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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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UncleOvid: Yeah, you ain't the only one. Everyone keeps moaning about bots and ping times and stuff -- I think it's just the sheer volume of people on here making it a total crapshoot.

Oh, and apparently GOG is run by CDProjekt, so I guess the servers are in Poland. Go fig.
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Infin8ty: If I remember correctly, I read somewhere that GOG servers are actually based in Cyprus.
Well, what I know for sure: CDP is a Polish company, which has a branch called GOG Ltd. in Cyprus for tax reasons. This says us nothing about actual location of the servers, though pinging in Poland results small values indeed.
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stan423321: Do we factually, like, know that they're in Poland, or are you extrapolating from CDP being Polish?
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Yarilo: Well, based on the ping tests people were posting earlier, it is fairly safe to assume that the servers are at least somewhere in central/eastern Europe, if not Poland itself.

edit: guess I was wrong, someone says London xd
We were getting different results based on www.gog.com and secure.gog.com, probably web caching mumbo jumbo.
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foxworks: Looks like Sword of the Stars is DOA? This sale is a wrap!
Not yet, but the Pit could take around 3-5 hours.
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mrcrispy83: Might as well dump some leftover codes here

Vegas Make it BIg
CIPE5-EGAGT-6*F5*

** = Cast in the name of God ** not guilty

Zombie Pirates
C##3Y-JI6D6-VKY94

## = Bring me pictures of Spiderman!

Please post if you take one so I know I've got rid of them.

WE HAVE COME TO TERMS
Thanks, grabbed Vegas from there (first time I managed to nab a forum key :) )
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Knofbath: The servers are in Poland, most of the people having good luck with freebies are European.
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jjsimp: Not completely true. I got Aquanox 2 free during the sale.
So did I, probably because it was at some awkward hour. Plus, if I had a choice, I wouldn't have grabbed it, but you can't even spare a glance before clicking. So, Aquanox 2 was probably an exception rather than the norm.
Final Recount: A lot more than originally planned...

Startopia
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Master of Orion 1+2
Planescape Torment
Baldurs Gate
Baldurs Gate II
Icewind Dale
Neverwinter Nights [Thank you very much kklsid]
King of Dragon Pass
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete

Missed: Master of Magic

Insomnia status: Activated (Low Battery)
Wallet status: Resources depleted
Keane Status: Keanified

A big thank you to all the great community of GoG, they made the wait for wished titles a lot more pleasant.
NOOOOOOOO!!!
Three days of waiting, three nights of patiently refreshing and not sleeping and I fall asleep right before Jade Empire :'( Is this hell? ;_;
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Knofbath: The servers are in Poland, most of the people having good luck with freebies are European.
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jjsimp: Not completely true. I got Aquanox 2 free during the sale.
I said "most". Time of day and how many people were watching the sale figures into it as well.
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mrcrispy83: Might as well dump some leftover codes here

Vegas Make it BIg
CIPE5-EGAGT-6*F5*

** = Cast in the name of God ** not guilty

Zombie Pirates
C##3Y-JI6D6-VKY94

## = Bring me pictures of Spiderman!

Please post if you take one so I know I've got rid of them.

WE HAVE COME TO TERMS
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123MGS456: Thanks for Zombie Pirates! xD
Props for the big O reference.
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Yarilo: Well, based on the ping tests people were posting earlier, it is fairly safe to assume that the servers are at least somewhere in central/eastern Europe, if not Poland itself.

edit: guess I was wrong, someone says London xd
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Knofbath: We were getting different results based on www.gog.com and secure.gog.com, probably web caching mumbo jumbo.
www.gog.com goes through a CDN network, secure.gog.com goes directly to their servers I think.
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Austrobogulator: Which games are left?
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Momo1991: 1. Expeditions: Conquistador $4.99
2. Psychonauts $2.49
3. Spellforce Platinum $2.49
4. Thief 2: Metal Age $1.99
Yikes. Ill have a stab. Thief 2 will probably be last...
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Minmataro: The pit is a very good game, just remember if you do buy it, pick up the DLC upgrade for 2.99. it adds a whole mess of content to it.
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jackster79: Adding to what Minmataro said, you need the first DLC (MindGames) to play with a 360 controller. I have played with and without, and for me I find it much more enjoyable to use a 360 controller. This is my personal preference, but wanted to mention it just in case it matters to those interested as well.
You don't need a DLC to use a XBOX controller, the base game was patched for it.
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stan423321: Do we factually, like, know that they're in Poland, or are you extrapolating from CDP being Polish?
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Ra88gog: Try to ping gog.com. I have 4ms ping. This makes it very probable that servers are in Poland
79ms.
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DrRoxo: NOOOOOOOO!!!
Three days of waiting, three nights of patiently refreshing and not sleeping and I fall asleep right before Jade Empire :'( Is this hell? ;_;
I think there are some who got an extra copy for trade/giveaway so you never know=).
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Ra88gog: Try to ping gog.com. I have 4ms ping. This makes it very probable that servers are in Poland
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Shendue: 79ms.
955ms here... LOL