Posted May 04, 2015
high rated
I'm considering this because I want to support CD PR even tho it's slightly cheaper on Steam for me.
What I'd like to know is, will I just access W3 from a desktop icon, as with non platform games?
Will I have to access it via my GOG account? If so, is that usually easy and problem free? Do you anticipate much of a W3 community on GOG? I'd appreciate your feedback, thanks.
First off, everything is optional. If you buy a game, you can download it via the GOG Downloader as many times as you wish, to as many machines as you own, so that you can play anywhere. You can have a desktop icon, a keyboard shortcut, or even a telepathic game-opening link, if your computer already supports those.
You can save backup copies of your game, fully legally, and (as long as you keep an operating system and machine to play them on) you'll still be able to play them 1912398021 years from now, when all of us here at GOG.com are long dead. ;)
There's no client "middle man" having you stay online throughout your gaming (but GOG Galaxy, with many awesome features, is in the works and in alpha mode, in case gaming clients with auto-update, rollback, social features, and game time tracking are your thing - of course, fully optionally!).
You can see all games you buy on your virtual shelf, in your account. If you buy a game and for some reason we'll have to stop selling it in the future, we will NOT delete it from your shelf.
If you're into supporting developers, getting The Witcher makes the biggest difference - GOG.com is a part of the CD PROJEKT group, meaning that you're supporting developers directly, without a middle man :)