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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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nijuu: its usually random
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morganic: Appears to be following this list right now.

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1qjevg/gog_fall_insomnia_megathread_limited_quantity
No it doesn't... they just did Fez and then Triad.
This sale hasn't given me 100+ games for free yet, this is the worst promo ever! #ThanksObama
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nijuu: they seem ti be skipping the big ones tho. None of the first 10-15 games have reappeared.i bet BG is skipped
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npalsensei: True. SS2, Don't Starve, Divinity DC, I don't remember seeing those again. Although I don't know if Divinity can sell again with that price tag. I mean, look at Jack's second time xP
Divinity showed up again last night EST. It sold out fairly good for a $22.49 price tag.
maybe very good games are left for final rush
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brunosiffredi: I hope somebody at GOG.com realizes this sale was a bad idea. It's obvious that using bots is the only way to get a free game. It's also obvious that there is no need to limit the number of copies of games on sale.

When Steam does flash sales (during the summer sale), they do a poll with three options to choose the next item to go on sale. This way, customers are able to know if they have a reason to wait around for the next flash sale or not.

This sale is disrespectful towards customers.
lol wow talk about entitlement

it's a sale, they are giving their products away for cheaper than they usually do

nobody is forcing you to participate in it

christ, only on the internet would somebody have the nerve to call a sale "disrespectful"
I find it all quite amusing. I now have 5 of the free games (got 3 last night and 2 today). And now people are saying people like me are "bots". No. We just clicked the button and got the game.
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brunosiffredi: I hope somebody at GOG.com realizes this sale was a bad idea. It's obvious that using bots is the only way to get a free game. It's also obvious that there is no need to limit the number of copies of games on sale.

When Steam does flash sales (during the summer sale), they do a poll with three options to choose the next item to go on sale. This way, customers are able to know if they have a reason to wait around for the next flash sale or not.

This sale is disrespectful towards customers.
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tapeworm00: Missing the forest for the trees.

I can't believe it is the freebies, of all things, what makes people say this sale (sale, as in exchange of money for a cheapened commodity) is terrible.
I've tried to inject some common sense and tone down the entitlement multiple times but it seems an effort doomed to failure.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-internet-needs-to-calm-down-about/ seems to sum up the attitudes nicely.
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bradelli: I find it all quite amusing. I now have 5 of the free games (got 3 last night and 2 today). And now people are saying people like me are "bots". No. We just clicked the button and got the game.
Stop clicking buttons you robot.

Seriously though, how did you manage to get 5?
Anyone know how long this is supposed to go on for?
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bradelli: I find it all quite amusing. I now have 5 of the free games (got 3 last night and 2 today). And now people are saying people like me are "bots". No. We just clicked the button and got the game.
bots do exist indeed
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tapeworm00: Missing the forest for the trees.

I can't believe it is the freebies, of all things, what makes people say this sale (sale, as in exchange of money for a cheapened commodity) is terrible.
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Artificer: I've tried to inject some common sense and tone down the entitlement multiple times but it seems an effort doomed to failure.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-internet-needs-to-calm-down-about/ seems to sum up the attitudes nicely.
I like my idea. Not only does it allow people to have some amusement at the expense of those willing to have coronaries over such silliness, but it would spotlight people if they actually were using bots. If you get the prize, you had to use a bot. Instant guilt establishment.
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morganic: Anyone know how long this is supposed to go on for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Q7b-vHY3Q
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brunosiffredi: I hope somebody at GOG.com realizes this sale was a bad idea. It's obvious that using bots is the only way to get a free game. It's also obvious that there is no need to limit the number of copies of games on sale.

When Steam does flash sales (during the summer sale), they do a poll with three options to choose the next item to go on sale. This way, customers are able to know if they have a reason to wait around for the next flash sale or not.

This sale is disrespectful towards customers.
I believe this is the first sale of this kind for GOG. I'm sure they will consider the feedback and learn from it. They are trying something new and hoping it's fun for us. Give them a break.
Personally i thought they should have scrapped the mad rush for freebies,
and award freebies to those who have bought at least 5 games in the sale,
and the ability to CHOOSE which freebie you want.
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bradelli: I find it all quite amusing. I now have 5 of the free games (got 3 last night and 2 today). And now people are saying people like me are "bots". No. We just clicked the button and got the game.
Don't bother trying to knock some sense into the people complaining...I'm like you and have gotten a lot of the freebies and all I did was just click as fast as I could. Then you got the people who complain that you need to be in Europe but that's crap too because I'm in the US....people just start whining when they feel like they are entitled to these free games.
Post edited November 14, 2013 by nleibert