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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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tr7h: Ok how the heck are you guys getting the free stuff?
I click it instantly and nomatter what it goes to the 'Ooops' Screen

And when does it give you the sale? after you complete checkout or when you click buy?
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nijuu: freebies u get right away or so im told.. no checkout etc
Yeah, freebies are added automatically to your account without a checkout screen.

Also, weren't you supposed to be sleeping? xP
I'm out of here. I've tried 7 times, and have yet to find a case where it was even open for more than a couple seconds. That last one should have given me a copy, just for clicking while it was still up. It was down in less than half a second. Literally with my finger on the mouse button and my pointer on the button clicking immediately and the offer was gone before I had completed the click. Never even saw how many copies they were giving away. This definitely does not make me want to buy one of the games here.

All this cheating and the fact that there is apparently no limit to the number of free copies is really putting a damper on things. With a limit at least, it would eventually start to wear down the cheaters a bit.
The 4chan /v/ threads about this sale are pretty hilarious

*waits for things to be thrown at me*
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hedwards: I'm out of here. I've tried 7 times, and have yet to find a case where it was even open for more than a couple seconds. That last one should have given me a copy, just for clicking while it was still up. It was down in less than half a second. Literally with my finger on the mouse button and my pointer on the button clicking immediately and the offer was gone before I had completed the click. Never even saw how many copies they were giving away. This definitely does not make me want to buy one of the games here.

All this cheating and the fact that there is apparently no limit to the number of free copies is really putting a damper on things. With a limit at least, it would eventually start to wear down the cheaters a bit.
too much people hacking
Is War Game boring? Why someone compare it to Keane 2?
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wanderlust76: Whhaaaaagttt NWN2 has already been up twice? Noooooooo
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Fictionvision: It sold 1400 copies in about 3 minutes roughly 14 hours ago.
If I remember well, it was 1.5 minutes. Or less.
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Artificer: For anyone interested, it's definitely following this again:

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1qjevg/gog_fall_insomnia_megathread_limited_quantity

Which means it's a looooong wait for SS2 and Don't Starve.
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ldycash1: And a short wait for a reappearance of JK2.....
If it does come back I suspect it will move rather faster after the devs showed up here and were awesome about it ;)
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nijuu: freebies u get right away or so im told.. no checkout etc
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npalsensei: Yeah, freebies are added automatically to your account without a checkout screen.

Also, weren't you supposed to be sleeping? xP
Im still waiting for Nexus and Dont Starve :]
Don't complain guys, gog decided to give out games during this sale for people to enjoy, not whine.
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justanoldgamer: That would be illegal here in Quebec. You can't have a contest where you need to purchase something to enter. Except for the State lottery, video pokers and casino of course.
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ldycash1: Doesn't Canada also make you take a test or something to win a contest? I heard that on a forum somewhere and wasn't sure if it was true. Like a maths challenge or something....
Yes, I don't know about the whole of Canada but in Quebec at least. I think it's the loophole in the law I mentioned. But it's usually a very simple math question and most store clerks give you the answer when you win something anyway.
At least it was that way when I was a kid.
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hedwards: The order goes out from Poland as to when to release the next game.
It doesn't. There is a counter of how many games are sold, which is not on a single server. It's part of the CDN. When the script queries what game is currently on sale, it gets a dataid. If the data id is the same as it currently has, it displays the proper number of games left. If the data id is different, it switches to the new game. The script isn't on a central Polish server, but it's part of the CDN, and it queries the CDN's database, which should propagate properly. So if the last unit is bought from an american server, the american server should be the first to reply with "New Game!", not the Polish one.

The question then becomes if Akamai's US servers are faster/slower than the European/Asian ones.
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darkmoment: Is War Game boring? Why someone compare it to Keane 2?
It was the first one to stall so much when the sale started. All games were out in 1-2 minutes, this stalled for 30 xP
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darkmoment: Is War Game boring? Why someone compare it to Keane 2?
It was one of the first games to take a long time to deplete. Nowhere as long as Jack Keane 2 though.
u got 1 second delay fade out / fade in that kills ur chances u know - plus reaction time and internet speed - so sad
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darkmoment: Is War Game boring? Why someone compare it to Keane 2?
SOmeone said War Game was slow the first time it came up...