🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:53:49 -0400, David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca>
wrote:

>On 01/10/2012 4:57 PM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
>> I guess that could lead to one of those tired old debates on whether
>> you believe logging into the Steam client constitutes DRM despite all
>> the advantages, or whether or not you believe the freedom to not log
>> in is worth paying twice as much from a company that hoaxed their
>> customers into believing they were going out of business.
>
>It doesn't have to be a debate, if people are willing to accept that
>other people value different things and don't need to be converted
>to some other view.

I have no problem with folks preferring to buy on GOG, if that's what
they choose.  I've said that before as well.

> I happen to want to be able to play some of my
>GOG games at times when I don't have consistent internet access;

See below, that requirement about Steam is a myth.

>I accept that my son prefers Steam and has good reason to do so.
>
>> But, it's been done here many times before, so I don't think I will.
>
>Sigh, Rin, of course you realize you've just done it. Or did you 
>seriously think the rest of us flamers would let you get the last word? ;)

I said I wasn't going to get into a tired old debate things that have
already been debated (at least not right now and not with the same
people), it doesn't preclude me from giving a quick summary of the
facts, then leaving it up to the wherewithal of the reader to decide
if it influences their perspective or not (I don't blame them if it
doesn't) .  

But, whatever you do, look alive and realize that logging into Steam
does not equal the need to be online, then go on about whatever you
want in the space here.  Here, last word space for rent... knock
yourself out.

I mostly chimed in on this thread because usually when JL mentions a
GOG deal, he will say "but it's still $XX on Steam", without realizing
that it has been on sale for half the GOG price about three times on
average over the last six months on Steam, and that the only DRM
present is dependent on what the publisher decided to impose at the
time (not Valve).

That's not a tired old debate.  It's stating facts then leaving them
where they lay.