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The chronicle of the Third Era is about to be revealed!

Age of Wonders 3, the long-anticipated continuation to the fan-favorite, award-winning strategy series, set in a robust and beautiful world that becomes the scene for diverse, complex, and engaging gameplay, is available for pre-orders on GOG.com. Depending on your location you'll be charged $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99. An extended Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition, featuring a full soundtrack and the Dragon's Throne standalone scenario, is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99. As a special pre-order bonus, both versions include the Elven Resurgence, a standalone scenario DLC.

Imagine! Empires rising and falling before your very eyes, led to victory or defeat by heroes of legend so powerful that they appear to be titans in the eyes of mortals. Sorcerers harness the arcane powers to bend the rules of the world around them. Theocrats twist the wills of their followers with the holy aura bestowed upon them by their deities for their zealous service. Rogues rule the shadows, taking any chance to strike and win before their foes even realize there is a war to fight. Warlords earn the loyalty of their legions by the glory gained in the many battles they emerged from, victorious. Archdruids become one with nature, and the land itself rushes to their aid. Dreadnoughts rely on the art of engineering to construct their unstoppable artificial armies. All those powers, all of their miraculous exploits, all of their desires, all thrown into one realm of war. This shall truly be an age of wonders!

With Age of Wonders 3, Triumph Studios aims to set new standards not only for the acclaimed Age of Wonders series, but also for the turn-based strategy genre itself. Taking advantage of all the modern gaming bells and whistles, the title will deliver an impressive level of complexity in gameplay and an immersive, lush, and diverse gameworld that can become your own for hundreds of hours. With the ability to choose one of the six leader classes, you'll be able to custom-tailor your empire--and by extension your experience with the game--to your personal gameplay style, so you can enjoy the extensive campaign the game offers in any way you like. You'll be leading into battle armies recruited from within six humanoid races as well as some fantastic creatures and mythical monsters. The turn-based tactical combat itself will prove to be a challenge for the most seasoned of strategy gamers but also scalable enough for beginners to enjoy. With over 50 location types to explore and exploit, hundreds of abilities to master for tactical and strategic advantage over your foes, visually stunning presentation, and a smart random scenario generator providing virtually limitless replayability, this upcoming title may prove the only turn-based strategy game you'll need for many years to come!

Pre-order Age of Wonders 3, for only $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99 on GOG.com (or opt in for the splendid Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition), and secure your entry to the fantastic realm of power and dominion, which opens to all the brave souls approximately on March 31. Note that Age of Wonders 3 is the first title with regional pricing on GOG.com in quite some time and this means that we are charging the USD equivalents of the official regional price.

Note, that just as we have done before in such occasions, we'll be throwing in a little something extra to the deal, to accommodate those of you, who end up paying more than the others due to the currency conversion rates applied. We've picked some games that fit well with the genre represented by Age of Wonders III, and if you're one of those people, you'll get to pick one of them. You'll be sent a gift-code allowing you to redeem one of the following excellent titles: Master of Magic, Lords of Magic: Special Edition, Eador: Genesis, King’s Bounty: The Legend, Disciples II: Gold, and Etherlords II.
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JudasIscariot: Lovely :/

Could one of you send a support ticket with screenshot of that, please? Thanks and sorry if I can't be of anymore help :/
Sure, will do that then.
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wormholewizards: Regardless of the pricing, from what I see so far this is a very good game. I would like to purchase one for my younger brother because he's into these strategy and fantasy genre. But the asking price is bit too high, even in USD. Plus it looks like the game will be receiving dozen of DLCs in the future.
Ask someone from Russia to buy you the game. The game is ridiculously cheap there.
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RaikonLance: If you think action games are bad about it or any of the other games you listed: http://i.imgur.com/q571F.jpg

Each of these DLCs is one train.
I was just citing a few of the popular games doing this, but yes I am aware of the kind of DLC you are referring to which is exactly the kind of insanity I am talking about which is multiplied here ten fold.

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JudasIscariot: Not sure what browser you are using but maybe check if it's updated to its latest version? I am using Chrome 33.0.1750.117 m and I don't see this effect.
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chevkoch: I have Firefox 27.0.1 also and am seeing this mishap too (see attached).
I am also using this version of Firefox and it seems to be working fine for me.
Post edited February 25, 2014 by stg83
55 USD in some EU states, 17 USD in Russia.

So, theoretically and by way of example, if 3 Germans teamed up to buy AOW 3 and share the DRM-free copy, that would nearly lead to a fair price for the 3 individuals sharing the 55 USD. While this might be considered a likeable Robin Hood approach, the new GOG and AOW3 should not be supported by a single purchase. And, of course, noone should do it anyway because of copyright infringes etc.
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RaikonLance: If you think action games are bad about it or any of the other games you listed: http://i.imgur.com/q571F.jpg

Each of these DLCs is one train.
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stg83: I was just citing a few of the popular games doing this, but yes I am aware of the kind of DLC you are referring to which is exactly the kind insanity I am talking about which is multiplied here ten fold.
I do however want to point out that it isn't DLC that's inherently bad, it's people who make it a cash grab that are bad. DLC/Micro-Transactions can accomplish that you can buy the game for less money and boost sales by not forcing the full price for something you won't use completely on everybody. I think for example that Borderlands 2 DLC packs are completely fair.
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stg83: I am also using this version of Firefox and it seems to be working fine for me.
Thanks, I sent this issue to support with a link to the conversation here. No idea why some have this problem, others don't.
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RaikonLance: I think for example that Borderlands 2 DLC packs are completely fair.
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this as what Gearbox is doing with Borderlands 2 is inherently wrong, because when you release a so called GOTY edition it should include all game content DLC. If they were planning to release additional gameplay content they should have held off on a GOTY edition but they didn't because now they are probably going to release an Ultimate Complete Edition or something. This is exactly why I despise the term DLC because of how it is interpreted and abused is entirely up to the developers as well as publishers, we should just go back to using the term Expansion for additional substantial gameplay content.

The way it is done right now for most games is like you said that you buy the DLC separately to not be forced to buy content you would not care for but doing so will cost you an arm and a leg compared to buying a complete edition, which will get you what you need with even more while making your pockets less hollow.
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chevkoch: Thanks, I sent this issue to support with a link to the conversation here. No idea why some have this problem, others don't.
I hope the support can sort this issue out for you guys, it is indeed really weird how its only affecting certain users.
Post edited February 25, 2014 by stg83
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GOG.com: is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99.
Just want to let you know that i moved to the US this evening. Already uptdated my account settings. Will still pay with my german credit card though. Have kept it, because i plan to move back next week. You believe me on this, right?
Post edited February 26, 2014 by hmcpretender
Whoohoo! No pre-ordering for me, but definitely on my wishlist.
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RaikonLance: I think for example that Borderlands 2 DLC packs are completely fair.
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stg83: I have to respectfully disagree with you on this as what Gearbox is doing with Borderlands 2 is inherently wrong, because when you release a so called GOTY edition it should include all game content DLC. If they were planning to release additional gameplay content they should have held off on a GOTY edition but they didn't because now they are probably going to release an Ultimate Complete Edition or something. This is exactly why I despise the term DLC because of how it is interpreted and abused is entirely up to the developers as well as publishers, we should just go back to using the term Expansion for additional substantial gameplay content.

The way it is done right now for most games is like you said that you buy the DLC separately to not be forced to buy content you would not care for but doing so will cost you an arm and a leg compared to buying a complete edition, which will get you what you need with even more while making your pockets less hollow.
Oh, I didn't know that about the GOTY Edition. All I know is from a pal who plays the game and has the DLC and I found it had plenty of content for its price. Oh, and I think purely cosmetic DLC is fine if its made entirely clear it's purely cosmetic. (Like League of Legends' skins)
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GOG.com: is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99.
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hmcpretender: Just want to let you know that i moved to the US this evening. Already uptdated my account settings. Will still pay with my german credit card tough. Have kept it, because i plan to move back next week. You believe me on this, right?
Since they believed this was a good decision, I'm sure they will believe this too ;)
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We'll bill the equivalent in USD: $54.99
This game will be available for download on approximately Mar. 31

pre-order €39.99
Please let me give you a mathematics course, gog.com.
Well at least Larian cannot complain about the attention they get. Everybody now knows all about their upcoming release, especially about the price.
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PetrusOctavianus: But if the core game play is still there and they have improved the AI, I will buy it once it comes on sale.
They seem to have vastly improved the random map generator (RMG in short). That alone is no small feat in my opinion.
But yeah, we (they) could have avoided the whole regional pricing. What the hell were they thinking ?
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Potzato: ...What the hell were they thinking ?
If we charge differently we can make more money and our retailers are happy and we still need them and GOG really wants us that badly and of course... we can make more money. I guess.