How exactly does GoG keeps it's prices so low in comparison to competition like Steam or D2D? I've seen identical titles on Steam like the EWJ series and Fallout 1+2 and others for anywhere between $5(USD) to $15 more than the prices advertised here.
I'll bet it has something to do with Valve thinking that not as many people who use Steam know about GoG.
Speaking of which, if GoG ever releases a Heretic/Hexen pack, here's hoping they do a better job of implementing it than Steam. They basically sell an older version of uHexen2, which CTDs on modern desktops, fixable only by actually going to the Hammer of Thyrion site and downloading the latest version of uHexen2 and replacing all the older files in the Steam's game folder. I don't think they're selling the uHexen2 program as much as they are the commercial Hexen II content (pk1 files or whatever the Quake engine uses), since uHexen and glHexen are open-source (aren't they?). Which begs the question, if they were going to distribute the game in source-port format, why not do the same with the other three games in the package (Heretic, Hexen and expansion)? Is there a different distribution license for zDoom than there is for glHexen?

Nice Discworld reference there to Mr C.M.O.T Dibbler.

I figured the first reply would be someone who recognized it. On a side note, Pratchett novels haven't been as good since he started doing collaborations with people like Neil Gaiman. Well, not necessarily "not as good", just not as funny. The satire is all preachy.

Good Omens was his first and last collaboration. Unless you count the Science of Discworld novels. I have them all and to be honest they have got steadily better. THUD!, Monstrous Regiment, Night Watch, Thief of Time and Going Postal are his best books IMO.

good omens was what 20 years ago now so your saying that night watch etc have been bad... yeaaaah... btw you might want to look into his health problems a little more he has a person who helps him out but no collaborators

Still has the best quote from Death.
"In what year did Elvis die?"
Death: "I NEVER TOUCHED HIM!"

Honestly I wasn't too crazy about Monstrous Regiment, but I will agree with you on the others. And don't forget Making Money?
Somehow my favorite one is Interesting Times though... All those old guys pwning the ninjas - how do you beat that?

by having them pwn the gods ofc!!

Making Money is superb and it's one of the few I have in Hardback. You have to have read Going Postal to follow it though which is rare for a Pterry novel.
Monstrous Regiment is superb when you re-read it. You look for all the little clues once you know the plot and it's a very, very clever story.
Been done in The Last Hero which was also a classic but not actually a novel.

no it is classed as a novel suprisingly even though i call it the big annoying book that doesn't fit on the shelf... waiting on snuff and raising taxes now \o/

We share many of the same favourites :-)

When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be someone demanding Discworld :D

I can't think of another book Terry Pratchett has ever written that's had as much emotional depth as toward the end of Thud! If you've read it, you know what I'm talking about. I've never wanted to laugh and cry at the same time before, so bravo, Sir Pratchett. Bravo.
I love literature. I've read everything from the Classics to the classics to just about anything I can get my hands on, I have a personal library of a couple thousand books, and if I'm in the mood to simply enjoy a book, I'll re-read something from Terry Pratchett just about every time. It's really sad, but he seems to be an incredibly underrated author.
Back on topic though, I don't know how GOG's doing it, but I'm glad they're able. I'm buying up games now that I have a nostalgic attachment to, as well as ones that look awesome but I never played while they were out (Fallout 1 and 2, Syberia, etc), so hopefully enough people are doing the same where they can continue to grow and gather more titles. And then, someday, Mechwarrior. And all the ones on the Most Wanted of the wish list, of course. :D

I'd hardly call him underrated. As far as I can tell, he is tremendously popular and sucessful. On the other hand, I think his work has an undeserved reputation for being "light" comedy, when in fact it is very deep and takes on many serious issues, using humor as a way for the reader to consider them in a new light. Truly, he follows Piet Hein's inspired advice:
"Taking fun as simply fun
and earnestness in earnest
shows how thoroughly thou none
of the two discernest."