GOG says "we will not tolerate review bombing" after Hitman release sparks online DRM backlash

[The tired cat]

The issue with Hitman 2016 is how it saves your game: you will need to start an entirely new game if you want to play offline. That is bullshit and it doesn't need to work like that. And yes devs can remove drm from games easy. Prey(2017) has one of the most notorious implementations of Denuvo I have ever seen, and you would need to crack it again if it updated.

Also as far as I can tell, there aren't any EA games on GoG that require Origin. The ones I own don't require it at least, and they're the newest ones they added.

Complaining about a lack of features and a save feature that needs to be online to function is neutral. It's literally complaining about how the game has a intrusive type of DRM at the end of the day.

The only issue is that Denuvo was a protection system that got removed even on Steam, but that's is entirely different than what Hitman 2016 has going for it since its DRM thing is about unlocking stuff and the elusive targets appearing, along with fan-made contracts an, etc., so the question is how you make these features available while being offline for players? Also, I fucked up about it being Origin, I actually went to double-check and it was Battle-net that you needed if you wanted to play Diablo 1 along with Warcraft 1-2

 

[CreamyHerman’s]

The only issue is that Denuvo was a protection system that got removed even on Steam, but that's is entirely different than what Hitman 2016 has going for it since its DRM thing is about unlocking stuff and the elusive targets appearing, along with fan-made contracts an, etc., so the question is how you make these features available while being offline for players?

Have a single client check that doesn't need to be online, which is what MMORPG emulation does. They also have the source code so they can just re-write how it functions and either build it just for GOG it for all platforms.

Also, I fucked up about it being Origin, I actually went to double-check and it was Battle-net that you needed if you wanted to play Diablo 1 along with Warcraft 1-2

Even then you don't need battle.net, you clan play it offline or with friends locally via LAN without it. They also make that distinction pretty clear on the store page. Which is something Hitman on GoG also failed to clarify.

 

[The tired cat]

Have a single client check that doesn't need to be online, which is what MMORPG emulation does. They also have the source code so they can just re-write how it functions and either build it just for GOG it for all platforms.

I mean, I'd agree with that. But the question is, would the devs wanna go through all this trouble for this Hitman game, since well like you said they need to re-write it and essentially rebuild it from the ground up just for GoG. Like, in the end, would this amount of work is justified, 'cause it seems IOI just put this game on GoG because it has long run its course.

 

[Judge Dredd]

they need to re-write it and essentially rebuild it from the ground up just for GoG.

I doubt that. We've heard this before with the always online Sim City game. Supposedly the always online was so tightly woven into the game that it would be impossible to remove. Then clever people managed to get working offline, and eventually the always online requirement was dropped in a patch.

Other than elusive targets, I doubt things like storing a save file locally instead of on a server would require a ground up rebuild.

 

[CreamyHerman’s]

I mean, I'd agree with that. But the question is, would the devs wanna go through all this trouble for this Hitman game, since well like you said they need to re-write it and essentially rebuild it from the ground up just for GoG. Like, in the end, would this amount of work is justified, 'cause it seems IOI just put this game on GoG because it has long run its course.

They can just issue a big update and call it the 'legacy update' or some shit after post-launch support for Hitman 3 is finished. I think it would be the smartest move to do, as an apology to people who criticized this feature since the beginning regardless.

Other than elusive targets, I doubt things like storing a save file locally instead of on a server would require a ground up rebuild.

Even with elusive targets, you can just have a timed feature where you can try to eliminate them on a 'game-time' basis until you kill them, just like how random events where scripted in GTA/ GTA clones in the 360/PS3 days.

 

[capitalBBustard]

I mean, I'd agree with that. But the question is, would the devs wanna go through all this trouble for this Hitman game, since well like you said they need to re-write it and essentially rebuild it from the ground up just for GoG. Like, in the end, would this amount of work is justified, 'cause it seems IOI just put this game on GoG because it has long run its course.

Yes, cumdaddy devs can't be forced to do more than nothing before they start selling something, that would be inconvenient for cumdaddy.

"Essentially rebuild from the ground up." lol, reddit expert phrase sighted

 

[The tired cat]

Yes, cumdaddy devs can't be forced to do more than nothing before they start selling something, that would be inconvenient for cumdaddy.

"Essentially rebuild from the ground up." lol, reddit expert phrase sighted

They can just issue a big update and call it the 'legacy update' or some shit after post-launch support for Hitman 3 is finished. I think it would be the smartest move to do, as an apology to people who criticized this feature since the beginning regardless.

That would work, though I won't lie I am surprised they still have the online feature for Hitman 2016. To be honest, I thought when Hitman 2 rolled in, they would shut down the servers for 2016 as 2 had pretty much all the stuff 1 one along with Part 2.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Fucking libtards need total control. Fuck them all.

 

[UzumakiLeaf]

With gog letting this fly, the floodgates have been opened for more intrusive drm. It is getting to the point of why bother getting it on gog? With drm coming in you might as well get your game on steam. Being DRM-free was their selling point. With that out the window you might as well sail the high seas or buy on steam.

 

[capitalBBustard]

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[The tired cat]

With gog letting this fly, the floodgates have been opened for more intrusive drm. It is getting to the point of why bother getting it on gog? With drm coming in you might as well get your game on steam. Being DRM-free was their selling point. With that out the window you might as well sail the high seas or buy on steam.

Oh no, they have one game with DRM! That's totally gonna open the floodgates! Seriously, do you guys ever stop and think how retarded you sound?

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Yes, it's watermarked. What's your point, if you ever had one to begin with.

 

[MrTroll]

You're paying for the convenience of having an old game without all the hassle of all the shit you just listed being done already so it works out of the box. GOG has their stuff set up so normal users don't have to worry about looking for patchfixes and other things they probably won't even know exist.

That's not the point. I don't have anything against what GOG actually does, per se. My problem is the way GOG promotes itself as some kind of Criterion Collection for old games instead of what it really is, which is a publisher that licenses anything and everything it can get cheaply, and then flips them on its storefront with minimal effort.

 

[capitalBBustard]

Yes, it's watermarked. What's your point, if you ever had one to begin with.

That you're a retard with no standards. You're arguing that poor daddy devs doing more than nothing at all is asking way too much before they start selling something. Also that you are ignorant, the "rebuild ground up" lolworthy platitude. No it's not too much work, they're just lazy/malicious and you're just clueless. Watermark = lazy cunt

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[MooseGump]

Lot of dad related remarks here

 

[The tired cat]

That you're a retard with no standards. You're arguing that poor daddy devs doing more than nothing at all is asking way too much before they start selling something. Also that you are ignorant, the "rebuild ground up" lolworthy platitude. No it's not too much work, they're just lazy/malicious and you're just clueless. Watermark = lazy cunt

tl;dr redditor

Okay, so you really don't have a point. Just a typical faggot who thinks he has standards, knows so much how all this shit is super easy and everyone is just lazy/malicious, but "muh gaymers are awesome". If I'm a Redditor, then you're a typical 4Chan or /pol/ type faggot.

 

[Major Discord]

It's funny how everything has lost its meaning. Legitimate customers, who are unhappy, are leaving bad reviews and somehow it has become completely normal to call that "review bombing" and something that "will not be tolerated". Sometimes I can't help but look back and think to myself - Holy shit, how did we get here?

 

[Drkinferno72]

Cry me a river if your product sucks

 

[CreamyHerman’s]

That's not the point. I don't have anything against what GOG actually does, per se. My problem is the way GOG promotes itself as some kind of Criterion Collection for old games instead of what it really is, which is a publisher that licenses anything and everything it can get cheaply, and then flips them on its storefront with minimal effort.

Even Criterion collection movies are kinda ass, ngl

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

Anyone who is complinaing about how Hitman would need to be rebuilt from the ground up is a Grade A faggot. People have been able to hack the game so it plays fine offline since the very beginning. Hell, one of the first things people discovered in Hitman 2 behind the scenes was that all of the cut content like suits were already in the game and modding the save file activated them.

It wouldn't surprise me if someone managed to mod this GOG game in less than a week that fixed everything, but the problem was never 'fixing it' it was about making sure IOI was able to collect data about every playstyle for bizarre reasons. What exactly is IOI meant to do with data from Hitman 2016 in 2021? They're not going to patch Hitman 2016 to modify the playstyles, so the only other thing I can think of is soft DRM.

I think the modern Hitman games are great but I also fucking hate IOI for being massive faggots for first a) blaming Square for their stupid always online DRM b) blaming Warner Bros for their stupid always online DRM and c) having always online DRM even when they were an independant studio and capable of doing whatever they wanted.

The problem was never the big evil publishers, IOI have been using them to deflect criticism since 2016 now.

 

[Milwaukee Macho Man]

I loved Hitman back in the day, but the stupid always online shit for unlocks combined with the epic exclusivity basically killed it for me after Hitman 2. I don't think I'll even get the third one when it comes to Steam.

I heard you can just hack Hitman 2 to have the unlocks but honestly I can't be bothered to at this point.