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The Witcher 2Thank You GOG and CD Projekt RED(47 posts)(47 posts)
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Posted November 30, 2010
This is awesome, a bunch of instant free content when you preorder and when you buy you get even more content, plus the game is DRM-free, a no brainer basically!!
Posted December 12, 2010
I love you guys too.

You came out with an "new/old-school RPG" in the times where most fantasy games sucked ass, and i totally LOVED it.

The Witcher instantly became my favourite RPG game off the last years and i'd say the favourite of all time if we don't count the good old Black Isle times.

Plus you actually care about our money, you don't threat us as pirates(not even big companies like EA understands that putting DRM sucks since the customer will have it and the pirate will just have it removed from their illegal copy) and you add a lot of digital content to the offer + a free game for us that lives in countries with stupid laws about prices.

This comes from the heart: thanks guys!
Posted December 19, 2010
Thanks you very much, you are the best!
Posted December 20, 2010
Just got my hands on a copy of The Witcher. I'll complete it before the release of The Witcher 2. Will definitely buy it once it comes out!
Posted December 22, 2010
CDProjekt is the role model how every game developer should be.
Posted December 22, 2010
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haRT3r: CDProjekt is the role model how every game developer should be.
//Long Live The King.
Posted December 27, 2010
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haRT3r: CDProjekt is the role model how every game developer should be.
damn right

if more companies operated like CDprojekt and followed the same policies then I would be much more willing to part with my money :)
Posted February 08, 2011
Thanks GOG ! you on a right way.

Badly that I didn't know about such shop earlier.
Posted March 04, 2011
Finally got around to pre-ordering it.

Just in case anyone at CD Projekt RED is worrying about releasing a new top grade title without any DRM at all, here's my reassurance:

i) I only knew about Witcher 2 because of the offer through GOG, so it works as advertising. I probably wouldn't have bought it at all without the GOG promo. Maybe as a budget re-release at some point in the future, maybe not.

ii) I don't often buy new full price games any more (I still have >100 older games on my shelves and I haven't even played many of them) and very rarely on release day. The only game I've bought on release day in the last year is TDU 2 and it's so badly bugged that it reminds me why I don't do it. But I've pre-ordered Witcher 2 through GOG because you're releasing it without DRM.

iii) I could pre-order the premium edition for ~25% cheaper than the price on GOG. But I'm buying it through GOG because you're releasing it without DRM. I've either got or don't want each of the 5 possible bonus games, so that's not extra value to me. I'm paying 25% extra to get a DRM-free copy of a game I'm only buying because a DRM-free version is being released.

Your DRM policy will gain you customers. It's not completely crazy. There are plenty of PC gamers who are increasingly annoyed with increasingly intrusive and inconvenient DRM and who are not just ripping off game companies through piracy.

Although I think the 25% extra charge for buying at GOG to be sure there isn't any DRM will put quite a few of them off.
Post edited March 04, 2011 by Angilion
Posted March 06, 2011
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Angilion: Finally got around to pre-ordering it.

Just in case anyone at CD Projekt RED is worrying about releasing a new top grade title without any DRM at all, here's my reassurance:

i) I only knew about Witcher 2 because of the offer through GOG, so it works as advertising. I probably wouldn't have bought it at all without the GOG promo. Maybe as a budget re-release at some point in the future, maybe not.

ii) I don't often buy new full price games any more (I still have >100 older games on my shelves and I haven't even played many of them) and very rarely on release day. The only game I've bought on release day in the last year is TDU 2 and it's so badly bugged that it reminds me why I don't do it. But I've pre-ordered Witcher 2 through GOG because you're releasing it without DRM.

iii) I could pre-order the premium edition for ~25% cheaper than the price on GOG. But I'm buying it through GOG because you're releasing it without DRM. I've either got or don't want each of the 5 possible bonus games, so that's not extra value to me. I'm paying 25% extra to get a DRM-free copy of a game I'm only buying because a DRM-free version is being released.

Your DRM policy will gain you customers. It's not completely crazy. There are plenty of PC gamers who are increasingly annoyed with increasingly intrusive and inconvenient DRM and who are not just ripping off game companies through piracy.

Although I think the 25% extra charge for buying at GOG to be sure there isn't any DRM will put quite a few of them off.
Angilion -

Where did you see TW2 for 25% less than GOG's price?
Posted March 07, 2011
This is great! I hadn't even heard of the Witcher until now, but looking it up I see how cool it works AND DRM-free is a real bonus! So I'm buying the 1st and I pre-ordered the second here through gog.com already!

Thank you so much gog.com and CD Projekt RED for supporting DRM-free games!

Should we be thanking Atari too?
Posted March 09, 2011
I'll sign here to show my suppot of this business model and also The Witcher so far, and I have high hopes for The Witcher 2. Just pre-ordered it myself.
Posted May 17, 2011
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Paul_cz: No kidding, CD Project has no equal - they are the most customer fan friendly game company in the industry.

And that has to be rewarded, so I am getting witcher 2 both here on gog and in its retail CE as well!
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iniudan: Paradox interactive is has friendly also (At least on their on developpement, which are all DRM free, but for game they publish the choice is in the hand of the dev not their)

But thank you for making a statement GOG and CDP. =)
That is true, paradox is also quite a great company as well.
Posted May 17, 2011
I wish to show my fullest support to this high quality thread!
Posted May 23, 2011
I've just bought it (and Witcher 1 while I was at it). I hadn't paid any attention to it being released, as I don't actually want the game. Essentially, I'm giving £30 as tangible thanks for the distribution model. The games are just a bonus I might or might not play. Or even download.

Although I'm downloading Witcher 1 now and it's one of the very few times when I find my 8Mb (actually 6Mb) download speed irritatingly inadequate.
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