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Hello,

I purchased the Title No Mans Sky last night from GoG, thinking Hey I'll give these guys a chance ( Usually I go with Steam , but I really liked GoG in the past ).

Upon release day today No Mans Sky was not only broken but unplayable. Even on the highest end systems ( I'm running a 6800k i7, 32gb ram, gtx 1080FTW edition ect ).

I contacted support and was told to wait for a patch before asking for a refund.

However that is not the answer I wanted, nor does it go with their 30 day refund guarantee ( If a dev cant solve your issue we will refund the game ).

Waiting for a patch isn't solving an issue, the game is clearly broken, poorly optimized and all around a dud.

I've opened a paypal claim to refund the money forcefully, but after contacting support again and explaining this is unacceptable they've ignored me.

Has anyone else had this issue? Or an issue getting a refund back?
I'm considering opening a small claims court case in my country if they don't comply, but it's not really worth it other than if I want to stick it to them legally ( and it's expensive ).
Their 30 day refund is explicit in saying that you must first work with them to get the game working.

EDIT: That involves waiting a couple of days for a patch.
Post edited August 12, 2016 by wpegg
I'm been playing for the last hour... chill out, wait for the patch. You have to work with GOG and give them time to solve your issue before getting a refund. It's the nature of getting a DRM free game, unlike Steam who can make sure you can't play it after a refund.
Post edited August 12, 2016 by BKGaming
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Zaul: However that is not the answer I wanted, nor does it go with their 30 day refund guarantee ( If a dev cant solve your issue we will refund the game ).
Let me rephrase their answer for you:
"Hm, we got a few such complaints, we are working on a fix. Please wait a couple of days so our coders can create the patch and see if the game then runs".
Would that have been an acceptable answer? Them trying to create the patch instead of the developer? Or do you not care about any attempts at fixing the game and just want your money back, which is the route you are going with the PayPal dispute?
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Zaul: Hello,

I purchased the Title No Mans Sky last night from GoG, thinking Hey I'll give these guys a chance ( Usually I go with Steam , but I really liked GoG in the past ).

Upon release day today No Mans Sky was not only broken but unplayable. Even on the highest end systems ( I'm running a 6800k i7, 32gb ram, gtx 1080FTW edition ect ).

I contacted support and was told to wait for a patch before asking for a refund.

However that is not the answer I wanted, nor does it go with their 30 day refund guarantee ( If a dev cant solve your issue we will refund the game ).

Waiting for a patch isn't solving an issue, the game is clearly broken, poorly optimized and all around a dud.

I've opened a paypal claim to refund the money forcefully, but after contacting support again and explaining this is unacceptable they've ignored me.

Has anyone else had this issue? Or an issue getting a refund back?
I'm considering opening a small claims court case in my country if they don't comply, but it's not really worth it other than if I want to stick it to them legally ( and it's expensive ).
Waiting for 1 stinking patch = giving the Dev a chance to solve the problem. Durrr....
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A small claims court?

This should be good. :P

-Has the judge ruled on commuting my life sentence yet?

-No. I'm afraid he's too busy with a video game fraud case.
Post edited August 12, 2016 by tinyE
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LOLsuits are lulzy, yo. ;p
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Zaul: Hello, I purchased the Title No Mans Sky last night from GoG [..]
I've opened a paypal claim to refund the money forcefully [..]
I'm considering opening a small claims court case in my country if they don't comply, but it's not really worth it other than if I want to stick it to them legally ( and it's expensive ).
After just 1 day you go full crazy instead of waiting for a patch?
Also, don't expect many replies until monday.
I believe that GoG is in the wrong here. The game is clearly broken and the ToS clearly state that if GoG can't fix the issue they will issue a refund. Waiting for a patch that might never appear or appear in a long time clearly doesn't justify refusing a refund.
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tinyE: A small claims court?

This should be good. :P

-Has the judge ruled on commuting my life sentence yet?

-No. I'm afraid he's too busy with a video game fraud case.
That's what small claims court exists for. Small cases that are short and inexpensive and don't justify the cost of an actual civil court case. Just because it's just $60 and not $10 000 doesn't change the fact that a person has been wronged and has a right to challenge that fact in a legal proceeding.
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Laggers: Waiting for a patch that might never appear or appear in a long time clearly doesn't justify refusing a refund.
What if they are working on a patch themselves? Would that justify refusing a refund until they roll their patch out?
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Laggers: I believe that GoG is in the wrong here. The game is clearly broken and the ToS clearly state that if GoG can't fix the issue they will issue a refund. Waiting for a patch that might never appear or appear in a long time clearly doesn't justify refusing a refund.
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tinyE: A small claims court?

This should be good. :P

-Has the judge ruled on commuting my life sentence yet?

-No. I'm afraid he's too busy with a video game fraud case.
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Laggers: That's what small claims court exists for. Small cases that are short and inexpensive and don't justify the cost of an actual civil court case. Just because it's just $60 and not $10 000 doesn't change the fact that a person has been wronged and has a right to challenge that fact in a legal proceeding.
I know what small claims are. :P Your sarcasm detector must be broken.
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Zaul: Hello,

I purchased the Title No Mans Sky last night from GoG, thinking Hey I'll give these guys a chance ( Usually I go with Steam , but I really liked GoG in the past ).

Upon release day today No Mans Sky was not only broken but unplayable. Even on the highest end systems ( I'm running a 6800k i7, 32gb ram, gtx 1080FTW edition ect ).

I contacted support and was told to wait for a patch before asking for a refund.

However that is not the answer I wanted, nor does it go with their 30 day refund guarantee ( If a dev cant solve your issue we will refund the game ).

Waiting for a patch isn't solving an issue, the game is clearly broken, poorly optimized and all around a dud.

I've opened a paypal claim to refund the money forcefully, but after contacting support again and explaining this is unacceptable they've ignored me.

Has anyone else had this issue? Or an issue getting a refund back?
I'm considering opening a small claims court case in my country if they don't comply, but it's not really worth it other than if I want to stick it to them legally ( and it's expensive ).
Sorry, mate. I bought on Steam and got my refund 3 hrs after launch. The first patch has already come, by the way. I believe it was just a VC redistributable update. It might have fixed somebody's problem; but it didn't appear to help many. I'm sure the major issues WILL be addressed pretty soon, but they can address them with Sony's money .. not mine. I expected better.

EDIT: a blue said on another post that the Steam patch was for a Steam issue and is not relevant to GoG version.
Post edited August 12, 2016 by muun
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Laggers: I believe that GoG is in the wrong here. The game is clearly broken and the ToS clearly state that if GoG can't fix the issue they will issue a refund. Waiting for a patch that might never appear or appear in a long time clearly doesn't justify refusing a refund.
Let's assume a game is totally borked and won't work right, and you are told to download the latest NVidia drivers that come out in 1-2 day which is suppose to fix whatever the devs failed to do. Would that still be reason enough to demand a refund?

I'm not sure GoG is in the wrong in this case, namely because the devs are actively patching the game and any fixes GoG might want to try would be moot to rush.

Besides, if the patch fails he still has something like 20 days (after the patch) to get a refund if that all failed. I'd recommend waiting personally, it's not like a refund is going to make him play the game any faster since Steam will have the exact same issues until the game's patched.
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Zaul: ( I'm running a 6800k i7, 32gb ram, gtx 1080FTW edition ect ).
What OS are you running? If it's before Win 7 SP1, then the issue might be related to the VS2015 dll's and not the game. I have this issue where i can't update to SP1 or install the VS2015 package.
Post edited August 12, 2016 by rtcvb32
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rtcvb32: Besides, if the patch fails he still has something like 10 days (after the patch) to get a refund if that all failed.
In this case actually, there isn't a time limit for the refund. He made his ticket within 30 days of the purchase, and the game doesn't run. GOG has to try and get it running, then refund if they can't. How long they will be trying to get it running is a different question, but either the game will run or he'll get a refund. No time worries.
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Laggers: I believe that GoG is in the wrong here. The game is clearly broken and the ToS clearly state that if GoG can't fix the issue they will issue a refund. Waiting for a patch that might never appear or appear in a long time clearly doesn't justify refusing a refund.
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rtcvb32: Let's assume a game is totally borked and won't work right, and you are told to download the latest NVidia drivers that come out in 1-2 day which is suppose to fix whatever the devs failed to do. Would that still be reason enough to demand a refund?

I'm not sure GoG is in the wrong in this case, namely because the devs are actively patching the game and any fixes GoG might want to try would be moot to rush.

Besides, if the patch fails he still has something like 10 days (after the patch) to get a refund if that all failed. I'd recommend waiting personally, it's not like a refund is going to make him play the game any faster since Steam will have the exact same issues until the game's patched.
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Zaul: ( I'm running a 6800k i7, 32gb ram, gtx 1080FTW edition ect ).
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rtcvb32: What OS are you running? If it's before Win 7 SP1, then the issue might be related to the VS2015 dll's and not the game. I have this issue where i can't update to SP1 or install the VS2015 package.
This and if you look at supports number 7 and 8 for money back, this falls under that aspect. You have to be willing to cooperate to some extent. There is no violation on their end based on their rules laid out plus a smalls claim case would take greater time to fulfill than waiting for the next patch. Worse case: no patch in say 15 days, send email again, explain the issue, and I'm sure that will be justification enough.