The Long Dark is leaving GOG tomorrow although it will still get updates

If it's really about the tweet... Then GOG has won a lot of sympathy with me. Might even start buying some games over there.

What's amusing to one person, is highly offensive to another. Such is the way of life and the internet especially on such a toxic topic for a lot of people.

Despite my own personal feelings on it, which I won't bring up, I think it was very dumb for a games store to post. They are a business after all, not a joke personal account for someone. There is an expectation to have a certain level of professionalism and sensitivity to issues.

Calling it a "funny joke" is quite ridiculous. The only way you could construe the tweet as "funny" is if you are amused by the people getting offended by it, which is not what a joke is. The tweet itself was just marketing shoved into a conversation where it did not belong. I can bet that if Liam started plastering marketing slogans all over the articles and comments even the "lel funny joeks" guys would start to get annoyed.

Oh man didn't know about the dumb GOG comment. How dumb do you have to be to use a current relevant political hashtag for advertising? This always ends in a total shitshow.

I must be jaded as hell, because I thought that tweet was pretty funny. That said, GOG's use of that particular hashtag while this whole anti-trans kerfuffle is going on might not have been the best idea. I would still very much like to hear Hinterland's reason why they've decided to pull their game from GOG.


Last edited by ixnari on 6 Nov 2018 at 10:55 am UTC

Lucky me. Neither was I aware that #WontBeErased is such a ting (well then, I'm not on Twitter either), nor did I read or learn about the "dumb" tweet before. It's really cozy in my bubble.

I must be jaded as hell, because I thought that tweet was pretty funny. That said, GOG's use of that particular hashtag while this whole anti-trans kerfuffle is going on might not have been the best idea. I would still very much like to hear Hinterland's reason why they've decided to pull their game from GOG.

Yeah, it actually seems it's unlikely to be caused by a twitter post, if that was the reason they'd have publicly stated it already as it's basically nothing more than a publicity stunt (albeit targeting the people who won't buy your games in the first place).

I'd like to know as well what made them want to leave.

How is that unlikely? Several other developers have pulled their games due to this recent Twitter debacle while giving official statements on how it's not acceptable behaviour from a games store. The timing actually suggests that this is the reason even though Hinterland hasn't given any explanation.

I must be jaded as hell, because I thought that tweet was pretty funny. That said, GOG's use of that particular hashtag while this whole anti-trans kerfuffle is going on might not have been the best idea. I would still very much like to hear Hinterland's reason why they've decided to pull their game from GOG.

Yeah, it actually seems it's unlikely to be caused by a twitter post, if that was the reason they'd have publicly stated it already as it's basically nothing more than a publicity stunt (albeit targeting the people who won't buy your games in the first place).

I'd like to know as well what made them want to leave.

How is that unlikely? Several other developers have pulled their games due to this recent Twitter debacle while giving official statements on how it's not acceptable behaviour from a games store. The timing actually suggests that this is the reason even though Hinterland hasn't given any explanation.

You know, I haven't actually heard of any that did. Care to note a few?

OMG , what is wrong with using a hashtag that really goes on with what GOG ( Good Old Games ) claimed when it is first came out?

Is hashtags are proprietary things now?

I think GOG didn't do any wrong with it , just usual SJW's trying to attack everyone who doesn't agree with them or just not giving actual care what they're doing.

I must be jaded as hell, because I thought that tweet was pretty funny. That said, GOG's use of that particular hashtag while this whole anti-trans kerfuffle is going on might not have been the best idea. I would still very much like to hear Hinterland's reason why they've decided to pull their game from GOG.

Yeah, it actually seems it's unlikely to be caused by a twitter post, if that was the reason they'd have publicly stated it already as it's basically nothing more than a publicity stunt (albeit targeting the people who won't buy your games in the first place).

I'd like to know as well what made them want to leave.

How is that unlikely? Several other developers have pulled their games due to this recent Twitter debacle while giving official statements on how it's not acceptable behaviour from a games store. The timing actually suggests that this is the reason even though Hinterland hasn't given any explanation.

You know, I haven't actually heard of any that did. Care to note a few?

Here's one: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-24-journeyquest-maker-cancels-contract-with-gog-over-transphobic-tweets

Too bad SJWs control any aspect of life now. One can't say anything without making a bunch of people offended and having activists on your tail.

When in good old 2005 I worked on software first line support for a bit, we there were clearly instructed to never provide help to people when they ask, just listen to them, uncderstand them, comfort them, but never provide technical help unless people insist. In this case we should have provided redirection call to "specialist" (which was just another person in the same room). This was because of hysterical outbreaks of people, who were not calling for technical help but for comfort. They just wanted to talk. And if they got technical help instead, they just stopped paying for support contracts.

The good thing was that in Internet technical forums people wanted technical support, so one could talk freely. Now if you just help people on forum I see the same as was my old shitty job - constant hysterical outbreaks on you because people come on tech forums not to get tech help, but to socialize and force their political agenda, pretending to want answers to tech questions. So if I accidentally help such person I'm generally become persona non grata, as people build hate mob against me, for saying something these SJWs fight agains. Or just start accusing of being rude, trying very hard to prove that I specially selected words to hide attempt to insult them. Or just accusing me of being sexist or white (I'm not even US citizen and US madness still haunts me!). So common attack by ambush.

This reminds me of 90s when Feminists were rising and their activists allowed men to help them on street (like out of bus, with heavy bags, etc.) then accused the victim of harassment or even some kind of rape they invented. This effectively made men stop helping women on street at all, as nobody wanted to be arrested.

Now that behavior prevented me from helping people on some tech forums. And things become worse each year. I hope somebody will do something about this eventually, as this effectively kills free speech and good will in communities.

How could anyone even interpret that as something political or bad? And why should anyone give a single fuck about what people who are dumb and autistic enough to be triggered by that think?

It was tasteless, because the issue the hashtag was about is rather serious. (Ab)using something like this to promote yourself is dumb. That has nothing to do with SJW or whatever... just human decency. And do you even know what autistic means?

OMG , what is wrong with using a hashtag that really goes on with what GOG ( Good Old Games ) claimed when it is first came out?

Is hashtags are proprietary things now?

I think GOG didn't do any wrong with it , just usual SJW's trying to attack everyone who doesn't agree with them or just not giving actual care what they're doing.

It's important to note that this was the third time GOG made an insensitive tweet. First time might have been an honest mistake and people were forgiving and politely pointed out their mistake, but then it happened again and again and a pattern started forming.

No, of course hashtags aren't proprietary but do you not see how inappropriate it is to purposely hijack a hashtag about a current political/social issue and using it for advertising a games store?

Is hashtags are proprietary things now?

I think GOG didn't do any wrong with it , just usual SJW's trying to attack everyone who doesn't agree with them or just not giving actual care what they're doing.

Of course hashtags aren't proprietary, but don't pretend that there was no given context. They used it at the very moment the situation became an issue. To use it was just dumb.

This is important: "GOG should focus only on games." Avoid political hashtags/discussions on gaming social networks/websites.

OMG , what is wrong with using a hashtag that really goes on with what GOG ( Good Old Games ) claimed when it is first came out?

Is hashtags are proprietary things now?

I think GOG didn't do any wrong with it , just usual SJW's trying to attack everyone who doesn't agree with them or just not giving actual care what they're doing.

It's important to note that this was the third time GOG made an insensitive tweet. First time might have been an honest mistake and people were forgiving and politely pointed out their mistake, but then it happened again and again and a pattern started forming.

No, of course hashtags aren't proprietary but do you not see how inappropriate it is to purposely hijack a hashtag about a current political/social issue and using it for advertising a games store?

I didn't know about first two incidents, i even learned third one thanks to this news.


But how is that inappopriate? There is no attack / hostility in that tweet.

I think GOG even made a supportive move about that hashtag. Since that hashtag is about something identity related ,
old games in gaming industry also have a problem with it. They're facing all kind of issues , either company that made these games is not caring about them anymore and there is no way to legitly purchase them or company is not caring about game anymore and people who owned that game cannot enjoy with them without going some hoops in order to run them on modern systems.

Literally , GOG also represents gaming side of #WontBeErased

But how is that inappopriate? There is no attack / hostility in that tweet.

I think GOG even made a supportive move about that hashtag. Since that hashtag is about something identity related ,
old games in gaming industry also have a problem with it. They're facing all kind of issues , either company that made these games is not caring about them anymore and there is no way to legitly purchase them or company is not caring about game anymore and people who owned that game cannot enjoy with them without going some hoops in order to run them on modern systems.

Literally , GOG also represents gaming side of #WontBeErased

How can you not recognize the issue at hand? Just because it's no attack doesn't mean it was a good idea. And how in the world can you describe this as a supportive move? That doesn't help anybody. Throwing the preservation of games in the same pot as human rights... seriously?

Good on Hinterland for taking a principled stand, assuming that's actually what's happening here. Honestly, none of us know for sure yet.

Trying to co-opt people who are literally fighting for their rights for corporate purposes is a dick move, and it should come with consequences, and honestly this is barely a slap on the wrist all things considered. I doubt people here would put up with similar from a big bank, or Microsoft, or Apple, but they give this a pass because it's a company who does stuff they like. Plus, I think in some cases, a pre-existing bias against anyone connected to any social justice cause. But yeah, gamers. It's what I've come to expect.

What's amusing to one person, is highly offensive to another. Such is the way of life and the internet especially on such a toxic topic for a lot of people.

Despite my own personal feelings on it, which I won't bring up, I think it was very dumb for a games store to post. They are a business after all, not a joke personal account for someone. There is an expectation to have a certain level of professionalism and sensitivity to issues.

Why does a gaming publication, the one you link to, push a non-gaming controversy instead of just writing about games? Seems like a coordinated attack to me. There is an expectation to have a certain level of professionalism and sensitivity to issues. Instead they *promote* outrage. Calling someone "Gat0r-trash" and ensuring that whole tweet is featured, saving deleted tweets and sharing so you make sure everyone sees it anyway to outrage people, dissertating a whole history for further negativity.

Why can't people just handle others gracefully and just let bygones be bygones?

No reason, however, has been given by either party on why this is happening, so I have reached out to Hinterland to see if they can let us know why and I will update this article if they reply. I don't want to speculate on it too much, but perhaps it's as a result of GOG's recent dumb tweet.

Now thanks to this speculation, I no longer want to comment whether to support GOG or Hinterland, because it wades into appearing to take sides in a stupid political fight.

I think there's a different reason than this SJW stuff. Tbh I didn't know about the tweet until I read about it on the forums and hell if I knew what the hashtag even meant, I find twitter quite stupid and never bothered to open an account.

Some people mentioned something about consoles and a new publisher, which is a more credible reason to me.

For what it's worth, the devs of Steamworld Heist have stopped updating the GOG release for almost a year because of some publishing deal they can't talk about.

This is a game I was interested to buy when all the episodes are complete so hopefully it will be sold again at some point.