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5/28/12 at 7:27pm
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Speaking to games™ in an exclusive interview Trevor Longino, Head of Marketing and PR at GOG.com explains why Diablo III style constantly online DRM carries with it the potential danger of gaming history being lost.

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5/28/12 at 7:37pm
I'm just scared that this will evolve into subscription based single player 0.o You never know...

And if this becomes the norm, Every launch from then on will be ruined for the first week. (Error 37)
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He makes a good point - we could indeed lose D3 in the future if they don't remove the DRM requirement (many years in the future). It'd be a terrible thing, because Blizzard has made some wonderful games (no idea if D3 is good, but I assume it is) and not being able to re-experience them (in GOG, for example) would be sad.

Going to GOG and playing some classic games I somehow missed at the time (e.g. Arcanum & Baldur's Gate) is a pretty special experience that I'd hate for the kids of tomorrow to miss out on with the games that're coming out now.

(This is all assuming the games are worth preserving, of course! ;P )
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5/28/12 at 8:19pm
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He makes a good point - we could indeed lose D3 in the future if they don't remove the DRM requirement (many years in the future). It'd be a terrible thing, because Blizzard has made some wonderful games (no idea if D3 is good, but I assume it is) and not being able to re-experience them (in GOG, for example) would be sad.
Going to GOG and playing some classic games I somehow missed at the time (e.g. Arcanum & Baldur's Gate) is a pretty special experience that I'd hate for the kids of tomorrow to miss out on with the games that're coming out now.
(This is all assuming the games are worth preserving, of course! ;P )

That is presuming that the piracy groups wont get around the DRM (which they have done already) Ironically, The DRM which is effectively useless only hurts Activision's consumers and gives them less business. If this game WEREN'T Diablo 3, people probably wouldn't put up with it.
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5/28/12 at 8:21pm
And why does this person, whom speaks for GoG.Com think his opinion matters?

By the time Diablo III's servers "Go down", GoG won't even exist anymore.

And no, piracy groups haven't "gotten around" anything.

THe only playable, pirated version of Diablo III is horrid right now. ALl you can do is walk around, spawn zombies, you can't talk to NPC's, attack, level up, or do anything.

And that is with them having worked on this since the beta released. So they've had a solid 6+ months working on the server emulator Diablo III and it's nowhere near complete. Then someone will need to host it...and store all the data for the characters...

Oh, it's just going to be incredibly a pain. There is no per say, cracked version of Diablo III out there right now, and even when the server emulator comes, you'll still need a internet connection to play.
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5/28/12 at 8:23pm
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I'm just scared that this will evolve into subscription based single player 0.o You never know...
And if this becomes the norm, Every launch from then on will be ruined for the first week. (Error 37)


exactly what it will become in enough time.
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And why does this person, whom speaks for GoG.Com think his opinion matters?
By the time Diablo III's servers "Go down", GoG won't even exist anymore.
And no, piracy groups haven't "gotten around" anything.
THe only playable, pirated version of Diablo III is horrid right now. ALl you can do is walk around, spawn zombies, you can't talk to NPC's, attack, level up, or do anything.
And that is with them having worked on this since the beta released. So they've had a solid 6+ months working on the server emulator Diablo III and it's nowhere near complete. Then someone will need to host it...and store all the data for the characters...
Oh, it's just going to be incredibly a pain. There is no per say, cracked version of Diablo III out there right now, and even when the server emulator comes, you'll still need a internet connection to play.
Your opinion matters because? At least CPR and gog try to salvage and keep gaming history. At least we can actually show people in the future what our games where like just as people keep retro gaming alive. Even if securom servers go down, all we can do is use a crack, still better than blizzard's DRM
May i ask what is wrong with gog, just out of curiosity, not attacking you personally.
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5/28/12 at 8:32pm
How does GoG represent everything that is wrong with the world?
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5/28/12 at 8:36pm
No, I'm just sick of hearing what a White Knight people think GOG is. They'll have their own DRM, in time, or die out. Ironically, no DRM means they shall die, and using DRM means they will also die, turning away their fans.

Most companies are going towards DD now, with their own services, making it tied to the account. So eventually, almost all games will require their server, and GoG will only be able to carry Indie titles, which is nice, but even Indies will move towards other platforms. EA, Intel, Valve, ect, are offering incentives to Indie developers to chose their platform, funding, ect, as long as it's exclusive to their platform. Hard to pass up when you got bills to pay, or a vision you want to make.

So GoG can't survive the DD age. Sure, it can sell these old games, but after awhile, interest will wane as our gaming generation gets older and the new ones comes into an entire generation of DD and online services.

And I'm not talking about CPR, I'm talking about GoG. They are, you know, actually different entities, even if one owns the other.

GoG is fast food, tastes good, will do because you can't have a real meal, need it fast, ect. IT scratches an itch. People love it because they don't have to think.

You'll see, not to sound corny, but you'll all see.
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5/28/12 at 8:38pm
They already lost my business with no offline or LAN play, I refuse to pay $60 for an online only game. Gonna put the money I would have spent on it towards Max Payne 3 which has no DRM.
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