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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
Why is Shadow Man selling so slowly? It's a good game!
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mrking58: The great thing about the whole Jack Keane thing was that it was free 15 mins after its promo ended
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Flam3crow: Implying it did end.

Shadow Man is just hear while Jack Keane is on bathroom break.
Quick! Bolt the bathroom door from the outside!
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bradelli: I am in Finland and had no problem getting some of the free games
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Patejl: Weird. Then it must be only about luck i geuss. :)
I'd say it starts with straight-up probability. Say there are 1,000 people on the site whenever a freebie game hits. Then say that 50 copies are being provided. That right there is a 5 percent chance of obtaining a game, and those are lowball numbers on the amount of people present and a highball number on the amount of copies available. The odds just get worse and worse from there.
I just read the sales are on a random loop. Does that mean that... Jack Keane 2 can show up yet again?

The darn thing sold out three hours after I went to sleep (at about 5 am here), I don't want to have to see that picture EVER AGAIN.
:( My computer hiccuped last night when Puddle was free and gypped me out of a chance at getting a copy.
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Novotnus: Why is Shadow Man selling so slowly? It's a good game!
Dunno. Personally never heard of it ..and i been gaming since 1985 :D
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Novotnus: Why is Shadow Man selling so slowly? It's a good game!
its been up already AND it was the daily deal on monday, most people who wanted will have it by now
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Dreadjaws: I just read the sales are on a random loop. Does that mean that... Jack Keane 2 can show up yet again?

The darn thing sold out three hours after I went to sleep (at about 5 am here), I don't want to have to see that picture EVER AGAIN.
We haven't seen anything repeated more than once, bar freebies, so it should theoretically be safe now.
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Dreadjaws: I just read the sales are on a random loop. Does that mean that... Jack Keane 2 can show up yet again?

The darn thing sold out three hours after I went to sleep (at about 5 am here), I don't want to have to see that picture EVER AGAIN.
When I went to sleep there was exactly 50 copies left.

250 copies of Jack Keane 2 for $12.99, anyone?
So when I opened my laptop this morning and first saw JK2 up with 54 left to go.... I about had a heart attack. Then again, it refreshed and has been sitting on Shadow Man... so.....

Did it really come back as FREE? Oh man, they WERE laughing at us!!!
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boct1584: :( My computer hiccuped last night when Puddle was free and gypped me out of a chance at getting a copy.
At least you saw it. My stupid browser is so slow I have yet to even see one of the free games before it goes ;)
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Novotnus: Why is Shadow Man selling so slowly? It's a good game!
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nijuu: Dunno. Personally never heard of it ..and i been gaming since 1985 :D
You must have been asleep for Shadowman, then. The promo for it was weak, back then, but it is actually a great game. I missed it the first time around because I didn't have the money on me at the time and there was a much bigger game selling at the same time. Don't remember what it was, though.
Post edited November 14, 2013 by Khalaq
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Flam3crow: Implying it did end.

Shadow Man is just hear while Jack Keane is on bathroom break.
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Khalaq: Quick! Bolt the bathroom door from the outside!
I did that when he went in. I also padlocked the door and blocked the hallway
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Novotnus: Why is Shadow Man selling so slowly? It's a good game!
I'd say most people who wanted it (myself included) bought it already. Plus, it was on sale yesterday as well so there's that.
they should change this promo-system /mechanism entirely...

first off they should have the free games for a fixed amount of time, like for 1 minute
or, have them free only for those who had bought at least 3 games during this promo, as a redeemer....
like, for 3 games bought, 1 free game qualification
btw I am not here for the free games

and they should make more games available at once, like 4-5 slots, each slot with a game, with fixed number of copies,
if copies sold-out, this slot is replaced, and games like jack kane 2 etc that takes ages, to put a fixed amount of time before game is fully sold to be replaced, like every 10-15 minutes,....


this system they have here now is pathetic and annoying