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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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xy2345: Really? 7 hours? Wow!
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gscotti: At least. I slept 5 hours and I remember going to sleep more than 2 hours after RCR started selling.

I wish someone timed the start of the RCR keaning.
If you really want to know, the forum comments are time stamped, and we started talking about it as soon as it started selling. I'm just too lazy to go back through, I'm afraid. But the info is there.

I know I just got a solid six hours of sleep and I started after RCR came up. When I got up and looked at GOG I had to refresh, thinking it had gotten stuck. No, no, still going...
Posted November 16, 2013
Hard to believe this is still struggling along. Got a much needed nap in because of it though. :D
Posted November 16, 2013
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Blazz17: The game: jack keane 2 took 5 fours to sell 100 copies, 5! HOURS!
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Uzur9: LIKE A BOSS
Don't you mean, LIKE A SIR!
Posted November 16, 2013
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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.
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Daz12380: you can add non steam games to your library with lets you launch them from steam much like a shortcut
Yes I know, that was my point, there are people on GoG that uses Steam as their main "gaming hub" so to speak.
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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mm3n: 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.
I think the reason being ids because most retail games must be activated on steam and there sales. However I do like the idea of drm free since it allows me and my bro to play lan without buying two copies
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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mm3n: 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.
The Half-Life franchise made them what they are. They could have chosen not to become assholes, but like most major companies that succeed wildly (Google, Facebook) they became assholes who wanted to shove stuff down the customers throats. I chose to drop them and never look back at them ever again. Many though, stuck by them and even though they have mellowed down, I never looked back. There have been many changes, but there was a time those guys mixed up a shitdrink and told their customers to drink it or to go away. Most chose to drink up.
Posted November 16, 2013
On the bright side, at the end of all this there will not remain a single person in this world with at least a mild interest in RCR who doesn't own a copy:)
Posted November 16, 2013
When do they plan to give us System Shock 1 ?
Posted November 16, 2013
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gscotti: At least. I slept 5 hours and I remember going to sleep more than 2 hours after RCR started selling.

I wish someone timed the start of the RCR keaning.
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Elinnea: If you really want to know, the forum comments are time stamped, and we started talking about it as soon as it started selling. I'm just too lazy to go back through, I'm afraid. But the info is there.

I know I just got a solid six hours of sleep and I started after RCR came up. When I got up and looked at GOG I had to refresh, thinking it had gotten stuck. No, no, still going...
I actually think that this is a good feature. We get decent amounts of time to sleep in the insomnia sale. That should happen regularly. :-)
Posted November 16, 2013
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Daz12380: you can add non steam games to your library with lets you launch them from steam much like a shortcut
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CorranHorn: Yes I know, that was my point, there are people on GoG that uses Steam as their main "gaming hub" so to speak.
I misread sorry. do you bother add non steam games to your library?
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: From my viewpoint as a Steam user, not really, but I see why someone would want it. Steam offers multiple services on the side of actual gaming (communities, easy mod support) and has its own discount programs, which are kind of helpful if you look for a game from a major studio. One of these gives you bigger chances the more games you have and play on Steam.
Steams forums are pretty dire compared to here...
Posted November 16, 2013
Ah, Retro City Rampage,we meet again!
Post edited November 16, 2013 by mkell_226
Posted November 16, 2013
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stan423321: From my viewpoint as a Steam user, not really, but I see why someone would want it. Steam offers multiple services on the side of actual gaming (communities, easy mod support) and has its own discount programs, which are kind of helpful if you look for a game from a major studio. One of these gives you bigger chances the more games you have and play on Steam.
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nijuu: Steams forums are pretty dire compared to here...
Did you see the steam forums on total war rome 2 release?
Posted November 16, 2013
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gscotti: At least. I slept 5 hours and I remember going to sleep more than 2 hours after RCR started selling.

I wish someone timed the start of the RCR keaning.
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Elinnea: If you really want to know, the forum comments are time stamped, and we started talking about it as soon as it started selling. I'm just too lazy to go back through, I'm afraid. But the info is there.

I know I just got a solid six hours of sleep and I started after RCR came up. When I got up and looked at GOG I had to refresh, thinking it had gotten stuck. No, no, still going...
I know that posts are timestamped, but like you, I am way too lazy to find the page where RCR is first mentioned. Let's be honest here: GOG forums make it excrutiatingly hard to jump to the page you want. It's impossible to use a geometric algorithm.


Anyway, I counted the number of sold games per minute, and it's almost exactly 1 game/min right now. So, unless there is a long tail at the end, I expect RCR promo to end in 1.5 hours or less. Plenty of time to grab something to eat.
Posted November 16, 2013
This sale definitely has magical willpower-breaking powers. I'm actually considering buying RCR now... a few days ago I had no interest in playing this game.

Must stay strong! Must resist!
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