Would there be any benefit in allowing users to post more then one machine? For example my machine listed is my main desktop but I am also on my gaming laptop about equal time.

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Quoting: ArdjeI have it, but then I realized I need friends to play it with.
And the first 2 or 3 years it would not even start on my pc.
So I've taken a plunge and walked through it. And that's it.
The time has come that I can choose not to buy multiplayer-only games.

Yeah, I made that choice a few years back. Now, it's only local MP only. On occasion, I give a MP only game a shot and it's usually a disappointment.

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Quoting: GuestAnother Steam-like client is the last thing I want. GOG just needs to improve their service by adding email notifications when a game is updated or you get an answer in the forum… And also RSS feeds for new Linux game releases and promotions.

Agreed. Itch.io does a great job as a client and with the updates via email of Linux games from the devs you follow.

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I really wanted to like this game because I played the freeware mod for a good minute but in the end I removed this game from my library for the same reason I am about to do the same to 'Ballistic Overkill'

• lag

• team balance

Servers were wonky too often. And teams would stay lopside for so long that matches were lost 2 minutues into a map.

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Quoting: RafiLinuxBioshock Infinite looks interesting but I have questions - The trailer shows the character shooting and also using 'powers' - Are the power usage optional? In other words, can I play and end the game using just weapons?

Yes, since powers cost you energy, which is not replenishing by itself, it serves just as another type of ammo.

However, don't expect much from Infinite, it is way worse then previous Bioshocks.

Never played any of them. I am on vacation and have a road trip coming up and I am out of single player games (I have completed all games on my backlog).

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Bioshock Infinite looks interesting but I have questions - The trailer shows the character shooting and also using 'powers' - Are the power usage optional? In other words, can I play and end the game using just weapons?

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You have my bash!

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Quoting: TheRiddickListen kids, for ages now there has been a top thread in their feature/support forum, that thread is LINUX GOG Galaxy, the demand for a Linux version is VERY HIGH. However the developer is 100% ignoring it, ignoring their user base and future possible customers on top. Like I said they are HOSTILE towards Linux, don't know when that will change.

No need to start petitions or some other crazy thing, it won't change a damn thing!

I don't see signs of them being hostile towards Linux. How exactly do you see them being hostile towards Linux?

This is what I see. They sell and give away games for the Linux OS. They have support for the users of Linux - if they have issues with the games they purchased for their OS.

If you don't like how they do things, just don't support them. Saying things that are not 100% true is not the move, especially coming from the Linux community.

Personally, I have no evidence of this - just a gut feeling, I think they bit off more than they can chew with GOG Galaxy at least with the way it's been implemented. There is probably a lot of resources going towards it to keep it competitive on the other OSes, it's probably not cheap and it's probably a drain on their resources. Maybe they wish they could go back and do something more along the lines of itch.io. Let ppl download and install/update their games and browse their store from the app and keep it at that. MP support and chat with friends is a lot more difficult than one would imagine (unless you're in that field). Even more so to maintain as things change.

Save these harsh words and such til a company is really out of line with how they treat Linux - like if they say something untrue about the Linux OS or actively misinform the public about what the OS can and can not do or those that make moves in the legal arena to make it harder for Linux to thrive.

I voted for the app for others but I'm not going to be using it when and if it comes out. Lutris and itch.io serve my needs well. I like how their shelf download library works.

I've got 11 games on STEAM, 50 on GOG, over 400+ directly from developers/mixed retail boxes, over 61 on HB, 9 on itch.io, 3 on GameJolt, 2 from Desura (living in the land of eternal backups now) that all work on Linux and that I paid for (I have ton more from freeware and such) - There is room for what we want and how we want and a bunch of places to get it.

If you (or anyone) really want GOG Galaxy on Linux, keep asking them what's up? How can you help (if you want to)? See if they need beta/alpha testers? Check in with the devs that do support Linux on their platform that can benefit from using Galaxy on Linux - See if they are interested in helping out to make it happen.

If you're not interested in none of that, keep it moving. Voice yourself in consideration of others but keep the harsh words for the real fight.

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Quoting: Luke_Nukem
If you can't control your feelings enough to comment, then don't comment. That screams immaturity.

Many posts here have made some superb attempts at explaining GOG rationale behind their decision, and we should respect that.

I love GOG, they've been the only store I've purchased from for a loooong time just because of their professionalism, great support, and enforcing a standard installer on all games for Linux.

GNUmen to all of this!

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Quoting: Alm888Well, let's be more impersonal. We all already knew GOG is utilizing zero cost policy towards Linux: no in-house ports, no attempts to persuade developers. Now, we have just another one added to this list: no additional expenses for Galaxy. And given GOG is the only one besides Steam to support regional pricing, it is still reasonable to get games there and not on Humble Store. Of course if Humble has Linux exclusives (DRM-free), then I will get them on Humble.

Kinda ironic "CD PROJECT S.A." is aiming to directly compete with Valve:

QuoteGOG.com business objectives
To create a catalogue of brand-new AAA releases fully supported by GOG Galaxy; to turn GOG Galaxy into a technological foundation upon which gamers can access videogames produced by CD PROJEKT RED and interact with one another.

while being cheapsakes. :P

But with all honesty… We asked to "bring existing Linux versions of games" and we got just that. There were no deal on GOG actually spending money on Linux-related development. No, if only there were no Galaxy binding in those recent multiplayer games…

Some of their SNK/Neo Geo games have Linux versions on HB but not on GOG.

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