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Posted April 28, 2016
UPDATE: Heads up! There are 24h left, so now is the time to take advantage of the amazing deals and upgrade your collections. Eyes on the price, Boo, eyes on the price!



Years ago, the Baldur's Gate series changed the way we look at gaming and the scope of what was considered possible. Even now, the legacy continues through the Enhanced Editions – thanks to the hard work and years of updates to keep the inimitable Infinity Engine living on.



It's the work on the Enhanced Editions that made <span class="bold">Siege of Dragonspear</span> possible – the just-released, massive expansion to the timeless classic, available only for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.

"The team at Beamdog was able to breathe a new life into the Infinity Engine classics." says Greg Tito, Communications Director for Dungeons & Dragons "We're proud to recognize their excellent work in offering the best possible experience and support for these legendary titles. We want these to become the definitive editions – featuring both the enhanced and classic versions of the games."

On April 29, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will be expanded to include the classic versions – each becoming the Definitive Edition Bundle and not available for purchase separately. If you already own the classics on GOG.com, the games currently on your shelf won't be affected.

"We're excited to take our commitment and support to Baldur's Gate and GOG fans to the next level and humbled to work with such great partners. The Definitive Edition Bundle will give every Baldur's Gate fan what they're looking for" – concludes Cameron Tofer, Beamdog COO.



In the near future, we're also looking forward to full GOG Galaxy support for achievements in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition – as well as in the Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear expansion.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition will be 75% off until April 4 11:59 PM PDT / April 5 2:59 AM EDT/ 7:59 BST and 60% off until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST. The 60% discount for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST. The 85% discount for owners of the original saga will last until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST.
Post edited April 02, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted April 04, 2016
How long will be Baldur's Gate I EE, Baldur's Gate II EE and Icewind Dale EE be available for 85% off for owners of the originals?
Posted April 04, 2016
Does anyone know if there are plans for an IWD2 Enhanced Edition at some point?
Posted April 04, 2016
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Atombomb2097: How long will be Baldur's Gate I EE, Baldur's Gate II EE and Icewind Dale EE be available for 85% off for owners of the originals?
The very last sentence in the opening post tells you:
"The 85% discount for owners of the original saga will last until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST."
Posted April 04, 2016
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timppu: Here's one more possible reason to prefer the EE versions:

https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/baldurs_gate_12_enhanced_editions_also_100_or_50_cpu_usage/page1
Thanks .
Posted April 04, 2016
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Socratatus: I was looking forward to getting this, but I like good stories that take me to a different world, not being forced-fed sjw and feminist re-education bull.

Not buying and will stick with the great originals.
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Lajciak: I just bought the games, so I hope you are wrong about the feminist re-education stuff being incorporated into the game. I don't know what sjw is though...
He's totally making crap up, don't worry.

Any time someone complains about 'SJW', they're blaming other people for their bad behavior. This rule has held 100% true for me for years. Just ignore them.

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Mickelagoz: Does anybody now if you get the classics even if you bought the Enhanced Editions before?
So far I haven't seen anything about it, but really hoping you get them even if you bought them before.
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chromeneon: In the article/OP they say:

On April 29, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will be expanded to include the classic versions – each becoming the Definitive Edition Bundle and not available for purchase separately.
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chromeneon: As you see, nothing is mentioned about when you bought them. So yes, if you have the Enhanced Editions here on GOG (never mind if you got them from this sale or not) they should be updated with the classics come April 29. I myself don't care much about this, since I prefer the Enhanced Editions, but for those who do, they will be included.
Oh good. Some people were making it sound like the original installers would disappear completely, which is not acceptable at all.
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Leroux: They could be charging three times as much now, since you get "two" games in one package, the original and the "enhanced" one costing twice as much. :P

If you're not convinced your "enhanced" product is superior and popular enough to sell on its own, the next best thing is to remove the competition or hold it hostage in a bundle. ;)
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javier0889: yeah, bundling them makes no sense. Beamdog wasn't involved in the creation of the games, so it's like they want to take credit from something they never did. I wonder if there's any way to prevent this. For me, this is as bad as when games are removed from GOG.
They own the rights to the games now, right? So it makes sense to bundle them. Also, GOG has to bundle them if that's what the rightsholders want I think.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by Gilozard
Posted April 04, 2016
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Lajciak: I just bought the games, so I hope you are wrong about the feminist re-education stuff being incorporated into the game. I don't know what sjw is though...
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Gilozard: He's totally making crap up, don't worry.

Any time someone complains about 'SJW', they're blaming other people for their bad behavior. This rule has held 100% true for me for years. Just ignore them.

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chromeneon: In the article/OP they say:

As you see, nothing is mentioned about when you bought them. So yes, if you have the Enhanced Editions here on GOG (never mind if you got them from this sale or not) they should be updated with the classics come April 29. I myself don't care much about this, since I prefer the Enhanced Editions, but for those who do, they will be included.
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Gilozard: Oh good. Some people were making it sound like the original installers would disappear completely, which is not acceptable at all.
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javier0889: yeah, bundling them makes no sense. Beamdog wasn't involved in the creation of the games, so it's like they want to take credit from something they never did. I wonder if there's any way to prevent this. For me, this is as bad as when games are removed from GOG.
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Gilozard: They own the rights to the games now, right? So it makes sense to bundle them. Also, GOG has to bundle them if that's what the rightsholders want I think.
Just because you can't it doesn't mean you should.
Especially when it's quiteapparent the classic versions have always sold way more than the EEs.
Posted April 04, 2016
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Gilozard: He's totally making crap up, don't worry.

Any time someone complains about 'SJW', they're blaming other people for their bad behavior. This rule has held 100% true for me for years. Just ignore them.

Oh good. Some people were making it sound like the original installers would disappear completely, which is not acceptable at all.

They own the rights to the games now, right? So it makes sense to bundle them. Also, GOG has to bundle them if that's what the rightsholders want I think.
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javier0889: Just because you can't it doesn't mean you should.
Especially when it's quiteapparent the classic versions have always sold way more than the EEs.
How the classic games sell on here is of no consequence. The dev is trying to sell the EE's and they obviously see that on a site like this, the classics are potentially robbing sales from them. So to stop that they remove the older product, despite how it sells alone so that the consumer only has one choice and buys the EE's plus gets the classics. It's a money move and GoG probably doesn't have a say since it's either that or not sell Baldur's gate at all since the dev is pulling the classic from the market regardless.
Posted April 04, 2016
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Gilozard: They own the rights to the games now, right?
No, they don't. Baldur's Gate still belongs to Hasbro.
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synfresh: How the classic games sell on here is of no consequence. The dev is trying to sell the EE's and they obviously see that on a site like this, the classics are potentially robbing sales from them. So to stop that they remove the older product, despite how it sells alone so that the consumer only has one choice and buys the EE's plus gets the classics. It's a money move and GoG probably doesn't have a say since it's either that or not sell Baldur's gate at all since the dev is pulling the classic from the market regardless.
I doubt that the dev has any say in this. The game itself (along with the license) still belongs to Hasbro and, more than likely, Hasbro sees the selling of two different versions of the same game as conflict of interest, which is why they decided to merge it.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by Grargar
Posted April 04, 2016
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Gilozard: They own the rights to the games now, right?
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Grargar: No, they don't. Baldur's Gate still belongs to Hasbro.
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synfresh: How the classic games sell on here is of no consequence. The dev is trying to sell the EE's and they obviously see that on a site like this, the classics are potentially robbing sales from them. So to stop that they remove the older product, despite how it sells alone so that the consumer only has one choice and buys the EE's plus gets the classics. It's a money move and GoG probably doesn't have a say since it's either that or not sell Baldur's gate at all since the dev is pulling the classic from the market regardless.
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Grargar: I doubt that the dev has any say on this. The game itself (along with the license) still belongs to Hasbro and, more than likely, Hasbro sees the selling of two different versions of the same game as conflict of interest, which is why they decided to merge it.
Right, it was my assumption that the dev held the rights. Same thing though.
Posted April 04, 2016
Terrible, terrible decision...
Although I've bought BG:EE as well as BG2:EE in hope that this SoD expasion will be any good (and it's just terrible), I made somewhat illogical gesture and bought also classic editions, since I don't want to have them on GOG "thanks" to those SJWs from Beamdog.

By doing this I'm not only showing my attachement to good, classical versions of BG games (I have them all on CD, DVD and now on GOG - and yes, buying one game three times is illogical), but also supporting GOG since in general they are doing a great job.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by MocnyMichal
Posted April 04, 2016
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Grargar: No, they don't. Baldur's Gate still belongs to Hasbro.
I doubt that the dev has any say in this. The game itself (along with the license) still belongs to Hasbro and, more than likely, Hasbro sees the selling of two different versions of the same game as conflict of interest, which is why they decided to merge it.
This!



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javier0889: Just because you can't it doesn't mean you should.
Especially when it's quiteapparent the classic versions have always sold way more than the EEs.
So, GOG should just quit selling the BG series altogether? I would guess that those are the options: Bundle or Drop.
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MocnyMichal: Terrible, terrible decision...
Although I've bought BG:EE as well as BG2:EE in hope that this SoD expasion will be any good (and it's just terrible), I made an illogical gesture and bought also classic editions, since I don't want to have them on GOG "thanks" to those SJWs from Beamdog.

By doing this I'm not only showing my attachement to good, classical versions of BG games (I have them all on CD, DVD and now on GOG), but also supporting GOG since in general they are doing a great job.
Dude, you are way overreacting.

The expansion makes a minor joke about a current gaming topic. Beamdog didn't kick your puppies and burn your house down.

After all the GGers who've excused actual criminal behavior with 'it was just a joke', it's really ironic to find out that they can't take an actual, literal joke.


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Grargar: No, they don't. Baldur's Gate still belongs to Hasbro.

I doubt that the dev has any say on this. The game itself (along with the license) still belongs to Hasbro and, more than likely, Hasbro sees the selling of two different versions of the same game as conflict of interest, which is why they decided to merge it.
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synfresh: Right, it was my assumption that the dev held the rights. Same thing though.
Yeah. Rightsholder wishes trump whatever other parties want, generally, and for the rightsholder combining the game absolutely makes sense.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by Gilozard
Posted April 04, 2016

The expansion makes a minor joke about a current gaming topic. Beamdog didn't kick your puppies and burn your house down.
I don't recall saying anything about "a minor joke" or other reason why SoD is bad expansion (and it is because of lazy desing, poor writing and general lack of quality), so I would be grateful if you would stop making false assumptions based on your imagination.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by MocnyMichal
Posted April 04, 2016
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The expansion makes a minor joke about a current gaming topic. Beamdog didn't kick your puppies and burn your house down.
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MocnyMichal: I don't recall saying anything about "a minor joke" or other reason why SoD is bad expansion (and it is because of lazy desing, poor writing and general lack of quality), so I would be grateful if you would stop making false assumptions based on your imagination.
You complained about 'SJW at Beamdog'. The reason people are calling Beamdog 'SJW' (which is hilarious, they clearly don't know what that phrase means) are up in arms over a couple jokes and a few changed lines.

If you want to complain about bad writing, you have to actually complain about bad writing. You didn't. You also didn't complain about bad quality, lazy design, or any of that. You complained about 'SJW'. Now you're trying to pretend you said something different than what you actually said.

Maybe the problem is your understanding of English? Your grammar is good but you sometimes use words that aren't quite right.
Post edited April 04, 2016 by Gilozard
Posted April 04, 2016

Maybe the problem is your understanding of English? Your grammar is good but you sometimes use words that aren't quite right.
I admit - I might have used calque here or there but still I have a documented C2 in English (As per CEFR scale). And I'm not sure if it was just a cheap bite or a friendly observation.

And yes, I called Beamdog "SJW" (Social Justice Warriors - see, I know what SJW stands for). I believe their gay/lesbian/trans additions to BG series is just a cheap way of gaining popularity (especially on tumblr-like sites) and even cheaper way of showing how "modern" and "inclusive" they are.
And their SJW crusade is just one of the reasons I think poorly of SoD and EE in general.

Anyway, if you like EE and SoD that's fine - I'm happy that those games give you fun.
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General discussionUpdate: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale
Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle (822 posts)(822 posts)
(822 posts)