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Posted April 10, 2015
... through Steam?

I went to the games place today and I saw the retail of the Pillars of Eternity. So, just being curious I start to read the back part and I see that to activate the cd you need to have an account in Steam. Wtf, I understood that the game is DRM-Free (in their website is written), but it's only DRM-FREE via GOG? All the retail versions are going to be needed to be activated through Steam??

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Posted April 10, 2015
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Revontulet9: ... through Steam?

I went to the games place today and I saw the retail of the Pillars of Eternity. So, just being curious I start to read the back part and I see that to activate the cd you need to have an account in Steam. Wtf, I understood that the game is DRM-Free (in their website is written), but it's only DRM-FREE via GOG? All the retail versions are going to be needed to be activated through Steam??

Thanks for the answers
Yup. The only Steamless version of Pillars of Eternity, is through GOG.
Posted April 10, 2015
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Revontulet9: ... through Steam?

I went to the games place today and I saw the retail of the Pillars of Eternity. So, just being curious I start to read the back part and I see that to activate the cd you need to have an account in Steam. Wtf, I understood that the game is DRM-Free (in their website is written), but it's only DRM-FREE via GOG? All the retail versions are going to be needed to be activated through Steam??

Thanks for the answers
Yes, same issue with Wasteland 2 sadly.
Posted April 10, 2015
Then, for the collectors (you know.. the newly opened box, booklets and all that stuff) have to go through Steam... Cause obviously, I'll not pay the royal edition twice and I'll not risk to have my game access deleted for whatever...

Sad my friends. Sad...
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Revontulet9
Posted April 10, 2015
Welcome to the brave new world in which you don't own your stuff, just rent it.
Posted April 10, 2015
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Revontulet9: ... through Steam?

I went to the games place today and I saw the retail of the Pillars of Eternity. So, just being curious I start to read the back part and I see that to activate the cd you need to have an account in Steam. Wtf, I understood that the game is DRM-Free (in their website is written), but it's only DRM-FREE via GOG? All the retail versions are going to be needed to be activated through Steam??

Thanks for the answers
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omega64: Yes, same issue with Wasteland 2 sadly.
You know, I never did get my DRM-free DVDs from IneXile. Whatever happened to that?
Posted April 10, 2015
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omega64: Yes, same issue with Wasteland 2 sadly.
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yogsloth: You know, I never did get my DRM-free DVDs from IneXile. Whatever happened to that?
Good question... they had a period where you could request DRM-free discs, right? If I remember correctly, I think I found out about that too late.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Maighstir
Posted April 10, 2015
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blotunga: Welcome to the brave new world in which you don't own your stuff, just rent it.
We don't really own anything digital really, do we.
Posted April 10, 2015
It's not our property, I understand that cause the rights goes all to the developers, but at least I would like to have the right to play it when I want how I want. Not binded to any application or terms that are allowed to substract you that game whenever they want.
The price we pay is high in most of the games.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Revontulet9
Posted April 10, 2015
Publishers and game developers have an unfathomable fear of used games and people sharing, so that's why they have to artificially devalue your retail copy. I don't really understand, back in the day games were made to be shared. Remember spawning in Warcraft II and Starcraft? Basically you could install the game and play multiplayer without the CD as long as at least one person on the game had the CD.
Posted April 10, 2015
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Revontulet9: ... through Steam?

I went to the games place today and I saw the retail of the Pillars of Eternity. So, just being curious I start to read the back part and I see that to activate the cd you need to have an account in Steam. Wtf, I understood that the game is DRM-Free (in their website is written), but it's only DRM-FREE via GOG? All the retail versions are going to be needed to be activated through Steam??

Thanks for the answers
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Grargar: Yup. The only Steamless version of Pillars of Eternity, is through GOG.
Wrong. The crowdfunders-exclusive version is 100% DRM-Free.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Shendue
Posted April 10, 2015
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Shendue: Wrong. The crowdfunders-exclusive version is 100% DRM-Free.
Well, you can't buy it.
Posted April 10, 2015
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Shendue: Wrong. The crowdfunders-exclusive version is 100% DRM-Free.
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Grargar: Well, you can't buy it.
Oh sure, nail him on a technicality!
Posted April 10, 2015
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Grargar: Well, you can't buy it.
Actually, you can. You can buy it used from a previous owner. I did it with Shadowrun Returns.
Or you could just have crowdfunded the game.
Posted April 10, 2015
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Shendue: Actually, you can. You can buy it used from a previous owner. I did it with Shadowrun Returns.
Or you could just have crowdfunded the game.
At the same price as other versions? I highly doubt it. Also, we're talking about current options, not what you could have initially done; the crowfounding ship has long since sailed away.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Grargar
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