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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 17, 2013
Welp, didn't realize I missed BGE. Looks like thats it for me in this sale.

Final list:
Cognition
Jade Empire
Puddle
Rayman Origins
Assassin's Creed
Brutal Legend
Tales of Monkey Island
Posted November 17, 2013
If time is money, and I've been sitting here for three days trying to nab NWN1 for 2 bucks, then I'm a complete idiot and should just pay full price for it and go to bed.

What psychological trickery compels us to sit here and do this!?
Posted November 17, 2013
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Xiko91: NWN1 original campaign was a good story. Why don't you like it? I'm curious
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Aspenwood: Bland, flat characters and a poor plot that could be summed up as, "There's a plague ravaging our city - we're not gonna put out a call for doctors, or even for priests since we think there's a supernatural cause! No, we're gonna put a call out for champions - take that, you germs!"

NWN2's story kicks utter crap out of 1's. Though its "to be continued" ending wasn't the best (before MOTB came out, anyway ... though I had issues with that expansion as well.)
Well... You have a point about the champions thing :P
Posted November 17, 2013
Well... this sale is almost finished for me... anyone interested in trading his Dont Starve, Rogue Legacy or MOO 1+2?
Posted November 17, 2013
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Dreadjaws: I keane't believe this sale is still going! Did I miss "I have no mouth and I must scream"?
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evilAnti: Nope... Waiting for it, too
There's a PWYW bundle open right now that has it. 16 hours left.
Posted November 17, 2013
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Thruggsen: "Cannot" only means "is not able/allowed to". "Can not" can mean the same but it can also mean "able to not". It is a bracketing ambiguity, eg "I can not do this" could be "I (cannot) do this" or "I can (not do this)" ie, stop doing it or do something else. The meaning would have to be derived from context.

English is messy.
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DrRoxo: Interesting, this is the first I hear of this. Not saying that I don't believe you, but mind telling me where you got this info from? I've now actually googled the damn words and for instance, http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cannot-or-can-not/ says: "Bottom line - There’s no difference in meaning between cannot and can not."
So now I'm really intrigued :P Tell me more?
EDIT: it sounds sensible though, what you wrote :D
If you read further down the page you linked, many of the commenters are arguing with the author along the same lines I said. I think his point was that if you actually mean "it is not possible", that you can use either and either is acceptable in writing. He probably just wasn't referring to the other possibility when he wrote the article.
Posted November 17, 2013
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Alien8n: I can not play BG1 - could mean I can play it but choose not to
I cannot play BG1 - means I have no means of playing this game

Make sense now?
Yeah, I see your point. All clear now :D Thanks! It shows sometimes that English isn't my native language ^^
Posted November 17, 2013
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DrRoxo: Interesting, this is the first I hear of this. Not saying that I don't believe you, but mind telling me where you got this info from? I've now actually googled the damn words and for instance, http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cannot-or-can-not/ says: "Bottom line - There’s no difference in meaning between cannot and can not."
So now I'm really intrigued :P Tell me more?
EDIT: it sounds sensible though, what you wrote :D
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Alien8n: Think of a task (like playing BG1)

I can not play BG1 - could mean I can play it but choose not to
I cannot play BG1 - means I have no means of playing this game

Make sense now?
Here's the thing, apparently in some areas people do not distinguish between these. Quite weird, I remember that in school we were specifically taught to use this one, given "should not" and "may not" cannot (pun not intended) mean "able to refuse", while "can not" can.

EDIT: Obviously I'm not a native speaker, if it wasn't obvious from using "can not" in the first place.
Post edited November 17, 2013 by stan423321
Posted November 17, 2013
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FudoMyo: If time is money, and I've been sitting here for three days trying to nab NWN1 for 2 bucks, then I'm a complete idiot and should just pay full price for it and go to bed.

What psychological trickery compels us to sit here and do this!?
I'm having most of my fun here just posting in this thread and on these GOG forums.
Posted November 17, 2013
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FudoMyo: If time is money, and I've been sitting here for three days trying to nab NWN1 for 2 bucks, then I'm a complete idiot and should just pay full price for it and go to bed.

What psychological trickery compels us to sit here and do this!?
I know, right? I've thought about this as well, yet here I sit...ignoring work that's piling up, etc. All just to save a few dollars. It's like driving 40 miles round trip to save 5 cents on gas.
Posted November 17, 2013
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Elinnea: It's easier to see the meaning that's different from "cannot" if you invert it for a question-request: Can you not bang on the piano please?
Neat trick! :)
Posted November 17, 2013
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FudoMyo: If time is money, and I've been sitting here for three days trying to nab NWN1 for 2 bucks, then I'm a complete idiot and should just pay full price for it and go to bed.

What psychological trickery compels us to sit here and do this!?
That's a good point actually, I believe there's been real scientific study that suggests that we have such a strong urge to "bag a bargain" that we turn off the parts of our brain that looks at the issue logically. In much the same way you'll see a buy one get one free offer in a store and impulse buy, despite knowing it's not actually something you need at that moment.
Posted November 17, 2013
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Thruggsen: "Cannot" only means "is not able/allowed to". "Can not" can mean the same but it can also mean "able to not". It is a bracketing ambiguity, eg "I can not do this" could be "I (cannot) do this" or "I can (not do this)" ie, stop doing it or do something else. The meaning would have to be derived from context.

English is messy.
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DrRoxo: Interesting, this is the first I hear of this. Not saying that I don't believe you, but mind telling me where you got this info from? I've now actually googled the damn words and for instance, http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cannot-or-can-not/ says: "Bottom line - There’s no difference in meaning between cannot and can not."
So now I'm really intrigued :P Tell me more?
EDIT: it sounds sensible though, what you wrote :D
Just think of it this way: "They can [pause] not use it." Can and not doesn't belong together in this instance.
(Sorry, I couldn't phrase it better :()
Posted November 17, 2013
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MysterD: In regards to NWN1: Original Campaign:
I liked the Fenthick/Aribeth/And King story-line...
...but I totally disliked the rushed and slapped together story about the Ancient Race.

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Gameplay-wise and story-wise, I preferred both SOU and HOTU.
I thoughts Hordes was the best of the SP campaigns.
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Xiko91: Yeah, the Aribeth storyline was probably the best part of the OC.
Agreed. I also like the way the final chapter of Hordes of the Underdark ties into it. My paladin character liberated her soul in the end. Very fitting :)
Posted November 17, 2013
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Aspenwood: Bland, flat characters and a poor plot that could be summed up as, "There's a plague ravaging our city - we're not gonna put out a call for doctors, or even for priests since we think there's a supernatural cause! No, we're gonna put a call out for champions - take that, you germs!"
That's your major gripe. Have you never played a CRPG before? 99% of the time it isn't even a legit plague. It's evil magic from some pissed-off mage or demon. So there comes the adventurers. It's kinda in the book of "CRPG Tropes 101".
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