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Apr 25, 2015 @ 4:07pm

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Skub

Apr 25, 2015 @ 4:30pm

yes you idiot, 1 week before the games release

Thanatos

Apr 25, 2015 @ 4:36pm

Originally posted by ayy lmao:
yes you idiot, 1 week before the games release

No need for insulting the dude for asking a question..

Warlord Apr 25, 2015 @ 5:07pm

Originally posted by ayy lmao:
yes you idiot, 1 week before the games release

Source?

How do you pre-load something that has no DRM? You could simply just play it.

WolfEisberg Apr 25, 2015 @ 5:36pm

Originally posted by Warlord:
Originally posted by ayy lmao:
yes you idiot, 1 week before the games release

Source?

How do you pre-load something that has no DRM? You could simply just play it.

DRM is not needed to have a pre-load. There are other ways to have a pre-load without using DRM, they did it with Witcher 2 as well on GoG. I don't remember what they did with Witcher 2's pre-load but it worked, nobody was able to play the game until the day of release.
As for source:
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/witcher_3_wild_hunt_redownload/post5

Yes, pre-download for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is planned on GOG.com. More details will be announced as we get closer to the release.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Destro

Last edited by WolfEisberg; Apr 25, 2015 @ 5:38pm

Warlord Apr 25, 2015 @ 6:02pm

witcher 2 had drm. After launch they removed it.

DRM is anything which restricts access to the content which means if there is a pre-load it has DRM involved with it.

Herp derp

WolfEisberg Apr 25, 2015 @ 6:08pm

Originally posted by Warlord:
witcher 2 had drm. After launch they removed it.

DRM is anything which restricts access to the content which means if there is a pre-load it has DRM involved with it.

Herp derp

Witcher 2 did not have DRM on it for GoG version since the moment it released.

Pre-loading some files does not equal to DRM, and that is really all that happens. DRM is actually a set of technologies, and just downloading some or most of the files does not equal to DRM, it never has. That is just something you made up in your own mind.

But hey, feel free to tell GoG they are lying and are using DRM, see where that gets you. =D

Last edited by WolfEisberg; Apr 25, 2015 @ 6:08pm

Thanatos

Apr 25, 2015 @ 6:38pm

Originally posted by Warlord:
witcher 2 had drm. After launch they removed it.

DRM is anything which restricts access to the content which means if there is a pre-load it has DRM involved with it.

Herp derp

Obvious troll is obvious....

Utopia Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:17pm

There's a difference between DRM and encryption.
Game preloads are just an ecrypted version of the game, on release you just download the last file to decrypt the game, and then unpack it.

Mr.Hmm Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:40pm

Maybe 1 week before release we will be able to pre-load it .

MancSoulja has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Apr 25, 2015 @ 9:25pm

Originally posted by Warlord:
witcher 2 had drm. After launch they removed it.

DRM is anything which restricts access to the content which means if there is a pre-load it has DRM involved with it.

Herp derp

No it's not. Pre-loads use encrypton. That has nothing to do with digital rights management...

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Warlord Apr 25, 2015 @ 9:33pm

Originally posted by eisberg:
Originally posted by Warlord:
witcher 2 had drm. After launch they removed it.

DRM is anything which restricts access to the content which means if there is a pre-load it has DRM involved with it.

Herp derp

Witcher 2 did not have DRM on it for GoG version since the moment it released.

Pre-loading some files does not equal to DRM, and that is really all that happens. DRM is actually a set of technologies, and just downloading some or most of the files does not equal to DRM, it never has. That is just something you made up in your own mind.

But hey, feel free to tell GoG they are lying and are using DRM, see where that gets you. =D

Yes it did. I bought the GOG version.

Quit trolling.

Encryption is DRM morons.

Good god you clueless computer illiterates. Anything implemented to restrict access to software is DRM. Get it through your skull.

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Warlord Apr 25, 2015 @ 9:38pm

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/05/27/the-witcher-2-patch-removes-drm-improves-framerate/

Look at that. Morons on Steam. How not shocking.

Go dig a hole and crawl into it, Bro.

Last edited by Warlord; Apr 25, 2015 @ 9:39pm

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WolfEisberg Apr 26, 2015 @ 3:38am

Originally posted by Warlord:
Originally posted by eisberg:

Witcher 2 did not have DRM on it for GoG version since the moment it released.

Pre-loading some files does not equal to DRM, and that is really all that happens. DRM is actually a set of technologies, and just downloading some or most of the files does not equal to DRM, it never has. That is just something you made up in your own mind.

But hey, feel free to tell GoG they are lying and are using DRM, see where that gets you. =D

Yes it did. I bought the GOG version.

Quit trolling.

Encryption is DRM morons.

Good god you clueless computer illiterates. Anything implemented to restrict access to software is DRM. Get it through your skull.

GoG version did not infact have any DRM, not at all and since day 1.

http://www.gog.com/news/the_witcher_2_assassins_of_kings_digital_premium_edition_to_be_drm_free_only_on

So yeah, you did not buy the GoG version at all.

The preload for GoG version gave you all the installation files in large chunks, except for the last chunk was a 1MB file, the preload did not give that 1MB file till the day of release, and that 1MB file was needed in order to run the installation for the game. Not giving you all the files for a pre-load is not DRM. The computer illiterate here is you in fact, cause you have no idea of what DRM really is and made one huge illogical leap in calling pre-loads as DRM. Using your logic just for the fact that you have to download the game and have to wait for all the files, downloading is DRM cause it restricts access to the game till it is complete, having a setup file to do the installation is DRM cause without installation you have no access to the files, this is the kind of illogical leaps you are making.

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WolfEisberg Apr 26, 2015 @ 3:41am

Originally posted by Warlord:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/05/27/the-witcher-2-patch-removes-drm-improves-framerate/

Look at that. Morons on Steam. How not shocking.

Go dig a hole and crawl into it, Bro.

hahahaha,

you might want to read the second paragraph in that link. You just provided a link to prove you are wrong about GoG version of Witcher 2 having DRM.

Last edited by WolfEisberg; Apr 26, 2015 @ 5:09am

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