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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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OgNimaeb: Is Septerra Core worth it?
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Uzur9: If u like Final Fantasy Ide say yes then.
Got it, thanks for the advice :)
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ne_zavarj: I hope GOG will offer a normal sale for these games with a 66-80 % off discount in December .
I would be very surprised.
Septera Core is good. It gets a bit repetitive after a while but I found it fun.
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trebor8273: Gog if you do this type of sale again please no free games, just so I don't have to put up with all the babies spitting there dummy's out and having a tantrum
This.

Just...this.

Last night the community was great, today there's so many people whining.
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OgNimaeb: Is Septerra Core worth it?
Yep.
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transformer84488: What the hell just happened? Was there a free game for a millisecond?
Yep, crazy. With thousands upon thousands of people watching the sale, only those with the quickest of reflexes and the fastest of internet connections will get a chance at one of these freebies.

And to think that this one was one of the more generous instances; it had 40 copies available. Some of these games get only about 10 free copies! The only reason I got a free game (Master of Magic) was because it had tons of copies.
Post edited November 14, 2013 by RichterSnipes
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bell02: this freebie stuff is absolutly dump.. sorry... should be limited, two free games for any acc.
And you just spelled "dumb" wrong.

I mean ok, I know English is likely not your first language but that's just ridiculously ironic.
I live in Michigan and I got a free game. I didn't even click that fast really, I noticed that the game was free and recognized the title before clicking.
again i got the damn globe and after refreshing swords of the stars for free was expired.
THEY GONNA BE FUCKING KIDDING US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AttObl: Sword of the Stars: The Pit was free, and I got it!
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CorranHorn: Damn addictive game, played the demo a lot, damn hard too.
Like most roguelikes~ Hopefully, that will keep me occupied like Dredmor.
So, what's next - Blackwell bundle and Riddick?
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kmja: its soo hard to get a hold of the free game did press the picture when the free game was and when its comming after click its not free soo sad :(
It's not hard - it's impossible unless you run a script. This is pure reward for the crooks/cheaters, at this point.

For some of us, GOG burned a great chunk of goodwill. It doesn't matter that others don't see it that way, those others will not compensate GOG for the lost sales.

And you better believe me, GOG only survives because of goodwill of their customers. Only because of goodwill!

For instance, I don't need to know a single Javascript statement to get most of GOG's catalog of games for free. I don't do it because I have some goodwill left towards the company, but who knows.
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RudyLis: So, what's next - Blackwell bundle and Riddick?
riddick came up an hour or two ago
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RudyLis: So, what's next - Blackwell bundle and Riddick?
Winner!

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justanoldgamer: Dead people.
Dead people don't buy games, they can only manage to vote.
Post edited November 14, 2013 by Fictionvision
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justanoldgamer: I've decided to compile a list of people to whom this sale is not fair. I hope GOG uses it to try and reach them in their next sale:

People without money to spend on games.
People with ancient computers.
People without internet.
People without computer.
Dead people.
People who don't like games.
Aliens (No one outside the solar system was able to get a free game)

Also, could you please cancel the weekend sale, I've spend too much on this one and I don't think it would be fair if other people could buy games while I can't.
Can you imagine the rage if gog goes and offers all these deals (except the freebies) in the weekend sale? No time limit etc. One hell of a practical joke O_O