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Posted April 05, 2012
V is for Valor, Vigor, VVizardry, and Virtuous Victory

Heroes of Might and Magic V Bundle, which includes both of the game’s expansions (Hammer of Fate and Tribes of the East), is a glorious return to classic fantasy turn-based strategy that every HoMM-fan will love and is now available on GOG.com--for a limited time!--buy one, get one free with Assassin’s Creed Director’s Cut for a total of $19.99.

This is one of the two new “Premium Edition” games that GOG.com is offering; they are a slightly higher price--but they come packed with value and we’re encouraging you to try them out with this buy one, get one free promotion that’s running until 12 April at 4.59 PM GMT.

Rumors of the fifth part of the famous series created by a new developer under the wings of a new publisher caused quite a stir among die-hard fans of Angles, Dragons, and Titans. Luckily, the developers made sure that the old concepts which made the series successful in the first place were maintained. Heroes of Might and Magic V returns to familiar territory; the charm of the classic game is omnipresent, the gameplay is addictive, and the execution is splendid.

We return to well-known world of HoMM in control of Haven, Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon, Sylvan, Academy, Fortress, or Stronghold. The game features a completely new scenario, arguably the most interesting in the series, along with new spells, new units and new creatures skills. The towns now look majestic and grand in full 3D, the units move and attack beautifully, huge spells convey a sense of massively destructive power, and the combat is great fun to play and crafted to perfection; even tiny details like splashing water on the shore are apparent in the game. The music adapts to the situation perfectly, and sound is filled with the little touches that show the care the developers lavished on this game, touches like shouts of joy, screams of death, and the sadistic laughter of demons.

Heroes of Might and Magic V is surely the version you’ve been waiting for a long time, and it’s finally here on GOG.com with more than 170 minutes of soundtracks, an official artbook, wallpapers, avatars, design sketches, and more. Its full price is $19.99, but pick it up for a limited time together with Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition on a special introductory buy one, get one free sale!
Posted April 07, 2012
Hello Gog.com!

Is it possible I can buy this 2 for 1 deal with Assassins Creed being added to my gift basket? I already own this game on my 360, and I rather give it to my friend or something :)

Thanks for the reply.
Posted April 07, 2012
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amir90: Hello Gog.com!

Is it possible I can buy this 2 for 1 deal with Assassins Creed being added to my gift basket? I already own this game on my 360, and I rather give it to my friend or something :)

Thanks for the reply.
Interesting question - I think no user knows the answer. You need to wait for "blue text" or send this question to support. So far I could think the only option is to gift whole pack to yourself then wait for your friend to buy HoMM V alone at some point in future, let him redeem AC from your giftcode and then redeem HoMM V by yourself :D
Posted April 07, 2012
If Dark Messiah was bundled with this I wouldn't give it a second thought. As it stands I'm gonna wait.
Posted April 07, 2012
just slipped GOG $26 for this, assassins creed, and Wing Comander 4; which makes for one hell of a nice release week, add in the Grimrock pre-order and I've almost got a certifiable GOG habit going.

I already own HoMM V from amazon, but just the base version and not the ex-packs so getting this in the ass-creed bundle is both inconsequential & beneficial ... 'though not like there wasn't a community patch out there that hacked out the DRM and added in the content from the packs (and was Ubi sanctioned, strangely enough).

all in all I find the combo pack to be a great value!

*edit* quick question: why does this game show CD keys, those for multiplayer certification of something?
Post edited April 07, 2012 by Sogi-Ya
Posted April 07, 2012
If only GOG would sell me Anno 2070 with all the DLCs even for a hundred dollars without the DRM, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Also with HoMM VI as well.

I fear the future of Anno's developers because of ubisoft scaring away customers and tormenting paying ones with their dreaded DRM of doom.
Posted April 07, 2012
You know what I haven't done in ages? Played Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I've got two DVDs of it that I bought at various times put away somewhere in this house, but cba to find them. It would be nice if they were in the HoMM V bundle offered here at GOG... -__-
Post edited April 07, 2012 by the_bard
Posted April 07, 2012
then buy the shit out of these titles; both of these titles have already been available DRM free in one form or another for quite some time, so I can't help but to think that this release is something of a toe in the water as far as risking newer/quality titles minus the DRM.

Ubi came out a few weeks ago saying that they would be slacking off on the DRM (in favor of more MMO like elements that justify the "always on" DRM, so take it for what it is worth) and part of me couldn't help but to go "huuuuum" like one of those buzzard like things in the dark crystal when these titles got announced.
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the_bard: You know what I haven't done in ages? Played Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I've got two DVDs of it that I bought at various put away somewhere in this house, but cba to find them. It would be nice if they were in the HoMM V bundle offered here at GOG... -__-
uhm ... if you have already installed and played it then you -should- be able to re-install it again off of steam, no disks required. I too haven't played Dark Messiah in a long time, but that's not because I can't access the game ... I just don't want to access the game on steam. personally I'd gladly pay out again for a Steam free version of DM, be it from GOG or elsewhere.
Post edited April 07, 2012 by Sogi-Ya
Posted April 07, 2012
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Sogi-Ya: then buy the shit out of these titles; both of these titles have already been available DRM free in one form or another for quite some time, so I can't help but to think that this release is something of a toe in the water as far as risking newer/quality titles minus the DRM.

Ubi came out a few weeks ago saying that they would be slacking off on the DRM (in favor of more MMO like elements that justify the "always on" DRM, so take it for what it is worth) and part of me couldn't help but to go "huuuuum" like one of those buzzard like things in the dark crystal when these titles got announced.
uhm ... if you have already installed and played it then you -should- be able to re-install it again off of steam, no disks required. I too haven't played Dark Messiah in a long time, but that's not because I can't access the game ... I just don't want to access the game on steam. personally I'd gladly pay out again for a Steam free version of DM, be it from GOG or elsewhere.
That's just it. I don't want to buy it on Steam either just to have a backup copy of it. I just wish they would've bundled HoMM V + Expansions + DMoMM = Win instead of AC. I mean I appreciate what they're doing here. For some people this is probably a good deal. Just not for me.

I'll quit crying about it. I was hoping the powers that be would read this thread and see the light and realize that YES it's a brilliant idea to throw DMoMM into the HoMM V bundle(like chocolate and peanut butter). Maybe they will one day...

/me sighs
Post edited April 08, 2012 by the_bard
Posted April 08, 2012
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the_bard: That's just it. I don't want to buy it on Steam either just to have a backup copy of it. I just wish they would've bundled HoMM V + Expansions + DMoMM = Win instead of AC. I mean I appreciate what they're doing here. For some people this is probably a good deal. Just not for me.
[ TL;DR version = Steam sucks and I hate it, but if you ever launched the game through the Steam client you should still be able re-download and install the game without having to buy a new steam copy of it ]

I bought my copy in hard disk form from Target, even without the disks you should still be able to re-download the game from Steam without buying another Steam copy. I guess I kinda have to give them credit for honoring store bought copies with digital versions (if it was a Steamworks title, like DM was) ... however that credit is vastly deteriorated by the fact that even if you do buy a physical format version, they still shoe horn you into downloading the game off of Steam's servers (despite having a copy of it sitting in your disk drive) and by the fact that buying a physical copy doe's not exclude you from the being required to run the game through the Steam client.

*edit*

by the way, it's highly improbable that DM will ever show up here and not because of Ubisoft or GOG not knowing that it would be a brilliant idea; the game is built off of Valve's Source engine and part of the terms of it's licensing was that it use Steam. add in that the game was not directly developed by Ubisoft, but rather as a contracted title that was developed by a combination of Arkane Studios (now owned by Zenimax) and Floodgate Ent. with Arkane being the ones that had the license to use the Source engine.

in other words: the title has got it's balls tied up in red tape and conflicting legal agreements, not to mention is built on and inherently imbedded with code from GOG's absolute antithesis of a competitor ... stranger things have happened but in all likelihood GOG will figure out how to produce self propelled ham-munition by lighting pig shit on fire, then bow out of the video game market in order to join in on the international arms race, before DM will see the light of dad on GOG's new release list.
Post edited April 08, 2012 by Sogi-Ya
Posted April 08, 2012
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spinefarm: My whole point is that GOG is still too small to actually can ask for better prices from publishers. But they do their best for now to get us at least good extras to someway equal the price difference. And with AC1... I'm pretty sure Ubisoft made that price cause of US Steam price for it ;)
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nijuu: This is the bit everyone is forgetting. Gog probably cant get a good as deal (cheap) as Steam nor Amazon on various games due to lack of economies of scale due to size. Bigger you are. Better the bulk discount (and affordability to be able to ask for it).Happens in every industry (and for the worse in some industries where big guys gobble up the small guys or just drive the prices down so they cant compete). Cant always compete on price alone.
And finally someone who is using his brain. Glad to see someone really understanding the problem.
Posted April 08, 2012
at this point I think it's less about size and more about being able to offer a price point that publishers can take to their investors and get green lighted for release.

most investors don't understand shit about DRM and gamer's psychology (thus why Ubisoft can still get investors to support their projects despite consumers fleeing from the them like rats from a flamethrower). it's been well proven that DRM-free is a successful marketing point, and that limiting the restrictions that a user has to deal with to access the game (be they physical or simple emotional) makes all the difference in the world when it comes to off beat / non-mass market titles.

... but trying to sell both DRM free and dirt cheap / almost free price tag to investors when you are talking about a title that they actually paid for (as in: didn't just inherit the product from buying out developer or failed publisher) is asking way too much of their beady little minds.

ass-creed is the primary title that is cited when Ubi talks about piracy impacting sales and how much they need cast iron DRM on their products, if GOG can sell the shit out of this 5 year old title (at about half of the price of when it was released) to the point that it makes a comparable GOG-profit to that of the profits and units sold when it was new ... it is highly likely that we will see a major reversal from Ubisoft (since they can now go to their investors and say "hey look, we don't need all that DRM anymore), and probably get some more hold outs (like THQ and Lucas Arts) on board.

I'm really tired, and not making much sense, but what I am trying to get at is more of that with the age of the titles in question I think the new price is less about bulk discounts and more about DRM free + low price looking to be high risk in the eyes of the powers that be.
Posted April 08, 2012
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Thiev: Already done. Thanks for a reminder ;)
Np. There's Botanicula and Assassin's Creed left :)
Posted April 08, 2012
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Sogi-Ya: [ TL;DR version = Steam sucks and I hate it, but if you ever launched the game through the Steam client you should still be able re-download and install the game without having to buy a new steam copy of it ]

I bought my copy in hard disk form from Target, even without the disks you should still be able to re-download the game from Steam without buying another Steam copy. I guess I kinda have to give them credit for honoring store bought copies with digital versions (if it was a Steamworks title, like DM was) ... however that credit is vastly deteriorated by the fact that even if you do buy a physical format version, they still shoe horn you into downloading the game off of Steam's servers (despite having a copy of it sitting in your disk drive) and by the fact that buying a physical copy doe's not exclude you from the being required to run the game through the Steam client.

*edit*

by the way, it's highly improbable that DM will ever show up here and not because of Ubisoft or GOG not knowing that it would be a brilliant idea; the game is built off of Valve's Source engine and part of the terms of it's licensing was that it use Steam. add in that the game was not directly developed by Ubisoft, but rather as a contracted title that was developed by a combination of Arkane Studios (now owned by Zenimax) and Floodgate Ent. with Arkane being the ones that had the license to use the Source engine.

in other words: the title has got it's balls tied up in red tape and conflicting legal agreements, not to mention is built on and inherently imbedded with code from GOG's absolute antithesis of a competitor ... stranger things have happened but in all likelihood GOG will figure out how to produce self propelled ham-munition by lighting pig shit on fire, then bow out of the video game market in order to join in on the international arms race, before DM will see the light of dad on GOG's new release list.
No, I never activated it through Steam. I didn't use Steam until Alan Wake. Hopefully I'll stumble across them somewhere. And the rig I had it installed on is long gone.
Posted April 09, 2012
Btw people should stop whining about the price of HOMM5 Bundle and look here:
HOMM5 Gold Bundle
And think again does GOG screw with pricing or we have better deal atm than GamersGate :)
Posted April 09, 2012
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spinefarm: Btw people should stop whining about the price of HOMM5 Bundle and look here:
HOMM5 Gold Bundle
And think again does GOG screw with pricing or we have better deal atm than GamersGate :)
[sarcasm]The GamersGate version is much better. It comes bundled with Tages[/sarcasm]
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