Let's not forget that also for GamersGate "DRM-free" meant that you'd need to validate your game online whenever you install it. To them "DRM-free" meant that no validation was needed after installation, ie. whenever you played the game. Using GamersGate's logic, Steam's offline mode is also "DRM-free" (as long as it works).

Luckily, GamersGate users found a way to circumvent the installation-time online validation, by copying the "temporary installer files" when you downloaded the game. Those temporary files where the real DRM-free version of the game installer.

Oh well, I'm happy that at least so far GOG seems to take the whole DRM-free aspect much more seriously than those other sites. To those others, it always seemed more like "DRM-free, kinda, whatever...". They couldn't care less, and now it shows.

I won't be surprised if Humble Bundle/Store will be next in line, they seem to have a similar "meh"-attitude. That reminds me, maybe I should make sure I've downloaded all my DRM-free HB installers.

Booooooooooooooo.

Never bought anything there, but still... booooooooooooooo.

I hope Desura never pulls that one too, I have a small collection growing there. I've backup up everything worthwhile though, just in case.

PS: It's never quite enough to stress this: booooooooooooooo.

You should be fine for any game that lists "Offline One Time Key Validation", like Creeper World.

That is so revolting. I've never bought anything there but I'd be extremely pissed if they converted all my DRM-free copies into Steam Keys.
Did they even announce that? Or worse, is that even legal?

I guess this is at least debatable... somone with contacts to a game journalist?

Is
it even Gamersgate doing it, instead of them just getting the keys from the publishers?
Disciples 2 in my Gamersgate account is available both through download and steam key, but Sacred 2 used to be a download, but is now just a steam key due to the new version being steam downloadable-only.


Edit: Nevermind, can also download sacred 2 new version.

A GamersGate representative has said that they are bound by contract to enforce any changes that the developer/publisher demands.

I have absolutely no Steam key for Sacred 2. In fact, I can see no mention of Steamworks anywhere in the game's page. Can you elaborate?

Buying elsewhere nets Valve much less money.
I don't even mind logging in, I just don't want to use a program. Just give me a link or a torrent and I'm fine.
Are you saying booooo or Booo-urns?

Erm... booooo?

I've been meaning to do this, but there's so many. Something like lgogdownloader would be a big help, but if someone has made one I couldn't find it..

You have an option for torrent links in the HB pages, or direct download links. I think both should work fine, torrent links are more secure as the torrent client checks for file integrity, pause/resume support etc.

For HB's Android binaries though, I've found the torrent links sometimes work pretty poorly and slowly. For some of the games, there seems to be only one seeder available, which isn't that fast either. So in the end I ended up downloading all my Android .apk files with direct download links (http) instead. Not sure if the PC game downloads on HB suffer from the same lack of seeders as many of their Android games.

I guess they are expecting most people download the Android games with the HB Android client, but since I have several Android devices where I possibly want to use them, I rather download them first on my PC so that I don't need to download them several times. Especially since the HB Android client will download only to the main SD memory of the device, so it will run out of space quite fast.

OK - I see now that there's a "Details" heading I have to click on to see the DRM info.

Thanks.

I had bought Sacred 2 Gold when it was the old version. When Deep Silver acquired it, Gamersgate added a new version that had both DRM-free download AND a steam key. I remember getting a steam key with it.

Huh, weird. Now it only has the download. That is very weird. I remember seeing my steam key yesterday on the gamersgate downloads page.

I've had the same problem with HB torrents. I've ended up using a download manager to grab the files. Best of both worlds imo.

God damn?!? I relatively recently registered there... I am happy as a little girl that i bought NOTHING at all!!! And this isn't going to change. Now time for a profile deletion (if it has the option for it)...