Quoting: kon14Nah, I'll pass.
I used to buy stuff from GOG due to their DRM-free policy despite them not offering Steam-tier sales.

A whole lot has changed ever since and not a single bit of it is for the better.
Not only did CDPR publish a TW3 banner on the Steam Store's front page only to go forever silent over it, but they also just keep ignoring their long-promised Linux support for GOG, even after rebuilding their client from scratch for 2.0 and regardless of Linux support being by faaaar the most requested feature in their Galaxy wishlist.

Hell, it's even top rated in multiple threads too! 10 out of 11 recently top rated threads are all about Linux support and they have the audacity to suggest we install Windows on the SteamDeck despite them still offering native Linux builds on their store and Proton being a thing.

I hope they finally get a change of heart and get their shit together so I can get back to supporting them, but at this point it feels like they're just another inconvenient store, with pricier games, that may or may not be available for my platform and whatnot.
They're barely even DRM-free these days. Why would anyone in their right mind not just buy their stuff on Steam and call it a day at this point. They'd even be supporting Valve's efforts towards building a better desktop/graphics stack.

Might have something to do with idiots issuing death threats to CDPR over the Linux port of The Witcher 2. The Linux community had to learn the hard way that you can't pull that crap while being less than 1% of the PC gaming market and expect to do anything but become ignored. If you want to blame somebody start with the moron Linux gamers who pulled those stunts back in the day.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceI normally prefer turn based over real time with pause for combat but the dialogue branches and story to this is enough to make me wishlist it.

Same here.

In a cRPG I'm primarily looking for an exploration-filled adventure in an interesting, fantastical world. And preferably tomefuls of lore to read and interesting characters to meet. Combat is often (but not always) an unavoidable component, but if it happens to be real-time with several units/characters/things to manage, it tends to just stress me out.

Thankfully the fighting in classics like the Baldur's Gate series and Pillars of Eternity wasn't too difficult if you didn't rush through and made sure to get kitted out properly. I'm looking forward to checking out the optional turn-based mode in Pillars II.

Spoiler, click me

But first I need to get through a big shame-pile of RPG goodness. Rushing through isn't exactly an option if you've got an obsession to map out every nook and cranny, read every codex, grimoire, scroll and shred of napkin you come across and exhaust every branch of dialogue available. An easy hundred+ hours every time. And I'm ignoring all the other genres in the pile here...

I didn't know POE had a turn based option, i'll have to check that out.

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Considering that Ukraine is accepting foreign fighters is this really "standing" with Ukraine ? I mean anyone could literally go and actually stand with them. Maybe stuff like this could be changed to "typing with Ukraine" or "donating with Ukraine".

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Given I prefer to play single player games and to download the installers through their website this is good news for me !

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I normally prefer turn based over real time with pause for combat but the dialogue branches and story to this is enough to make me wishlist it.

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Quoting: areamanplaysgameIf you think the only reason not to be a dick is so that other people won't perceive you as a dick, you are mistaken.

The only reason to not be a dick is because I choose to not be one. Any other reason doesn't interest me.

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I'll be interested if they put it on GOG but will also be wary because the original had some terrible optimization on the Linux port if I remember.

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Will this have that BS Microsoft Pluton on it ?

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This looks like a game in need of a demo. I would either really love it or hate it by the clips I have seen.

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Will this help Steam run on other ARM distros and hardware such as a RockPro64 on Manjaro ARM ? Would be my only interest here.

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