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JamShield: Just a quick question: Does any one know if a Pinata will give you a game that isn't compatible with your operating system ? (in my case Mac OS X).

I hope no one has had to find this out the hard way, and it seems unlikely that games that you can't even play would be in your pool, but I'm honestly unsure as to whether or not it could happen.
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cecil: I asked this same question in a different thread and the answer seems to be yes it's one pool so it totally is possible to get something you couldn't use I'm in the same boat of wondering but not wanting to waste the $ to find out...
Hmm, In my case I'm going to consider this whole debacle not worth it. I wasn't really aching for any of the games in the pool that much anyway and I would much rather buy a game at a later sale, or even at full price, rather than end up with a game I can't play.

BTW thanks for the update, and in the case you are still a part of this event, good luck.
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cecil: I asked this same question in a different thread and the answer seems to be yes it's one pool so it totally is possible to get something you couldn't use I'm in the same boat of wondering but not wanting to waste the $ to find out...
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JamShield: Hmm, In my case I'm going to consider this whole debacle not worth it. I wasn't really aching for any of the games in the pool that much anyway and I would much rather buy a game at a later sale, or even at full price, rather than end up with a game I can't play.

BTW thanks for the update, and in the case you are still a part of this event, good luck.
Yes you can get games that are not going to run on your OS. This has been stated in other threads. People who are using Mac or Linus are getting Windows-only games.

If you are not running Windows, it is best to avoid this promotion.
Decided to buy two, and got the following:

-Warlords Battlecry 3 $9.99
-Seven Kingdoms 2 HD $9.99

Meh.
Day one:
Trine Enchanted Edition
Pillars of Eternity

Day two:
Little Big Adventure 2
Darksiders WE

Day three:
Bombshell

They seem like pretty good games to me, except the last one.
Just got:

- Bombshell
- Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
- Risen 3: Titan Lords
- Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition
- Serious Sam`s Bogus Detour

Some are listed as out of stock.
Just received the following games:
Brigador: Up- Armored Edition
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Heroes of Might and Magic 4: Complete
The Guild 2 Renaissance
Pillars of Eternity: Hero Edition
Tempest
Tales from the Borderlands
Anno 1404: Gold Edition
Skyshine's BEDLAM Deluxe Edition
Enter the Gungeon
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Walking Dead: Seasons 1
Republique
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Anno 1701 A.D.
RiME
World in Conflict: Complte Edition
Expeditions: Viking
The Walking Dead: Season 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles
The Wolf Among Us
Armikrog
Dreamfall Chapters: The Final Cut
The Guild 2
Imperium Galactica

Duplicates:
Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
Skyshine's BEDLAM Deluxe Edition

Games I received about 1 day ago:
Anno 1602 A.D.
Bombshell
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Kyn
Purchase was approximately one hour ago, received Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, and Guild 2: The Renaissance.
I have got the following:

Yesterday:
Republique
Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package
Diluvion


Today:
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Does anyone have an up to date link to the full list and what is seemingly out of stock?
The 1st post is 20 hours old, is this the most recent we have?
Trine Enhanced Edition
Armikrog
Little big adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
Pillars of Eternity Hero edition

This is what I got.
Post edited August 16, 2017 by BeatriceElysia
If only GOG Connect actually connected every game you own on Steam instead of a select few every few.. months? Half a year? It feels like it's been forever since I was notified about new games being available.

Getting duplicates of games is one of the main reasons why I only bought one pinata as a test, and thankfully I didn't get something that I owned on Steam (Warlord's Battlecry 3), though I don't see myself playing it anyway.

There's also the problem of getting games you don't want.. which is why all these "loot box" things are terrible for consumers.. but great for the business due to the gambling mentality.

And that's gonna get me; I'll buy 2 more to see if I get lucky, but that's all. Current sale doesn't really interest me and I'd rather have my games on Steam anyway.

Edit: Diluvion, second game.

Edit2: BattleZone 98 Redux, third game.
Post edited August 18, 2017 by DAOWAce
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DAOWAce: If only GOG Connect actually connected every game you own on Steam instead of a select few every few.. months? Half a year? It feels like it's been forever since I was notified about new games being available.

Getting duplicates of games is one of the main reasons why I only bought one pinata as a test, and thankfully I didn't get something that I owned on Steam (Warlord's Battlecry 3), though I don't see myself playing it anyway.

There's also the problem of getting games you don't want.. which is why all these "loot box" things are terrible for consumers.. but great for the business due to the gambling mentality.

And that's gonna get me; I'll buy 2 more to see if I get lucky, but that's all. Current sale doesn't really interest me and I'd rather have my games on Steam anyway.

Edit: Diluvion, second game.
Well its purely based on the agreements and contracts GOG is able to make with developers and publishers, just as it is getting the games on the platform in the first place (like with recent Saints Row games) That they manage to go for a GOG connect week at the same time is just good promotion for GOG. But I bet it does cost them a bit out of their pockets too, as I would imagine devs and publishers rather have another full sale (albeit with -75% off). Plus, looking at key-sites and bundles and all, getting games on Steam for cheap and then getting them on GOG for free would be a shitty business model for GOG if it always worked, without a time frame.

I bought 8 pinatas on the first day, which resulted in 5 good games i'd buy anyway and 3 games that were 'meh'. Not because they were (too) bad, purely because they were not my thing. And i'm not downloading 20GB to check a game I don't want.

Accepted the gamble at first, but I just sent support a message to kindly ask to refund those 3 pinatas to my wallet, so I could buy something else. Already got the funds ready for another purchase. No further questions asked, that's why I love GOG.
Post edited August 16, 2017 by Evixios
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Skargoth: Just received the following games:
Brigador: Up- Armored Edition
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Heroes of Might and Magic 4: Complete
The Guild 2 Renaissance
Pillars of Eternity: Hero Edition
Tempest
Tales from the Borderlands
Anno 1404: Gold Edition
Skyshine's BEDLAM Deluxe Edition
Enter the Gungeon
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Walking Dead: Seasons 1
Republique
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Anno 1701 A.D.
RiME
World in Conflict: Complte Edition
Expeditions: Viking
The Walking Dead: Season 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles
The Wolf Among Us
Armikrog
Dreamfall Chapters: The Final Cut
The Guild 2
Imperium Galactica

Duplicates:
Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
Skyshine's BEDLAM Deluxe Edition

Games I received about 1 day ago:
Anno 1602 A.D.
Bombshell
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Kyn
Nice.

6 games on there i don't have, and all I get is duplicates.




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DAOWAce: If only GOG Connect actually connected every game you own on Steam instead of a select few every few.. months? Half a year? It feels like it's been forever since I was notified about new games being available.

Getting duplicates of games is one of the main reasons why I only bought one pinata as a test, and thankfully I didn't get something that I owned on Steam (Warlord's Battlecry 3), though I don't see myself playing it anyway.

There's also the problem of getting games you don't want.. which is why all these "loot box" things are terrible for consumers.. but great for the business due to the gambling mentality.

And that's gonna get me; I'll buy 2 more to see if I get lucky, but that's all. Current sale doesn't really interest me and I'd rather have my games on Steam anyway.

Edit: Diluvion, second game.
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Evixios: Well its purely based on the agreements and contracts GOG is able to make with developers and publishers, just as it is getting the games on the platform in the first place (like with recent Saints Row games) That they manage to go for a GOG connect week at the same time is just good promotion for GOG. But I bet it does cost them a bit out of their pockets too, as I would imagine devs and publishers rather have another full sale (albeit with -75% off). Plus, looking at key-sites and bundles and all, getting games on Steam for cheap and then getting them on GOG for free would be a shitty business model for GOG if it always worked, without a time frame.

I bought 8 pinatas on the first day, which resulted in 5 good games i'd buy anyway and 3 games that were 'meh'. Not because they were (too) bad, purely because they were not my thing. And i'm not downloading 20GB to check a game I don't want.

Accepted the gamble at first, but I just sent support a message to kindly ask to refund those 3 pinatas to my wallet, so I could buy something else. Already got the funds ready for another purchase. No further questions asked, that's why I love GOG.
So you can refund Pinatas you don't want, not just the ones that are duplicates?
Post edited August 16, 2017 by wanderer_27
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DeadFishEye: I received Day of the Tentacle Remastered, but I don't know if I should be sad or happy. Maybe I shouldn't be so impulsive.
If you like adventure games, you should be very happy. DOTT is one of the best adventure games ever and the graphics of the remake makes it work for today's standards.
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Evixios: Well its purely based on the agreements and contracts GOG is able to make with developers and publishers, just as it is getting the games on the platform in the first place (like with recent Saints Row games) That they manage to go for a GOG connect week at the same time is just good promotion for GOG. But I bet it does cost them a bit out of their pockets too, as I would imagine devs and publishers rather have another full sale (albeit with -75% off). Plus, looking at key-sites and bundles and all, getting games on Steam for cheap and then getting them on GOG for free would be a shitty business model for GOG if it always worked, without a time frame.

I bought 8 pinatas on the first day, which resulted in 5 good games i'd buy anyway and 3 games that were 'meh'. Not because they were (too) bad, purely because they were not my thing. And i'm not downloading 20GB to check a game I don't want.

Accepted the gamble at first, but I just sent support a message to kindly ask to refund those 3 pinatas to my wallet, so I could buy something else. Already got the funds ready for another purchase. No further questions asked, that's why I love GOG.
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wanderer_27: So you can refund Pinatas you don't want, not just the ones that are duplicates?
I'm not sure how easy support grants these requests (maybe just when its just GOG wallet funds that will be spent anyway?), so your mileage might vary :)

The least thing I could do was ask if it was possible at all. But to be fair, if it was a no then that would be fine too. It was a gamble. But now I'm satisfied and probably going to spend a bit more then what I received back from funds, so its a win-win for me and GOG in the end. And I already own 200+ games on here so they probably know I won't stop till I got half the GOG catalogue at some point in time lol.
Post edited August 16, 2017 by Evixios