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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 19, 2013
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Buenro-games: The biggest memory I will have of this sale has to do with the amazing amount of beggars that are around the GOG forums. At some moment in time it felt like you were walking around the church plaza on a Sunday. Some of those accounts had just been created during the sale. Hmmm...
As if some of them were taking advantage of others' generosity?
Posted November 19, 2013
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Nice there is still life in this thread.
I wish everyone a great Day!

To the fastest Ninja:

Have fun with System Shock 2!

4E4Q-?DHW-2PRB-PCQS

? = First Letter of my name :)
Posted November 19, 2013
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CalicoPup: Then I decided not to have kids because it would cut in to my gaming time. And because I'm irresponsible. And a bit of a Sociopath.
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Draggon: That's one of the funniest things I've read on this thread. Probably because I can relate! :)

(but I have 2 kids - youngest is almost 18 though, so I think I've nearly made it!)
If I'd had a kid when I was 18, it would be in college now. Looking at my life, I find it hard to imagine that I could be the parent of someone going to college.
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TH_BEl: Nice there is still life in this thread.
I wish everyone a great Day!

To the fastest Ninja:

Have fun with System Shock 2!

4E4Q-?DHW-2PRB-PCQS

? = First Letter of my name :)
Ninjas are much faster than me.

I'm, like, a slowja or something.
Post edited November 19, 2013 by CalicoPup
Posted November 19, 2013
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TH_BEl: Nice there is still life in this thread.
I wish everyone a great Day!

To the fastest Ninja:

Have fun with System Shock 2!

4E4Q-?DHW-2PRB-PCQS

? = First Letter of my name :)
I already got the game from GOG as a freebie (a miracle, I know o_O), but thanks anyway! +1, gratz to the fastest ninja here :)
Posted November 19, 2013
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Buenro-games: The biggest memory I will have of this sale has to do with the amazing amount of beggars that are around the GOG forums. At some moment in time it felt like you were walking around the church plaza on a Sunday. Some of those accounts had just been created during the sale. Hmmm...
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JohnnyDollar: As if some of them were taking advantage of others' generosity?
I wonder...

Edit: Actually I just remembered the case of one generous community member getting frustrated at a beggar because he had just given him some games, and he was back in the forum asking for more. He told the beggar that he had just received Planescape from him and should not be continuously asking for more games. Then some other forum member pops up and says: "Huh, I just gave that guy a Planescape key as well". LOL, some people did abuse it. smh :P
Post edited November 19, 2013 by Buenro-games
Posted November 19, 2013
...I missed the end. Damn sleep.
Posted November 19, 2013
I got a freebie from someone but I didn't ask for it. That was nice of them. I mentioned I missed something because it was one of the speedy gonzales ones, and someone just straight up handed me a copy of it.
Posted November 19, 2013
so...what happened at the very end?
Posted November 19, 2013
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Mr_GeO: It was one of these (rare!) sales when watching sale-connected threads over the various places in internet were at least equally fun as buying games itself.

And what happened around Jack Keane - or to be more specific: what gamers done around it - were so beautifully, extraordinarily funny, absurd and ludicrous that I think this part of the sale alone will make it something that will be mentioned for the years to come. :)

It was tremendously fun to be part of it. Very good job GOG, and I hope we'll something similar in the future!
I'm far from saying ""Good Job". If you have to go to work or do other duties it is the most frustrating way of buying games ever.
Posted November 19, 2013
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Schemilix: In ways your thinking is correct and putting too much emphasis on such matters causes resentment. On the other hand you are, I assume, a man, and don't understand what it is to be marginalised for your sex. It's as simple as that lack of understanding - it's why straight people are called 'allies'. The methods of conduct should not be defined by the oppressor basically.

Not that you're being unreasonable, just this kind of 'political correctness gone mad' dialogue CAN turn problematic in that some people (white, straight, male, depending on the hierarchy in place) think 'the fight of this or that group is inconvenient for me, the person who benefits from the systems society currently has in place'.
I think my point goes right to this issue though. The idea that there is some inherent oppressor/victim relationship at the core of everything. The idea that an assumption like that should be informing the politically correct standards for language and conduct of everyone before all other considerations. I enjoy pleasant civil conversations more than I do accusatory victim/oppressor assumptions. Why should the worldview and assumptions of others require my obedient acquiescence? Why shouldn't I protest the idea that my being born as (white, straight, or male) labels me or anyone else as an inherent "oppressor" of some kind, regardless of whether or not we behave in an entirely cordial, civil, and well-natured manner to all?


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Starmaker: Stop this shit-smearing right away. "Politically correct" means not disturbing the status quo. Keeping in power those who are currently in power. If you're questioning the current practice, you're not being "politically correct". Feminism cannot be politically correct. And using "guys and gals" is not the fucking standard, hence the requested change.

BlueLemon said using "guys" erases the women. Does it? Idunno, but women are erased from the audience, that's a fact. Look up threads on "how many gamers are women". Look up marketing campaigns for just about every AAA title. And that's why BlueLemon VERY POLITELY suggests making this change to the language we use in our daily life may positively contribute to the representation of women in our hobby. And you bring out the concern troll dogwhistles.

Suck a lollipop and live.
Come on now... This is a good example of what political correctness devolves into. A mere method of control to stifle language to suit the demands of whatever pressure group with an agenda is conveniently pursuing it as a means of control. I talk of civil polite conversations, I get slammed with incivility. Why exactly? Because my opposition to the uncivil strict demands of some worldview based on identity politics MUST mean I am a paragon of "oppression". I asked about an informal and pleasant polite conversational tone to discussions, and the positive choice by anyone to ignore perceived slights, intentional or unintentional, rather than assume the worst about innocent comments. Was that in some way "not polite"? You have some other agenda beyond civility that you are pushing that I think is behind your obviously unpleasant response to me.
Posted November 19, 2013
One more time for those that missed it the first time.
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northern7: so...what happened at the very end?
Everyone went to bed.
Posted November 19, 2013
Funny, I forgot how much you needed the manual back in the olden days. Played some Master of Orion, and kept waiting for the tutorial to start
Posted November 19, 2013
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northern7: so...what happened at the very end?
http://i.imgur.com/yaCqXTn.jpg

Aka Most depressing moment ever. :/
Posted November 19, 2013
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xerox2k4: east coast New Brunswick :((
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Coelocanth: Ah, that's where I grew up.
WTH?! Post-posting rebound leads me to this comment on page 625, from page 713 (or around the 35670 comment mark). I'm from New Brunswick (still here, in fact). Talk about random!

Cheers! :D
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