox with a simple stupid pun and you have a gun on your head. the double face, that angers me.

Also, I had a really terrible day, so each offense doubles in intensity. I know I sound veneomous and angry... well, because I am. Sorry for this.

I know what you're saying, seen it all too often. I seriously doubt they care about such issues though.
Still, I stand by my point: your post should've stayed, maybe somewhat edited. Not deleted.

On-topic now: not interested in any Paradox-related title.

Hour 0024 GMT. I remembered a detail. My deleted post didn't include only the dirty pun. I spoke -politely- about how certain races were put in AoW 3 DLCs while they were available from the start in the previous entries. I talked about Paradox's DLC policies and how their definitive editions are never definitive. I asked myself what is the point of buying when there is certainty of another, complete, cheaper edition coming down the line.
Only then I spiced things with a bad joke.
At first I though I wrote this in another post, but then I noticed there is no trace of it anymore.
This changes things.

GOG, you have just lost my respect. The poster above is right: it should have been edited but not removed.
I'll remember this. Now ban me if you like.

Apparently being a partner on GOG seems not to be worth much. ;) You only get a sales page which is worse than a normal promo page. You cannot sort the games on that sale page, you cannot see game ratings like on normal promo pages and you cannot select games, the page has no expiry timer and the sale is not listed under special offers - not very convincing to buy something from such a sale.

Don't think gog as a partner or not is anyway relevant.

Truthfully Paradox is pretty stuck up so any games that could go DRM-free is not something they (and many other publisher) want. Paradox is also infamous for DLC so they doing something that would simplify the price (with bundles) isn't in their interest because they earn so much already from Steam.

About partnership, well, gog isn't officially mentioned as it in the PDX2018 website, but hey.

About other news, few announcements:
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Age of Wonders in space
- Holy Fury, a DLC for Crusader Kings II
- Dharma, a DLC for Europa Universalis IV
- Man the Guns, another DLC for Hearts of Iron IV
- Imperator: Rome, aka EU: Rome II

all have already a Steam page.

Oh, another DLC shower and bases for DLCs to be. Who would have thought. Excitement.