• Ogmios
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    2 days ago

    when their servers are offline, you can’t download it anymore…

    I have no idea what else you would be expecting?

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      That’s my point… it literally doesn’t matter that they can revoke you license or not, when the servers are down, you’re fucked regardless.

      Hence why it’s a pointless argument to bring up…

      What else do you think I meant here?

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        But you don’t need to download it again. Keep good backup practices and it’s eternal. If you lose it, that’s the same as losing a physical object you bought at a store. Or if you don’t maintain your backup like you would clean and maintain a physical object you bought, it’s your fault you lose it. I can buy a game from GOG right now and keep it and use it until the day I die, then my grandchildren can use it after that.

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        You obviously don’t even know how it works.

        when the servers are down, you’re fucked regardless.

        As long as you keep the files you don’t have to access their servers to play it again. That’s exactly the same as even physical media. It’s not like a company will send you a new DVD for free if you throw out the one you bought.