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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
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howardc007: This whole experience could be made into a point-and-click adventure. A story about a gamer, trying to get a copy of Jack Keane 2: The Fire Within, keeping missing the sale due to obstacles like work, sleep, hunger, etc.
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MaximumBunny: You do know that Keane sale durations are measured in turtle years, right?
I was thinking that it was measured in light years, so that the number will look smaller, but last a lot longer :)
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Kaitu: I know I've posted this a couple times already but what do you guys think of this? (I'm especially proud of the freebie system idea.)

Here's my proposal for the next sale:

~120 games
~Four rounds
~Each round is 18 hours (period, no exceptions)
~Each game goes up and has 9 minutes to sell the allotment
~If a game sells quicker then the extra time is carried over to the next game and so on.
~If a game runs out of time then the surplus copies are added to the next round.
~Freebies fill in small slots
~Freebie shows up for 5 seconds, no exception
~Once the time has passed, winners of the freebies are notified
~Anyone who entered and didn't get picked gets another entry in the next one they enter
~Once you win one, your entries are reset

So, here's what would happen. Sale starts, first game is NWN2, 1000 copies. Sells out in 4 minutes. Next is SS2, 900 copies. has 13 minutes (original 9+NWN2's extra 4). IT sells out in 6 minutes. JK2 is next, 5 copies. Timer is only for 15 minutes and, when only a single copy sells, the other four are added to round two's allotment and the next game is back to the original 9 minute window.

As for freebies, RCR shows up, 50 copies, the 5 second timer ticks down. 200 people click on it. 50 people are chosen at random and get a "Congratulations" e-mail, other 150 each will get an extra "entry" in the next freebie. Next freebie is Divinity, 40 copies. The same 200 people from before enter. Now the ones who didn't win before are twice as likely as those that did to win.

What do you guys think?

P.S. Only reason I think the extra copies should be carried over is to make sure the title not selling out wasn't some fluke and to make sure people can get what they want.
The next Insomnia Sale that GOG have like this definitely needs to be based on timers and not quantities. The idea of quantities is too arbitrary. I understand that it's to emulate the whole "get em' while they're hot!" -feeling of purchasing a game from a store shelf, but in practice it's definitely hurt a few games' reputations on this site. It's also prompted users to wait around for unnecessary amounts of time (albeit, by their own volition) while a game that isn't popular drags on and on and on without selling.

A sufficient way to handle the next Insomnia Sale would be to have three rounds. In round 1 each game gets 15 minutes to sell, round 2 - 10 minutes, round 3 - 5 minutes. The freebie system also needs to be revamped. If it's to be based on timers as well, then they should only pop up for a few seconds, if you click on the button within that time frame you get a freebie, if you already got one, your account won't accept another, not even as a gift. Alternatively, freebies could also be based on a "buy one get one" system where you buy a set number of a games and get to choose a free one.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by MechaKong
1. Think any of the remaining games are Keane-bait?

2. I think GOG should interview some of the people on the forum and get their Insomnia sale experiences, and then write up an article about it. It would also make for good quotes for the next sale.
Oh hey, I just noticed, there was a mistake in the list:
The Witcher 2 went for $4.99 in the last round, not $5.99.
Thanks to the guy who pointed this out
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mudd1: Another site feature I'm tempted to suggest is an official gift code trading platform ;)

I for example would like to exchange my extra copy of Witcher 2 for Nexus and Aquanox 2. No idea how I'm going to reach that exact person that is interested in this exchange *and* will still have leftover codes for these two games.
There is a classifieds section in the forum. That will be your best bet for now. But agree, an actual exchange platform would be helpful.
Now there's a sight I didn't have before... dropping a key and nobody redeeming it? Wow. Must be the influence of The Keane himself.

Since Cognition is now below 40, I guess I have to tell you to look up my last post before the game goes away :p
Next Game: Thief Gold

(been a while since there was a $2 game)
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howardc007: This whole experience could be made into a point-and-click adventure. A story about a gamer, trying to get a copy of Jack Keane 2: The Fire Within, keeping missing the sale due to obstacles like work, sleep, hunger, etc.
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Cardian: That would be the longest point-and-click ever.
Yep. For those of you who remembers the old Infocom game, Bureaucracy, it'll be like that :)
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mudd1: Another site feature I'm tempted to suggest is an official gift code trading platform ;)

I for example would like to exchange my extra copy of Witcher 2 for Nexus and Aquanox 2. No idea how I'm going to reach that exact person that is interested in this exchange *and* will still have leftover codes for these two games.
There is a classifieds Thread here where people do their trades, both for GoG and non-GoG games. ;)
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kc7wzl: What I do is I have 2 different Hard Drive... win 7 lives on one... the other has dual boot with win 98 and linux mint... then I just select witch HD I want to boot off of at that time... the nice thing about my computer is the bios has "f12" for boot device selection..
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justanoldgamer: You have a computer that can run both Windows 7 and Windows 98? I didn't think there was hardware (sound card, video card, network adapter, motherboard chipsets etc...) with drivers for both.
yea now granted the divers for win 98 was a pain and they're not optimized by any means.. but the games that I run in win98 REQ much for my hard ware. so it not really that noticeable.
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mudd1: Another site feature I'm tempted to suggest is an official gift code trading platform ;)

I for example would like to exchange my extra copy of Witcher 2 for Nexus and Aquanox 2. No idea how I'm going to reach that exact person that is interested in this exchange *and* will still have leftover codes for these two games.
Let's start an Isomnia Trade thread. That should work.
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KMJX: Oh hey, I just noticed, there was a mistake in the list:
The Witcher 2 went for $4.99 in the last round, not $5.99.
Thanks to the guy who pointed this out
You're welcome!

-- The Guy
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Kaitu: I dropped at least $40-50 here (still have a bunch of codes I'm hoping to get back the cost of or trade once all is said and done but still)... :-p
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bew1977: I started at $10, but it has worked it's way up to 25 when this is all said and done.
Started with $15 in free money in the Paypal account and ended up withdrawing at least another $15-20 beyond so far LOL. Good thing I make good money at my job.
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Cardian: That would be the longest point-and-click ever.
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howardc007: Yep. For those of you who remembers the old Infocom game, Bureaucracy, it'll be like that :)
You know, I never played that one. Fired up Deadline and Planetfall last week.
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keef0723: Next Game: Thief Gold

(been a while since there was a $2 game)
Yes, please.