The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition to be DRM-Free only on GOG.com

As far as I remember they said that the GOG preorder wouldn't have DRM, I don't remember them saying that every other versions of W2 would also be DRM-free; knowing CDP anti-DRM stance peoples inferred that it would be the case but I don't think it they ever officially announced it.

I'd like to apologise for my complaint, the place I was planning to order it from had the date listed as the 18th March and the timing of this announcement and the Q&A date in it only seemed to confirm that so I thought it was less than a week to release.

I've checked the site again and the date is now the 17th of May, which also seems to be what's listed on other websites. Not having the DRM announced two months is advance is much more understandable, although I do hope Namaco Bandai/CD Projekt will be announcing what the DRM will require closer to the time (and not just the name of the supplier, 'SecuROM' has several different schemes for example).

Well no its not really hard, but I should't have to do all that to play the game.

I am relatively new to GOG.com, but I have two questions, both are for GOG personnel.

1) Will the Witcher 2 be like any other downloads that we have where they can be downloaded multiple times if we want to delete the installer from our computer and then later have to reinstall the game?

2) I noticed that the games offered are to be honest, not games I am interested in, could you maybe convince your sister company to part with the Witcher the Enhanced edition for an extra ten to twenty bucks? Where I am in the US, there are no copies of the Witcher in the stores unless you opt to drive for long periods of time, and I would prefer to have the first and the second Witcher together and not be a part of horrible service types such as Steam, EA digital, etc.

I apologize to anyone who uses Steam but I find it offensive that it is essentially a rental service masquerading as a game seller, though I feel the same way about EA too especially in light of recent events. I purchased the game, I feel that I can do what I want with it such as installing it on all the computers in my home or even uninstalling the game and with games such as Spore (i.e. Securom, you can't uninstall all of the software, at least not easily) and the only things I cannot do are copying and distributing it to others outside of my household. I miss the days where you filled out a cd key and then input your email address and potentially your name or address and that was it beyond disc checks.

Well I really like RPGWatch but I think they blew it this time. Not only did they post the sight but also the password for access. What's the point of this being a GOG pre-order exclusive if its now open to the world?

http://forums.impulsedriven.com/406582

woah i did not know impulse had its own forums :O nice time to sign up and blast someone for the regional limitations

I'm not a GOGgler, but welcome aboard!
You can be pretty sure it will be - GOG don't operate an online activation service and would have to modify their existing setup to accommodate such a system.
It would be a good idea to offer the first Witcher on GOG but I suspect that Atari (the publishers) may have a veto on that. Do note that if you can get a physical copy (from a mail order outfit like Amazon, etc) that the latest patch will remove the media check, making it effectively DRM-free. And the Witcher Enhanced Edition does have a lot of nice physical goodies (map, 3 manuals, music CD, making-of DVD).
I'm with you on Steam (the most dangerous DRM ever in my view since Valve can blackmail their users by bringing in an annual or even monthly charge to keep accounts open - fail to pay and bye bye Steam games collection) and have just been posting at EA/Bioware about the risks to buyers of their online activation requirements for Dragon Age 2. I think most people here will be in agreement with you.

As to not finding games that you like here - it may be worth taking a longer look. GOG may stand for Good Old Games but there are a few recent (2007-2008 release dates) gems also.

Unfortunately my comment was a bit broad, but I was referring to titles from them that are specifically marked as being DRM-Free.

Witcher 2 pre-orders in Poland go for about 80-90 zł which is €20-23, more than twice cheaper than here.

Well, as long as I appreciate DRM-freeness, I'm not going to spend twice as much to get it...

I'm going to buy Witcher 1 tomorrow, though.

The pre-purchase option + pre-load goes into effect today, right?

Hey on reddit you told me they were Gnomes!

Which is it?!

The server gnomes are trying to release the game but they are being forced back by the server gremlins. :p

And since we know they are all drunk, they continuously lose that battle. ;)

Thanks for the update.
This community is awesome. :)

Hey, we have that info from completely legitimate source
:)

Good news, it's available now! :)

I have pre-ordered the Witcher 2, and I am getting ready to downoad it.. I noticed that the file size is showing as 9.6 Gb. Will that be split up into files of a size that can be burnt to 4.7 Gb dvd for my back-up copy?

Also, when do we get the option to select our bonus free game for pre-ordering? Upon payment?

It's split into files of 2GB each.