I don't know if it is new or not as I have to tone down how many games I can buy recently, but I just bought a game and after the transaction completed I saw it there...

"When buying on GOG, you keep full control over how you can play your games thanks to the GOG GALAXY client and additional Backup Installers. "

No, no, no, no no no no NO.

The offline installers are not just a backup additional feature. It's the main reason I have bought thousands of games here.
If it was client only I wouldn't have bought a single frelling game form GOG.


Then we go to an optional survey, where one of the options is:
"Ability to download my Backup Offline Installer"

Again with this BS.

I am going to say it one more time GOG. Remove the offline installers and one would have no reason to not buy the games from Steam. No matter how good the Galaxy client is or becomes.

Stop this BS while it is still not too late.

While GOG no longer offering offline installers would be a valid reason for me to not buy games from them anymore, I fail to see how that would make me any more likely to start buying games from the place I already was not willing to use even when it only was mandatory for deploying patches for a mod to the original Half-Life?

If GOG removes the offline installers I would make it certain I bought games from anywhere else than GOG. That's up to you.

The backup installers are the ONLY reason I purchase from GOG.

No backup installer = no buy
Galaxy required to play = no buy
Galaxy required to save the game = no buy
Galaxy required to not have the game crash at specific points = no buy
Galaxy exclusive features/rewards = no buy

Also I have never purchased anything from Steam or Epic because do not provide backup installers.

I agree with you. If GOG removes offline installers I'm out. From the looks of it You and I buy lot games from GOG. So they will be losing some big customer. I don't think the offline installer are going anywhere but someone is forcing GOG to push galaxy. Maybe investor. idk

Really people, when I read the title from the front page, my mind firstly went to Broken Sword!

Just be grateful they don't bring this "Great Idea (tm)" back... ;-)

Offline installers are what makes this place good, without it you are mostly right about having no reason to buy from Gog instead of steam. Your sword is broken? go fix it!

They're not that dumb to nuke literally the only reason people shop here. But probably a good idea to remind them from time to time :P

Not seeing my 1st post, so testing a 2nd.

They should prop up the offline installs over a crappy client. But its not likely they will remove offline install completely, as that is a corner stone of the company.

You'd be surprised how many people use Galaxy to download and install their games.
For them it is exactly that.

I don't abd I have 7+TB offline installers, but I can understand the new generation of players who wants a all-in-one UI, who does not care about being able to play offline.
I'm a relic and I am quite aware of that.

But so far GOG hasn't disappointed us relics yet. They know why we are here and they are not going to give up that large portion of the player base.

Sooooo, what this whole thread breaks down to: Nothing at all has happened or changed or been indicated to be changed but we're pre-emptively mad because theoretically something could in the future? Is that about right?

Better rant now before actually something happens, this way you can be sure that you are not too late for the party.