Man. This looks great.

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GOG link is not working and is listed as TBA.

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Quoting: ArehandoroNow that we are talking about GOG support. I contacted them to remove certain games from my account and the agent mainly told me that it was a difficult task for them to perform and didn't want to do it for me. They suggested then that I should hide the games and get on with it xD

A long time ago way before they came out with Galaxy, I made the same request and they remove over 100+ games many of which were Windows only games, I got over the years. I recently made another request since I had so many giveaway games that were Windows only, they gave me the same answer.

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Quoting: x_wingMy problem is that they don't help us to get new Linux users in our platform. I can teach my girlfriend of how to install games on Linux using Steam but trying to teach hear how to use Linux installers from GoG or how to install an Windows only game with wine it's out of question.

They can be very nice guys and help advanced users to workaround some problems, but they're not being helpful in order to improve our platform for gamers.

I had the reverse happen. My wife hated Steam and Humble Bundle linux native games because 3 out of 5 games would not install or be missing executables and she had to file reports and/or file for refund.

With GOG, she right clicked and gave the .sh files permission and installed her games. The one game that did not work was Witcher 2 at the time and she got refunded same day. She never wants to mess with Wine unless it's already wrapper like the FlatOut series.

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[quote=x_wing][quote=Shmerl]

Quoting: x_wingI mean, it's just a game downloader launcher, there is no technical difficulty for doing so (well, at least if you don't start your project using .net technologies :/).

That is not what Galaxy is, though. That is exactly what itch.io itch app is.

Galaxy is meant to connect GOG games with their online games which is a different monsters then just download apps.

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: x_wingThe low to nil involvement of GoG with Linux users

Not sure what you are talking about. GOG developers are quite actively helping Linux users, even with issues like this.

Just wanted to echo this.

GOG are very Linux friendly, they wouldn't throw us copies of games (even way before we were an affiliate) to help us cover stuff if they weren't.

Having one element of what they offer not on Linux sucks, sure, but it doesn't make them not friends of Linux gaming.

They make DRM-FREE Linux games. I buy DRM-FREE Linux games. /The End.

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Quoting: KimyrielleI have zero need for profiles. I have no idea why people would even be interested in what games I am playing for how long. But I guess we're living in a time when people post Facebook status updates like "9am: Went to the grocery and bought yogurt", and believe the rest of the world finds that somehow interesting, so it doesn't even surprise me.

On the other hand, I -could- appreciate Galaxy on Linux. While I agree with others that it's not strictly needed, I can at least see the value in an app that lets me organize and download my purchases in a convenient fashion.

A long time ago, I use to use Xfire profiles to coordinate games with friends and family to play UT99 online. It would show that I was online playing it and I would post the IP and/or server name, all from the browser. This was especially helpful for quick pick up games with my cousins who were in college at the time.

If any of us had downloaded any maps or mods, you could link it in the profiles so that you could download and install/configure them before joining the match.

I think I'll be using the GOG profile the same way.

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Quoting: ShmerlGalaxy is something Steam users probably expect, but that's not what most GOG users care about. Personally, I'm not going to use their client even if they provide it, unless it will be open source or community will make an open source alternative.

This! Forever!

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Loved all of their games so far. I am interested in this one also.

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Picking this up tonight when I get home. Will not be able to dig into it til Sunday but I am excited for it. Rare feeling to have for new games for me.

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