Originally Posted by Falcus
Originally Posted by Nals
Originally Posted by LordCrash
The Steam version is (almost?) DRM-free as well. You only need it for the first installation and for updates. You don't need the Steam client while playing and you can copy the game files whereever you want them to be, even another computer. Then you can just play the game by clicking on the exe file in the game folder. No Steam needed anymore.


Yeah, GoG Galaxy is literally just Steam with a different name and less games.

Steam is only DRM if the devs choose it to be. Otherwise it's just a downloader that takes the strain off the devs for providing that much bandwidth. In the case of Original Sin ( and Dragon Commander! ), once it's downloaded, you are good to go. You can uninstall Steam at that point, and can still play the game just fine, all you need to do is go to the game folder.

Most indie/devs that support GoG games on Steam are DRM free, including stuff like Paradox games. If it's on GoG/Galaxy, the Steam version will probably be DRM free as well.


You are still forced to use Steam for updates so it definitely falls under the definition of DRM.
We need either a non-DRM version (downloadable updates or updating from the Larian servers) or it's not going to be a DRM-free game.

I know people who are used to have DRM don't realize it, but relying on a third party for updates counts as DRM since you have to rely on a third party for the game to function properly.
Forced to use any third party = DRM.

There are still a lot of people who oppose DRM, got the box and we expect to be able to deal with Larian only for the game.


He said GoG Galaxy was an alternative, which implies he doesn't mind that. GoG Galaxy will work the same way Steam does when it comes to patching files, it'll come from the GoG Galaxy servers. At that point you aren't mad about DRM, you are mad about it being Steam.

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That's fair. If you don't want to use Steam due to a dislike of the service. I can understand that entirely, and don't hold it against anyone.

Thing is, the OP ( the person we are trying to help ), only wants a DRM free version, but wouldn't mind if it came to GoG Galaxy. That means they wouldn't mind the Steam version, as it will be copy paste what the GGalaxy version offers in terms of DRM.

Last edited by Nals; 03/07/14 06:17 PM.