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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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neotask: Exclusive day one DLC for pre-orders is just fucked up. I remember the times when finished game was a finished game, expansions were real expansions and one could try demo of the game before buying. Now the shit is all over the place. "Pre-order and you will get what should have been in the game in the first place but will not be for people who will actually get to know what state the game actually is on release. Trust us, the game is just perfect especially for this special (regional) price." And later on a bunch of minor additions through DLCs start piling up resulting in Gold, Diamond and GOTY editions... Sad sad days...
I was all for AoW3 here on GoG and was planning to purchase here right away. Now I'm a little hesitant. I know people don't like Steam and will purchase from GoG instead. The reasons I'm considering buying on Steam instead of GoG is patching and DLC. With Steam it will organize the DLC and automatically update patches with one install. With day one and preorder DLC coming right out of the gate I'm expecting more DLC and patches in the future.

Look at Crusader Kings II. Different company I know but it's got so many add ons I would think it would be a pain in the keister to have all the separate installers. (37 as of this date)

I may just wait this one out.
Yay, now we have $=€ regional pricing and games with preoder DLC - whatever happened to you GOG? :(
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Zoth-Ommog: Yay, now we have $=€ regional pricing and games with preoder DLC - whatever happened to you GOG? :(
Keep in mind that you are getting an extra game for free, if you are paying the Euro-price. But I agree with you, a price for all would be fairer.

Let's hope that this only happen with a few games here.
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Zoth-Ommog: Yay, now we have $=€ regional pricing and games with preoder DLC - whatever happened to you GOG? :(
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Arghmage: Keep in mind that you are getting an extra game for free, if you are paying the Euro-price. But I agree with you, a price for all would be fairer.

Let's hope that this only happen with a few games here.
I think the extra game has only a low value. You can get them during a sale for 50% off or higher discounts and maybe you already own them all or you aren't interested in which case the value is rather low. Not enough to really compensate for the regional prices.

I haven't made the calculation of the regional prices and the purchase power but i think it correlates only marginally. I guess this regional pricing as applied by GOG and Larian for AoW3 is not a good example for fair regional pricing for whatever possible definition of fair.
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neotask: Exclusive day one DLC for pre-orders is just fucked up. I remember the times when finished game was a finished game, expansions were real expansions and one could try demo of the game before buying. Now the shit is all over the place. "Pre-order and you will get what should have been in the game in the first place but will not be for people who will actually get to know what state the game actually is on release. Trust us, the game is just perfect especially for this special (regional) price." And later on a bunch of minor additions through DLCs start piling up resulting in Gold, Diamond and GOTY editions... Sad sad days...
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book99: I was all for AoW3 here on GoG and was planning to purchase here right away. Now I'm a little hesitant. I know people don't like Steam and will purchase from GoG instead. The reasons I'm considering buying on Steam instead of GoG is patching and DLC. With Steam it will organize the DLC and automatically update patches with one install. With day one and preorder DLC coming right out of the gate I'm expecting more DLC and patches in the future.

Look at Crusader Kings II. Different company I know but it's got so many add ons I would think it would be a pain in the keister to have all the separate installers. (37 as of this date)

I may just wait this one out.
Exactly. It is very likely that I will buy AoW 3 on Steam instead of GOG during a big sale of GOTY edition or similar if the game turns out at least decent. Current trends of game releases are bullshit, do not want to even get into it. Why Steam? Because GOG as new games seller does not offer that Steam has to offer. Things, that are not relevant for old game releases. New game on GOG means later updates, no auto-updating, no community features tied to the game, no achievements. Also I find that the sales are more frequent and discounts are better in Steam. And games that come here as DRM-free usually (if not allways) are DRM-free on Steam too (meaning you do not have to have Steam client running to launch the game) so all the fuss goes down to that Steam client is a must for installation and updates and GOG download client is not (though one would still use it anyway because of more reliable download). Unless you buy on GOG and share installation file with your friends (which is, I am quite sure, a violation of EULAs).
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Arghmage: Keep in mind that you are getting an extra game for free, if you are paying the Euro-price. But I agree with you, a price for all would be fairer.

Let's hope that this only happen with a few games here.
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Trilarion: I think the extra game has only a low value. You can get them during a sale for 50% off or higher discounts and maybe you already own them all or you aren't interested in which case the value is rather low. Not enough to really compensate for the regional prices.

I haven't made the calculation of the regional prices and the purchase power but i think it correlates only marginally. I guess this regional pricing as applied by GOG and Larian for AoW3 is not a good example for fair regional pricing for whatever possible definition of fair.
There is only a dlc that you get also if you preorder on steam so GOG is not really giving you anything. And the games they offer as a kind of compensation most people already have and they dont cover the price difference for EU countries.
Post edited February 27, 2014 by Matruchus
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neotask: ...And games that come here as DRM-free usually (if not allways) are DRM-free on Steam too (meaning you do not have to have Steam client running to launch the game) so all the fuss goes down to that Steam client is a must for installation and updates ...
Having to use a client for installation and update of course is DRM.

What I would like to say is that GamersGate and GOG and DotEmu are almost identical in the number of important features they represent: They all sell DRM free software. All of them have regional pricing. The only question is now who has the lowest price for the DRM free game and who offers most games.

Also in the comparison Steam to GOG it all comes down to a showdown of DRM free vs price. That is, how much does a game cost (in a sale) and how important is DRM and is the difference worth it or not? That will be the million dollar question.
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Trilarion: I guess this regional pricing as applied by GOG and Larian for AoW3 is not a good example for fair regional pricing for whatever possible definition of fair.
Just want to point out that Larian has nothing to do with AoW3. Their game is Divinity: Original Sin, Triumph is the developer for AoW3. Both equally disappointing in their behavior. =(
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Trilarion: I guess this regional pricing as applied by GOG and Larian for AoW3 is not a good example for fair regional pricing for whatever possible definition of fair.
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JaqFrost: Just want to point out that Larian has nothing to do with AoW3. Their game is Divinity: Original Sin, Triumph is the developer for AoW3. Both equally disappointing in their behavior. =(
Sorry, I mixed it up.
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JaqFrost: Just want to point out that Larian has nothing to do with AoW3. Their game is Divinity: Original Sin, Triumph is the developer for AoW3. Both equally disappointing in their behavior. =(
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Trilarion: Sorry, I mixed it up.
I've seen it a few times in this thread, so that's probably why you mixed it up. Besides, Larian's price points probably won't be any better than those for AoW3.
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neotask: Because GOG as new games seller does not offer that Steam has to offer. Things, that are not relevant for old game releases. New game on GOG means later updates, no auto-updating, no community features tied to the game, no achievements.
GOG isn't set up to distribute new games that need frequent patching. I'm sure they're going to address it at some point. For now the operating model GOG uses works very well for complete games that do not need updates, but not well for new games. This will change at some point, and I'm wary of whatever changes they might make to support newer games. Probably it will go smoothly, but GOG has a history of misjudging what customers want.
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neotask: Because GOG as new games seller does not offer that Steam has to offer. Things, that are not relevant for old game releases. New game on GOG means later updates, no auto-updating, no community features tied to the game, no achievements.
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HGiles: GOG isn't set up to distribute new games that need frequent patching. I'm sure they're going to address it at some point. For now the operating model GOG uses works very well for complete games that do not need updates, but not well for new games. This will change at some point, and I'm wary of whatever changes they might make to support newer games. Probably it will go smoothly, but GOG has a history of misjudging what customers want.
Or they simply might come to late. They could have invented the auto updater and auto patcher of the installation file already for Witcher 2. Just yesterday a recent game (Battle of Kronos) updated and now I have to download it again and I have to install it again and hopefully everything works... I wish GOG would put more work into this and less into making all their games regionally priced.
Post edited February 27, 2014 by Trilarion
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HGiles: GOG isn't set up to distribute new games that need frequent patching. I'm sure they're going to address it at some point. For now the operating model GOG uses works very well for complete games that do not need updates, but not well for new games. This will change at some point, and I'm wary of whatever changes they might make to support newer games. Probably it will go smoothly, but GOG has a history of misjudging what customers want.
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Trilarion: Or they simply might come to late. They could have invented the auto updater and auto patcher of the installation file already for Witcher 2. Just yesterday a recent game (Battle of Kronos) updated and now I have to download it again and I have to install it again and hopefully everything works... I wish GOG would put more work into this and less into making all their games regionally priced.
Or into making their website work. The front page is *still* broken for some customers. Been that way since the winter sale.

I think GOG has trouble attracting good developers. The job postings for developers have been open for months.
"Hi we will have an overview tomorrow. special editions vary per territory and are made by our co publishing partners.
Some editions might be region locked "


Ah, region-locking as well. Triumph are really going all out on this. :p
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jamsatle: "Hi we will have an overview tomorrow. special editions vary per territory and are made by our co publishing partners.
Some editions might be region locked "

Ah, region-locking as well. Triumph are really going all out on this. :p
May as well dare Triumph to publish to the only region locked console then.

That's right, I'm daring Triumph to dump money in the Wii-U money pit, seeing as its the only remaining region locked console.

You know you're doing something wrong when its only the last place runner that's even doing it.