eRe4s3r wrote on Jul 19, 2019, 11:48:
Let's be real here, we have file managers that work for casuals, but if you do anything with your PC, chances are you have encountered a few billion cases of "ARGH fuck this file manager" situations.

Jerykk wrote on Jul 15, 2019, 02:55:

Red886 wrote on Jul 15, 2019, 00:41:

Jerykk wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 21:38:

roguebanshee wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 18:27:
Resale for commercial purposes does require Sales Tax/VAT being applied to the new sales, thinking that any tax collection agency would see purchasing 40+ anything to resell at a later date as a non-commercial use is quite frankly naive.

Selling any amount of anything is a commercial use. That doesn't make it taxable. Go on eBay and you'll see plenty of people selling large quantities of items without charging tax. G2A is essentially the eBay for PC games.

dude, you do know that these resellers don't even 'exist'.

if these resellers actually do 'exist' , then they need to get a proper business license (of whichever form that is relevant).

Again, a quick glance at eBay shows that resellers very much do exist regardless of whether they have a proper business license. I don't see the government shutting them down so apparently they're allowed to resell hundreds and thousands of items without charging tax.

Jerykk wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 15:46:

roguebanshee wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 07:05:

Jerykk wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 03:55:
"Wire fraud?" What are you talking about? They buy the games in bulk from regions where they are significantly cheaper, then resell them globally at a higher price (but still cheaper than MSRP). Again, there's absolutely nothing illegal about that.

It technically circumvents regional taxation (sales tax/VAT), which is fraud. The keys being sold are registered as being sold by the developer in a different country than where they're resold for profit. And the resale for profit via G2A almost certainly does not include any taxes.

1) Don't distribute keys to anyone except verified reviewers or influencers.

This takes a lot more work than most indie studios have budget for, especially since "verified reviewers or influencers" tend to have a lot of things going on already, which takes away time for them to check out a game they may not have heard about. So unless you have enough money to get a sponsored video up, larger influencers and big review sites are a crapshoot at best.

This means that the developer would then have to spend a lot of time researching smaller influencers (which means a smaller potential audience) instead of eg. fixing bugs or polishing the game. Outside the most successful Indie studios, Indies don't have enough income to keep a non-developer/artist on staff for tasks like this.

2) Region-lock your games.

Region locking games means that legitimate users can't gift to actual friends in a different and/or more expensive region (depending on the type of region lock used). It's something people have complained about many times, even on this forum.

If the keys were legally purchased, then all relevant taxes were paid at the time of purchase in the region they were purchased from.

Jerykk wrote on Jul 14, 2019, 03:55:

DarkCntry wrote on Jul 13, 2019, 21:57:

Jerykk wrote on Jul 13, 2019, 20:23:
Sorry but cross-region reselling isn't illegal regardless of quantity. Publishers and devs don't like it but that doesn't make it fraud.

As for the delay in G2A's response, it takes time to check 300+ keys against the sales history on the site, especially if they don't have any tools specifically designed to do that. If they don't have any tools for that, they should definitely buy/make some.

If my memory serves, it would more than likely be classed as wire fraud...so yes, illegal.

You're going to tell me that G2A doesn't have the ability to search a table for a specific string within a reasonable amount of time? I mean, there are refrigerators out there that can take a picture and catalog their contents within 5 minutes...how hard can it be to peruse a table of keys looking for a specific string of alphanumerics?

I'm sorry, your constant defense of this obviously shady company is really starting to become tiresome...your whole argument relies on the basis that the reason the Devs are upset is because they don't want anyone to be able to resell their keys, which is a strawman at best and completely asinine at worst. How many articles do you need where Devs have flat out stated that their sole issue with G2A is G2A's inabillity and inaction in regards to protecting the developers from fraudulent sales on their site?

There have been 2 articles over the last couple years in regards to how G2A have seriously hurt indie devs and how G2A shows absolutely no compassion in regards to fixing simple issues outside of going "we're going to work harder" or "if Devs give us legitimacy we'll work with them more!"

"Wire fraud?" What are you talking about? They buy the games in bulk from regions where they are significantly cheaper, then resell them globally at a higher price (but still cheaper than MSRP). Again, there's absolutely nothing illegal about that.

1) Don't distribute keys to anyone except verified reviewers or influencers.

2) Region-lock your games.

raVen wrote on Jul 12, 2019, 17:33:
When GoG.com makes it so I can launch everything from one client, I'll be extremely happy I purchased it forever ago.

MattyC wrote on Jul 9, 2019, 15:15:
@CJ um some of us have these things called friends who gift us games that are on our wishlist.:. Spyware?

Overon wrote on Jul 8, 2019, 17:27:
Isn't this how paid reviews work? Publish this message and good portion of the time it is not disclosed that the review was paid to say nice things about the product.

Jerykk wrote on Jul 5, 2019, 23:25:
Think about it logically: if the majority of keys on G2A were stolen (and therefore inevitably revoked), G2A would go out of business. I'm not saying that there aren't any fraudulent sellers. I'm saying that the vast majority of sellers are legitimate.

Jerykk wrote on Jul 5, 2019, 16:49:
So he doesn't actually have any proof that the keys sold on G2A were stolen and is simply angry about the unauthorized reselling of keys? Guess what: if people obtain a key by legal means (bundles, giveaways, gifts, etc), they're free to do whatever they want with them. If they buy a batch of keys from a region where they're much cheaper and then resell them globally, that's legal.

CJ_Parker wrote on May 19, 2019, 17:17:

roguebanshee wrote on May 19, 2019, 08:52:
And Origin, Battle.net, uPlay & the Bethesda launcher. The Windows store is technically built into the OS, so it's not technically a seperate launcher, but it still functions as DRM.

The Windows store can luckily be uninstalled very easily via a simple console command. I have no problem using just about every store client from Battle.net to EGS to Steam, uPlay, Origin, Bethesda.net etc. but the Windows store is a complete boycott for me thanks to the abysmal way Microsoft handled GFWL where they removed people's access to games they purchased. They have violated the number 1 rule: Trust.

MS also have no excuse. It's not like they went bankrupt or anything. It was a completely reckless and ruthless move to yank GFWL from PC gamers like they did. Those assholes can shove their Windows store where the sun never shines.

PSA: To uninstall the Windows Store open a PowerShell command line in admin mode. Then enter or copy&paste...

Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage

^ Done. Store gone. Fuck Microsoft. Live happily ever after.

Verno wrote on May 19, 2019, 06:59:
This is wrong though. They force a build wrapper just like Steam

jdreyer wrote on May 11, 2019, 15:07:

RedEye9 wrote on May 11, 2019, 11:29:

roguebanshee wrote on May 11, 2019, 11:10:

Mr. Tact wrote on May 11, 2019, 06:38:

RedEye9 wrote on May 10, 2019, 13:57:

jdreyer wrote on May 10, 2019, 13:53:
Lithium is the new oil.

Why do you think we're in Afghanistan.

You have to wonder how anyone could look at the last 40 years of Afghanistan history and think it is a good idea to spend $3 billion to lease land there with plans of build a mining operation. Good luck with that...

To some people a chance to earn more money is reason enough to take a risk with other people's lives.

Eggszactly
$3b is peanuts when your looking at $3Trillion in minerals. And you get free protection from the worlds largest and best equipped military. What's not to like.

If we didn't have a reason to stay before, wedo now. I bet there are plenty of rare Earth metals to mine as well. What are the chances that things improve for the Afghan people?

Mr. Tact wrote on May 11, 2019, 06:38:

RedEye9 wrote on May 10, 2019, 13:57:

jdreyer wrote on May 10, 2019, 13:53:
Lithium is the new oil.

Why do you think we're in Afghanistan.

You have to wonder how anyone could look at the last 40 years of Afghanistan history and think it is a good idea to spend $3 billion to lease land there with plans of build a mining operation. Good luck with that...

Marvin T. Martian wrote on May 4, 2019, 10:40:
Woke up to the add-on bug and fixed it quickly with this.

Kxmode wrote on May 3, 2019, 00:20:
EA's freebie Origin offerings started dropping in quality too. Near the end of the promotion they gave away Peggle and Steamworld Dig. When it started they were giving away Mirror's Edge and Medal of Honor Pacific Assault.