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First the pointless bundling of the Classic game, when the standalone was already available.
That ones on Larian, and doubles the download for no damn reason.

Just give new owners a key to the standalone version, and keep it separate, like DOS1, and DOS1EE.

Then since release last Friday, we've had 4 "Updates" to the game, and every one of them has required a full download of the bundled games.

So we should have had a 25 GB Download, and 3 patches of a few MB each, say 30 GB at most.

Instead we've had 4 times 45 GB, for a whopping 180 GB in less than a week.

No consideration for those with data caps.

GOG usually provides patches, and was doing, despite the infuriating removal of old ones.
So I suspect it's all Larian's fault that we're not getting patches now.

It doesn't really matter which is the one at fault, it needs fixing by both of them.
Also no the answer isn't use Galaxy, we get the offline installers from GOG because all store clients are unacceptable.

50 GB updates are a disgrace, and it needs to stop
As mentioned in https://www.gog.com/forum/divinity_original_sin_2/all_patches_gog_has_removed_for_definitive_edition_this_time/post15, developers unfortunately have no control over the (un)availability of patches for the offline installers.
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jmaebe: As mentioned in https://www.gog.com/forum/divinity_original_sin_2/all_patches_gog_has_removed_for_definitive_edition_this_time/post15, developers unfortunately have no control over the (un)availability of patches for the offline installers.
Actually they do, it all depends on how they provide the files to GOG Galaxy.
Devs can add the files direct to Galaxy, without GOG being involved

GOG can only make a patch if they actually know which files were changed.
If they don't know, they can only provide the full installer, which they always do.

So I suspect Larian haven't given GOG any information on what has changed.
However as I also said, I don't really care which of them is at fault, or if it's a shared cock-up.
All that matters is that they get together and put it right, not who cocked it up.
Thanks for the post. I fully agree.

The main reason I use GOG is because it gives me DRM free content. And DRM free to me means: able to backup and reinstall without any client. So indeed Galaxy is not the solution here. And downloading 45GB each time isn't either.

Also agreed about the bundling of both versions. I was able to delete the classic edition files, but why do we have to do that?
While i agree with you in that we should already have installers for the patches instead of 4 complete games in less than a week, and while i also agree in that we should have the classic edition separated from the definitive bundle one, i think you could have posted this in your other thread, which talks about exactly the same.

In fact, i think we all talked about the lacking of patches and the desire for the separate editions there, and i think it's better for all to continue the discussion with updates and news there, instead of opening another thread and divide the comments, or double them.

With all due respect, and agreeing with you in the matter, but this is like bumping a thread barely commented duplicating it.
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Kakarot96: See post above this
It wouldn't have been the first post, and the focus of the thread
Also the other thread is intended to be for getting, All the Patches GOG removes, when the game updates.

The DE version of my "Classic" thread providing patches for that game.
They are both standalone games, however stupidly bundled.

So I want to reserve that thread for removed patches, assuming we ever get any patches!

There's yet another Full game to download, is that 5, or 6 in a week?
I'm all for updates to fix bugs, but only as patches.
Post edited September 06, 2018 by UhuruNUru
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Kakarot96: See post above this
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UhuruNUru: It wouldn't have been the first post, and the focus of the thread
Also the other thread is intended to be for getting, All the Patches GOG removes, when the game updates.

The DE version of my "Classic" thread providing patches for that game.
They are both standalone games, however stupidly bundled.

So I want to reserve that thread for removed patches, assuming we ever get any patches!

There's yet another Full game to download, is that 5, or 6 in a week?
I'm all for updates to fix bugs, but only as patches.
Yes, i understand you, but still think we are repeating the same becasue we already discussed this along with the removal of patches in the other thread.

Anyway, yes, it's the 4th complete installer we got since release. About 180GB of downloads, but only if you managed to get all the installer files before a new update...lol :S

I think that when Larian stops making quick hotfixes post-release and stabilize the version, we will start getting patches again.
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Kakarot96: ...
I think that when Larian stops making quick hotfixes post-release and stabilize the version, we will start getting patches again.
Except, DOS2 had a few updates within hours of each other on the same day, and we still got patches for all but one of them. So one every day or two, isn't any quicker.
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Kakarot96: Anyway, yes, it's the 4th complete installer we got since release. About 180GB of downloads, but only if you managed to get all the installer files before a new update...lol :S
This is the fifth, actually. There was 3.6.28.9550, 3.6.28.9969, 3.6.29.390, .29.844, and now .29.1090.

I think I'll wait a couple of weeks or so before I download this a sixth time.
Post edited September 06, 2018 by DoomSooth
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Kakarot96: ...
I think that when Larian stops making quick hotfixes post-release and stabilize the version, we will start getting patches again.
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UhuruNUru: Except, DOS2 had a few updates within hours of each other on the same day, and we still got patches for all but one of them. So one every day or two, isn't any quicker.
I know, and there are other recent examples from games updated day after day and we got all the patches, anyway. Just saying what it seems in this case. Exactly why? Is this going to be the usual way from now on with big games? I don't know, i hope no, but we have already a few examples from big recent games :S
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Kakarot96: Anyway, yes, it's the 4th complete installer we got since release. About 180GB of downloads, but only if you managed to get all the installer files before a new update...lol :S
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DoomSooth: This is the fifth, actually. There was 3.6.28.9550, 3.6.28.9969, 3.6.29.390, .29.844, and now .29.1090.

I think I'll wait a couple of weeks or so before I download this a sixth time.
Ups, i have missed it, then. So...225GB minimum...argh! :(
This is killing any motivation i had to play this game again. It is exactly the same shit that happened with Spellforce 3. There it was the same, daily updates without patches in the week after release, and then still daily updates, but patches were released. Of course no patches that worked from the first release...

But with this game, due to the sheer size of it, and that ridiculous double-packaging it is so far from reasonable, that by now I do not really want to play anymore.
The sad thing is, most users do not seem to care. I wonder how many people are really left that do not want to use Galaxy.
Post edited September 06, 2018 by Ranayna
Why don't people want to use Galaxy?
Screw Galaxy, there's enough bloatware as it is.

It's not the first time and not the first game wich lacks standalone patches.
Some titles do not receive them at all (planetbase, underrail and more).

I wonder when GOG will make official statement that they switched to only galaxy updates.
My reasons, in no particular order:

- It is always touted as optional (how much that is worth we see here), I do not care about multiplayer at all, but i somewhat understand the need for Galaxy there
- It is another thing that can go wrong. I had some issues with remnants of the Galaxy client after the installation of Witcher 3 from disc forced it on me.
- It is another piece of software that could have security flaws. Keeping unneccesary software off your system helps to increase overall security
- It has the potential to gather quite a lot of information. And no, because I am using one client already does not mean I do not care about that
- Admittedly, by now, my dislike for the Galaxy client is also quite a bit of stubborness :p
I don't really have a need for Galaxy. I've used it to play Dying Light in co-op but I'd rather not if I could avoid it. Also, Galaxy has two services that run even when Galaxy itself isn't running. Why? When Dying Light isn't being played, I uninstall Galaxy instead of disabling those services.
Post edited September 06, 2018 by DoomSooth