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Posted September 19, 2014
Is your body ready to waste away in front of your computer?

Wasteland 2 Digital Deluxe Edition, inXile's epic post-apocalyptic RPG is here! The masterfully crafted continuation to the 1988s original post-apocalyptic RPG, is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on GOG.com, for $59.99*.

Wasteland 2 Digital Deluxe Edition, is the direct sequel to 1988’s Wasteland, the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG and the inspiration behind the Fallout series. Until Wasteland, no other cRPG had ever allowed players to control and command individual party members for tactical purposes or given them the chance to make moral choices that would directly affect the world around them. Wasteland was a pioneer in multi-path problem solving, dripping in choice and consequence and eschewing the typical one-key-per-lock puzzle solving methods of its peers, in favor of putting the power into players’ hands to advance based on their own particular play style. Now, the legend is back, resurrected by the power of thousands of gamers' combined will to visit the grim and dangerous, yet strangely mesmerizing future once again. Today, we celebrate nonlinearity, mature storytelling, and other best traditions of computer RPG design. Brian Fargo and his inXile team opens the doors to the post-apocalyptic future: let's challenge its many dangers, together!

On GOG.com Wasteland 2 Digital Deluxe Edition comes complete with a free copy of Wasteland - The Original Classic and inXile's cult fantasy RPG, The Bard's Tale. *$59.99 is the regular price for this title in the US. Other prices will apply in different countries. If you end up paying more than than the US price, we will reimburse the difference from our own pocket, giving it back to you in store credit (this is what we call the "Fair Price Package"). If you only want to dip your feet before taking the plunge, there's a Wasteland 2 Digital Classic Edition available (US price: $39.99), and it can be upgraded to Deluxe Edition later.
Post edited September 19, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted October 09, 2014
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apehater: does it involve greediness? and if yes who was greedy this time, inxile maybe?
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IAmSinistar: You'd need to read the thread to follow all the players and the ins-and-outs, it's quite a complex tale. But if I've understood it, the villain this time seems to be Deep Silver. Apparently they pushed to have the FLACs removed from the digital deluxe version in order to make their physical product more appealing.
Funny...

I still remember the Publishers are evil stuff from Inxile. And than I remember, their claim, that Deep Silver has absolutely no property rights or involvement in the game content, they are only the guys for the distribution of the retail version. And now they can demand to pull content from digital versions? Are you sure, that Inxile is not greedy, too?
Post edited October 09, 2014 by Rincewind81
Posted October 09, 2014
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Novotnus: Well, Deep Silver pulled Ride to Hell from sale :) That's neither greedy nor smart :)
Is that right? Does this mean that the retail version of the game will now become a collector's item?
Posted October 09, 2014
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apehater: does it involve greediness? and if yes who was greedy this time, inxile maybe?
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IAmSinistar: You'd need to read the thread to follow all the players and the ins-and-outs, it's quite a complex tale. But if I've understood it, the villain this time seems to be Deep Silver. Apparently they pushed to have the FLACs removed from the digital deluxe version in order to make their physical product more appealing.
There's more than one villain afaic, and GOG is one of them.

a.) Didn't notify anyone or give a grace period (not excusable)
b.) Removed the content (maybe excusable)
c.) Didn't offer compensation for it (not excusable)

I don't care if the extras are labeled as "free" or anything else. Nothing is free. They're being paid for, and they're being paid for by the customers. You shouldn't advertise and sell me a product and then delete it from my account without notifying me and offering compensation for it.

That's the crux of my beef with GOG.
Post edited October 09, 2014 by JohnnyDollar
Posted October 09, 2014
It's a matter of principle to me. I think that it's fundamental to treating your customers the way that you should. The soundtrack itself really has practically no value to me.

So many here seem to have given GOG a pass for how they handled this. Maybe moving away from retail to digital with how consumers are treated has numbed our senses a little as far as what we find to be tolerable. Maybe I'm being too intolerant or expect too much, but I don't think so.

If I had the physical CD soundtrack (labeled as free content) in my possession, part of a boxed retail game that I bought, no one would be taking it away from me like it was taken from my account.
Post edited October 09, 2014 by JohnnyDollar
Posted October 09, 2014
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JohnnyDollar: If I had the physical CD soundtrack (labeled as free content) in my possession, part of a boxed retail game that I bought, no one would be taking it away from me like it was taken from my account.
welcome to the bright new shiny digital world and their great possibilities for costumers
Posted October 09, 2014
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Rincewind81: Funny...

I still remember the Publishers are evil stuff from Inxile. And than I remember, their claim, that Deep Silver has absolutely no property rights or involvement in the game content, they are only the guys for the distribution of the retail version. And now they can demand to pull content from digital versions? Are you sure, that Inxile is not greedy, too?
I'll just leave this here. ;-D
Posted October 09, 2014
Unless I missed something, I don't think Deep Silver actually had anything to do with this particular controversy. Whoever was responsible, it's been resolved, so I won't hold a grudge. Hopefully the upgrade issue will soon be resolved as well.
Posted October 09, 2014
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IAmSinistar: You'd need to read the thread to follow all the players and the ins-and-outs, it's quite a complex tale. But if I've understood it, the villain this time seems to be Deep Silver. Apparently they pushed to have the FLACs removed from the digital deluxe version in order to make their physical product more appealing.
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JohnnyDollar: There's more than one villain afaic, and GOG is one of them.

a.) Didn't notify anyone or give a grace period (not excusable)
b.) Removed the content (maybe excusable)
c.) Didn't offer compensation for it (not excusable)

I don't care if the extras are labeled as "free" or anything else. Nothing is free. They're being paid for, and they're being paid for by the customers. You shouldn't advertise and sell me a product and then delete it from my account without notifying me and offering compensation for it.

That's the crux of my beef with GOG.
I thought you were leaving and never coming back?...
Posted October 09, 2014
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yyahoo: I thought you were leaving and never coming back?...
You thought wrong. I never said that. And even if I did, what it's to you?
Edit: I'm not done speaking my mind. If you don't like it, then that's tough shit.
Post edited October 09, 2014 by JohnnyDollar
Posted October 09, 2014
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JohnnyDollar: If I had the physical CD soundtrack (labeled as free content) in my possession, part of a boxed retail game that I bought, no one would be taking it away from me like it was taken from my account.
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apehater: welcome to the bright new shiny digital world and their great possibilities for costumers
Yeah, well we're still transitioning to it. The gaming industry, especially the publishers, are trying to get an upper hand. Actually they've already gotten an upper hand.

They were going to try to take over the console sales and control the prices with the help of MS and the Xone until there was a huge backlash. I'm not a console gamer, but I was a bit disgusted after reading about that. That's crazy.

It's either going to take a huge backlash like that or litigation, or the threat of litigation.

The AU government was going to drag Valve to court because they won't give refunds. Valve releases a statement after the news comes out saying that they are working with the AU government. At least that's the last that I heard of it. That probably means that Valve are altering their policies with the AU customers. ;)
Posted October 09, 2014
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Grargar: Is that right? Does this mean that the retail version of the game will now become a collector's item?
...or GOG has a chance for an exclusive :) I'll buy again, I promise :)
EDIT. But I bought Limbo of the Lost this year, for only 30 PLN (~$10). Fresh, packed and in foil, never used G2 Games release.
Post edited October 09, 2014 by Novotnus
Posted October 09, 2014
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yyahoo: I thought you were leaving and never coming back?...
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JohnnyDollar: You thought wrong. I never said that. And even if I did, what it's to you?
Edit: I'm not done speaking my mind. If you don't like it, then that's tough shit.
There have been at least two who threatened to leave and never come back. At least one of them have kept to their word LOL...
Posted October 09, 2014
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sadthiago: Sure, thanks for the heads up. My issue is with gog then, as i wish to make my collection stick with them in its library. The solution is to wait their reply then.
I assume you submitted a support ticket? If it's been a week, I'd bump that ticket if I were in your shoes. ;-)
Posted October 09, 2014
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sadthiago: Sure, thanks for the heads up. My issue is with gog then, as i wish to make my collection stick with them in its library. The solution is to wait their reply then.
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HypersomniacLive: I assume you submitted a support ticket? If it's been a week, I'd bump that ticket if I were in your shoes. ;-)
I made another one yesterday. And i will do another one next week if they not respond again.
Posted October 09, 2014
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sadthiago: I made another one yesterday. And i will do another one next week if they not respond again.
Do you mean that you submit new support tickets? Or that you reply to the first automated reply you got?
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