Feels like forever since a big update was released for it. Anyone else feel the same?

I don't. I prefer Galaxy 1.2. Any "updates" beyond that have been horrible.

The best possible, and only possible good update, that they could ever make to Galaxy 2.0 would be to totally revert it off of the abomination that is Galaxy 2.0, and back to the amazing Galaxy 1.2

It is very sad. Gog galaxy has huge potential but it needs a big update

Yeah, it has been a long time since there was a big update. But I don't think that's such a bad thing. Generally speaking, I just want to be able to launch my games without hassle - so I don't really want to wrestle with constant UI changes, or be nagged to try out new XYZ feature.

I like having a fairly stable product. It annoys me that Steam wants to update almost every time I launch it... and unlike GOG, I can't even launch steam games until that update is finished. It's a drag; and I don't even want to know what they've updated - because most of the time it is just "we found a new way to sneak in more ads for our store! Now you can't even look at your library without seeing suggested DLC etc."

There are definitely some things in GOG Galaxy that could be improved; but it's still a decent product.

It hasn't received a major update in a while but it does receive minor updates every month or two.

That said, I do hope GOG ramps up development of Galaxy. According to the post about their plans for 2022, that seems to be on the horizon. I agree with the people that say the offline installers should be kept just as up to date as Galaxy but I'm also a huge fan of Galaxy so I hope they continue working with it. It's great as it is but has a lot of potential to be even greater.

Galaxy development and gwent have been moved to CDPr it’s nothing to do with GOG now. CDPr are focusing on getting CDPrOnline ready for cyberjunk multiplayer and microtransactions. So when that’s ready, that’s the new version which will come out. A nice always online only system that you can enjoy until the internet goes out.

Did they confirm CDPR is now in charge of Galaxy's development? I knew about Gwent but I only heard rumors about CDPR taking over Galaxy's development.

And honestly, my policy on game clients is that if they're optional, I like them because they're nice for organizing your games and keeping them updates. However, I'm against the idea of being forced to use them except when a game needs a client's framework to operate (as is the case in non-LAN online MP).

I believe so, but I don’t have the post which detailed it. Maybe someone else has it to hand. It’s easier to organise backup offline installers nice you are setup. Create a fixed folder structure and then a grid or db to list all the co tents of your directory structure. This way you don’t need space on your main machine and avoid all the issues with having lots installed. Size is also vastly smaller as you just keep the installers. You can easily create other subfolders for docs or saves or mods etc. can even keep multiple versions or patches etc. And so long as you keep up to date, it’s not even difficult to download the odd patch from your account, or use gogrepo, it’s actually a benefit to do it yourself as you can download which ones you want or need rather than just everything which may break your game or remove content.
So still waiting for some benefits of a client…

I do find galaxy to be a useful tool for organizing my collection and keeping track of game time, but the UI could use a bit of work.
Having to press back after clicking a game's entry feels really awkward when you compare it to how Steam does it. I wouldn't mind if they copy steam's set up where you have a panel of games off to the side and you can just go down the list.

No worries, I wouldn't be surprised if they did. I'd honestly prefer that: let GOG focus on DRM-free gaming and getting more games here and let CDPR focus on actual development of stuff.

As for our discussion about clients, that works for you and I'm not going to deny you that. It may be laziness but I don't see a reason for me to go to all that trouble (except backing up installers for my favorite games, just to take advantage of that aspect of the service) when Galaxy functions fully for what I need.

At the end of the day, live and let live. Since Galaxy is optional, I don't have any problem with it and I actually enjoy using it but I like the fact that I can play 100% offline or without the client if the client is having trouble with launching a game. You can do that to a certain extent but if they did implement something like that, I'd prefer if it was a toggleable option. I like the current setup because it gives me full control over how I set up my side bar so I can prioritize the games I play most without having things too cluttered (and the collections pinning is also super convenient).

That's fair. Nothing wrong with a bit of customization.