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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 103 points 1 year ago (11 children)

That's awesome. Also the lack of micro transactions makes me want to support them more. I kinda wish they had a donate button or something.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 82 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The donate button is buying the game and their previous titles.

[–] PanaX@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 year ago

Especially Divinity 2: Original Sin.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or gift friends. Then play with them

When you’re out of friends, gift to random strangers!

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome idea that I totally just did!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The digital deluxe upgrade is basically that. You get some bonus stuff like extra bard songs, some cosmetics I think and the official Soundtrack. Stuff like that.

[–] thedrivingcrooner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is the soundtrack in the game files I assume? I haven't seen it yet, and I can't seem to get the dice skin to work so I wondered if I even got the deluxe edition for a moment.

[–] Hextic@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Buy the Divinity games. They're all good.

[–] Khotetsu@lib.lgbt 10 points 1 year ago

You could always buy a second copy to gift to a friend. Then you'd be able to play together on top of giving them another sale!

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I almost never buy a game on opening day for full price. But fuck microtransaction nonsense -- as soon as the devs made an official statement about it, I was on board.

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Buy the DRM free version on GOG if you haven’t already.

[–] gears@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can steam and gog players play together?

[–] Synapsisdos@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

There was in their previous game DOS2 and Larian's website says you can.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry, dumb question, what's GOG?

[–] Synapsisdos@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is another digital game store owned by CD Project, parent company of company that made the Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077. They originally started by selling old games that they would get running on newer OSes. They have since started selling new games and have an alright launcher that you can link to other stores to see your entire game collection.

[–] pory@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Most importantly, GOG as a storefront does not allow DRM. If you buy a game on GOG and keep the installer around (on a drive that's regularly backed up), you'll always have the ability to play that game even if GOG's servers die.

[–] Corkul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Gog.com Alternative games with some focus on old games.

[–] qwertyWarlord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't know why this sentiment is so popular. It's a single player game, most single player games don't have microtransactions... In fact I think it'd be odd and outside the normal if it did

[–] zaplachi@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something something Skyrim horse armor something something….

[–] middleman35@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

Oblivion horse armor even

[–] steakmeout@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a single player game. It has online and LAN co-op. Lots of single player games have micro transactions these days too.

[–] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Its like everyone forgot Civ 6 exists

[–] rog@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I wouldnt call it single player

[–] NinjaYeti76@mastodon.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@qwertyWarlord @AlecSadler I would like to respectfully disagree. Witcher 3 had DLC. Skyrim had DLC. Dragon age origins also had DLC. Many many single player games had DLC. I'm not sure where you're looking.

[–] StinkyRedMan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dlc and mtx aren't really the same thing tho.

[–] NinjaYeti76@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@StinkyRedMan got it. Sometimes it's hard to tell because in both cases I'm not getting a complete game or there's some sort of FOMO involved. Heh. I get what you're saying though.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There will most definitely be an expansion/enhanced edition for BG3. Expansions are not "in game purchases"

[–] shadowspirit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The game has LAN support as well as steam cloud. While it's designed for single it handles multiplayer extremely well. The only annoyance I've ran into is that only one person can interact with a merchant at a time.

[–] boletus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Game is designed for multiplayer from the ground up. Its the same engine they used for divinity. All about partying up, but has great single player support too.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I bought it only because of their stance on microtransactions.

It wasn't really on my radar because turn based rpgs are not my thing.

I saw their press release and figured just for that upfront refusal to try rip everyone off to make money was good enough for me to buy the game and try it out.

I love dnd so it can't be bad

[–] TheGreatBatsby@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gift me and I'll enjoy it 😉

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] stallmer@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

You could request they offer something small…maybe cosmetic…within the game that you could buy to support them.

[–] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Also they published the game on GOG - so it’s DRM free!