B1tF1ghter: So then there's such thread already?
Care to share a link to it then?
Cavalary: Not a thread, but that list soosgjr linked to.
Dug up where it was announced, and see the posts above that too.
B1tF1ghter: This list only really shows if some given game has outdated offline installer when compared to Galaxy-originated builds.
It does NOT show for example if there's a discrepancy between what version transitions offline patches cover vs the available number of builds total - I can name one specific example in regards to this where offline patches only cover a subset of builds and so every few versions a full offline installer based reinstall is required in order to up the version - this creates a disadvantage for offline installer users (as naturally Galaxy does not have this problem) while the list does not cover such occurences at all.
Another example is that for quite some games DLC offline installers are only available for the very latest version of the game, that combined with the previous outlined problem creates a predicament in which under certain circumstances you would have to do a full offline reinstall just to install DLC.
Cavalary: Yeah, that's just to compare the situations where the offline installer really is behind. Pre-Galaxy GOG did not tend to offer patches (admittedly, for old GOG there wasn't that much need), so I for one don't consider not having separate offline patch files as having worsened anything. Or, in other words, Galaxy users get an added benefit, but offline installer users don't lose something they used to have.
The problem is this trend of stores getting separate versions and handling patching themselves, instead of games being able to either update on their own (if allowed to connect to check, on a manual request) or patch files being generic and downloadable off the game's / developer's / publisher's official site.
2.I have a very specific example for a game that is fairly new and still being updated.
Notice how offline patches don't span the entire build range and every few versions you would have to download the full installer. And this is a rather large sized game so...
You can even see one patch being removed (just... WHY) in changelog.
Also, the DLC installer seems to be only available for the very latest version of the game.
Combine it with the previous notice and you got a predicament combo.