Originally posted by SlackerTD
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the following quote has greatly eased my mind:
The first and most important issue I would like to address is that no, you do NOT require internet access to install or to play the games, you do not need a disc in your drive, and you do not need to enter in your key or password every time you play. These are all myths. You need to enter a key and password (and optionally your email address) when you install the game, and that is it. You do not need to worry about it again.
i am an archivist by nature, and one who spends a lot of time on the road without access to an internet connect, and most particularly, one who objects to a system whereby i am forced to ask 'permission' to install a game that i consider i have already legally 'bought'.
with GoG games i can keep the installer in my archive for as long as i please, and if i find myself several years later with a desire to play the game, the fact that i might live in a log-cabin in montana will not prevent me from installing the game and playing it. ultimate convenience and a privilege i will always pay for.
with LGP (as i currently understand it), i can live in that log cabin with my digital archive of Sacred and provided i have kept a copy of the install-key and password i will also be able to install and play the game. in short; acceptable convenience.
the next step down the convenience scale is a CDROM based game with a CD-key that will likewise allow me to play games in my log-cabin provided i have the disc and the key. again; acceptable convenience as the LGP password is balanced by the need to keep a physical disk).
where we get to unacceptable inconvenience is the current trend with new games of demanding an internet authorization before i can install and play agame. sat in my putative log-cabin i am in short shafted. this travesty is often compounded by a limited number of installs, which is a nightmare to someone who replaces his gaming hardware frequently and likes to keep old games so he can relive that magic moment in the future.
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now, i am a dedicated gamer and that does mean i buy these awful games, because i have too. but GoG and LGP release older titles which i have already had opportunity to purchase and play so they need to offer a different advantage to the gamer, GoG does it with zero-DRM and a cheap price whereas LGP would appear to be heading for limited-DRM and linux support.
that's ok with me, i see value in both those ideas, but the whole advantage to me of LGP would fall off a cliff if it only allowed me to play old windows titles with horrible restrictive DRM.
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so to sum up: if i can archive my LGP titles for when i retire to said montana log-cabin then i am a happy bunny.
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