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Posted November 13, 2013
Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
Posted November 16, 2013
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Soccorro: Omg i slept way longer than i wanted to! HAVE I MISSED ANY THIEF TITLE? TELL ME!
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Faenwulf: Nope. No sneaky Thief went through here yet.
Perfect, I slept 8 hours. Thanks for the info.

Gog has the last opportunity to sell me the Thief saga today. I want Thief 1 and 2. If today I can't buy the games I'm afraid that I will play with 100% off offer (in my HDD). Tomorrow I will spend all the day with my friends. And this night I'm not going here 4:00 a.m., at midnight I will go to sleep.

My life continues and I don't want to repeat another promo like this. 101 games are too much, and more three times. Even with 20 games only and diary stops I don't want to repeat this madness. I obtain three free games, but don't compensates the lost time.
Posted November 16, 2013
If we would get an additional Steam key that I could ignore next to a DRM free version of the game then I wouldn't care.
Posted November 16, 2013
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gscotti: RCR has been running for over 7 hours, so 8.5 hours is totally within reach!

Would "steam keys" make RCR more desirable? It ties it to Steam, IMHO a less desirable alternative to no DRM. Or am I missing something? (not a Steam user)
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CorranHorn: I´ve seen people asking to get GoG games to start using Steam, Steam has gone from a hated service to being the one most people prefers.
I've had a (somewhat perfunctory) browse through the exchange/donation threads, and I saw that the great majority were people offering Steam games for GOG ones. Based on that, I'd say you're wrong, at least for this site.
Posted November 16, 2013
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MisterBlack: If you guys think this is bad, we could still get:

Cognition: An Jack Keane Thriller

Or...

Omerta: City of Keane

Or...

Leisure Suit Keane: Reloaded

If one of these games land after RCR, I think the sale is pretty much over then. GOG will have to either step in and move it on to the next game, or it dies.
You forgot: The Real Keane
Post edited November 16, 2013 by Blazz17
Posted November 16, 2013
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CorranHorn: I´ve seen people asking to get GoG games to start using Steam, Steam has gone from a hated service to being the one most people prefers.
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nijuu: Wont happen
I´m blaming lack of sleep for this, meant they where asking if you could connect GoG games so they would turn up in the Steam program and they could have all their games in the same place instead of having to go for the directory or putting a shortcut on the desktop.
Post edited November 16, 2013 by CorranHorn
Posted November 16, 2013
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SorrowBorn: I personally hope that GOG do not cave into those demanding to use steam keys,
GOG provides a service many would rile against and I for one am definitely grateful
to GOG for bringing back the classics.
It would be nice to give steam keys for games that have linux version.
Posted November 16, 2013
what's the keane reference about
Posted November 16, 2013
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gscotti: Would "steam keys" make RCR more desirable? It ties it to Steam, IMHO a less desirable alternative to no DRM. Or am I missing something? (not a Steam user)
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stan423321: One of these gives you bigger chances the more games you have and play on Steam.
That's interesting.
Posted November 16, 2013
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finbar_omahony: what's the keane reference about
In second round there were 100 copies of Jack Keane 2 and it took 5 hours to sell them :D
Posted November 16, 2013
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CorranHorn: I´ve seen people asking to get GoG games to start using Steam, Steam has gone from a hated service to being the one most people prefers.
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Buenro-games: Maybe in your neck of the woods, any a=holes who force DRM down my throat or to be connected to them to play get no money from me. Steam as in a pile of steaming scheisse.
Lol xD! Well I hate Steam because you can't just go around cut games i mean Steam is just looking at your IP and decides whats best for you. I know there are reasons why steam has to do it. but still its...not that good.
Posted November 16, 2013
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nijuu: Wont happen
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CorranHorn: I´m blaming lack of sleep for all this, meant they where asking if you could connect GoG games so they would turn up in the Steam and they could have all their games in the same place instead of having to go for the directory or putting a shortcut on the desktop.
you can add non steam games to your library with lets you launch them from steam much like a shortcut
Posted November 16, 2013
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Faenwulf: Nope. No sneaky Thief went through here yet.
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Xabyer_B: Perfect, I slept 8 hours. Thanks for the info.

Gog has the last opportunity to sell me the Thief saga today. I want Thief 1 and 2. If today I can't buy the games I'm afraid that I will play with 100% off offer (in my HDD). Tomorrow I will spend all the day with my friends. And this night I'm not going here 4:00 a.m., at midnight I will go to sleep.

My life continues and I don't want to repeat another promo like this. 101 games are too much, and more three times. Even with 20 games only and diary stops I don't want to repeat this madness. I obtain three free games, but don't compensates the lost time.
Completely agree. I have things to do today and I'm not going to alter that just to save a few dollars on some games. I got 2 free games myself, and luckily I work from home so it wasn't really a HUGE Inconvenience for me to keep an eye on the sale, but never again will I waste this much time waiting for games.
Posted November 16, 2013
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finbar_omahony: what's the keane reference about
The game: jack keane 2 took 5 fours to sell 100 copies, 5! HOURS!
Posted November 16, 2013
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finbar_omahony: what's the keane reference about
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Blazz17: The game: jack keane 2 took 5 fours to sell 100 copies, 5! HOURS!
LIKE A BOSS
Posted November 16, 2013
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stan423321: The Keaning apparently took 4 hours and a half to sell 100 copies of the game for 11.99$. In order to get less dollars per hour, RCR would need to keep us starved for around 8 and half hours total. For all we know, it could break it. Or not.

Pretty much interesting anyway. So many variables, like Humble Store offering RCR for slightly higher price but with Steam keys.
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gscotti: RCR has been running for over 7 hours, so 8.5 hours is totally within reach!

Would "steam keys" make RCR more desirable? It ties it to Steam, IMHO a less desirable alternative to no DRM. Or am I missing something? (not a Steam user)
I am a Steam user myself, and I can say for sure their fanbase is huge and other digital services cannot match it. Which is why you often see a game released on PSN, Xbox Live and Steam in particular for new titles, for example.

Their support is plain horrible though, the regional pricing differences can be maddening sometimes, so if you ask me why is it so popular, I can't give you a firm answer. They were the first to make a system like that (to my knowledge), their publisher catalogue is huge and when people get steam keys from various promos, bundles and retail games, they get used to using the system and I suppose it's just easier to have all your games on one place.

I definitely want GOG to remain drm-free, but if a game is available both here and there, why not distribute steam keys as well? Gamersgate for example does that already.
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