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Applied card-iology.

<span class="bold">Hand of Fate - Wildcards</span>, the first DLC to the intense deck-building action/RPG, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac and Linux with a 50% launch discount.

Dealing with cards is a common but important occurrence in everybody's life. Punch cards, credit cards, super-cool collectible cards - you need to learn your way around them if you don't want to be dealt a fierce backhand. But every once in a while, along come several unpredictable Wildcards - and that's when the real fun begins.

Hand of Fate introduced players to a fresh, engaging way of dungeon-crawling, giving them the chance to carefully build a deck of cards, then see them come to life and act out their effects on the battlefield. Strategizing which cards to use is paramount but don't forget that your skillful input during the action-packed combat can make all the difference between success and failure. Especially now that the Wildcards come into play, offering 9 new Fates, new items, and new Encounter chains that will force you to readjust your roguelike ways if you are to claim victory against the devious Dealer.

Expand your deck-building and reshuffle your combat strategies with <span class="bold">Hand of Fate - Wildcards</span>, now DRM-free on GOG.com. The launch discount will last until December 22, 1:59 PM GMT.
Only 8 months later. I guess, better late than never.
I was going to ask if this was the DLC that's been on Steam for a year, but someone already answered that question.
The discount applies only to the DLC. Is it intentional?

Generally GOG applies a discount to the base game too, when a DLC is released.
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vanchann: The discount applies only to the DLC. Is it intentional?

Generally GOG applies a discount to the base game too, when a DLC is released.
The game was discounted during the winter sales... I guess its too bad for the developers. Many people would have jumped in if the DLC was also released at that time or if they had communicated that they will release the DLC a week after.
Kudos to the publisher to finally give some love to GOG users too (albeit I was already expecting this to arrive at some point, considering they released new patches to the GOG base game some time ago).

The game always sounded interesting to me, so into the wishlist it goes. Yeah I would have already bought it if I had been fully certain the GOG version will get the DLC too. Earlier I was only 80% certain, before the latest patches I was only 45% certain.
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vanchann: The discount applies only to the DLC. Is it intentional?

Generally GOG applies a discount to the base game too, when a DLC is released.
Yep, it's intentional.
Can't believe my eyes today, this DLC is finally available on GOG. A step in the right direction I might say, so glad the devs finally got around to send it here.

Thanks you.
Neat little game, I was happy to get this unregionally priced, too bad the so late dlc IS.

Gladly pass (for now).
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vanchann:
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Narakir: The game was discounted during the winter sales... I guess its too bad for the developers. Many people would have jumped in if the DLC was also released at that time or if they had communicated that they will release the DLC a week after.
I couldn't agree more.
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mecharma: Yep, it's intentional.
So, looks like I should pass for now.
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Fairfox: Not impressed by the devs on this one; late GOG support for general updates and patches, late support for DLC that's bordering on laughable (plus, as discussed, odd pricing choice for post Winter sale), no soundtrack option (seriously, a zip file with music tracks. C'mon, now. Steam can do it) and no GOG community communication. They claim limited resources, but reeeeally, if they knew they were going to gimp GOG users over each and every time they shouldn't have made the decision to sell on the GOG store in the first place. I was interested in this game from day (Steam) one, but I seem to have dodged a bullet (?). Too bad; it looks like my kind of thing utterly.

The fact they've purposely waited for the sale to end on the base game before pimping this DLC is yet another crappy choice. You are crappy to DRM-free users, devs.
This.

Plus GOG must take some flak here too as they knew the DLC was coming and still chose to let the devs behave this way. Poor show all round.
Considering the amount of complaints, maybe the DLC shouldn't have arrived at all...

For me personally: better late than never. All is good for me, for now...
Better late than never. I'm glad to finally see it here.

For those upset with the developers, and there is good reason to be, I will at least say this in their defense: As far as I know, unlike with The Escapists, there were always plans to bring the Hand of Fate DLC here eventually. I have no idea why it has taken so long though. However, we have been getting the free Winter updates in a timely manner. Not on the same day as Steam, unfortunately, but I believe they've all released on here within a week of showing up on Steam so far. I still don't trust Team17 after the whole ordeal with the DLC for The Escapists, but I'm ready to bury the hatchet with the Hand of Fate devs.
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Marioface5: Better late than never. I'm glad to finally see it here.

For those upset with the developers, and there is good reason to be, I will at least say this in their defense: As far as I know, unlike with The Escapists, there were always plans to bring the Hand of Fate DLC here eventually. I have no idea why it has taken so long though. However, we have been getting the free Winter updates in a timely manner. Not on the same day as Steam, unfortunately, but I believe they've all released on here within a week of showing up on Steam so far. I still don't trust Team17 after the whole ordeal with the DLC for The Escapists, but I'm ready to bury the hatchet with the Hand of Fate devs.
^ THIS.

Since it was unclear before if the DLC will come to GOG, I didn't buy the game (from GOG or elsewhere, at least for now).

Now it is back to my GOG shopping list, no problem anymore. The publisher/developer finished their part of the bargain, I will do the same. A bit similar case when Space Pirates and Zombies (SPAZ) developers missed the DRM-free release they had been promising, I also delayed my purchase until that was fixed. Eventually they did. No ill feelings.