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I see. Beat Hazard 2. I never played it, don’t know what it’s about, but here is what I see on the gog page: https://www.gog.com/game/beat_hazard_2 https://w
by beretguy 3y ago
I see.
Beat Hazard 2.
I never played it, don’t know what it’s about, but here is what I see on the gog page:
https://www.gog.com/game/beat_hazard_2 https://www.gog.com/game/beat_hazard_2
GOG has this label:
“DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.”
So, gog THINKS that it is DRM free, but you say it’s not, so I go to comment section and see that pinned, “OVERALL MOST HELPFUL REVIEW” says:
> ... has secret DRM. It's using SOAP to login a user and has bugs that error out if you disconnect during certain actions in the game. Either way the developer has turned to scum by putting secret backend monitoring software inside his 'drm free' game.
Aha! So it’s not GOG’s fault, it’s DEVELOPER’S fault. It’s just that GOG doesn’t know about yet, or doesn’t want to deal with it or whatever. So, yeah, technically gog should remove this game from their store. But the point is gog is not the one acting in bad faith here. The DEVELOPER is.
(I’ll look at other games later. Thank you for this list!)
PS. I think GOG should do a clean up of DRMed games to live up to their words. I am disappointed they are dropping a ball on this one. They should visit that forum page and check those games. But, like I said: gog is not initially acting in bad faith, developers who implement DRM into their games do.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago> Aha! So it’s not GOG’s fault, it’s DEVELOPER’S fault. That is a distinction without a difference. I have a business relationship with GOG. A relationship predicated on their pitch that games are DRM free. Knowingly selling games with restrictions is fraud. They do not get to pretend they are ignorant of the complaints listed on their own web forum.
- beretguy 3y agoTo quote myself: > AFAIK gog does not sell games you can’t own. > I am disappointed they are dropping a ball on this one. They should visit that forum page and check those games. I’m not trying to defend gog. “afaik” stands for “as far as I know”. It sucks, but in a world where everybody is trying to prevent people owning software they purchase gog is better than nothing. Beggars can’t be choosers. > Knowingly selling games with restrictions is fraud. I agree. Somebody who has money should sue them. In the meantime, if there is a better, more ethical alternative to gog let me know (and I am not being sarcastic when I say “let me know” - I genuinely want to know a reliable, ethical place where I can buy games without DRM).
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