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GOG.com - Polish company puts saran wrap over the toilet bowl, yells "PUNK'D"
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Minsc
Gold Member
If this is a stunt, it's the worst one I've ever seen. GoG wasn't very popular here (it has its followers, but we're way outnumbered by those indifferent or turned off to it), and this imo is a horrible stunt, worst I've ever seen. If there are consequences to this stunt it'd suck, but wtf GoG, normally you're better/smarter than this.
It's a great way to guarantee that their servers are going to be effectively DDoSed by everyone scrambling to get backup copies of their games if/when they do return, though!
Even if Gabe or someone at Valve did officially announce something about patching out authentication in the past, I'm guessing they could only guarantee that for their own games. The best they could probably do for all of the other games is to urge users to save all their CD keys and pray real hard before the service sinks into the smelting pit.
Kind of a frightening thought.
Twig said:
Even if Gabe or someone at Valve did officially announce something about patching out authentication in the past, I'm guessing they could only guarantee that for their own games. The best they could probably do for all of the other games is to urge users to save all their CD keys and pray real hard before the service sinks into the smelting pit.
Kind of a frightening thought.
brain_stew
Member
Joseph Merrick said:Update: GOG's PR man Tom Ohle has responded, saying, "As the message on the site says, this doesn't mean GOG is gone. We'll have more to share in the coming days. No need to jump to conclusions
Backtracking already. What a stupid idea.
graywolf323
Gold Member
Gexecuter said:
saw someone joke on the Steam forums that they could label it Steam Classic
if they actually kept the no DRM line and then had the two services classic with older games and DRM free and then Steam proper with newer stuff that'd actually be pretty awesome
Fantasy Final
Member
nm, move on
Dreams-Visions
Member
so...is it fair to assume that GOG is just...changing? placating to the demands of DRM-loving publishers?
Joseph Merrick
Member
yeah probably. and adding higher pricepoints :O edit: oh and a steam clientDreams-Visions said:
Fallout 1&2, Sanitarium, The Longest Journey, Age of Wonders, Freespace 2, Sacrifice, Divine Divinity, Beyond Good & Evil, etc.FrancisH said:Hope it comes back, though I didn't buy anything, I really liked the idea and that there was an easy to use way to get old games if I ever needed to. That being said, if GOG comes back what's the first thing I should buy?
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
I thought it was quite obvious that they were just going to revamp the site and distribution process from the beginning.
Though they could have obviously made it more clear.
GOG said:
Though they could have obviously made it more clear.
TouchMyBox
Member
I can't see how this would be a stunt. Nothing inspires confidence in costumers investing in your DD service then showing them how vulnerable DD services can be.
Unless they're assholes and they go, "Look! if we really closed shop, you could still play all your games, because they're DRM free! aren't we great? that's why would should buy games from us and not steam!"
Unless they're assholes and they go, "Look! if we really closed shop, you could still play all your games, because they're DRM free! aren't we great? that's why would should buy games from us and not steam!"
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Dammit, they better not shut down before I can buy Hostile Waters.
Twig said:
The idea is based on a comment Gabe once made in reply to a question that asked what would happen if Steam went down. The thread no longer exists, but someone kept the link and Gabe's reply: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10642189&postcount=28
All in all, we don't really know what would happen if Steam goes under, but disabling authentication, at least, is a functionality of Steam. Whether or not they'd use it is another matter of course.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
If it comes back I wonder what changes will be made? It's whole allure essentially was it being exactly the way it was....
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Haunted said:
I'm sure that's what was posted on the Real Time Worlds/APB forums as well though.
Technosteve
Banned
we've been trolled by internet eastern Europeans damn you
theinfinityissue
Member
Alright, I'm ok with higher prices, a unified launcher, and DRM. Here are my conditions:
1. Immediate release of Dungeon Keeper.
2. Immediate release of Dungeon Keeper 2.
If these criteria are met I welcome my oppressive new overlords with scary fervor.
1. Immediate release of Dungeon Keeper.
2. Immediate release of Dungeon Keeper 2.
If these criteria are met I welcome my oppressive new overlords with scary fervor.
Dreams-Visions
Member
this. time to change the thread title before more people come in thinking GoG is history.Technosteve said:
charlequin
Banned
In case you guys somehow forgot in the last five minutes, I'm actually reading and posting in this thread and people will get banned if you carry on insulting one another and dragging unrelated arguments about the PC DD world in here. Keep it friendly and on-topic about GOG please!
This'll be my last post here as frankly, you guys are all obsessed with the idea of this being a stunt that you can't see how fucked up this situation really is.
http://www.bankier.pl/inwestowanie/profile/quote.html?symbol=OPTIMUS&format=detailed
I'll post this again, as the trading value (Market Cap) has been ignored (even by me) up until now. According to this, Optimus (Who own CDP I can say with utmost certainty now), have a market value of less than $6million. Even with the recent lift in their share price this company is utterly worthless. The reason? Before they bought CDP, Optimus racked up some serious debt, and took on even more to buy CDP, this has left them in a major hole financially.
As stated above, last week Optimus sold 3.5million shares and has tried to re-jig the company to transfer their debt to something less unstable, this has triggered an EGM (For this Wednesday) which on it's own, would be unexciting. However, someone appears to have bought all the shares in one block and are using their new power to force Optimus to change their company strategy. This investor is at the moment, unknown but will be revealed at the company EGM.
My opinion is that this mystery investor has called for GOG to be totally changed, possibly to have DRM introduced and to change their business model completely. This leads me to believe the investor is a publisher, but I am not sure who, but there are signs that MAY be pointing to Atari SA, CD Projekt's long term publisher partner in Europe.
http://www.bankier.pl/inwestowanie/profile/quote.html?symbol=OPTIMUS&format=detailed
I'll post this again, as the trading value (Market Cap) has been ignored (even by me) up until now. According to this, Optimus (Who own CDP I can say with utmost certainty now), have a market value of less than $6million. Even with the recent lift in their share price this company is utterly worthless. The reason? Before they bought CDP, Optimus racked up some serious debt, and took on even more to buy CDP, this has left them in a major hole financially.
As stated above, last week Optimus sold 3.5million shares and has tried to re-jig the company to transfer their debt to something less unstable, this has triggered an EGM (For this Wednesday) which on it's own, would be unexciting. However, someone appears to have bought all the shares in one block and are using their new power to force Optimus to change their company strategy. This investor is at the moment, unknown but will be revealed at the company EGM.
My opinion is that this mystery investor has called for GOG to be totally changed, possibly to have DRM introduced and to change their business model completely. This leads me to believe the investor is a publisher, but I am not sure who, but there are signs that MAY be pointing to Atari SA, CD Projekt's long term publisher partner in Europe.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
DK2 doesn't support 3D acceleration on W7/Vista though, which is a bummer.Almak said:Make that system shock 1 and 2 and you have a deal.
I already have DK2.
Dreams-Visions
Member
can we get a thread title change? something like...charlequin said:
"GoG has already shut down...in preparations of re-opening."
just so people won't come in crying and reciting their hate for publishers?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Almak said:Make that system shock 1 and 2 and you have a deal.
I already have DK2.
The only game that will never distributed ever. :lol That and probably grim fandango also...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Twig said:
err, what would "prove" something?
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Stop It said:
good old games....into shit new games?
YianGaruga
Banned
There couldn't have been a better title change.
What a clusterfuck.
What a clusterfuck.
charlequin
Banned
Almak said:
Higher prices and DRM would be a huge fat sack of balls. :lol
I think there are a lot of people in the GAF cohort, at least, who only accept DRM on Steam because it's
- extremely non-intrusive,
- very upfront about what it does,
- from a company with Valve's reputation, and
- comes with a lot of "value add" attached.
Really? That's my point, bro.Stumpokapow said:
Nothing but a quote straight from the horse's mouth (and nobody in the entire world is stupid enough to believe there's no possibility that dude is making shit up) will prove a thing.
He is not a mod, he is not an employee at Valve, he is just some dude who claims to have a link to a thread that no longer exists and conveniently saved the quote in text format.
Is it possible he's telling the truth? Entirely! But there's no guarantee... And you know this, so why are you asking me this question?
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
Absorb it into Steam.
Servbot #42
Unconfirmed Member
Stop It said:
Well if what you said turns out to be truth it would be pretty sad, i love gog the way it so the thought of a new owner coming in and destroying everything that made gog special in the first place would seriously, except if the new owner turns out to be Valve because i just can't see them screwing the gog brand.
balladofwindfishes
Member
A public investor we could find out about because they have to report it.
If it were private, it could be anyone. However, Valve is a private company so maybe it's them. I can easily see GoG being incorporated into the Steam service with very few bumps.
If it were private, it could be anyone. However, Valve is a private company so maybe it's them. I can easily see GoG being incorporated into the Steam service with very few bumps.
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