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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 18, 2013
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Chandoraa: I do think it's a cool theory, and it would even make some sense, but it seems pretty obvious to me that the reference's only goal was to reclaim some respect from the series' veterans, who were already getting disgruntled. As far as I'm concerned, that reference doesn't appear in FFX, and the game where it does appear is effectively non-canonical.

Interesting fact to support my point: It was stated at the time that Vagrant Story happened in Ivalice hundreds of years after the events of Final Fantasy Tactics. Apparently the creator of both those games has been known to claim that it was never his intention for them to be linked in any way. Then they went and claimed the Ivalice gimmick again for FFXII. Squenix is so desperate to get back the old fans that they're forgetting to make their games any good.
The only way to gain back the respect of the old fans is start making games we want to play. I've got no interest in playing action/rpg hybrids, I want turn based/non-twitch gaming.
Posted November 18, 2013
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kaszman1: Finally this nightmare is over and Im going to bed now. I need to quit my job tomorrow so I can play all the games I bought in the last 4 days.
Farewell good hunters.
haha true.. i bought enough games for a year (+ backlog). Not to mention some games have
an amazing mod community.. i think i will skip the x-mas sale.
Posted November 18, 2013
What games are left on the list?
Posted November 18, 2013
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Frostyfirefly: Hi everyone, I just came in to say you will not regret buying Sword of the Stars the Pit.

If you want a 50% luck 50% skill dungeon crawl, you could not choose a better game.
Seconded
Posted November 18, 2013
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kaszman1: Finally this nightmare is over and Im going to bed now. I need to quit my job tomorrow so I can play all the games I bought in the last 4 days.
Farewell good hunters.
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yanko44: haha true.. i bought enough games for a year (+ backlog). Not to mention some games have
an amazing mod community.. i think i will skip the x-mas sale.
Someone throw this blasphemer out!!!
Post edited November 18, 2013 by rookie1
Posted November 18, 2013
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deathmyrk: What games are left on the list?
Have you summoned the List?
Posted November 18, 2013
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Chandoraa: I do think it's a cool theory, and it would even make some sense, but it seems pretty obvious to me that the reference's only goal was to reclaim some respect from the series' veterans, who were already getting disgruntled. As far as I'm concerned, that reference doesn't appear in FFX, and the game where it does appear is effectively non-canonical.

Interesting fact to support my point: It was stated at the time that Vagrant Story happened in Ivalice hundreds of years after the events of Final Fantasy Tactics. Apparently the creator of both those games has been known to claim that it was never his intention for them to be linked in any way. Then they went and claimed the Ivalice gimmick again for FFXII. Squenix is so desperate to get back the old fans that they're forgetting to make their games any good.
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Knofbath: The only way to gain back the respect of the old fans is start making games we want to play. I've got no interest in playing action/rpg hybrids, I want turn based/non-twitch gaming.
Want to win back some old gamers? Remake FFVII with modern graphics but the same storyline/gameplay.

Seriously, how awesome would Bahamut be in full 3D HD :)
Posted November 18, 2013
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UncleOvid: Really? I confess, I don't know anything about programming, but it seems to me like a pretty straightforward algorithm.
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Alien8n: Not really, harder to implement if you're going for a first click scenario, much easier if you go for a pot. The pot scenario also ensures that the freebie button is displayed to everyone whereas the current way of doing it means a lot of people don't even see the free games.

Thinking back to something something mentioned elsewhere as well. If the people claiming multiple copies are lying and the majority of people actually got only 1 or maybe a few lucky 2 free games then all the claims of 3-15 games that are out there put GoG in a difficult position. Unless they can prove that these people are lying the rest of us carry on believing the system is broken, And if the system is broken there's no incentive to participate and we go away with a negative experience.
Ish. I don't want to start getting mean, but I think complaining about it just displays a bad attitude. I mean, no one is actually LOSING anything. The freebies are just a sweetener, a game, a fun (I think, anyway) chance for an unlooked for extra in an already astoundingly fun sale. It's hardly a broken system.

That said, I find speculating on improvements to be an interesting diversion as well, as least while waiting for The Pit to wind down. And now that I think about it, I think you're right: tracking EVERYBODY'S purchases AND previous wins AND doing it all on the fly in the instant a zillion people push the button would be a little complicated. That pool thing makes sense.
Posted November 18, 2013
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deathmyrk: What games are left on the list?
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stan423321: Have you summoned the List?
1. Expeditions: Conquistador $4.99
2. Psychonauts $2.49
3. Spellforce Platinum $2.49
4. Thief 2: Metal Age $1.99
Posted November 18, 2013
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Minmataro: Im shocked that people dont have Duke. GoG gave the game away not too long ago.
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skeletonbow: That would only be shocking if every person who could possibly be a GOG customer and would ever become a GOG customer was a member of GOG at the time the giveaway occurred and GOG never expanded their business afterward by acquiring new customers after the giveaway who had never heard of GOG or the giveaway, and also that all customers who were GOG members, pay attention to GOG closely enough to even know that there was a giveaway and didn't have something else happening that day - and that anyone who didn't found out shortly after and everyone got free codes from others who had spares, and that every person now has it and there is no more market to sell the game or even give it away. ;o)

When presented like that, it's not really shocking at all. There's more people that don't have any of the games GOG has given away for free than there are who have gotten them. ;) Heck, this week alone there are hundreds of people showing up in the forums for the first time who have never even heard of GOG before this promotional sale. :)
I have never received any free games like that. Closest I got was the deal where you got a free copy of The Witcher when you bought another game of some minimum price.

I joined the site three years ago and subsequently forgot all about it. It wasn't until this Summer that someone in another forum I frequent informed me of gog's Summer Sale, so I popped over, saw a few games I wanted, and decided to register. Imagine my surprise when I learned I already had an account.
Posted November 18, 2013
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deathmyrk: What games are left on the list?
Expeditions: Conquistador
Psychonauts
Spellforce Platinum
Thief 2:Metal Age
Posted November 18, 2013
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Knofbath: The only way to gain back the respect of the old fans is start making games we want to play. I've got no interest in playing action/rpg hybrids, I want turn based/non-twitch gaming.
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Alien8n: Want to win back some old gamers? Remake FFVII with modern graphics but the same storyline/gameplay.

Seriously, how awesome would Bahamut be in full 3D HD :)
This.
Posted November 18, 2013
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stan423321: Have you summoned the List?
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northern7: 1. Expeditions: Conquistador $4.99
2. Psychonauts $2.49
3. Spellforce Platinum $2.49
4. Thief 2: Metal Age $1.99
Pretty dried out from here... Theree's 2 that look intriguing.
Posted November 18, 2013
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thorton70: . . .
Also, how many other holdouts from the beginning waiting till the end? I figure I went through Keane and RCR...I might as well stick around.
I'm still here, although I don't really know why. Perhaps a morbid fascination?
Posted November 18, 2013
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Knofbath: The only way to gain back the respect of the old fans is start making games we want to play. I've got no interest in playing action/rpg hybrids, I want turn based/non-twitch gaming.
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Alien8n: Want to win back some old gamers? Remake FFVII with modern graphics but the same storyline/gameplay.

Seriously, how awesome would Bahamut be in full 3D HD :)
I'm tired of remakes, I played the hell out of FFVII already. Give us some new games with familiar battle systems. Eye candy is nice, but rehashing old storylines is boring.
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