First up, this is my personal opinion on GOG and their behaviour in the last 1-2 years. If you do not agree with me and still go on buying games and movies from GOG, it's fine with me, but please don't tell me how I 'm wrong, because I see it that way and this is my only way to express it. I also know that GOG will not change their mind, but this will not stop me from my boycott. Maybe some people will follow, but who knows what might happen then. (Aye, one might dream(

In short term ... Not buying from GOG again until they go back to their original principles.

Longer ... I have been buying games from GOG since a few years (I had another account, which got lost on the way) and everything was fine until GOG stared to get rid of their principles one after the other. At first, it was their regional ripoff, but I thought "the old games are not affected" and so I still bought some games I really liked. When they started the german webpage, I wasn't really paying attention, because I like games in their original way. When I then found out, that GOG also started their Steam-like reginal blocking, that was it for me. No more games from GOG, no support (by telling others that they should buy here) for GOG. (because I don't really need the old games, because I played them back in the days, but sitll thought they are nice to have. Something like hunters and gatherers).

I then started to look at their way, which for me is the same way of Steam, at the moment mostly just without drm mechanisms. Mostly because of something like http://www.gog.com/forum/general/defcons_drm_is_still_active_support_doesnt_give_a_crap and http://www.gog.com/forum/general/fear_installed_securom_all_over_my_computer_does_anyone_know_how_to_get_rid_of_it and their way to ignore these problems, It all adds up to a small time Steam. who would like to become a real contender.

Now from the start of that Steam-like regianl blocking, I started to collect games that I would have bought, but because of my principles have not done. And until they go back to the gold old GOG, which will not happen, I will not buy here again.


These prices are from a deal which GOG offered, since I (one exception) don't buy full priced games:

- Fear 2: 13,49€
- Metro Last Light Redux: 11,29€
- Saints Row 3: 4,49€
- Blood 2: 1,79€
- Mortal Kombat 1+2+3: 2,69€
- The Secret Of Monkey Island 1+2 SE: 6,19€
- Sam&Max: Hit The Road: 3,69€
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number: 11,19€
- Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexiko: 1,99€
- Tropico 4: 5,39€
- PILLARS OF ETERNITY: HERO EDITION: 28,09€
- WASTELAND 2 DIGITAL CLASSIC EDITION: 19,99€
- Metro 2033 Redux: 8,09€
- Metro Last Light Redux: 8,09€
- Collection One: http://www.gog.com/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_one (9,09€)
- Doom II + Final Doom + The Ultimate Doom + Quake: The Offering: 15,27€
and now
- Wolfenstein 3D + Spear Of Destiny: 5,99€
- Return To Castle Wolfenstein: 5,99€
- Quake 2: 5,99€

This makes a total of 157,50€ that GOG did not get and still counting.

Just to make it clear, none of you have to agree with me (would be nice though), so please refrain from telling me what an idiot and romantic I am and that "this" or "that" will never happen. Before you say that think about the following for a second.

Who would have thought, that nearly all Kickstarter games get a drm free release?
Who would have thought, that games like Fallout or Metro 2033 or Star Wars or Monkey Island or Baldur's Gate or Anno or or or get a drm free release?

So this is my only way to show that I'm not content with the changes GOG made.

Regards,

John

P.S.: I will keep updating this thread with every new game I would have bought.
P.P.S.: I'm not going out silently, because I really liked the original idea of GOG.