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Posted June 18, 2014
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Well, i remember quite well (as much as many of u) some people of GoG talking about how much bad big discounts and sales are for the future of videogames, that it are bad for the videogame values, that other platforms that follow Steam in this big discounts were hurting the industry, etc... but now I visit GoG and find 80%-85% deals.

I go to Steam and I find The Witcher 3 there. All day attacking Steam cuz of his "terrorific" DRM but U CHOOSE to sell your games in Steam. It seems that morality is against revenues :)

Why so much populism GoG? Why? Answer me pls. :)

Sry for bad english not my native language.
Posted June 18, 2014
Who is your drug dealer and how can I contact him?
Posted June 18, 2014
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pimpmonkey2382: Who is your drug dealer and how can I contact him?
Why? Im not telling the truth? First notice.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/06/gog-talks-preserving-value-of-games-slow-death-of-drm/
Posted June 18, 2014
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pimpmonkey2382: Who is your drug dealer and how can I contact him?
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ChalV: Why? Im not telling the truth? First notice.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/06/gog-talks-preserving-value-of-games-slow-death-of-drm/
You can tell me man, this place doesn't have a good bathroom to do coke in.
Posted June 18, 2014
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ChalV: Why? Im not telling the truth? First notice.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/06/gog-talks-preserving-value-of-games-slow-death-of-drm/
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pimpmonkey2382: You can tell me man, this place doesn't have a good bathroom to do coke in.
Ok, I will wait for some adults to enter here and post some comments.
Posted June 18, 2014
GOG is a business. It's pretty much adapt or die. If every other digital distributor is doing deep discount sales, how do you expect they're going to compete if they don't do sales as well?

As far as the Witcher being on Steam, that's a potential customer base of millions of gamers, many of whom won't even consider buying a game that's not tied to that platform. Why cut themselves off from that potential customer base? They're still offering the game here, DRM-free with exclusive GOG goodies and at a better discount (if you have both games here).
Posted June 18, 2014
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pimpmonkey2382: You can tell me man, this place doesn't have a good bathroom to do coke in.
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ChalV: Ok, I will wait for some adults to enter here and post some comments.
Asked and you've already received. Why not sell on all possible platforms? Having said that, who's your drug dealer?
Posted June 18, 2014
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Coelocanth: GOG is a business. It's pretty much adapt or die. If every other digital distributor is doing deep discount sales, how do you expect they're going to compete if they don't do sales as well?

As far as the Witcher being on Steam, that's a potential customer base of millions of gamers, many of whom won't even consider buying a game that's not tied to that platform. Why cut themselves off from that potential customer base? They're still offering the game here, DRM-free with exclusive GOG goodies and at a better discount (if you have both games here).
The funny thing is watching them on the press saying that DRM is shit, big deals are shit, Steam is shit, etc... but they are doing the same now. So much talk but is only that, words. They have no etics, just populism. I hate populism thats all.
Post edited June 18, 2014 by ChalV
Posted June 18, 2014
Good for the industry or not, when most digital distributors start offering 85% discounts, all remaining DD must soon follow or go out of business.

These days, not offering a game on Steam is to close one's self out of >50% of the pc gaming market. :/
Posted June 18, 2014
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Coelocanth: GOG is a business. It's pretty much adapt or die. If every other digital distributor is doing deep discount sales, how do you expect they're going to compete if they don't do sales as well?

As far as the Witcher being on Steam, that's a potential customer base of millions of gamers, many of whom won't even consider buying a game that's not tied to that platform. Why cut themselves off from that potential customer base? They're still offering the game here, DRM-free with exclusive GOG goodies and at a better discount (if you have both games here).
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ChalV: The funny thing is watching them on the press saying that DRM is shit, big deals are shit, Steam is shit, etc... but they are doing the same now. So much talk but is only that, words. They have no etics, just populism. I hate populism thats all.
Yeah, totally putting a game on steam is bad for business, to hell with all the profits that come with that!
Posted June 18, 2014
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ChalV: .
They do refunds

they listen do costumers (like disposing regional pricing)

they offer classic gems that no one else would care about and get their hands on

NO DISCOUNT DOES NOT HURT THE GAMING INDUSTRY. THE DEVELOPERS CHOOSE IF THEY WANT DISCOUNTS OR NOT. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT IT. Plus it's a twice a year thing.

They have great support

The staff actually communicates with you

Lots of freebies

Go to W3 FAQ and read that W3 will be completely DRM free here on gog. And unlike most publishers they give you the choice to buy here or on steam.

Steam is a nice service but don't be a fanboy please. Also don't be mad cause gog is doing well.
Post edited June 18, 2014 by Zurvan7
Posted June 18, 2014
No one is forcing you to buy the steam version. Some people prefer having a game in steam some dont.

Since steam has millions of users it would be commercial suicide not to sell witcher 3 there. Gog has not changed their rules if you want a drm free game but it from them if you want a drm version buy from steam which is out of the control of gog.

Also CD Project red is making them game not gog. although they are in the same group dosent mean they have to do everything the same.
Posted June 18, 2014
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ChalV: Well, i remember quite well (as much as many of u) some people of GoG talking about how much bad big discounts and sales are for the future of videogames, that it are bad for the videogame values, that other platforms that follow Steam in this big discounts were hurting the industry, etc... but now I visit GoG and find 80%-85% deals.
I think you should boycott those deep discounts. Buy only at full price.
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ChalV: I go to Steam and I find The Witcher 3 there. All day attacking Steam cuz of his "terrorific" DRM but U CHOOSE to sell your games in Steam. It seems that morality is against revenues :)
Good thing there are valiant people like you here defending the poor Steam and Valve. They need your help.

I saw the movie "Defendor" from the TV yesterday. You are like that guy, a valiant hero defending the oppressed.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303828/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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ChalV: Why so much populism GoG? Why? Answer me pls. :)
- Voicing their opinion what they see as the problems with the current PC gaming market (the problems they have to live with too).
- To sell moar games.
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ChalV: Sry for bad english not my native language.
Not mine either. Same goes for Spanish, but I do know some, e.g. I learned this as a kid:

"Hasta la vista variksenpaska."
Post edited June 18, 2014 by timppu
Posted June 18, 2014
Discount percentage is something that the games' rights holders decide on, not GOG . If EA wants to sell Jade Empire at 75-80% off, GOG can't say "No, we'll sell it at 50" .
Posted June 18, 2014
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Everyone, this is a lesson for when a fetus doesn't get enough oxygen at birth.
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