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[YianGaruga]

I was talking about how long it took Valve to fix Steams offline mode properly.



Steam was shit for a long time. GOG Galaxy seems not shit so far.

Steam - GOG - 0 - 1

Comparing how the Steam client was in the past to how the GOG client is now is pretty stupid

 

[fantomena]

Features coming soon:

Game Auto-Updating (lol, thought this was the reason the client was made and it's not done yet)
Achievementa
Game Time Tracking
Friends & Chat
Notifications

It did work. It just didn't work consistently.

In other words, it did not work properly.

Comparing how the Steam client was in the past to how the GOG client is now is pretty stupid

You don't get my sarcasm?

GOG Galaxy is like the GOG website just as an client. It's miles away from Steam.

 

[DaBargainHunta]

STEAM

Capitalized at last!

 

[Sarcasm]

I was talking about how long it took Valve to fix Steams offline mode properly.



Steam was shit for a long time. GOG Galaxy seems not shit so far.

Steam - GOG - 0 - 1

Heh if serious GOG client is pretty much a non browser standalone library with downloading capabilities.

Steam back than did have actual social aspects to it...like chat.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Features coming soon:

Game Auto-Updating (lol, thought this was the reason the client was made and it'd not done yet)
Achievementa
Game Time Tracking
Friends & Chat
Notifications



In other words, it did not work properly.

Any timeframe for those, or is it still NDA? I haven't even tried for the Alpha/Beta since those aren't implemented yet.

 

[lashman]

well at least the logo looks VERY familiar

 

[Jawmuncher]

Spiritual Successor to Banjo-Kazooie Reveals Its Lead Characters

Gotta say it looks kind of generic. If you would have shown me this and said the design was from a Shovelware Wii Game I would have believed you.

 

[JaseC]

finicky, aren't we?
Well the fact remains, it wasn't working whenever you wanted it to work, it could have been working when you weren't trying, who knows. Happy now?

I'm never happy. The "C" in my username actually stands for "Consistently agitated".

 

[fantomena]

Not defending steam. But GOG client is pretty much a non browser standalone library with downloading capabilities.

Steam back than did have actual social aspects to it...like chat.

I know. Read my comment above.

The Galaxt client is just a software opening up the GOG store without the need of a browser. Obviously some added features.

 

[morningbus]

Comparing how the Steam client was in the past to how the GOG client is now is pretty stupid

He's got a point. Think of it like this:

Imagine a baby having stronger reasoning and deduction skills than a supposedly adult human. Wouldn't that be impressive?

Like, wouldn't it be something else if even a baby could see a hole in an argument comparing something new to something old, when an adult couldn't?

That'd be something.

 

[Zeknurn]

I'm never happy. The "C" in my username actually stands for "Consistently agitated".

I read that as Constipated.

 

[jshackles]

I'm also in the GOG Galaxy alpha and I'm not nearly as impressed with it as fantomena seems to be. Of course it was going to have a functional offline mode - the nature of GOG games being DRM free pretty much guarantees that you'll be able to run them regardless of whether or not you launch them via the client or not or what state your internet connection is in.

My main gripe (which apparently will be fixed by release if grayed out options are any indication) is that you can only see the games you currently have installed in your "Library" tab. Going to the "Library" main page basically gives you your GOG library as it is on the website. Games can be installed more quickly, but doing so gives you the default settings ie a shortcut on your desktop. If Steam did this, people would lose their minds.

I can see it getting better, but I can't see it improving in the drastic ways that it needs to before The Witcher 3 is released.

 

[Arthea]

I found out yesterday that I (most likely) won't be near a PC later tonight when I was originally planning on posting it. So here we are.

I see. Thanks for doing it PROPERLY

 

[Dsyndrome]

I read that as Constipated.

Glad I wasn't the only one.

 

[Nabs]

OpenVR SDK now available: http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/155715702499750866

Applications are now able to access SteamVR hardware using the new OpenVR SDK. The SDK is available for download here. It provides support for the HTC Vive Developer Edition, including the SteamVR controller and Lighthouse. See the release notes to learn what has changed from the Steamworks VR. The SDK also includes new documentation and samples.

Along with the OpenVR SDK support has been added to support Unity via the SteamVR Unity Plugin and native SteamVR support in Unreal 4.8. Both will be available soon.

This SDK release is the next step toward the first major Developer Edition shipment. If you have not yet applied to receive a Developer Edition, there is still time.

 

[pahamrick]

Nice. Congrats and have fun with your new card!

Thanks Veggie! I'm pretty happy with it, huge step up from the 5870s.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Comparing how the Steam client was in the past to how the GOG client is now is pretty stupid

It's almost like you expected better of this thread and the GAFers who post here...

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

I'm never happy. The "C" in my username actually stands for "Consistently agitated".

Curmudgeon

 

[fantomena]

I'm also in the GOG Galaxy alpha and I'm not nearly as impressed with it as fantomena seems to be. Of course it was going to have a functional offline mode - the nature of GOG games being DRM free pretty much guarantees that you'll be able to run them regardless of whether or not you launch them via the client or not or what state your internet connection is in.

My main gripe (which apparently will be fixed by release if grayed out options are any indication) is that you can only see the games you currently have installed in your "Library" tab. Going to the "Library" main page basically gives you your GOG library as it is on the website. Games can be installed more quickly, but doing so gives you the default settings ie a shortcut on your desktop. If Steam did this, people would lose their minds.

I can see it getting better, but I can't see it improving in the drastic ways that it needs to before The Witcher 3 is released.

Well, Im not fully impressed either, my previous posts were full packed of sarcasm.

I assume the reason the client is so insanely barebones right now is simply due to it's an optional client. I neither think that CD Projekts goal is ever to make a real Steam competitor.

 

[baterism]

Capitalized at last!

I'm bothered by that.

Can we go back to all underscore?

steam

It looks less imposing this way. Where's the petition to revert it back?

 

[Lomax]

I'm also in the GOG Galaxy alpha and I'm not nearly as impressed with it as fantomena seems to be. Of course it was going to have a functional offline mode - the nature of GOG games being DRM free pretty much guarantees that you'll be able to run them regardless of whether or not you launch them via the client or not or what state your internet connection is in.

My main gripe (which apparently will be fixed by release if grayed out options are any indication) is that you can only see the games you currently have installed in your "Library" tab. Going to the "Library" main page basically gives you your GOG library as it is on the website. Games can be installed more quickly, but doing so gives you the default settings ie a shortcut on your desktop. If Steam did this, people would lose their minds.

I can see it getting better, but I can't see it improving in the drastic ways that it needs to before The Witcher 3 is released.

Yeah, I'm still hopeful that it will eventually be decent enough that I at least don't feel compelled to only have things on Steam, but at this point even the Desura client is still superior.

 

[morningbus]

I see. Thanks for doing it PROPERLY

Your capslocks key seems to be stuck. Be careful, people might think you're yelling.

 

[JaseC]

I read that as Constipated.

Haha, that was my first thought, actually.

 

[jshackles]

Well, Im not fully impressed either, my previous posts were full packed of sarcasm.

I assume the reason the client is so insanely barebones right now is simply due to it's an optional client. I neither think that CD Projekts goal is ever to make a real Steam competitor.

Ah, gotcha. It's indeed pretty underwhelming, but the potential is there.

 

[Tizoc]

That name... </facepalm>

Come on man, I think it's cute. Games aren't for adults only you know.

 

[Se7enSword]

I read that as Constipated.

 

[Nabs]

Activision Weekend

 

[Arthea]

Features coming soon:

Game Auto-Updating (lol, thought this was the reason the client was made and it's not done yet)
Achievements
Game Time Tracking
Friends & Chat
Notifications

That's it, we are doomed, for real this time. Imagine replaying every single game you have on gog, terrifying, isn't it?
I also see popularity of gog skyrocketing if they implement it in a right way, at least at the start and especially if any older popular games will have achievements added. I know it's unlikely, but who knows.

 

[Dr Dogg]

I'm pretty sure from fanto's post of amazement of getting a GOG Galaxy invite at 5:38pm to his wonder at the soon to be implemented features at 5:51pm, so all of 12 minutes of using it, is the best assessment anyone would ever need on the state of GOG Galaxy.

 

[jshackles]

Activision Weekend

Sweet, only $200 for the CoD package!

 

[Turfster]

Daily Volgarr 80% off
Weekend

• Activision Publisher Weekend up to 75% off CALL OF DUTY ADVANCED WOOFWARE MP FREE WEEKEND
• Block & Load 15% off
• Saints Row Franchise 33-75% off

 

[Panda Rin]

So I haven't played CoD since the original MW. What's the best to pick up now?

 

[morningbus]

Activision Weekend

First the May steam thread in April, now the weekend starts on Thursday.

Cats. Living. With. Dogs.

I'm pretty sure from fanto's post of amazement of getting a GOG Galaxy invite at 5:38pm to his wonder at the soon to be implemented features at 5:51pm, so all of 12 minutes of using it, is the best assessment anyone would ever need on the state of GOG Galaxy.

That's about the same amount of time he puts into a game before reviewing it, so you can understand our confusion.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Sucks to see 75% off and Korra on the banner only to be treated to 50% off still.

 

[dex3108]

Ok MS Build just got really interesting XD They are talking about cows and cow pregnancy XD

 

[Arthea]

First the May steam thread in April, now the weekend starts on Thursday.

Cats. Living. With. Dogs.

steam follows jshackles, nothing new here.

 

[jshackles]

Oh wow. King's Quest Collection and Space Quest Collection are both 75% off. It's been a while since that's happened.

 

[Uzzy]

Korra for £6/50% off? Nice stuff there. I so miss that show.

Oh, and Bloodlines for £3.74/75% off? That's a steal.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

 

[Dr Dogg]

Why do I have this horrible, strange compulsion to buy all the Cabela games? They're bloody awful apart from the whacked out story campaign of Dangerous Hunts.

That's about the same amount of time he puts into a game before reviewing it, so you can understand our confusion.

I guess there's where I've been going wrong with my life. I thought I had to see things through to the bitter end. All that time I could have saved.

 

[Turfster]

Prototype 1 50% off
Prototype 2 75% off
What?

Also, White Night is Cabela's branded?

 

[morningbus]

steam follows jshackles, nothing new here.

That's an interesting way of calling jshackles hot, but it is of little import when discussing the overthrow of a rightfully ascended fascist dictatorship.

 

[Dimitri2401]

Spiritual Successor to Banjo-Kazooie Reveals Its Lead Characters

The art direction is terrible...

 

[TheLight]

Definetly going for the CoD collection

 

[beatdowniidx]

i would bite on the Activision sale but the prices just seem high prototype 1 and 2 for $20

 

[fallout]

Ah, gotcha. It's indeed pretty underwhelming, but the potential is there.

Galaxy Enhanced?

 

[Arthea]

That CoD collection price never ceases to amaze me, 400 bloody euros... for CoD. Well 200 now, still pretty impressive.

 

[Turfster]

That CoD collection price never ceases to amaze me, 400 bloody euros... for CoD. Well 200 now, still pretty impressive.

It's also "Volume 1", so not all CoD

 

[derExperte]

Acti even jacked up Russian prices of superold stuff like Bloodlines and TimeShift significantly. And Duck Dynasty's base price is now 999rub.

 

[Khronico]

Every year I hope to see 75% off COD games, every year I'm disappointed.