I ordered from Amazon UK to Estonia, so the package has some wild journey to go through, before arriving to my doorstep.
As such, the shipping isn't free, it's £15.83.
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Hey, I have not read the whole thread because it's getting too long but wanted to ask a few things, related to retail purchases.
- How do people get support for this game if they choose not to register with GOG and use the key?
- How do they receive updates if they choose not to register with GOG and use the key?
- Is this marrying if GOG key to retail, not a form of DRM in itself? People may not want to register a GOG account and this seems to punish them
- How do people get support for this game if they choose not to register with GOG and use the key?
- How do they receive updates if they choose not to register with GOG and use the key?
- Is this marrying if GOG key to retail, not a form of DRM in itself? People may not want to register a GOG account and this seems to punish them
I know that but these are still valid questions that should be answered for others who bought the game via retail.
If you want support for a game, then you have to register somewhere. You can register on GOG.com, use your retail copy key there and all files (game files, patch files, DLC files,...) are there for you to download completely DRM free and install however you want.
If you don't want to register on GOG.com then you just can play your game as it is from your retail box and be done with it. If you want your game like in the 90's then you will have to deal with it like it is the 90's, so no patches and no DLC and deal with the bugs as they come out of your retail box.
If you want to play a game like it's 2015 then you will have to register on GOG.com. The GOG key is not marrying to your retail version. The GOG key just gives you a bunch files (including the game files itself) you can install over your retail copy of the game.
The following statement begs to differ:
Q: Will I be able to install updates and the free DLCs without using the GOG.com game code?
We decided to offer software support, DLCs, and extra goodies only to gamers who confirm their purchase with the provided game code on GOG.com. This is the only way for us to differentiate between you, honest gamers who bought our game, and pirates who snatched it from the Internet.
I'm fully on board with GOG, was just looking for clarification on this for retail buyers as it does seem like the game is being funneled through a GOG account for support and patches and this seems to go against the Freedom of Choice these guys are much loved for. Also, I am pretty sure XBONE and PS4 owners won't need a GOG account for support and DLC.
I used my retail code on gog.com and this is wat I see now:
Like I said, just a bunch of files you can download and do whatever with it.
I don't know what you mean with Freedom of Choice. If you want support with patches and DLC for your retail copy, then yes, you must go through a GOG account. But you don't have to. But just don't expect support with patches and DLC then. I don't see a problem here. What would you want here?
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You should be able to download DLC and patches outwith GOG. Expecting support with an unregistered game is a different matter.I used my retail code on gog.com and this is wat I see now:
Like I said, just a bunch of files you can download and do whatever with it.
I don't know what you mean with Freedom of Choice. If you want support with patches and DLC for your retail copy, then yes, you must go through a GOG account. But you don't have to. But just don't expect support with patches and DLC then. I don't see a problem here. What would you want here?
So the retail copies don't come with a Steam Key, I assume? If I want this game on my steam library, I'll have to buy it from Steam? Do I get the same extra goodies and free DLC with Steam, or is that just for GOG users? Is the GOG account in anyway necessary for the patches even if I buy it through Steam? (in a similar way to how uplay games force you to download a different service to play the game and to receive patching).
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You can set up the weaker card (660ti in Your case) as a dedicated PhysX card. But You wont see any performance gain in Witcher 3 as all the physics are handled by Your CPU as of now. And I doubt that it's going to change in the future updates. You can see some performance gain in other PhysX enabled games. For more info, You can read this article.
To see significant performance boost, You could add another gtx980 to Your system. That is, if Your motherboard supports SLI. You can check this from Your motherboard manual.
Also, bare in mind that adding another graphics card to Your setup means automatically more heat, noise and bigger power draw. You have to be sure, that Your power supply is powerful enough to handle another card. A good quality 800+W power supply should be enough.
No release date on the patch yet. Staff said a week on the 30th so could be soon! I think the exact quote was 'a week or a week and a half even if we have to work through the weekend'.
Found it!
From Marcin Momot's Twitter ->
Marcin Momot @Marcin360 May 30
@Zsoo21 We are hoping it's a matter of a week, a week and a half or so.
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I am still waiting for news about the retail boxed version that doesn't need to download files from the internet before the game can work.
Need official word. It's been nearly 2 months now after release.
When can we buy The Witcher 3 PC retail boxed version there internet in not needed to install and play the game.
"Copies of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt produced after launch will not contain this security feature." Can we get an update?
Need official word. It's been nearly 2 months now after release.
When can we buy The Witcher 3 PC retail boxed version there internet in not needed to install and play the game.
"Copies of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt produced after launch will not contain this security feature." Can we get an update?