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Posted May 05, 2019
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FrodoBaggins: GOG don't like IE, so they made it as hard as possible for us to use it. They have the attitude that 'You Will Use What We Tell You To Use Or Else!'
Ever since they downgraded the site last year, they made sure the site was broken for everything browser except the one they like. It's a mess now!

I use IE11 as well. But because the site is so broken, I don't come here much anymore, and I don't spend much here anymore.
I really don't get it. What do they gain from making sure the site is broken in IE? People looking at the site will just see big empty black boxes and links that don't work, and won't want to come back. They're just losing customers.
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Fender_178: How is it GOG's fault when users are using outdated web browsers. GOG is trying to make their site as secure as it can. If they supported IE then it would probably add holes in their security. Why should they support an outdated web browser that MS is not even supporting anymore?
I get that, but some forks of chrome(with latest updates) are having issue for myself/others.
Posted May 05, 2019
I can't see anything on the front page, add to the cart or try to check out.

Meh...
Posted May 05, 2019
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Ercan0: i dont know if this is the right place to discus this but can someone help out please?

i haven't bought a game on gog for a while and yesterday when i tried to buy a game,the green button pay for your order now didnt worked.it just kept loading and didnt promped me to the PayPal site.i heard others had issues with this too.im using IE11 browser.i tried for days but still cant buy anything anymore
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FrodoBaggins: GOG don't like IE, so they made it as hard as possible for us to use it. They have the attitude that 'You Will Use What We Tell You To Use Or Else!'
Ever since they downgraded the site last year, they made sure the site was broken for everything browser except the one they like. It's a mess now!

I use IE11 as well. But because the site is so broken, I don't come here much anymore, and I don't spend much here anymore.
I really don't get it. What do they gain from making sure the site is broken in IE? People looking at the site will just see big empty black boxes and links that don't work, and won't want to come back. They're just losing customers.
They are not breaking IE11 intentionally. They just include features on the site without checking if they still work in IE11 and save the resources of fixing any incurring bugs in IE11 as they dont support it anymore.
And well thats totally normal - a lot of sites dont officially or technically support IE11 anymore as it's becoming more and more niche - so less users and is lacking more and more features so it becomes harder to maintain features on it. It's a valid approach if the cost of upkeep for an outdated browser is higher than the earnings of the potential buyers which still use given browser.
Also improves "security" and makes it easier to maintain a good experience on the other supported browser (where gog right now fails pretty even anyway so it is good that they dont focus on even more browsers)
Posted May 05, 2019
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TT_TT_TT_TT: Also improves "security" and makes it easier to maintain a good experience on the other supported browser (where gog right now fails pretty even anyway so it is good that they dont focus on even more browsers)
People have reported that it's broken with some versions of Chrome as well. And it's also broken with several other browsers.
So since the site is unviewable with so many different browsers... that just goes to show that it's GOG's site that's broken, not all these other browsers.

If you have a web-business, you should try to ATTRACT customers, and make sure it works. Not tell people 'You're not welcome here'.
Posted May 06, 2019
Just for fun i opened the store front....

Wow... just... wow...

edit: correction, that was the /games address... but still...
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Posted May 06, 2019
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rtcvb32: Just for fun i opened the store front....

Wow... just... wow...

edit: correction, that was the /games address... but still...
We should start a thread to showcase all the new "features" the site debuts each day......you know, for seriousness and not to laugh at them.
Posted May 06, 2019
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GameRager: We should start a thread to showcase all the new "features" the site debuts each day......you know, for seriousness and not to laugh at them.
Sure. And if any of them work on a browser i'm using i might even praise and use it.
Posted May 06, 2019
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GameRager: We should start a thread to showcase all the new "features" the site debuts each day......you know, for seriousness and not to laugh at them.
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rtcvb32: Sure. And if any of them work on a browser i'm using i might even praise and use it.
By features I meant bugs obv. ;)
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