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Posted February 21, 2022
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When a post starts with a disclaimer, and a disclaimer in a context opposite to the thread title... wow, such hypersensitive people.
Posted February 21, 2022
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Wheezyyyy: Disclaimer: This is not a thread about hating on gog or to spread some negativity

Most of us which are here love gog and many think it’s the best store on pc.So lets show some positivity here and tell me why do you choose gog as your main platform on pc
For me:
Obviously because of drm free games because this are the best versions
Offline installers which you can easily back up with galaxy
Galaxy is how every launcher should be…..meaning optional and you can merge most launchers with galaxy as well
A growing library of classic and new games
I don't want to sound rude, but you do not own any games on GOG. Not on this account anyway.
Posted February 21, 2022
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Wheezyyyy: Disclaimer: This is not a thread about hating on gog or to spread some negativity

Most of us which are here love gog and many think it’s the best store on pc.So lets show some positivity here and tell me why do you choose gog as your main platform on pc
For me:
Obviously because of drm free games because this are the best versions
Offline installers which you can easily back up with galaxy
Galaxy is how every launcher should be…..meaning optional and you can merge most launchers with galaxy as well
A growing library of classic and new games
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patrikc: I don't want to sound rude, but you do not own any games on GOG. Not on this account anyway.
Don’t go off topic
Post edited August 02, 2023 by Lemalee
Posted February 21, 2022
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do I?:O
Posted February 21, 2022
Still DRM-free after all these years. I didn't think it was possible, given the way the industry is/was heading. All my installers backed up locally. No internet required. I love it.
Posted February 21, 2022
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Leroux: When I registered on GOG over ten years ago, I loved it 100% for:

- reviving the classics and making them run on modern rigs
- DRM-free installers
- their proclaimed stance about doing things differently than the competition, fighting "the good fight"
- two affordable price points
- no regional pricing
- no region locks
- soundtracks and manuals included
- nice looking, user-friendly website
- friendly forum community
- good customer service and support
- approachable staff with willingness to try and communicate with the userbase
- The Enigmatic T

Not much of that is left today, sadly. Maybe 20-30%, and at least -10% for all the disappointments in recent years (how they grew even further apart from the forum community after pretending to listen to its "envoys", the way they handled the Devotion debacle, plus all the small things that spell neglect of or disconnect from what was good back in the days). It is what it is, I guess many things were out of their hands and came with the growing popularity and expansion of their market, and I still appreciate the existence of DRM-free installers and the occasional great oldie releases, but other than that, it is a store like any other to me now. A store I buy from and hang out at, but don't feel particularly sympathetic or supportive of anymore. Used to tell everyone how great it is, now I stopped doing that and even feel kind of embarrassed about it. Sorry but talking about my love for GOG without any negativity just wouldn't be honest.
This post says it exactly, describing the company which once was, and what has been lost over the last few years. Fully agree. I also agree that terms such as love and hate have no bearing for a store, it’s simply a choice of does the store provide what I want or not. Curently, and more or less since the release of galaxy it does not. OP may be happy with the client, I see it as the key turning point from the great company described above, to what it has become now. And it’s true, it is CDPr which have pushed the changes through to enforce their CDPrOnline.
Posted February 21, 2022
DRM-free games without a mandatory launcher.
For the rest, I honestly don't care. I use and like Galaxy, but if they cease support that's fine too.

If I can't buy DRM-free games here, I would move elsewhere.
Posted February 21, 2022
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I stuck around because of offfline installers while still having a decent selection of games. The push for Galaxy has been worrying though.
Posted February 21, 2022
Honestly what brought me here was the "Old Games" part of "Good Old Games." I think it was specifically Master of Orion 2, but there have since been others!

What has kept me is DRM-free games, though. I remember getting Half-Life 2 back in the 2000's and being so annoyed that I needed internet to play it single-player. Steam's success has baffled me ever since, but then, I do have much better access to the internet more regularly now, so maybe I'm just holding a grudge ...
Posted February 21, 2022
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It promises release and salvation for some.
Posted February 21, 2022
Stand-alone installers without online DRM, telemetry and other bullshit. Concept arts, soundtracks, development materials and other goodies. Quite a lot of very old games you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere, let alone run on a modern PC. Most games are patched up to run well on different systems and hardware.
Posted February 21, 2022
It's the only digital storefront where I can buy a shitload of games that I will never get to to play.
Posted February 21, 2022
DRM-FREE Games.
Offline installers.
Preservation of classic games.
These Forums & their users that post all kinds of good stuff.
The discussions we have on these forums.
Posted February 21, 2022
Truly DRM-Free offline installers.

rm -f offline-installers == rm -f "_Line"
Posted February 21, 2022
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I love games, some of them though..... Take for example M.A.X. , or KKND..... Submarine Titans, FANTASY GENERAL. It is a real blast to find those beauties from your childhood hidden away behind some shopfront, READY TO PLAY!!!
Post edited February 21, 2022 by Zimerius
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