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Re: World of Goo 2

#11

Post by Andrew_nenakhov »

muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore.

Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not available in my country.

Re: World of Goo 2

#12

Post by justworkout »

TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #6

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

That's a pretty incredible amount, because there was a point where there were indie bundles making headlines every week and World of Goo was featured in every single bundle imaginable. I feel like every person who played games 15 years ago bought World of Goo intentionally or accidentally in some form at least 10 times.

Re: World of Goo 2

#13

Post by mikkom »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11
muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

> Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me

Wow I didn't know this is possible / legal.

How is this possible? Are google plays "purchases" just rental agreements in disguise?

Re: World of Goo 2

#15

Post by lozenge »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11
muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I believe you, but... Are you going to the Purchases section of Google Play Store, or just using the main search?

Re: World of Goo 2

#16

Post by whateveracct »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11
muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I bought it on Steam at launch. Do I not own it anymore either?

Re: World of Goo 2

#17

Post by lloeki »

TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #6

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

As I remember it the article was quite interesting notably because it also compared another similar category game released around the same time that chose DRM and yet had similar piracy ratios.

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by modeless »

justworkout wrote: post #12
TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #6

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

That's a pretty incredible amount, because there was a point where there were indie bundles making headlines every week and World of Goo was featured in every single bundle imaginable. I feel like every person who played games 15 years ago bought World of Goo intentionally or accidentally in some form at least 10 times.

I definitely have at least three copies. Never bought it intentionally and never played it longer than a few minutes.

Re: World of Goo 2

#19

Post by vsnf »

Grimblewald wrote: post #10
TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #6

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

We may be able to decrease that just a tiny bit. I did buy it legit, twice, but its a pain in the ass to keep a track of whats going on with licensing, which platform do i have licenses on? What platform did i get migrated to without knowledge or consent? Etc. but it is a nice game to come back to every now and then. So i dont buy it anymore but when i feel like playing i pirate it, i figure i own it on at least two…

Why not pirate the old War3?

Re: World of Goo 2

#20

Post by muzani »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11
muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I suspected as much, but it sounds like something that shouldn't be possible or rather, something that shouldn't be done.

I hang out with indie game devs and there's a running joke that it's now possible for indies to sell their soul to corporations. Just sell Netflix exclusive rights to your (mobile?) game. It's no longer a thing limited to SaaS!

Netflix did something fairly shady with Hades a month ago: https://kotaku.com/hades-netflix-iphone-free-android-1851016...

The other running joke with acquisitions is that they can buy your app but you can always just build a similar app. I thought the timing of the World of Goo 2 release is a bit of a coincidence, but maybe I'm just connecting the dots wrong.

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