I can not see where CDV is even going to notice the loss if you don't buy the game. IMO it would be better to import it, and contact CDV to explain why you would not buy it from them. Telling them you are not going to buy it at all might help, but may not get taken seriously (as you noted, talk is cheap, though an actual letter should get much more respect than an email).
In any case, you could try contacting CDV and ask if they plan on changing whatever behaviour or policies are in question before December, because you will not buy a game they publish as they currently act or conduct business, but had been looking forward to one that is to be released then.
My attempts at contacting cdv last year failed to receive a response, and I'm not spending any more time on it. Too bad Larian doesn't have a direct download store of their own, but I suppose publishers wouldn't want that. Even when Sacred2 came to Steam, for example, it was still the cdv published version. One of the reasons I'm still following Larian and the game is to evaluate other avenues of buying it. As you say, an import might work (if I'm willing to pay the premium over a local version; I don't buy used games).
Are we re-naming it "Divine Divinity II: Divine Ego Draconis Divinity" ?
What were the gripes with CDV and the first game?
Rushing the game so we get a sparse and boring final act.
Giving the game a ridiculous stupid name.
To clarify, none of these is my concern about cdv. Mine was purely due to the attitude and quality of service of a cdv rep.
Anyway, I don't want to continue to derail discussion of the release with vague complaints about cdv. I'm not out to convince anyone else not to go with cdv (which is why I usually don't mention the publisher by name); I only mentioned it because I'm disappointed that Larian chose the
only publisher on my no-buy list.
Carry on!
