I was specifically talking about GOG, but yeah, Steam could have a DLC associated with their accounts too. Still a simple solution. They could also just skip Twitch and allow for direct purchase of those rewards. I'm sure that there is a segment of the player base who would be willing to pay a very small amount to not have to bother with unlocking this stuff on Twitch.

If it's the four pieces of the NUS Infiltrator clothing set you're after, those are also available through CET codes. I got those too, so no, I still don't see the problem.

if you want a PR account do nothing... it will be made unless you pick the opt out option

you have a gog account [because you posted here in this forum] therefor you will also get a PR account

What do you think would happen if customers suddenly would lose their precious "rewards" just because CDPR chose "opt out" to be the default option?

Well, I am pretty sure that having to use a third party tool is not the perfect solution to many others as it is apparently for you.

Obviously, and rightfully so, they would and should raise their complaints to CDPR directly if they were by default missing out on content, especially content they had paid for.
However, I suspect many will not phrase said complaint in a manner actually focusing on the alternative and overall better solution: to have the rewards released as separate offline installers.

Others here have already mentioned that, and I agree that is the better option. But as the choice has already been made by CDPR, I see little point in arguing it further here, where no one of consequence will see it. And so, and this ties into the second, and obviously rethorical, question: since the choice has been made...I just find my own ways around the issue, instead of complaining too much that the issue is there in the first place.

I expect you have voiced your arguments to CDPR support directly and / or on the Red forums already.
Frankly, my only issue is that I had to push a button from a security and (very likely) personal data collecting standpoint, in return for something that does not matter to me. If I were to lose any digital rewards or having a hassle getting them back through a third party tool, I can't really say anything against it, because I have pirated so many games in my life, to me this is just a part of an "equivalent exchange". It's a mindset more than an opinion.

I am guessing here, but I think you put "rewards" in quotation marks because you too think the rewards themselves is not a big deal - your issue is that CDPR is forcing us to opt in or opt out at all for no real reason. And on THAT we fully agree!

I even have created a support ticket there to ask them when the offline installer for the pre-order bonus will be available (which I was promised by GOGs own clownski). I have then been lied to by their support that pre-order bonus and rewards require online checks and there's no way around it. Which was the final step to my decision to not give CDPR another cent anymore and instead trying to make people aware of what a a greedy company CDPR is in reality and how they use illegal methods to get money from their customers. If more people would react like me CDPR would not dare to do such things.

No, I put them in "" because it is funny how some can call them insignificant cosmetics while they are called rewards at the same time - both can't be true. It does not make any difference if you think that they are not important or not because that's a completely subjective matter. CDPR however is calling them reward which means they think that they aren't insignificant.

This being a reward means that those customers who don't use Galaxy on GOG ... which is supposed to be a DRM-free store which does not need any client at all (hence it is (falsly) called the "optional" client) don't get these rewards - in fact they will instead get punished. CDPR rewards customers from a DRM-free store to use DRM ... it is the joke of the century and these guys are not sharp enough to even realize the irony here.

My issue is with CDPR is robbing me of content after having my money - it is that simple!
(Apart from the lying and deceiviing of course)

Last call to opt out! https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/logging-in-on-forums-after-march-5th-2024.11128597/post-13739758


or use Social Login!
https://support.cdprojektred.com/en/cdpr-accounts/account/cdpr-accounts/issue/2620/how-to-add-more-platforms-for-social-login

opt out what? if we opt , out old account gets deleted along with all our games. wtf are you saying?!? you want us all to pirate instead?

*facepalm* How could anyone possibly misunderstand that badly? Or is it just trolling?

I was under the impression that if we opt out our "My Rewards" will still be active if we had the games installed.

I checked the other night and the Witcher 3 and cyberpunk 2077 said the rewards will still aok, but when I checked last night, nope the "My Rewards" were signed out of both games (I didn't check to see if V still had the Gwent t-shirt etc in wardrove in the apartment)..

That's a sure sign those games contain DRM and thus should a. have their DRM removed or b. not be sold no more on GOG. I vote for a.

But… but… I thought it would not really be DRM as long as it is only for cosmetics/multiplayer/download/updates/extra content/side quests/saved games/whatever… Or have we been lied to all this time?

can you explain. 'cause from what i read from the email and FAQs , if we opt out, our old account will be deleted anyway. am i wrong or was the email/FAQs wrong? elaborate pls. calling everyone you disagree with a "troll" is not helping.

What account?