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General discussionThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition’s in-game rewards!(320 posts)(320 posts)
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Posted December 15, 2022
As you most probably know, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Next-Gen Update has arrived on GOG and is available for free for every owner of the game!

But besides all the amazing improvements that this update has brought to CDPR’s masterpiece (full list of changes HERE), there are also awesome in-game rewards waiting for you to redeem, like brand new gear for Geralt, which you can put to use on your monster-slaying adventures throughout the Continent!



These rewards serve as a thank you for buying or upgrading to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and supporting CD PROJEKT RED.

With any version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in your library, simply follow these steps to claim the related rewards:

Rewards for owning The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Launch The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition via GOG GALAXY 2.0 and start playing. Your rewards will be waiting for you in the Royal Palace in Vizima. Check the letter from Yennefer in your inventory for help locating them!



Rewards for playing GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
By playing GWENT, on whatever platform, using the same account where you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, you’ll get instant access to these rewards!



GWENT in-game rewards
Start GWENT on your platform of choice, then log in using the same account where you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and start playing. Your reward(s) will be waiting for you in your collection.



And that’s it! Now go claim the rewards and slay some monsters with it! And if you don’t own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition yet, it is now on a -80% Winter Sale discount, available until January 2nd, 11 PM UTC!
Posted December 21, 2022
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Looks like I ended up unwittingly owning a DRM'd game... *checks Swedrami's post #205 screenshot* ...and this time around things have gotten even worse... can't say I'm surprised.

Thanks @CDPR for the middle finger as my reward, and thanks @GOG for facilitating the delivery of it. Great season gift, already looking forward to next Christmas' one.



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HappyPunkPotato: I was quited excited when I saw the title of this thread because I thought GOG were rolling back the shit but apparently they're just trampling it in more thoroughly.

I'd love to know the thought process behind this announcement.
I'd say the urge to keep the "thanks for more DRM, @CDPR and @GOG" discussion out of the thread announcing the Complete Edition - complete with DRM. Plus, it provides a controlled environment to run the experiment - see how many voices of concern/displeasure/dissatisfaction you get, decide how far you can push things over time.
Posted December 21, 2022
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JakobFel: <snip>
This absolutely *is* DRM - it is content that's locked away behind an online activation requirement. You can't simply take the "offline installer", install it on an offline system and have everything "just work" - part of it will remain locked out until you go online with Galaxy to activate it or use some sort of crack or pirated copy to bypass the restrictions imposed by the DRM. If anything happens to GOG's servers then your sole option to get the the full experience will be to rely on said cracks/pirate versions.

Selling "100% DRM-free" games is one of the main reasons for GOG's very existence and success, it's what they built their identity on, what most of us shop here for, and what they continue to advertise. No DRM is acceptable in a "DRM-free" product!
Posted December 21, 2022
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Heh, reply to the support ticket I sent (after initially being closed because the request was "general in nature", so I had to reply to ask for a response): "We offer a fully DRM-free game, and while the rewards requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY, after a successful log in, internet connection is no longer required. However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
A fully DRM-free game after installing Galaxy and logging on once, eh?
Posted December 21, 2022
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Cavalary: A fully DRM-free game after installing Galaxy and logging on once, eh?
Merry Christmas and a happy new definition of DRM-free on GOG.
Posted December 21, 2022
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Cavalary: Heh, reply to the support ticket I sent (after initially being closed because the request was "general in nature", so I had to reply to ask for a response): "We offer a fully DRM-free game, and while the rewards requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY, after a successful log in, internet connection is no longer required.
"...after a successful activation, internet connection is no longer required..." is more or less exactly what we were told back in 2007, when BioShock and other games started releasing with SecuROM and Starforce DRM schemes and caused a major uproar.

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Cavalary: However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
If it really was the case that they "in no way affect the single player experience", then why do many companies charge money for such content as DLC, and many people *buy* them? Clearly if so many people are willing to pay money for single player skins and other such "bonus" items for single player games then that's proof enough that it does in fact affect the single player experience.

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Cavalary: A fully DRM-free game after installing Galaxy and logging on once, eh?
And then the next time you install the game you have to go online to do it all again... or just use a crack or pirated copy that has all content available right away, just like in the old days.
Posted December 21, 2022
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Cavalary: "However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
Is this for real?
You're being told now what does and doesn't affect your experience of the game?
Posted December 21, 2022
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Cavalary: Heh, reply to the support ticket I sent (after initially being closed because the request was "general in nature", so I had to reply to ask for a response): "We offer a fully DRM-free game, and while the rewards requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY, after a successful log in, internet connection is no longer required. However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
A fully DRM-free game after installing Galaxy and logging on once, eh?
This takes the cake. Hilarious!
Posted December 21, 2022
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JakobFel: If you don't like it, don't use it, simple as that. Crying about it is just immature and ridiculous.
I absolutely agree.
Stupid people become wise by exercising the experience of their failures in order to reach success.
Stupid people retain the privilege of repeating the same mistake and never changing.
See no evil, hear no evil, think of no evil and all was perfect once more.

What should really be done is
sing an online petition for CDPR and GOG.com to remove all DRM,
sue CDPR for the Cyberpunk 2077 release
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create a dedicated thread where every DRM content in GOG.com is listed for all users to see.
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Posted December 21, 2022
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Cavalary: Heh, reply to the support ticket I sent (after initially being closed because the request was "general in nature", so I had to reply to ask for a response): "We offer a fully DRM-free game, and while the rewards requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY, after a successful log in, internet connection is no longer required. However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
A fully DRM-free game after installing Galaxy and logging on once, eh?
I'm still waiting for it... but at this point I think I will get the same stupid answer.
Posted December 22, 2022
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However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game.
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GOG.com: And although there’s so much stuff to do in our favorite, dark fantasy world, we catch ourselves way too often just marveling at the beauty of the next-gen updated Continent! And it’s hard not to: ray traced global illumination and ambient occlusion, “ULTRA+” graphical settings on PC, upscaled texture to 4K for various characters, and incredible environmental improvements are really doing wonders!

However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game.
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GOG.com: We mean… just look at those details! And how about you, did you take some awesome screenshots while playing after the update? If yes, please, feel free to share it with us in the comments.

purely cosmetic
in no way affect the single player experience of the game
Posted December 22, 2022
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StrikeMeDown: create a dedicated thread where every DRM content in GOG.com is listed for all users to see.
There's that, at least.

Otherwise, insisted, also linking to post 205 from here, was pointed to their stated stance on optional content and told that support can't comment further.

Had also asked in my message for the original version to be patched at least with the bugfixes included in the new version, so those who want to play that will be able to do so without worrying about bugs that have actually been fixed. That request was ignored in the replies.
Posted December 22, 2022
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JakobFel: For what it's worth, since the discussion is tired and well-trodden... I, for one, really like the idea. I liked it with Cyberpunk, I like it with this. In my book, it adds to the feeling of being valued as a customer for CDPR to reward us for playing their other games and supporting them. Frankly, I was disappointed that they didn't give us more rewards for Cyberpunk as time went on like the FAQ originally claimed.

It's not DRM (no matter how much Boycott Squad wants to say it is), it has zero impact on the gameplay, it's just a nice little bonus to reward CDPR fans for their support. If you don't like it, don't use it, simple as that. Crying about it is just immature and ridiculous.
Yeah, I really feel SO valued as a customer by having content denied to me because I don't use an 'EnTiReLy OpTiOnAl' client program.

I hope GOG is secretly paying you, because this level of brown-nosing coming of your own accord is truly unbelievable. Your disingenuous apolgetics and gaslighting of our very real concerns and criticisms of GOG and CDPR only grease the slippery slope, you only serve to help industry make things worse for everyone.
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Cavalary: "We offer a fully DRM-free game, and while the rewards requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY, after a successful log in, internet connection is no longer required. However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game."
The GOG doublespeak is real.
Post edited December 22, 2022 by ReynardFox
Posted December 22, 2022
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JakobFel: For what it's worth, since the discussion is tired and well-trodden... I, for one, really like the idea. I liked it with Cyberpunk, I like it with this. In my book, it adds to the feeling of being valued as a customer for CDPR to reward us for playing their other games and supporting them. Frankly, I was disappointed that they didn't give us more rewards for Cyberpunk as time went on like the FAQ originally claimed.

It's not DRM (no matter how much Boycott Squad wants to say it is), it has zero impact on the gameplay, it's just a nice little bonus to reward CDPR fans for their support. If you don't like it, don't use it, simple as that. Crying about it is just immature and ridiculous.
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ReynardFox: Yeah, I really feel SO valued as a customer by having content denied to me because I don't use an 'EnTiReLy OpTiOnAl' client program.

I hope GOG is secretly paying you, because this level of brown-nosing coming of your own accord is truly unbelievable. Your disingenuous apolgetics and gaslighting of our very real concerns and criticisms of GOG and CDPR only grease the slippery slope, you only serve to help industry make things worse for everyone.
Sounds an awful lot like a you problem. I, for one, love that I'm getting free content from, yes, an entirely optional client for being a CDPR fan.

It's not brown-nosing, nor is it gaslighting. Simple truth is, y'all are falsely applying the DRM label to things that are not, in fact, DRM by its definition. Never said that it wasn't potentially problematic but throwing the DRM label onto your grievances because you think it somehow entitles you to demand GOG/CDPR to bow to your whims based off of a false sense of objectivity, that is incredibly childish, manipulative and a waste of everyone's time.

And it's also incredibly laughable that you're accusing me of serving to make the industry worse "for everyone". I'm very much in favor of DRM-free. I'm simply telling you that totally optional cosmetic loyalty rewards do not constitute DRM, whether you and the others here like that or not. If you want to go after anyone for making the industry worse, go after people promoting subscription services like Game Pass or scummy business tactics like battle passes in online gaming. THOSE are the people making things worse, not JakobFel on the GOG forums who is stating simple fact.
Posted December 22, 2022
Edit: nevermind, shouldn't feed the troll.
Post edited December 22, 2022 by Breja
Posted December 22, 2022
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JakobFel: Sounds an awful lot like a you problem. I, for one, love that I'm getting free content from, yes, an entirely optional client for being a CDPR fan.
Sounds more like a people who care about DRM-free problem to me. So if the client is entirely optional, can you please explain how you get these fantastic free items without using it?

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JakobFel: I'm very much in favor of DRM-free. I'm simply telling you that totally optional cosmetic loyalty rewards do not constitute DRM, whether you and the others here like that or not.
You're totally right, cosmetic items aren't DRM. It's the method of locking them behind a client and online activation that is DRM. If you like DRM-free so much, wouldn't you prefer to have those items in offline installers just like the rest of the DRM-free game?

Once again, you've slung a load of insults and completely failed to explain why you think it's not DRM beyond "because I like it and I said so".
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