Once I heard as a kid about the parable of God and his vineyard. The workers agreed upon a price for their work and were happy with it, but turned unhappy when they saw that the others basically got more for the same work.
As a kid I didn’t understand why that was ok, because it seemed clearly unfair.
But it is actually about comparison and satisfaction. They were happy when they agreed on the price before and didn’t negotiate for more, so there’s no reason to turn unhappy. Only the comparison to others creates discontent.
It may not fit the situation perfectly but it’s the first that comes to my mind when hearing about the (totally understandable) feelings of being treated as a second class citizen because of the gog issue.
I wanted to quote the explanation I heard on one of the threads but can’t find it anymore. It basically said that it’s not in warhorses hands anymore. they signed the deal with steam back when the backing happened, so it’s set in stone, or something like that. I’m asking them to publish the statement more visibly but they’re really busy now a few days before release, so fingers crossed ^^
All in all, I think you shouldn’t miss out on this great game over this issue, they certainly didn’t mean to treat anyone worse than others, so I’d not take it personally at all. If there’s a game studio which is concerned about the wishes of the players and to reward their community, it’s Warhorse.