SimonG: Welcome!
Now please ask about System Shock, which infinity engine RPG is the best, praise (or damn) Steam and state your opinion on piracy. That should get it all out of the system rather fast. (Did I miss something?)
On a more serious note:
this thread
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/community_stickies_compendium_2_0/post1 is
really helpful and I want to make a special mention of our wiki on
http://gogwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Yup, we have it all!
thanks for the links! To answer your questions (even though i know i dont have to), i know ABOUT system shock and its general awesomeness, i've just yet to personally play it. the only infinity engine game i have experience with is baldurs gate. so it would have to be that. i like steam and its deals, even with the whole ownership of the things you buy there debate, i just love the ease of access to everything. and i see piracy as a non issue, while its defiantly a problem for some companies, i hate it when they say it is costing them money, as people who pirate (least the hardcore pirates) are more likely to not buy the product/service anyway and the way to combat them effectively is to offer a better service (like GOG for example). did that cover everything?
thanks again for the welcomes everyone! :)