It's very much a case of "why try harder?". I wouldn't be too surprised if someone got into hot water over this, however.dryg said:
GOG Drops IP-Based Location Check
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God bless GoG for finding a way around the insane Australian government.
They won't say it, and I'd never claim it's their official position but still... god bless.
They won't say it, and I'd never claim it's their official position but still... god bless.
I guess IP tracking must be expensive, and this is their cover excuse, right?
By the way, I just got done reading the JSA story Thy Kingdom Come
By the way, I just got done reading the JSA story Thy Kingdom Come
GOG has always been my second-favorite digital distribution site, next to Steam. They're really customer-oriented, and they regularly provide all kinds of free bonuses to people for no real reason other than just to be nice.
For example, another fun fact: In terms of U.S. dollars, The Witcher 2 technically costs $16 more in Europe than in the U.S. To counter this, if you buy the game from GOG.com (in Europe), you get $16 worth of credit to use on their site.
Their lack of DRM and stuff like this (effectively allowing Australian customers to bypass their country's backward censorship system) just makes me love them more.
For example, another fun fact: In terms of U.S. dollars, The Witcher 2 technically costs $16 more in Europe than in the U.S. To counter this, if you buy the game from GOG.com (in Europe), you get $16 worth of credit to use on their site.
Their lack of DRM and stuff like this (effectively allowing Australian customers to bypass their country's backward censorship system) just makes me love them more.
Amazing. This company is Steams only real competitor, and they will only get more business with policies like this one. They have earned my respect, and the respect of anyone with two brain cells to rub together, I would hope. If they keep producing games, that'll make them worth it as well. I am looking forward to Witcher 2.
As a side note: Just because you don't buy directly from GoG, doesn't mean you're not supporting them by buying Witcher 2 from Steam. They are still reaping financial benefits, but they are one of the few companies smart enough to realize that making money is making money, and it doesn't matter where the source is. I have friends who make the argument that companies don't distribute through Steam because they "don't need" the help in distribution. I want to go on record and say, then those companies are stupid, and don't like profits as much as they say they do.
As a side note: Just because you don't buy directly from GoG, doesn't mean you're not supporting them by buying Witcher 2 from Steam. They are still reaping financial benefits, but they are one of the few companies smart enough to realize that making money is making money, and it doesn't matter where the source is. I have friends who make the argument that companies don't distribute through Steam because they "don't need" the help in distribution. I want to go on record and say, then those companies are stupid, and don't like profits as much as they say they do.
this is one of many reasons as to why i love GOG
they earned my pre order (actually two pre orders) by far for witcher 2, and they also will earn as many games as possible in the future depending on what they put up on there.
might have to buy the PoP games on there soon..
they earned my pre order (actually two pre orders) by far for witcher 2, and they also will earn as many games as possible in the future depending on what they put up on there.
might have to buy the PoP games on there soon..
What is delicious is publishers who support IP reporting will just twiddle their thumbs over this because they know it will be more money for them.
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Not so much that as a big 'fuck you' to distributors/publishers who force online distributors to inflate their prices to match bricks and mortar prices. Expect distributors/publishers to pitch a shitfit over it.rembrandtqeinstein said:
I get that feeling too.Irridium said:
It's a real shame Australians can't play an uncensored version of our game.
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I personally consider a stunt where they go "We're shutting down our site so you'd better download and save copies of your games before they're gone for ever JUST KIDDING it's a site layout change trolololol" to be one hell of a big wrong. I'm glad that they trust their customers so damn much, but after that, I have a big problem trusting them. I'll just stick with Steam and other sites run by companies that treat their businesses like a BUSINESS instead of like a YouTube comment (something that's usually only good for stupidity and trolling).Casimir_Effect said:
RedEyesBlackGamer said:
Seems like you two fine gentlemen could use this:Irridium said:
