The Witcher 2 - Thread

coltpython3 · 16 May 2011 at 15:44

Frenzy said:
Im so gutted about the lack of preload on steam. I chose steam because like someone else has said I really hate having separate clients for my games. Its bad enough with the EA one...

I would have bought it off GOG if they allowed their keys to be merged with steam.

true say!!

but then again a few extra hours isnt gonna kill us! LOL what am i talking about!!! im going to be crying!!!

Robert1986 · 16 May 2011 at 15:45

kevy1986 said:
Just got it from GOG there. I'll forfit the physical copies as long as the developers get the money. I must say I am very pleased with the gog servers, much much better than steam. 26Mins for the whole game. Steam goes up and down faster than a ***** knickers It's nice to see they put up decent servers.

26 minutes to download 9gb? You realize how much I hate you right now? Infact, if I ever see you, I'm going to beat the living snot out of you. Thats how angry you make me.

*goes back to downloading at a whopping 700kb/s*

coltpython3 · 16 May 2011 at 15:46

guys if i call up steam and ask them to cancel witcher 2 will they do it for me? might wanna get it on GOG tbh

Mr Krugga · 16 May 2011 at 15:46

Why would you choose Steam over Gog, I don't know.

Gog is totally DRM free and doesn't require a client to download the game which is its main advantage.

It's currently the best digital distribution platform out there and ****es over the pirates and their crap.

coltpython3 · 16 May 2011 at 15:47

Mr Krugga said:
Why would you choose Steam over Gog, I don't know.

Gog is totally DRM free and doesn't require a client to download the game which is its main advantage.

It's currently the best digital distribution platform out there and ****es over the pirates and their crap.

all my games are on steam so would like to keep on 1 platform.

Neil79 · 16 May 2011 at 15:48

Mr Krugga said:
It's currently the best digital distribution platform out there and ****es over the pirates and their crap.

How so?

I can name atleast 20-30 gog games that were pirated

mattjd · 16 May 2011 at 15:48

Robert1986 said:
26 minutes to download 9gb? You realize how much I hate you right now? Infact, if I ever see you, I'm going to beat the living snot out of you. Thats how angry you make me.

*goes back to downloading at a whopping 700kb/s*

That's still better then my download speed. I get a whole whopping 426kb/s

The funny thing is I'm one of the fastest download speeds in my area

My friend gets 140kb/s

Mr Krugga · 16 May 2011 at 15:50

Neil79 said:
How so?

I can name atleast 20-30 gog games that were pirated

But they were pirated before, so it's irrelevant.

GoG doesn't help pirates because they've already gotten their prey. It does respect gamers by giving them a hassle-free experience and freedom of using the software they purchase.

Robert1986 · 16 May 2011 at 15:50

Mr Krugga said:
Why would you choose Steam over Gog, I don't know.

Because steam is awesome? I don't know.

mattjd said:
That's still better then my download speed. I get a whole whopping 426kb/s

The funny thing is I'm one of the fastest download speeds in my area My friend gets 140kb/s

I pray for you, I really do. That must be so tough to live with.

Stay strong.

Neil79 · 16 May 2011 at 15:51

Mr Krugga said:
But they were pirated before, so it's irrelevant.

uuuuh it is relevent, if you really think this **** over pirates then the fool are you

simpletom · 16 May 2011 at 15:52

Mr Krugga said:
You also get the artbook from the retail Collector's Edition in a digital form.

Hmmm, I did like the slimline client of GoG but a scan of a booklet is a little underwhelming.

Frenzy · 16 May 2011 at 15:53

Mr Krugga said:
Gog is totally DRM free and doesn't require a client to download the game which is its main advantage.

So what if its DRM free, I dont care. I've bought the game, I can unlock and play it. Means sweet FA to me.

Edit

Looking at their games catalogue though... It is tempting to make an exception of having a 3rd client ><
Maybe someone will develop an app like pigeon which integrates them all.

Robert1986 · 16 May 2011 at 15:56

Never had a problem with DRM games on steam. Its not like I install them on 5 pcs at once.

Mr Krugga · 16 May 2011 at 15:57

Frenzy said:
So what if its DRM free, I dont care. I've bought the game, I can unlock and play it. Means sweet FA to me.

Edit

Looking at their games catalogue though... It is tempting to make an exception of having a 3rd client ><
Maybe someone will develop an app like pigeon which integrates them all.

Once you download the installer, you don't need any client to play the game or install it for that matter.

In fact, you don't need any client at all, iirc.

Advantage over Steam? You can play on as many PCs at once, as you like. Make of it what you want.

Robert1986 · 16 May 2011 at 15:58

I like where this is going

Indy500 · 16 May 2011 at 16:02

So who's playing the game?

Mr Krugga · 16 May 2011 at 16:03

Robert1986 said:
I like where this is going

I'm not gonna argue the point, just trying to acknowledge that supporting GoG supports the developers directly and there are no disadvantages of having the game on GoG and IMO it is a superior distribution channel to Steam for having the cheaper version of the game (£3 you can spend on another title), DRM-free (not much of a problem with Steam, I agree), a free game (on top of the savings), some digital extras and the obvious advantage of supporting the devs.

Frenzy · 16 May 2011 at 16:04

Mr Krugga said:
Advantage over Steam? You can play on as many PCs at once, as you like. Make of it what you want.

You talk about supporting the developer then you come up with this... ok w/e

I only need to play on one pc at once. I dont have a magical second head

jp_bl_68 · 16 May 2011 at 16:09

Frenzy said:
I dont have a magical second head

Pfft, noob.

Indy500 · 16 May 2011 at 16:10

Frenzy said:
You talk about supporting the developer then you come up with this... ok w/e

I only need to play on one pc at once. I dont have a magical second head

What about playing a LAN game with a friend without needing two copies for example?