[moosey]

Inexpensive, downloadable, and DRM free games are what I always wanted. In addition, GOG keeps a store of all the games I own and I can download them multiple times.

This is exactly the service that I would imagine other gamers would want, as well. It seems almost petty to torrent when this is available.

[bo1024]

I think you're supporting the parent poster's point: Given that there are a number of petty people out there, GOG may be hoping those kinds of folks will just torrent instead of buy+refund.

[scaryclam]

Not to mention that the copy of the game you get from GOG is more likely safe to run, than something pirated from a torrent.

[jfkebwjsbx]

Inexpensive, why?

I really do not want a world like mobile gaming where every game is free and designed to make you addicted to buy virtual coins.

Games cost a lot of money to make.

[starving_autist]

I think games cost a lot of money to make profitable (i.e. appeal to the standards of most people).

Even if all professional game designers/programmers/artists stopped getting paid and quit, people would still make and enjoy free games, and they would probably much better than whatever generic crap is greenlight by publishers.

So I don't believe that the artistic value nor the quality of video games depends on the success video game industry, In fact I would say they are orthagonal to each other.

[jfkebwjsbx]

I do believe the best indie games are way better than the best AAA games (gameplay wise). But all of them are commercial. In other words, there is no non-commercial game that I would consider the best at anything.

There are mods that are better than the games themselves, but making the base game is what costs money and nobody does for free.