For Me, I consider the matter settled. Settled not by Larian but instead by GOG. GOG has a great team and great people over there. GOG will of course get more of my business. Larian can expect nothing but the glowing praises their actions have burned as images into my mind for them.
this right here.
while all that talk about how customers should have interpreted Larians advertising is great in the viewpoint of modern marketing the actual fooled customers see it different.
we read up on it. we got promised what we wanted. we expected what was promised and nothing more. because of that we gave you our money at that point and not someone else. that is a simple fact in everything a sane mind buys.
we didnt get it and instead of trying to make a quick official workaround (forum,irc,...) you are showing us the verbal finger since release.
while it makes perfect sense from a typical modern industry standpoint of shorttimed profit maximizing it will come back to haunt you. depending on how big your firm is. EA comes to mind. at some point the sea of customers is fully aware of your doings.
Farewell Larian hello countless other firms.
edit:
...Ask yourself what on earth we could hope to win from it ? ...
more sales.
i can clearly see that there is a lot of work and someones own soul involved when playing the game. it is simply fantastic and has had unbelievable high potential. and this makes me so sad because i think the marketing section/higher ups didnt share the workers passion but only saw the chance to make more money. expressed by some things that hint towards that intent. beta only available on steam, ...
in any case i thank you for this statement and partial clarification. it feels like the first time someone really notices what is happening.
i just have to see it (chat or what might follow) first to believe there was a turnaround. so now we play the waiting game. if in the end it turns out ok at least my opinion will of course change.
