DCT: No it is redundant, since it's a program that does the EXACT SAME THING as Galaxy does. All Galaxy really is, is just a downloader with optional client features and a different UI. It downloads the games/installers like the downloader does and can be completely ignored once you done that unless you want to play a online multiplayer game that uses the Galaxy.API. So again, yes the downloader is redundant.
DyNaer: technically you are right; but personnaly i DON'T want to use a client which have or will have so many functions to just download the standalone installers... go it ?
It's like using Phostoshop when you only need the Paint functionnalities (sorry for the example , but that's what came in my mind at first)
When GOG made a poll about the client ; i said why not ; IF and only IF they will release a small app based on the download function for the standalone installers inside Galaxy...
So in short if the downloader become obselete for some technicals reasons , i suggest to GOG to create a small app which remplace the actual downloader..... because as i said some people don't really need all those functionnalties.----> but in the end why scapping the downloader...
And yes GOG will force us to use the client , if some users have some problems while downloading a large file , the browser isn't a good soluion....in this case the word obsolete became obsolete itself.
We understood you LOVE Galaxy ; but you should understand some of us want a simple tool to backup the installers. There's no real logic in it; it's just a matter of simplictiy. I already read all the arguments coming from some of you and the devs...so i know your argurments and Destro never replied about my argument i just explained "again"...so i'm starting to be really upset....how some customers are treated.
Oh I got it, it's still stupid as hell and silly.
First off I don't "Love" Galaxy, I personally see it as nothing more then a tool for downloading my games, I really don't care too much about social features, achievements, and all that stuff but I think it's great that those options are their for those who do care for them and they can be ignored and disabled for those like me who don't. I am just not getting upset or bothered by crap that I don't care for and can ignore, I may have slight OCD but I am not that crazy. Now I can see what your arguement is but let's be brutally honest it's silly. You want something simple fine you got that, so what if it has the option to do other crap, it's not like you have to use it for anything else but downloading.
But you know what you don't like it, fine. Your entitled too but don't get pissed off that a company who is in business to make money doesn't want to waste it catering to a small minority of it's user base. Keeping both the downloader up to date as well as Galaxy is going to cost them time and money and when push comes to shove there are more people who don't care or are fine with Galaxy then those who want to have the old downloader around because of whatever silly reasons and I highly doubt the amount of people who feel the way you do is enough to justify the costs to GOG in the end if they were to maintain both downloader and Galaxy.
Now no one says or should say that you or anyone else isn't entiled to have a opinion or make suggestions and have every right to say it but in the long run A. no one has to care or pay attention to it, B. no one has to take it into consideration and if they do they don't have to do it.
