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[Fronzel Neekburm]

One Finger Death Punch 2 is now on gog!

https://af.gog.com/game/one_finger_death_punch_2?as=1649904300

 

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https://af.gog.com/news/gogs_updated_refund_policy_has_your_back_even_more?as=1649904300

GOG’S UPDATED REFUND POLICY HAS YOUR BACK (EVEN MORE)

Everyone at GOG believes in a 'gamers-first’ approach. It means that every part of our store is designed with gamers in mind and your purchase safety and satisfaction come first for us. The latest update to our voluntary Refund Policy adds another piece to this customer-friendly experience. And it all sums up in one sentence: starting now, you can get a full refund up to 30 days after purchasing a product, even if you downloaded, launched, and played it. That's it.

It’s important for us to say that this update is possible thanks to your respect for all the time and hard work put into creating the games you buy on GOG.COM and playing by the rules. We're grateful for that and encourage you to continue to do so.

For more details on how the change works, please check this FAQ article.

 

[cvv]

That's insane. GOG's gonna turn into an abuse city. They were already making a pittance of a profit, now it's gonna tank even more.

 

[Naraya]

That's insane. GOG's gonna turn into an abuse city. They were already making a pittance of a profit, now it's gonna tank even more.

For sure it's going to be interesting. They reported minuscule profits already and I doubt this will help change that. On the other hand, all GOG games are readily available on pirate sites on the release day so this doesn't change too much anyway.

 

[Curratum]

They rely on the fact that only nutty "muh DRM-free gaems" coots shop there anyway, and those are more loyal than dogs, so they might as well use the free publicity.

 

[RNGsus]

GOG? More like MAGOG.

 

[Citizen]

To be honest, if you were to pirate a gog game, why would you bother with buy-refund process if you can just download the gog installer somewhere else and get the same game without hassle?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Release:
Beautiful Desolation
https://af.gog.com/game/beautiful_desolation?as=1649904300

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Wait this is out already? Codex keys when??

 

[cvv]

I'm having serious concerns about my library. Got dozens of games there, if they're going down I'll have to buy lots and lots of thumbdrives lol.

 

[Bad Sector]

I'm having serious concerns about my library. Got dozens of games there, if they're going down I'll have to buy lots and lots of thumbdrives lol.

You can get a cheap external HDD of around 3TB for around 60 euros, which should be fine for a while until prices drop even further. I have 633 games from GOG on my own external HDD and the directory is around 2.5TB. Though i do need a new external HDD myself since i've already mostly filled mine (not just with GOG games, save a bunch of other stuff too).

 

[Ismaul]

You can get a cheap external HDD of around 3TB for around 60 euros

Quite dangerous to take HDD advice from a Bad Sector.

 

[cvv]

I have 633 games from GOG

Have you played them all?

 

[Dux]

"And it all sums up in one sentence: starting now, you can get a full refund up to 30 days after purchasing a product, even if you downloaded, launched, and played it. That's it."

So you can buy a game, play it, finish it and then return it for a full refund...

Well, it's not like people aren't model citizens, so I predict this will be a rousing success. Hey, game publishers might boycott GOG for it, effectively bankrupting the whole venture, but who the fuck gives a fuck about that piddly little fucking detail, right???

I have built my games library on sand.

 

[Bad Sector]

Have you played them all?

No, i have only finished around 100-150 of them or so and played a few more without finishing them, though i'm not 100% sure as i do not keep track anymore. At some point i need to make a database with the games i have so i can put them in categories as well as keep track of any demos, fixes, screenshots, etc i also have downloaded for them. While GOG is the largest of my collections (i do not count Steam since i do not have downloaded the games there... i also want to check which games i have on Steam that can run without it, but that is for after i get a new HDD), i also have ~250 games from other stores and a bunch of games that i got directly from their developers (paid and free).

 

[Hobo Elf]

That's insane. GOG's gonna turn into an abuse city. They were already making a pittance of a profit, now it's gonna tank even more.

On the other hand there are people who would rather buy games on GOG but sometimes have to use Steam instead because it's the safer option due to its refund policy. Buying modern games can be a gamble when it comes to bugs and optimization so having a safety net of being guaranteed to get your money back in the event that the game is just a broken mess will make people more willing to take chances and spend money.

 

[DalekFlay]

They rely on the fact that only nutty "muh DRM-free gaems" coots shop there anyway, and those are more loyal than dogs, so they might as well use the free publicity.

I get why most people like Steam's features enough to put up with the DRM, but why you mock caring about consumer rights I'll never understand.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Reminder that Curratum is one those who thinks turn-based is "old-tech" and only existed because of technical limitations and that real-time is superior for everything.

In other words a retard trying to out-edge the codex.

 

[trimethylsilyl]

Clive Barker's Undying
Lands of Lore™ 1+2
Might and Magic® 7: For Blood and Honor®
Jagged Alliance 2
I've had these on my wishlist for god knows how long, and now they're all on sale. Which ones should I get?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Clive Barker's Undying
Lands of Lore™ 1+2
Might and Magic® 7: For Blood and Honor®
Jagged Alliance 2
I've had these on my wishlist for god knows how long, and now they're all on sale. Which ones should I get?

Start with JA2; there's very good reasons why many consider it to be the best squad level tactics game of all time.

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

That's insane. GOG's gonna turn into an abuse city. They were already making a pittance of a profit, now it's gonna tank even more.

On the other hand there are people who would rather buy games on GOG but sometimes have to use Steam instead because it's the safer option due to its refund policy. Buying modern games can be a gamble when it comes to bugs and optimization so having a safety net of being guaranteed to get your money back in the event that the game is just a broken mess will make people more willing to take chances and spend money.

That's what metacritic, youtube and a dozen other preview/review sites are for. I don't buy jack or shit any more without doing some legwork first to find out if it's a broken POS.

Refunds are bullshit unless there's something specific that was promised that the dev or publisher left out, even then it needs to be an overwhelming feature creep issue like say... leaving demons out of Doom, or sims out of The Sims. Getting a refund just because you didn't like the game or whatever is retarded. Buying a game that gives you buyer's remorse is a teachable experience. Makes you more accountable with money.

CAVEAT EMPTOR. Words worth remembering.

 

[Hobo Elf]

That's what metacritic, youtube and a dozen other preview/review sites are for. I don't buy jack or shit any more without doing some legwork first to find out if it's a broken POS.

In the era when even youtubers are getting paid off to shill and lie about games? Good luck with that!

Refunds are bullshit unless there's something specific that was promised that the dev or publisher left out, even then it needs to be an overwhelming feature creep issue like say... leaving demons out of Doom, or sims out of The Sims. Getting a refund just because you didn't like the game or whatever is retarded. Buying a game that gives you buyer's remorse is a teachable experience. Makes you more accountable with money.

What the actual fuck. I hope you're just trolling now.

 

[DalekFlay]

In the era when even youtubers are getting paid off to shill and lie about games? Good luck with that!

There's plenty of channels where you can watch 30-60 minutes of unedited gameplay footage from after the tutorial. That's a pretty solid indicator of whether you'll like the game or not, aside from something like mouse acceleration, which can probably be quickly researched on the Steam forum.

That said I'm all for Valve's refund policy. GOG one seems extreme, but since they're DRM free it makes sense to get the PR boost since they're on the honor system either way really.

 

[Hobo Elf]

In the era when even youtubers are getting paid off to shill and lie about games? Good luck with that!

There's plenty of channels where you can watch 30-60 minutes of unedited gameplay footage from after the tutorial. That's a pretty solid indicator of whether you'll like the game or not, aside from something like mouse acceleration, which can probably be quickly researched on the Steam forum.

That said I'm all for Valve's refund policy. GOG one seems extreme, but since they're DRM free it makes sense to get the PR boost since they're on the honor system either way really.

Nothing is better than trying it for yourself and most devs can't be assed to make demos.

 

[Melcar]

My stepmom once refunded Myst due to defects on one of the CDs. As for me, the only time I refunded something was when I got Rome: Total War from Steam because my original CDs became unreadable. The refund was because the Steam version of the game has incredibly atrocious performance issues.
I don't really fault people for refunding games if they don't like them or do not get what they expected. After all, everyone can do that with nearly any item one buys. Limits are often set on returns, and that's fair too. GOG seems to be going a bit retarded here however.