Avogadro6: But on a more positive note, that Galaxy would remain optional was promised many, many times by the staff, and Elcook further reiterated that in post 52. Isn't that what really counts in the end?
Not really. GOG promised a lot of things in the past. Even with promotional videos.
-Only complete games (no DLC nonsense)
-Free extras
-No regional pricing
-No region locking
-completely optional Galaxy (it isn't for many multiplayer games)
So promises and statements don't mean much. Or in other words: GOGs promises only count as much as we as a userbase make them count. If the outrage is big enough when GOG tries to break a promise, GOG will row back. (example: forced Galaxy downloads) If the outcry isn't big enough to threaten their sales, then the 'promise' will be broken sooner or later. Like every other promise they made. So let's keep reminding them that plenty of users WANT Galaxy to be optional and let's hope that we are numerous enough to make GOG keep that one promise, at least for single player.