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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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Schemilix: That's a very USA opinion of the right of the consumer to enjoy the product overcomes the right of the producer to benefit from said product. All's said and done it's a business agreement. I think there should be more transparent marketing about what kind of DRM is there. Back in the days of serial keys for so many computers at once it was reasonable. Now needing to be online is just getting a little silly.

These sales are incredibly cheap but I see GOG games pirated allll the time. I don't pirate games because of the amount of work that goes into them and my enormous backlog. But I'm vegetarian so I probably experience moral guilt more quickly than other people, ha.

But no I do think DRM is reasonable. Protecting your assets can be done without screwing other people over.
Hell actually, Steam is DRM-y. Never had a single problem with it since you can play in Offline mode. -shrugs-
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Shendue: I don't see how it could be a very USA opinion, since i'm from Italy as you can tell by my posts.
Neither i'm suffesting that customer's rights should overcome producer's ones. I'm just telling that producer's rights shouldn's shit all over customer's rights, which is basically what DRM do.
DRM don't screw people? Yes, they do. If i own something, it's in my rights to borrow it, for example, but i can't do it with a rented-via-DRM game. Another issue is that if the platform the game's on shuts off and gets discontinued you lose everything you "owned" on that platform. And yet another issue is that i think it's immoral to make a customer pay for something they rent the same amount of money they would pay to actually buy it. Steam games may look cheap, but the fact is that considering you don't actually get to own them, they should be WAY cheaper.
About piracy, i think most people is being fooled by companies into thinking it's kind of a new thing. Actually, when i was a kid, everybody played recorded tapes on their car radios, everybody watched recorded movies on their VHS players and everybody had their own copied floppies of games. Piracy is nothing new nor nothing the internet created. That's just what the entertainment companies are trying to fool people into thinking of. And, as i already wrote, the loss for authors is pretty marginal since most of the people that pirate something wouldn't buy it anyway.
Well unless they have free market capitalism in Italy, what I mean is it reflects North American values which can dehumanise workers in favour of making customers happy.

Well I know lending your CD out is technically piracy, but 'one person seeding it to millions' is a more modern thing.

I think this is just a difference in opinion. I think a game company can sell games how they please, as long as they're clear about what happens to the customer. The customer has no 'rights' to anything unless the company agrees to afford them that right, in my eyes. It's a game. It's entertainment. You pay for a service many people worked exceptionally hard for, that's all. I don't like obstructive DRM either but that's life, boo hoo.
Posted November 16, 2013
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Spartan717: Thank you :)
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MasodikTiasma: You're welcome! By the way, do you know how to correctly include a link in a post? I totally botched that. ;-)
You have to separate link on its own row from other text by return (Enter)
Posted November 16, 2013
bah.. I can't add Anvil of Dawn to my wishlist, because the button was replaced by the insomnia deal :S have to wait for every on to buy the remaining games.
Posted November 16, 2013
So not only is this "Don't Starve" thing finally sold out, it's also on the Bestseller list today! LOL
Posted November 16, 2013
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MysterD: My problem is sometimes retail copies and Non-GOG versions just don't get their annoying DRM pulled - i.e. Riddick: Dark Athena.

So, if GOG or somewhere else later on gets a clean DRM-FREE version, we could actually get double-dipped on.
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cpucrust: While waiting for AoD to disappear, I found this dialog on DRM to be interesting.
I think it's okay for companies to build in DRM and always internet on features in their products.

What I don't like is all the representing of the software as a "product" one buys, when in fact, one is really renting when they buy a title like BattleField 4 or some other AAA title.

They don't want the public to clue in that the AAA title is really a promotion to lock users into the publishing companies services (aka "rent seekers").

While there are those cognitive of this ploy, and don't mind renting. I refuse to participate.

As well, I refuse to participate in pirating games to get what I want.
My last shrink wrapped purchase was "Oblivion". From then on, I decided, no more titles with DRM.

I so wanted to buy the follow up title: "Skyrim" and I still want to buy and then play it - but ONLY with the DRM removed. My hope is that it will someday become available on GOG or other such DRM free services where I can actually buy the "PRODUCT" clear of any restrictions.
I loved the old school games that used fancy "Wheels" to find the proper code word for the game to start....lose the wheel and you were in trouble (until the Internet got bigger and supplied all the answers)
Posted November 16, 2013
Christ, that last 33 copies of Retro City Rampage must have took forever.

I was still sleeping and I slightly woke up to check my tablet to see how many copies left. I saw 33 copies and figured that I was frakked anyway.

Looks like I'm still in good shape, then. :D
Posted November 16, 2013
anvil of dawn.

oh well..i'm sure i won't play it again...but it's just part of my youth...

-> BUY


(now that i remember: i think i haven't played it through i think ...)
Posted November 16, 2013
OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
Posted November 16, 2013
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temia: OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
Nothing.
Posted November 16, 2013
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temia: OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
Nothing.
Posted November 16, 2013
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temia: OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
err... nothing...
Posted November 16, 2013
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MysterD: My problem is sometimes retail copies and Non-GOG versions just don't get their annoying DRM pulled - i.e. Riddick: Dark Athena.

So, if GOG or somewhere else later on gets a clean DRM-FREE version, we could actually get double-dipped on.
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cpucrust: While waiting for AoD to disappear, I found this dialog on DRM to be interesting.
I think it's okay for companies to build in DRM and always internet on features in their products.

What I don't like is all the representing of the software as a "product" one buys, when in fact, one is really renting when they buy a title like BattleField 4 or some other AAA title.

They don't want the public to clue in that the AAA title is really a promotion to lock users into the publishing companies services (aka "rent seekers").

While there are those cognitive of this ploy, and don't mind renting. I refuse to participate.

As well, I refuse to participate in pirating games to get what I want.
My last shrink wrapped purchase was "Oblivion". From then on, I decided, no more titles with DRM.

I so wanted to buy the follow up title: "Skyrim" and I still want to buy and then play it - but ONLY with the DRM removed. My hope is that it will someday become available on GOG or other such DRM free services where I can actually buy the "PRODUCT" clear of any restrictions.
True. I mean I avoided Origin entirely for that reason. As long as the companies are transparent about what they do, it might be unwise or even greedy, but it's not 'immoral'. DRM can get very underhanded but then again so can greedy people who have money and won't buy games. It's those people that bother me.

I mean some people're so damn down on their luck they need to pirate things once in a while because they can't afford jack shit. I like to think people do that with the intention of buying a copy somewhere along the line. Don't just pirate willy-nilly.
Posted November 16, 2013
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temia: OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
Nothing.

Anvil pop up after RCR.
Posted November 16, 2013
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garrus74: Anyway, here's another Witcher key to sharpen up those ninja skills while we wait for Dawn (quite literally for some I guess):

8S2B-R4GH-6HGV-TDDA
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gscotti: Thank you very much, you are a good man. This goes a long way to soothe my resentment for not catching any of the freebies, in spite of my obstinate attempts.

You have my everlasting gratitude.
Enjoy! At least you haven't been camping out here for naught!
Posted November 16, 2013
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temia: OK, family life took me away for a while, so ... what did I miss between RCR (ca 120 to go, when I last looked) and Anwil?
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Russonc: err... nothing...
There was the AquaNox freebie, I think? I am not sure because I didn't have a chance in hell to get it, so I may be deleting my painful memories...
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