Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You

biofaust@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Least nationalist European /s

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• alfredon996@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  This year I switched to Linux and to playing on GoG (a Polish company) exclusively.

  I would do the same, but GoG support for Linux is so bad :(

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  • biofaust@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I use Heroic Games Launcher and have no reason to complain.

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    • alfredon996@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      But no achievements and no cloud saves…

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      • biofaust@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Cloud saves are experimental on Heroic but in my experience they mostly work.

        Achievements are something I never gave a shit about, but I think they should be working with the same upload.

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  • _Nico198X_@europe.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    yeah, just use Heroic. we don’t actually need GoG to give us a client.

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• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  best I can do is Dęmbowe mochne

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• pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Poland is so cool. They have such a burgeoning games industry.

  Why are they so good at it, whereas the bigger and economically stronger Germany not as good?

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  • scratchee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    A weak theory, but Poland being one of a handful of countries with a reasonable claim to “inventing” the computer probably helps, mostly indirectly. When deciding to invest in tech education things like that can make a big difference by stoking some national pride. The UK has absolutely benefited from Turing’s legacy keeping us alive involved in tech (despite everything).

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  • biofaust@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I am mostly attracted by their art direction in sci-fi and lovecraftian titles.

    Having names such as Beksinski and Lem in their culture I feel plays a huge role.

    Also, look at Polish movie posters. They had real pop avant-garde as late as the 1980s.

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  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The majority of Polish kids in my old school are unbelievably good with computers. My friend’s dad is also a self-taught electronic and IT specialist.

    Now, I am really curious as to why so many Poles are tech wiz. I know GOG’s DRM-free philosophy is influenced by communism, but I can’t see how communism influenced many Poles to be good with IT as well.

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