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It seems that the promos for the past few weeks have been at 60% off. I'm wondering, is this due to some policy change? 10% isn't a HUGE deal, but it's significant enough to potentially garner more sales.

I think a couple sales ranged from 50% off to 70% off, depending on how many games one bought.

Are we going to regularly see these promos at 60% off, including the site-wide holiday sale?
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Damuna: I prefer 60% off, it's succeeding at making me buy things so far.
I prefer 110% myself.

Each to their own.

/end lame joke.

I would like to see a sale based upon how many games you've already bought. For example, you have none and it's full price (assuming no other promo is currently active) but if you have 100 games it's 50% and if you have 300+ it's 80% off. :)
60% is more tempting than just 50%. The potential customer sees this as a great opportunity to get a game that is not so sure about to get it at full price. Although, personally I prefer 75% off ;)
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Nirth: I prefer 110% myself.
I wouldn't mind getting paid to take someone's games. Then again, in those cases those games tend to be utter shit, so maybe not.
My understanding is at the moment GOG is doing a big leading to their 10 year celebration on the 18th October
60% off is better. They make 50% off whole catalogue promo once in a year, so individual promos has to be a little more tempting than that.
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meowstef: My understanding is at the moment GOG is doing a big leading to their 10 year celebration on the 18th October
GOG will be 4-year-old this year, dude :P

CDProjekt turned 18 recently :P
Post edited October 07, 2012 by keeveek
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keeveek: 60% off is better. They make 50% off whole catalogue promo once in a year, so individual promos has to be a little more tempting than that.
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meowstef: My understanding is at the moment GOG is doing a big leading to their 10 year celebration on the 18th October
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keeveek: GOG will be 4-year-old this year, dude :P

CDProjekt turned 18 recently :P
We're 20 if you count years as they pass on Mercury! :P
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keeveek: 60% off is better. They make 50% off whole catalogue promo once in a year, so individual promos has to be a little more tempting than that.


GOG will be 4-year-old this year, dude :P

CDProjekt turned 18 recently :P
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TheEnigmaticT: We're 20 if you count years as they pass on Mercury! :P
Happy Diamond Jubilee GOG!!!
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meowstef: My understanding is at the moment GOG is doing a big leading to their 10 year celebration on the 18th October
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keeveek: GOG will be 4-year-old this year, dude :P

CDProjekt turned 18 recently :P
But the celebration lasts for ten years.
It's more tempting because otherwise I tell myself I can wait until the year-end mass 50%-off sale that may happen.
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mondo84: It seems that the promos for the past few weeks have been at 60% off. I'm wondering, is this due to some policy change? 10% isn't a HUGE deal (...)
Actually - 60% is 20% more than 50% ;P...
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Vestin: Actually - 60% is 20% more than 50% ;P...
Actually, the way you have worded that is incorrect.
60% is 10% MORE THAN 50%, i.e. 50% + 10% = 60%.

60% off is 40% of the price. 50% off is 50% of the price.
The reduction of 10% is only 20% OF the 50% off (10/50 = 20%).

So, the wording you meant was OF, not MORE THAN.
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korell: Actually, the way you have worded that is incorrect.
60% is 10% MORE THAN 50%, i.e. 50% + 10% = 60%.
No, 60 percent is 10 percentage points more than 50 percent, but 20 percent more (since 10 is 20% of 50).

Percentage points always use the original 100% as a measuring point, % (percent) use the current measuring point (in this case 50%, since the measurement is "more than 50%").
Post edited October 07, 2012 by Miaghstir
LOL math.
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Miaghstir: No, 60 percent is 10 percentage points more than 50 percent, but 20 percent more (since 10 is 20% of 50).

Percentage points always use the original 100% as a measuring point, % (percent) use the current measuring point (in this case 50%, since the measurement is "more than 50%").
Okay, I see how that works. I stand corrected. :)
For myself, percentages have always been in reference to the value for which they are a percentage of, not percentages of percentages. So with us talking about 60% off and 50% off, I immediately read the statement to refer to the value for which they were percentages of, not one as a percentage of the other.