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simonm197: I havent had much time to follow the sale (been busy with report writing).
Is there any chance that one of the following games will reappear before the sale is over?

1. AI War Collection
2. Inquisitor
3. Shadowrun Returns
Inquisitor is gone, but Shadowrun Returns and AI War Collection should appear one more time.
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PaterAlf: Good morning!

I see the neverending Insomnia sale is still running (at at that speed probably will for a few more days). As much as I like the format, but the next time GOG should add an additional timer (e.g. 1hour maximum per game).
I totally agree. This is getting boring!
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MeganSC: The room I am based in at work is in the centre of the building with no windows, so during the week I crave daylight. Its always a nice treat when it's sunny at the weekend, especially in England :P
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stg83: Indeed, it is mostly cold and rainy in England if I am not mistaken. Sunny days there are a sight for sore eyes and are always welcome. Over here though it is the opposite as Winter never officially arrive here and it hardly ever rains in the city where I am situated. In others there are two kinds of weather here, hot and really hot. ;)
Isn't it strange how such a relatively miniscule little planet can have such variations in weather?

My boyfriend currently lives in Texas, and whenever I go over to visit in the summer it's like my body just hits a wall. I can't handle the humidity, it makes me feel claustrophobic and ill.
any comments on Spacecom?
I bought 4 copies of hammerwatch for you guys btw. You're welcome.
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Tarnicus: I'd highly recommend Jim Guthrie's music, especially the soundtrack to Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Reaally good soundtrack too. I am glad Humble Bundle comes with the soundtracks. Atleast in the earlier ones.
And the monthly air raid siren test just throw me out my seat :)
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Senteria: I bought 4 copies of hammerwatch for you guys btw. You're welcome.
Thanks ^^ It is a cool game though. About 2 months ago it got a new and free expansion pack.
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MaxFulvus: Is Two Worlds 2 appeared these last hours ? I wanted to grab it before the end of the Insomnia (which is in 3 hours) ?
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Matruchus: Insomnia will go on until all the games are gone. Which is probably at least two days.

And no there was no Two Worlds 2 yet in round three :)
Two more days ?! Damn, this is not Insomnia, this is Insania !
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Matruchus: And the monthly air raid siren test just throw me out my seat :)
Every first saturday in the month at 12:00 our fire department tests it's sirens.
I always flinch a bit. ^^
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MarkoH01: If you like this game from Terry Cavanagh you should take a look at (imo) his masterpiece "Super Hexagon". Each game usually lasts about a few seconds only (especially your first tries) but you are into hours of gameplay pretty much. Less than a game more like a drug for me - even it it seems to be unmanagable at first. Hey, he shows how easy it is himself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ96olZr8DE

Edit: And it's also chiptune soundtrack.
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Tarnicus: Jim Guthrie's music, especially the soundtrack to Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Don't forget Indie Game the Movie soundtrack it's really good also I really like his EP for sound shapes.
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Matruchus: And the monthly air raid siren test just throw me out my seat :)
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The_Blog: Every first saturday in the month at 12:00 our fire department tests it's sirens.
I always flinch a bit. ^^
Yep, exactly the same. 12:00, first Saturday. A couple of months ago when they tested it the main civil defense computer got jammed and it kept on going for an hour. Poor call center people were overdone then calming people down.
Post edited March 07, 2015 by Matruchus
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cecil: I just thought of an idea for GOG and the insomniac sales don't make it 3 rounds make it 4 but less copies in each round so round 3 doesn't take a week by itself.
Not sure how that would solve anything, we'd just end up with some games whizzing by even faster, and others taking slightly less long but repeating more times and people would complain that now they have to look 4 times instead of 3. The reality is that no matter how the promo is constructed, it will be greatly liked by some and greatly disliked by others because we all have different likes/dislikes and needs/desires. I mean... why only 4 rounds? :) Why not 5 rounds but even less copies each round? Or if that is better, why not 12 rounds with far far less copies each round? Why not just one game per round with 10000 rounds? :) The latter would definitely prevent games from stalling for hours for sure! :)

I don't think GOG can easily predict the rate that any particular game will sell at, and they will sell at different rates during different times of the day, in different regions etc. and that may also vary from one round to the next in Insomnia too. Insomnia wasn't designed to have a maximum time for a game to show, it was more or less intentionally unlimited time although I doubt they figured a game would stall it for 4-7 hours or more either. :) The only way to reliably ensure that a game does not stall a promo like this is to put a hard coded maximum time limit on it at which time it gets bumped for the next game in rotation. Anything else is fraught with unknowns that could end up still burning for hours on end. But if they put time limits on things then it kind of turns into a flash sale. Personally I like flash sales better, and ones that have games showing for 4 hours or more at a time as that gives a wide swath of time to see a game and act upon it while not requiring me to be glued to a website all day or check it too many times a day. But others prefer the minute by minute daily grind with the uncertainty of games stalling so who am I to rob them of that hehe. :)

I personally find the Insomnia promo my least-favourite, but I try to have fun with it and the community while it's on anyway and stay light hearted. If I happen to score some games while looking that's cool and if not and I miss out because something whizzed by, that's cool too. I will joke about games keaning also, but I'm not upset by it, nor bothered really. I just take whatever is there and try to make the best out of it knowing future promos are around the corner and some of them are more of a match for my preference and my day is coming soon... :)

GOG has a tough job of a delicate balancing act to create a promo that caters to as large of a group of people as possible while keeping the money coming in hand over fist. I don't envy their monumental task at trying to please us all while simultaneously knowing it is a losing game. A developer or designer behind something like that has a tough job as they know they're going to always universally get flak. They have to build up a tough skin to know it is impossible to always please all people and that there are always people that will dislike something very vocally, and know it's just "normal" and do their best and rest on it. :) Even though I'm not completely fond of all the aspects of Insomnia or other promos, I know they do their best and they also listen to feedback and adapt over time so we're in good hands. :)
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Matruchus: Insomnia will go on until all the games are gone. Which is probably at least two days.

And no there was no Two Worlds 2 yet in round three :)
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MaxFulvus: Two more days ?! Damn, this is not Insomnia, this is Insania !
LOL thank you I needed that :)
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The_Blog: Those are some fine Soundtracks I have to agree :)
There are so many great Video Game Soundtracks. You can basicly hear them at any time and even in the background. When it comes to games you also have a great selection of gernes from Orchestral to Chiptune or even Rock. The soundtracks are one of the reasons why I love games as a form of media so much.
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stg83: Have you heard about the Video Games Live concerts? I had the pleasure to see one of their shows in Malaysia a few years ago and it was absolutely fantastic, a truly unforgettable experience for people that love Video games and their soundtracks. I would encourage every one to go see it live if they get the opportunity. :)
If we talk about game soundtracks in general and not just chiptunes, you should absolutely listen to the Ys - The Oath in Felghana soundtrack. Ys Origins is also very good.

Anything by Chris Hülsbeck (especially Turrican, Apidya, Giana Sisters, ...) as well as Pablo Vega (Arcen Games: AI War, Bionic Dues, A Valley without Wind, etc.) is also highly recommended. Just listen to the music of the Bionic Dues trailer here on GOG. Awesome.