The settlers 2&4 :)

Master of Orion 1+2, though I was also looking for a digital distributor that didn't require internet activation to install/play games.

Stumbled upon Steam, GOG and another distributor that is now defunct I think. Looked at each, saw guarantees on GOG that all their games didn't require activation and had reasonable prices so I stayed here.

If you do, a couple of words of warning.

First of all, the controls are very clunky and different. Gothic 2 sat on my shelf for years because every time I tried playing it, I would get five minutes in and quit. Mapped things to my controller, gave it another try, and got used to the controls, and then it was fine. But it is different in that you often have to be doing two things simultaneously to do something. (Such as press UP or forward direction AND the action button while an item is highlighted to pick it up).

Also, the attribute and skill system aren't all that impressive in terms of choices, but what choices you do make have a noticeable difference. And if you're into finding lots of loot, this game probably isn't the best option. There are a few weapon choices, but armor choices are very limited. But the way they did the armor upgrades really works well if you give it a chance.

But they're great games, the graphics are still functional, and they have some humor built in too. (Just watch an NPC taking a piss in 2 and try not to laugh, I dare ya!)

I found out about GOG a little while after I played The Witcher 1. I saw an article about it, recognized it was the same company that made The Witcher, and was curious. I didn't have a credit card at the time so I couldn't make online purchases, but I made an account anyway and got some of the free games. Then once I got a credit card I was able to buy some of the games I wanted, and a couple of big sales later I now have a huge backlog :P

Joined on April 5th 2012. Reason for joining: Fallout 1 freebie.

I was very apprehensive of digital distribution (One of my concerns which still applies to gog is that you can't resell your games), so it wasn't until several months later that I first bought a game. That happened to be Anachronox on September 29th (I had a boxed version which I couldn't get to run for the life of me. A friend of mine had told me he bought Outcast here and that it orked perfectly. I figured that if they can get Outcast to run, Anachronox should work as well. And it did.)

That would be the other GOG: Good Old Grub.

Dungeon Keeper (1 and 2). I saw a video on DK2 from a youtuber I sometimes watch, and decided I liked the game. I investigated whether it was available for sale, and discovered it was on GOG, a site I'd heard of but not really investigated. I investigated it, decided to buy the games, and...found that it was one of the nicest places I've found on the internet. A week or so later, the "5 games for $10" sale happened, and I decided it was amazingly good value and picked out 5 games to buy. I've stayed here ever since, and have now paid much more money to GOG than Steam.

Ironically, I still haven't started playing DK1...

Tomb Raider 1.
Found the reference to GOG in Stella's great site (tombraiders.net) and I quickly bought it. I discovered that this site also had Myst, Deus Ex, Thief, the new Sam & Max etc. So I stayed.

My main reason is convinience. Having the chance to own the games I buy and having someone worry about compatibility with newer systems was too good to pass.

My first purchase here was Duke Nukem 3D and Temple of Elemental Evil. Loved Duke Nukem that game back in the day.

Still haven't really played ToEE, haha.

Well, the pie is also a lie, but we might find some volunteers to give you a punch.
:-)

I really can't remember, maybe it was because of planescape torment...can't tell for sure :P

The Ultima series. The fact that you get 3 Ultima games for free right away is really cool :D

Gothic 3 isn't garbage, it's hated by some of the "true Gothic fans" because A: it has a slightly different control scheme and mostly because B: It's not Gothic 2: The Second. Oh, and the lagging/stuttering and plethora of bugs (that the Community Patch fixed). The Gothic 3 standalone expansion pack Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods is pretty terrible though. Now the fourth Gothic is the one you should be avoiding, different publisher, completely different gameplay and it's basically Gothic in name only.

On topic: My reason for joining? I wasn't aware of GOG until some gaming site (I don't remember which one) said that GOG was giving away a "classic" video game (Beneath A Steel Sky) for free. I decided to give GOG a chance, liked their site policy, their layout and all that jazz and I either bought Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games or they were also giving it away for free (I honestly can't remember). Then I managed to forget GOG for a year or two afterwards, until I went looking for Gothic 3. Whoops...

Fallout 1 & 2 and the hope they would dobweell and bring the Baldur's Gate games later if they did well.

Beneath a Steel Sky was given away for free and the fact that the games were DRM free was the reason i joined.

The reason i still buy my games on GOG today? All the games are DRM free, 30 day money back guarantee, customer service is very good and the community on here are great.