I didn`t go GOG just to have a light version of Steam. I`m watching for how long it`ll be before they`ll force GOG Galaxy on us and then it`s all over as far as I`m concerned. I`ll quit using them. They will have lost what made them unique.

The day they enforce GOG Galaxy is my last one here. So long I'll have look on classics and buy indie-titles to installed without enforced lies or so-called optional clients. :)

To bring back the thread to it orgin Im gonna say.
Linux version plz, Iv been wating for this to be on gog, and now when its finaly here, there is no linux version : /.

Im a bit disepointed really.


Edit:
Intresstingly it says it will be out on Linux, so maybe its coming.
https://www.gog.com/forum/master_of_orion_conquer_the_stars/master_of_orion_conquer_the_stars_faq

I agree but I think when the game entered In Development, someone said there was a lan-mode. Can anyone confirm that there is no Lan multi-player?
Edit: no, Lan doesn't seem to exist but there may be some way to "host" a multi-player game. Don't know how hosting would work without drm-free multi-player.
https://www.gog.com/forum/master_of_orion_conquer_the_stars/early_access_multiplayer_feedback?search=private

I don't think these statements were made specifically in regards to the GOG version.

https://twitter.com/Wargaming_netEN/status/768884971222294528

I really hope they gonna put the linux version on gog.
But the answer on twitter didnt sound to promesing :(.

First of all they should implement LAN and cut-off forced Galaxy-binding. After that they could come up with the DRM-free release on Linux. ;-)

Isnt the point of DRM-Free to not force us on a client or being online.
Having a forced galaxy is just dumb : /.

So they got no Linux support cause galaxy isnt out on linux, and you need galaxy to be able to play ?
And the game isnt really DRM-Free then :P.

If you define the game as a whole having single- and multiplayer within, that is right - and this is also my definition of DRM-free or better to say not DRM-free. But we had here the same points in other discussions for games like Victor Vran, which in fact also needs a registration through a third-party service for multiplayer. Some of the participants in that discussion had in mind that you could also play only singleplayer without having forced logins and that should be enough being defined as DRM-free. Now the game was also released some time ago with native binaries for Linux, but there is no dependency to Galaxy. So I think: This here will not be released until Galaxy is available for Linux. And I hope that will never happen: GOG is giving up its values otherwise this game here shouldn't ever be distributed over this platform.

Ooh well, I better move along then. The devs behinde MoO dont seemt to trust there costumers, and assume we all need to be online, otherwise we pirate there game. This is not true offcourse.
And if they dont trust me, I wont trust them with my money.

Im starting to fear this Galaxy thing aswell, I was eagerly waiting for it.
But if games start to request me to be online or on galaxy and registrate my purches on some third party stuff.
I dont really see any point in buying games on gog, the reason I prefer games on GoG is because they are in fact DRM-Free, or this concept of DRM-Free according to gog, seems to slowly fade in to something else.

Better keep my eyes open for this, we dont really need another steam store :P

I don`t have linux, but you don`t have to have GOG Galaxy to play. They will work without it. However, I`m growing increasingly concerned due to the limitations` being arbitrarily placed on people who refuse to use it, even though they paid the same price. For instance NMS refuses to allow you to use your name in the game without Galaxy and now the same with the latest Master of Orion.

It`s like they`re trying to shovel their version of Steam by the back door. I don`t know if it`s GOG`s fault or the Devs, but until this is explained I blame both.

No of course you don't need Galaxy to start the game, that's for sure at the moment. But some games are indeed restrictted within their features when Galaxy has gone missing. And that's not DRM-free at all.
For now you can buy games without problems on GOG, but you should have an eye on the corresponding messages regarding the need of Galaxy for multiplayer-features. But yes: Some principles are fading. I hope GOG will have a closer look on this because here are also people, who are only searching for some good deals and no further focus on DRM-free. So they want GOG also to be another version of Steam as you could see on some wishes on the list and this "Steam Connect".

The problem is, if GOG becomes more and more like Steam, in the end, why would one choose GOG over Steam? They wouldn't. They need to be smart and use the unique weapons they have, not become like their enemies and be consumed by them.

Yes, correct. But therefore I don't understand why they even implemented such features like "Steam Connect", because they are doing nothing more than bidding for this slow "transformation". :(

Its an easy way to get more users involved in gog.
If you give free games to users, there game library increse in value for them.
And they might even check out gog store once in a while, just to see if there is more free games or to check out any good deals on gog.

I think we all know and even the gog devs know this, u cant really beat or compete with Steam, its to big.
So to sloowly gaine more user you can give them free games.
Orgin did this, and still does I think. But Orgin on the other hand arent connecting to steam or have DRM-Free stuff.

And I dont think GoG wants to beat steam, but they want to compete on that market.
So to do this, they need to grow. And free games is a great way to do this.
But they really need to stick to there DRM-Free stuff, I dont see any point to buy games on gog if they dont keep it.
I just go back to steam, and I think Im not alone.