He is not entirely wrong. Any time there is a major sale or a hyped-up game releases the servers of both Steam and GOG are bogged down very heavily to the point the sites are either very slow or not responsive at all. I notice with Steam any time there is a major sale their site struggles for the 1st day or so.

Hrm, you make a strong point! :)

They just gave me witcher 3 for free for some reason.

To the op i think what you want is a console not a pc.

"I'm never using GOG again,
guilty fingers feel no downloads,
though it's easy to abide,
I know that I'm a fool."
*sax solo*

I’ve learned the hard way that it’s not a great idea to play a game right at the very minute of release, because you’re more likely than not to encounter bugs like this. That being said, I’d just keep trying to download and load the game up, because it might just work now, or like others have said, just try waiting a little while longer.

So your life has been at a standstill for 8 years while anticipating a mediocre video game?

Can I have your stuff?

I've never understood the "must play NAOW" mentality with games. I don't even bother considering a game, let alone buying or playing, until at least a year after release, or even five. I see a ton of benefits from doing this and none from playing a game still hot from the oven. Patches, bug fixes, all DLC released and added, what does the game actually have versus alpha promises...

I avoid all the stress of buggy, unfinished products and clogged download queues and instead get a polishied, finished product at a lower price.