van HellSing on 21/9/2010 at 20:58
Both BG games (also both Icewind Dales and Torment) were recently included on magazine cover disks here, which means the license goes around cheap. Do the math.
WingedKagouti on 21/9/2010 at 21:13
And that is still an extra cost on top of the games you buy.
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At this point, a good net connection is *far* more expensive than a hard drive or two. I may only download at 150 kbps, but I only have to do it once.
Except, without a (semi-useful) connection you'd never buy those games in the first place. I currently have a 20/1 Mbit connection, I'd have to ditch it for 2 months to get a 1 TB HD (with local prices, not US). Or not buy games in the first place, which means I wouldn't need the larger HD...
addink on 21/9/2010 at 21:22
Sure backups are easy and cheap, but it's still nice to know you can always download something again, were something to happen...
But for me this is not about the online storage as such, but about gog's original buyer-friendly attitude. Gog being the good guys in a world full of corporations that punish the legal player with odd DRM schemes pretending to limit piracy while effectively turning the license into a limited use rental scheme.
Gog were the ones you rooted for, the ones you could trust fully, or at least they marketed themselves that way. This stunt they pulled seriously doesn't become them.
In the end if gog continues in the line they did then they still offer the friendliest license, so the stunt probably won't affect them too much. But still, faking one's death is silly, cheap and certainly not friendly to those who support them.
Brian The Dog on 21/9/2010 at 21:33
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I still don't really understand what all the fuss is about. Unless you are in the habit of bulk buying games and then thinking "oh, I'll download them later", then surely you have already downloaded anything you've bought? I mean, at least ONCE.
Not everyone is this organised unforrtunately, we may have downloaded the game, but that does not necesarily mean we have saved the installer for posterity. I have mine on DVD-R as I'm old-school and don't trust hard drives much (regular problems with Win98 scarred me), let alone cloud services or on-line storage. But I think I may have missed one or two of my games. Some people who have had the internet all their lives think that these companies will be around forever.
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20 megs? That's HUGE! Must be the CD edition :p
Heehee, I've got the Sold-Out cd-rom version and the GOG version has an opening movie. It's great!
june gloom on 22/9/2010 at 04:19
I'm poorer than you, buddy. I can't afford a new HD, nor can I afford a new DVD burner to replace the one that stopped actually burning DVDs so I can't even make backups.
Matthew on 22/9/2010 at 09:31
Quote Posted by DDL
surely you have already downloaded anything you've bought? I mean, at least ONCE.
... oh bugger.
Malleus on 22/9/2010 at 16:16
Ahahaha, I forgive them for everything, this is just funny... :)
Check gog.com and follow the link (and click "live video" and "slideshow presentation"), though they're already in the middle of the, uh, annoucement... :)
short version: Still no drm, they haven't been bought by anyone, the site will be back and will be better - the site can now handle 10x as much traffic and is 6x faster.
EvaUnit02 on 22/9/2010 at 16:35
Well, they're Polish after all. If Koki is any indication, they live and breathe boneheaded trolling.
Vernon on 22/9/2010 at 16:37
lol koki is Polish? that explains a lot
Anyway gog pulled a pretty cute stunt there. nice
Quote Posted by dethtoll
I'm poorer than you, buddy. I can't afford a new HD
stop buying dew, dude :D
edit: damn I can't find that dewkid gif you posted
