Sheep! Can't decide. Switched a few times and it's just... switching. Strange : D

This is not a GOG doing though. It is CDPR who wants to have their own account system. This is actually good for people who use just GOG like me - this means our accounts data will be process just by the store in the future.

Opt in sounds as a better idea intially but I think it comes with issues too - similar to the opt out choice. Just think about it - you have rewards that you claimed some time ago. They give you a chance to opt in but you never see the e-mail because you moved on from the game and next month your rewards are erased forever, you lose access to that forum where posted before too with your fav account. What can they do here. Make it last for 6- months. Well you may not see in 12 months.They actully cant tell if you have decided to drop the account because you don't care about the rewards - there is no back info if u decide not to opt in. But then you can come back in a year and be like - where are my rewards .... And considering they sold 25 million copies+ - thats 25 mil possibilities of something going wrong.
I also have a feeling they can't tell who actually have any rewards - that is why we all get these e-mails - not just people who use these features. I got it too but I've never used any of these. So I think in both situations (opt in and opt out) they will have problems.

Yes. I got this e-mail on an e-mail address I use only for GOG. And obviously never engaged in any of the DRM-infested activities suggested in said e-mail. I don’t even own any of the CD Projekt games featuring the My Rewards vendor lock-in scheme.

your account = this server
this server = Gog.com

having or not having Fuckpuck and Witcher games isn't the point... you own any games on Gog or you post on this forum = that data gets copied to the new server before this one is retired

Does this actually mean anything important? It seems like the data is just being moved to a different server that is owned by the parent organization or whatever.

Important? No, not really. But to me it sounded more like a data duplicate, where you keep your GoG login regardless, but if you do not opt out, you get another account with the same login elsewhere (CDPR account).

I opted out on the basis that if I ever want a CDPR account, I'll make one, and create a unique password for that myself.
Less hassle to push one button now, than logging in on the RED forums to change my password there later.

^ You've summed up how I feel about all of this better than I ever could. ;) I've opted out.

I'm sure there are many players who appreciate CDPR's offering, especially My Rewards, but as a DRM-free devotee such as myself, still running GOG games on W7 using his potato 2016 rig, I doubt I represent the trending demographic. xD In the end, I'm just happy CDPR has given me a choice and made the opting out process a simple one. :)

True!

It would be as simple for CDPR to add offline installers for all the rewards and the pre-order bonus for CD2077. If they would have done THIS I would be happy ... I am still wondering if they will really go the illegal way and remove the pre-order bonus from the purchase which I have already paid for.

Btw: CDPR already said that rewards and pre-order bonus technically require to be online which is nothing more than another lie from CDPR - proven by the very fact that other devs don't have a problem to make their complete content - including pre-order DLCs - available offline as well.

I probably don't need to go into further detail on how I feel about this, points 1 and 2 are pretty clear.

Regarding the pre-order bonus: I checked that off for myself. The resulting loss of trust means that I will no longer buy pre-order or early access titles. As simple as that.

To be honest, when making purchases I only base my purchases on the community and especially friends. I could almost always rely on that.

If CDPR should decide to remove it not buying future pre-orders from CDPR would not help me with the actual problem of not having this pre-order anymore despite buying it and having it in my order history. Lying to your customer is "not nice" but stealing content you have paid for already is simply illegal.

What's the URL for this page?

Is it out of respect to the user's choice though?

Because for me, the only reason why we have been given the choice to opt-out was because they're fully aware of the opposing side, and that people would ask for it anyway.
Not doing so would trigger a backslash.

An entity whose trajectory is headed towards online requirement is not something I'd consider choice-oriented.

No, this has nothing to do with respect, but rather with data protection laws in Europe.

In my humble opinion, respectful treatment of customers would require that the customer be informed about a new account and have to take action independently to set it up. No automation and no opt-out necessary.