Quoting: maodzedunWill everybody stop counting Obsidian's profits? Did anybody stop and think this company consists of some of the most successful and reknown developers of the last 30 years? You know - people who maybe, just maybe, know more about making games and selling them than a bunch of random people on the internet.

Selling games for a long time doesn't make them experts in crowdfunding. They were successful with Pillars, sure. But such attitude as shown above towards Linux users doesn't translate into good relationship with the community which can be critical for their future crowdfunding success. I.e. they still seem to think in publisher funded terms (at least in context of Linux). Such studios should also think about backers, not just about sales alone. inXile get that better I think.

They might revert back to publisher funded games, and that would be unfortunate. But if they want to continue crowdfunding campaigns, they better think twice before saying such stuff.

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It's a shortsighted view that "it didn't make money". Cross platform development is an investment. They wanted people to invest in their project (crowdfunding). They can also invest now in the growing Linux market.

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They really should reach out to their backers and ask how many of them use Linux. Looks like they are talking about sales, and forgot what enabled their development without publishers. This "2%" talk sounds very much like backwards thinking publishers' PR.

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Some more info:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_white_march_173b1/post63 [External Link]

They're fully integrated. I just used an old save before the point-of-no-return and got a notice that a letter for me had arrived at Caed Nua. Just travel to Caed Nua and talk to the steward. That's how you access the new content. :)

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_white_march_173b1/post64 [External Link]

From what I'm reading at the Steam forum, you can visit the new expansion areas with an old save, as long as this save was made before the final dungeon. Otherwise, you must begin a new playthrough.

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A new story awaits, injected seamlessly into the base experience for you to start on your playthrough - or jump into without restarting. Fear not though, because it's a long and self-contained story with a satisfying ending, you won't feel like you're missing out if Part 1 is all that you play.

From here [External Link].

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As far as I know, these expansions (I don't like the term DLC - it's some execs coined obsolete idea - everything can be downloaded these days) don't require you to start a new game. If you didn't reach certain point in your playthrough, you'll just get more of the story and places in the game. But I didn't check all the details yet.

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Quoting: wolfyrionI dont understand this, why they revive DOS Games?I dont really get it , the same goes with Steam....
You think the new generation will play any of these retro games?? I dont think so..
Why paying for these games?

Why not? Good games remain good, despite older technology used in them. Do you watch old films, or read old books? Classics remain classics, and same goes for (good) old games.

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I got a non-reply reply:

Thank you for submitting your recent request to Codemasters Customer Services concerning Dirt Showdown.

Unfortunately we cannot confirm any plans, at the moment, to release Dirt Showdown on GOG.com

I'll skip this one.

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I wrote to Codemasters about GOG release. Let's see what they'll say.

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Any chance it's coming to GOG too? I'll try contacting the company behind the game (Codemasters).

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