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ShadowShifterMarlith (Zabanován) 1. čvc. 2023 v 12.43
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GOG Is Looking Better Then Steam Every Day!
Now Convince Me I'm Wrong?


The New GOG is allowing us to Customize it however we want
The New Steam does not allow Customization at all

The New GOG is adding Features to GOG
The New Steam is taking away Features from Steam

The New GOG is supporting Communications with other Platforms such as PlayStation
The New Steam does not

GOG is DRM Free
Steam is not DRM Free

GOG is not in the Privacy Theft Services
Steam says why we collect your Data, Why we Spy on you
Steam does Privacy Theft

GOG has tons of Games
Steam has tons of Games

GOG is supporting their Fans
Steam is angering their Fans



I've never used GOG before, but starting to think it might be better then Steam.
Naposledy upravil ShadowShifterMarlith; 1. čvc. 2023 v 12.49
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Xenophobe původně napsal:
when the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, before jumping over you should be wary of face-planting yourself in one of the fresh piles of bovine fertilizer that's greening that grass.
^This.

There pros, and cons to each platform, not everything Sparkles and Rainbows. Gog lacks ton of games, but has ton of OLD games Steam may lack. Gog lacks tons of features Steam has, while Gog client has a couple custom option in library that little better than Steam, but truth is Playnite hands down the best customize library over any other.
I think GoG is better, but the fact is Steam has more games. Until GoG has more games I'm gonna use Steam.
ShadowShifterMarlith původně napsal:
GOG is supporting their Fans

You really don't know GOG very well, do you? They do plenty of things to annoy their core target audience. 1. They went against their core tenets, started introducing regional restrictions when they promised none. GOG had three such tenets, they've managed to destroy all of them. Naturally, the one that annoyed most was the inclusion of certain forms of online DRM in games they sell. 2. They refuse to sell games for the silliest of reasons, such as a Japanese gaming being too Japanese, or an old game being too old, or a new game being too new -- all of these have happened, just hit your favourite search engine for more. 3. The core audience doesn't like the Galaxy client or the fact that the optional offline installers often no longer work because GOG want you using their client. There's plenty more, of course, but instead of listening to me, hit up the GOG community forums. Search the live forum and the archived one. You'll find plenty more points of contention that annoy their user base just as much as Valve annoying this one.
Naposledy upravil Chika Ogiue; 1. čvc. 2023 v 15.21
Actually, no it isn't!

GOG is looking more like Steam everyday for last 3+ years at least; but not better Steam alike, rather worse Steam alike!

I was preaching about GOG for years, at least 6, to all my friends, family and even random people on the internet.

I was buying all new games on GOG and when I bought something on Steam because it was not available on GOG at the time, I always double-dipped if/when that game appeared on GOG, usually at release/full price.

I spent few thousand € on GOG in those years, bought 700+ games there and was even content, but worried and justifiably so, about GOG Galaxy 1.XX, which I started using.

And then, came April 2020. and forced update to broken GOG Galaxy 2.0 One Client To Run Them All Abomination®©™!

There was simply no way around it and when I realised what they've done and remembered all small things that happened to GOG in years prior, which I let them get away with, I just abandoned GOG altogether.

I bought last true Good Old, anywhere else Unobtainable Games, still on my wishlist; transferred the rest of said wishlist here on Steam and that was it.

Sure, I called it a boycott at first but, since I realised that GOG will never abandon/abolish GOG Galaxy 2.0, I just quit.

Yes, I still go to GOG to check if they changed, not likely, or if they got some Good Old Exclusive Game release; that didn't happen for a long time either!

And, yes, I still use my GOG account and play offline games from it and didn't delete it, like some people there suggested; why would I, I paid for all those games!

Since, then, GOG service deteriorated and is continuing to do so. Being lack of support, which was GOG staple, or continual degradation of Offline installer support and that was always GOG-s main bread and butter, which for all intents and purposes is probably being phased out as we speak! Lack of updates and/or updates that appear weeks/months/never, when compared to GOG Galaxy are real sings that is or will be happening in the near future.

That, or CD Project will simply close GOG and even that will be better, than this slow, painful and agonising death/metamorphosis that we are witnessing in the last couple of years.
OP. Why are you here if GoG is so great?
Also when was the last time Gog added a new feature?
ShadowShifterMarlith původně napsal:

GOG is DRM Free
Steam is not DRM Free
GoG is just like Steam:

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog



GOG License původně napsal:
2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'licence') to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This licence is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this licence in some situations, which are explained later on.
Azure Fang původně napsal:
GOG has been "angering fans" for years by:
  • Pushing users to use their soft-DRM Galaxy by migrating game features like online play to it.
  • "Forgetting" offline installers exist and failing to keep them updated while updating Galaxy-distributed games instantly.
  • Releasing broken versions of Galaxy (guess you weren't around when Galaxy 2 first was forced on users).
Don't forget their mistreatment of Red Candle Games, and GOG's official statement on that entire matter deflected all the blame onto some nondescript "gamers who complained" when, in reality, it was entirely some element from within the CCP that strongarmed GOG.
ShadowShifterMarlith původně napsal:
Now Convince Me I'm Wrong?


The New GOG is allowing us to Customize it however we want
The New Steam does not allow Customization at all

The New GOG is adding Features to GOG
The New Steam is taking away Features from Steam

The New GOG is supporting Communications with other Platforms such as PlayStation
The New Steam does not

GOG is DRM Free
Steam is not DRM Free

GOG is not in the Privacy Theft Services
Steam says why we collect your Data, Why we Spy on you
Steam does Privacy Theft

GOG has tons of Games
Steam has tons of Games

GOG is supporting their Fans
Steam is angering their Fans



I've never used GOG before, but starting to think it might be better then Steam.
gog is soon to remove windows 7
Holden Afart původně napsal:
Azure Fang původně napsal:
GOG has been "angering fans" for years by:
  • Pushing users to use their soft-DRM Galaxy by migrating game features like online play to it.
  • "Forgetting" offline installers exist and failing to keep them updated while updating Galaxy-distributed games instantly.
  • Releasing broken versions of Galaxy (guess you weren't around when Galaxy 2 first was forced on users).
Don't forget their mistreatment of Red Candle Games, and GOG's official statement on that entire matter deflected all the blame onto some nondescript "gamers who complained" when, in reality, it was entirely some element from within the CCP that strongarmed GOG.
I totally forgot how GOG/CDP acted during the Devotion controversy. Thanks for the reminder.
Just use GOG or Steam, whichever you prefer most. No one is going to stop you. This thread is nonsense.
xAlphaStarOmegax původně napsal:
I personally don't support either anymore. Steam went downhill after they hired the paid moderators. GOG went downhill after they went political and stepped into Russophobia.
It may be illegal for an EU country to do business with Russia. US Governemt may also want to know if you are going into trreason.
GOG is pretty great. I even had a plan at one point to completely phase out my use of Steam in favor of GOG over time.

There were a few issues with that:

  • Many games don't come to GOG because publishers are afraid that if they don't lock their games down with DRM, nobody will buy it and will opt to pirate it instead. My desire to play some of those games outweighs my anti-DRM stance.

  • GOG has had some financial issues. There was that year they actually lost money. They tried to do too much, too quickly, and Cyperpunk under performing at launch didn't help in the short term. This left me uncertain about the sustainability of the platform. I don't want to board what I perceive as a sinking ship. I think they'll be okay, but Steam is a massive dreadnought compared to GOG. I don't see Steam sinking any time soon.

  • My bank hates them for some reason. Every time I go to make a purchase on GOG with my bank card, my bank overreacts and locks my account, forcing me to jump through several hoops to prove it was me and get my account unlocked. I think it's because they're based out of Poland.

  • The Steam Deck happened, and while I can get GOG games running on it, it's more annoying to do, whereas if I just buy the game on Steam it's as simple as clicking "install" then "play". (Most of the time anyway.)

  • Linux. I'm not thrilled with Microsoft's moves since Windows 8, and Linux represents and escape from Microsoft going full evil. Valve knows this too, and is ensuring their platform can continue to survive if the worst happens. I can get GOG games to work on Linux, but like the Steam Deck it's just more annoying to do. It's basically automatic on Steam, like the game was native.

As far as Valve as a company today, and the trajectory they seem to be on, I feel they're the safest bet for my library and my present and future purchases. Of course there's always the possibility that could change, but it's not, and it hasn't, so here I am. Meanwhile, GOG still exists and I'll continue to use it and recommend it, just secondarily to Steam.
C²C^Guyver |NZB| původně napsal:
ShadowShifterMarlith původně napsal:

GOG is DRM Free
Steam is not DRM Free
GoG is just like Steam:

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog



GOG License původně napsal:
2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'licence') to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This licence is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this licence in some situations, which are explained later on.
The key difference is that GOg has no way to enforce the terms so they just say "Pwetty Pwease..."
GOG is better its just they have a lack of games because Devs do not like DRM free.
PocketYoda původně napsal:
GOG is better its just they have a lack of games because Devs do not like DRM free.
In which case they're not better since they're not very accomodating to the dev/pubs. STeam manages to get both sides by letting the dev/pubs choose. And the big joke is When on a platform that has the ability to enforce drm . CDPR goes all in on that DRM :P
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