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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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chacal83: this Divinity is divinly looooong....
Well, it is expensive.
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El_Caz: I wonder how many people just buy games they don't want just to speed up sales and get to the next offer.
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Flam3crow: A lot, a few people just give the codes out, too.
Yes, I was lucky, I was looking for a game, missed the free chance, and Aandy gave it to me; he's da man.
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Nirth: Bah, I went to sleep when this thing started. This time window feels like a time sequence in games, they are starting to haunt me! I don't know what's real anymore. :(

What games have been up so far?
http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1qjevg/gog_fall_insomnia_megathread_limited_quantity

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/special_promo_fall_insomnia_promo/post3076
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chacal83: this Divinity is divinly looooong....
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Flam3crow: Well, it is expensive.
Yep....
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WMDMaster: Bet these freebies are from the same bakery as the cake in Portal... The bar is at 38, yet the offer has expired in 0.1 second it took to click!
No, they do exist, I have already gifted one. I did get many more bears and messages about expiration though. Well, can't win them all...
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ACGIFT: Yeah, it seems rather weird... I saw SSZ pop up, reflexively clicked it... And then it brought up the purchase page for the NEXT game in the list, Thief II.

My conclusion is either bots, or given what I see the location on the other posters, it's impossible to claim a free game unless you're in Europe, preferably maybe Poland or somewhere in the east... All of the REASONABLE suggestions on being faster don't apply here... I know most of you, for instance, probably use a wireless adapter, which automatically adds 50-300 ms to your ping... And most popular are Cable and other Internet connections with higher pings to begin with than DSL or fiber. That, and most will hesitate momentarily before clicking... But not I, since I clicked it before I even noticed what game it was... Let alone that I apparently already owned a copy of it on "The competitor."
And it is very helpfull, if you tell your provider, that you use your connection for onlinegames. They have to disable a certain protocol, so that you gain faster pings.
Post edited November 13, 2013 by mkess
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Flam3crow: This game actually looks fun.

Too bad it's $22.50, way too much money.
I really don't agree with you here. Then again I don't know your financial situation. However, I must say that Dragon Commander is a very polished and in depth game worth the full price. I wish I would have bought it for $22.50 because it really is a steal for that price. Just my opinion, mind you, but I felt like someone needed to say it. I hope you do pick it up sometime though, it's hard for me to imagine anyone not enjoying it.
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Flam3crow: A lot, a few people just give the codes out, too.
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Frostyfirefly: Yes, I was lucky, I was looking for a game, missed the free chance, and Aandy gave it to me; he's da man.
Yeah, person who I have no clue if they wish to remain anonymous gave me Theme Hospital for free.

Some people are great :D
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Elmofongo: What's a bot?
Same as a paladin.
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xy2345: I think I'm going to get my PSP...
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tu32: I'm siting here playing golf on my vita^^
It's Lunar Silver Star Harmony for me. :-)
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Flam3crow: This game actually looks fun.

Too bad it's $22.50, way too much money.
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vulchor: I really don't agree with you here. Then again I don't know your financial situation. However, I must say that Dragon Commander is a very polished and in depth game worth the full price. I wish I would have bought it for $22.50 because it really is a steal for that price. Just my opinion, mind you, but I felt like someone needed to say it. I hope you do pick it up sometime though, it's hard for me to imagine anyone not enjoying it.
My financial situation is I have no money and I play games often.

Quite a common one.
I have to admit... this promotion started out fun, but now the excitement has completely drained from the experience for me. It's the same 20 or so promotions being recycled over and over. I was expecting 101 different games to be featured, but I suppose that would have been less fair across the board.
176 pages?!
You guys are nuts. But the people from other time zones than us Europeans have it good now :(
Did someone make a list of the games being offered? I'd better not know, though, would only make me curse myself for going to sleep :P

Have fun, you insomniacs :D
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istudedinre: I have to admit... this promotion started out fun, but now the excitement has completely drained from the experience for me. It's the same 20 or so promotions being recycled over and over. I was expecting 101 different games to be featured, but I suppose that would have been less fair across the board.
Yeah, the fun is gone, but at least the deals remain.
I'll vouch for Dragon Commander, aside from an issue it had with higher resolutions the game is solid. I was waiting for the latest set of patches to hopefully fix that before trying out the game with different princesses.

As for multiplay, I wasn't able to try it out, but if it's anything like the campaign it seems like it would be cool.