This feels like that time Warcraft 3 was murdered.
Not so much a murder, but selling your kid and taking them back once you realize they can make you some money.
Work’s done!
Whatchuwantmetokill
Online play has been broken for a long time for Warcraft 2 on gog. I complained like 2 years ago that they never sent me a code, and they said they were aware of the problem and were working on it. I complained again and they never answered.
I’m all for game preservation, but gog is kind of a shitty company. They can convince me otherwise by having better customer service (or by developing a launcher that actually works).
To each their own, I suppose. I love GOGs efforts, and I love the convenience of being able to purchase old games there and know they are pre-patched (sometimes with unofficial patches), made compatible with modern systems and play-ready. Their launcher/store is whatever, but I don’t think I’ve ran into any game where it’s required to run it to launch.
Bad customer service is unfortunate, however. I’ve never personally had to deal with them but that does suck.
What’s wrong with the launcher?
I’ve never used it because it doesn’t work on Linux. However, Heroic works just fine w/ GOG, and apparently the Heroic dev gets a cut from purchases through Heroic, so not being able to properly use GOG Galaxy isn’t really an issue anymore.
We are on lemmy, do not repost twitter/x thanks.
Why?
Seriously, I’m so tired of this shit.
There’s definitely an exception to be made for linking announcements, but my personal solution is simple:
Don’t follow the link
To the GOG Community and gamers all over the world:
We’re deeply saddened to share the news that Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II will leave our store on December 13th, 2024.
At GOG, we believe that games should live forever. This means not only preserving them but also making sure they remain accessible, updated, and enjoyable on modern systems—everything the GOG Preservation Program is built to ensure. Yet, despite our dedication and best efforts, there are times when not everything goes as we’d hoped.
Seeing these masterpieces leave our store is tough, but it also serves as another reminder of why our mission at GOG is so important. With that in mind, we’ve decided to update one aspect of the GOG Preservation Program’s policy:
Going forward, even if a game is no longer available for sale on GOG, as part of the GOG Preservation Program, it will continue to be maintained and updated by us, ensuring it remains compatible with modern and future systems.
We’re incredibly proud of our work on both Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II, bringing them back to life after decades of unavailability and introducing several improvements to ensure the best possible experience, as close to the original as possible.
Although we’ll soon no longer be able to offer these games in our store, anyone who purchased them before they were removed will still enjoy the most compatible, high-quality versions, guaranteed by the GOG Preservation Program.
And because we’re DRM-free, you’ll have access to their Offline Installers, ensuring lifetime access to enjoy them whenever you like. This is what these titles—and you as gamers—deserve.
Warcraft I & II Bundle: https://bit.ly/Warcraft_Bundle
Thank you to everyone who stands with us in our mission to preserve video games. It’s not just about the games themselves; it’s about honoring our shared journey as gamers.
With appreciation,
The GOG Team 💜
For those who want to buy the Warcraft I & II Bundle and keep them forever in your library, you can use the checkout code: MakeWarcraftLiveForever
The discount code works on 2 USD, 2 EUR, 1.5 GBP, or 8 PLN off, only on the Warcraft I & II Bundle, when entered at the checkout. The code works only for the listed currencies, which—if at a different location—can be easily changed at the bottom of our page.
Each user can only use the code once.
Link to Warcraft I & II Bundle: https://bit.ly/Warcraft_Bundle
Before I rush to buy this before it disappears, two questions:
Do they sell a Mac version that will work on current OSes?
I still have my discs in a box. Would my CD keys be valid?
I’m off to find these answers on my own. Will report back.
Edit: looks like no and no.
Guess I might try to see if I can get those old discs to run on my Linux setup.
You can probably get it to work in Wine with some effort, and definitely should be able to get it to work in a virtual machine.
I’ve gotten some old games working in a Windows XP vm in VirtualBox, using disk images I made from the old disks.
The GOG release might be easier to get working (GOG themselves are updating it to work on modern OSes, and it’s DRM free so you don’t have to worry about the keys or anything).
Hmm, I have some nostalgia for these games, but I’m not sure they’re worth playing today. That said, I may want to play them at some point.
Why can’t Blizzard stop being terrible?
