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The chronicle of the Third Era is about to be revealed!

Age of Wonders 3, the long-anticipated continuation to the fan-favorite, award-winning strategy series, set in a robust and beautiful world that becomes the scene for diverse, complex, and engaging gameplay, is available for pre-orders on GOG.com. Depending on your location you'll be charged $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99. An extended Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition, featuring a full soundtrack and the Dragon's Throne standalone scenario, is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99. As a special pre-order bonus, both versions include the Elven Resurgence, a standalone scenario DLC.

Imagine! Empires rising and falling before your very eyes, led to victory or defeat by heroes of legend so powerful that they appear to be titans in the eyes of mortals. Sorcerers harness the arcane powers to bend the rules of the world around them. Theocrats twist the wills of their followers with the holy aura bestowed upon them by their deities for their zealous service. Rogues rule the shadows, taking any chance to strike and win before their foes even realize there is a war to fight. Warlords earn the loyalty of their legions by the glory gained in the many battles they emerged from, victorious. Archdruids become one with nature, and the land itself rushes to their aid. Dreadnoughts rely on the art of engineering to construct their unstoppable artificial armies. All those powers, all of their miraculous exploits, all of their desires, all thrown into one realm of war. This shall truly be an age of wonders!

With Age of Wonders 3, Triumph Studios aims to set new standards not only for the acclaimed Age of Wonders series, but also for the turn-based strategy genre itself. Taking advantage of all the modern gaming bells and whistles, the title will deliver an impressive level of complexity in gameplay and an immersive, lush, and diverse gameworld that can become your own for hundreds of hours. With the ability to choose one of the six leader classes, you'll be able to custom-tailor your empire--and by extension your experience with the game--to your personal gameplay style, so you can enjoy the extensive campaign the game offers in any way you like. You'll be leading into battle armies recruited from within six humanoid races as well as some fantastic creatures and mythical monsters. The turn-based tactical combat itself will prove to be a challenge for the most seasoned of strategy gamers but also scalable enough for beginners to enjoy. With over 50 location types to explore and exploit, hundreds of abilities to master for tactical and strategic advantage over your foes, visually stunning presentation, and a smart random scenario generator providing virtually limitless replayability, this upcoming title may prove the only turn-based strategy game you'll need for many years to come!

Pre-order Age of Wonders 3, for only $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99 on GOG.com (or opt in for the splendid Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition), and secure your entry to the fantastic realm of power and dominion, which opens to all the brave souls approximately on March 31. Note that Age of Wonders 3 is the first title with regional pricing on GOG.com in quite some time and this means that we are charging the USD equivalents of the official regional price.

Note, that just as we have done before in such occasions, we'll be throwing in a little something extra to the deal, to accommodate those of you, who end up paying more than the others due to the currency conversion rates applied. We've picked some games that fit well with the genre represented by Age of Wonders III, and if you're one of those people, you'll get to pick one of them. You'll be sent a gift-code allowing you to redeem one of the following excellent titles: Master of Magic, Lords of Magic: Special Edition, Eador: Genesis, King’s Bounty: The Legend, Disciples II: Gold, and Etherlords II.
When I was young, I was naive and once thought Google's "Do No Evil" motto meant something. They killed my faith in publicly-traded corporations.

This proves that I was a fool for not taking the time to notice that GOG is a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly-traded corporation.

The only reason I still hold out hope is that my ISP (TekSavvy) is a privately-owned business that has been in the thick of it every time someone has tried to hurt their customers and done so in ways that don't just benefit them.
To reiterate graspee:
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JudasIscariot: ...he very neatly outlined why we had to do this.
You *had* to do no such thing. You *could* have said "Nope, not happening". You *chose* to say "Okay, we'll do it".

Regional pricing doesn't bother me a huge deal, I admit. Not because I'm particularly happy that GOG decided that principles were things that happen to other people, but because I rarely, if ever, buy a game on release, preferring instead to wait for an inevitable sale, or just go without.

But with that being said, there is always a choice, and you chose to go with regional pricing, and I understand why a lot of people are smegged off, and, frankly, I think that they have every right to be.
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JudasIscariot: ... I believe the answer earlier in the pre-order thread was that the DRM is NOT negotiable.
Good, but making a game $55 in germany and $17 in russia is even worse than I expected yesterday. DRM free is probably only a minor concern at some point....

People are here for cheap DRM free games, I thought. Both things together.
Not sure why the developer thinks I should pay $10 more because I live in the UK. No matter, I just won't buy it.
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Ichwillnichtmehr: While I applaud your commitment to talk to your customers, I have serious doubts about "We do know our customers..."

Going back on your promises/core values(You know the videos and the posts by now), especially since they were one(If not the main) reason why a lot of us use GOG.com, doesn't show a lot of understanding.
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JudasIscariot: Yep, I can totally understand where you're coming from but read TET's earlier responses regarding this whole regional price policy as he very neatly outlined why we had to do this.
You didn't have to. You could have stopped trying to be Steam 2.0 and said no to the games. You yourselves say you make millions of profit per year, would these three games really change that that much?
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JudasIscariot: No straws were drawn. Just figured I'd answer the questions that I know I can answer. Yes, I realize people are pissed and some are looking for blood.
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Novotnus: I don't know why people are so bothered by some mediocre new game when Summoner came here today... :)
Because only a few months ago GOG stated that "One world, one price" was one of their core values. Apparently core values are as easy to change as a jacket.
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Ichwillnichtmehr: While I applaud your commitment to talk to your customers, I have serious doubts about "We do know our customers..."

Going back on your promises/core values(You know the videos and the posts by now), especially since they were one(If not the main) reason why a lot of us use GOG.com, doesn't show a lot of understanding.
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JudasIscariot: Yep, I can totally understand where you're coming from but read TET's earlier responses regarding this whole regional price policy as he very neatly outlined why we had to do this.
No, you didn't have to.
I don't mind regional pricing. I just don't buy a game with regional pricing.

I never liked euro, I always paid in dollars when it was possible. After last intervention of Czech National Bank to weaken Czech crown against euro (which was really bad move), I boycott euro. It rised to 27,5 crowns, while dollar has fallen under 20 crowns. So Age of Wonders III paid in dollars would cost me rougly 800 CZK, paid in euros it would be around 1100 CZK.

Hah, there are thousands more interesting and cheaper games I can pay for in the currency I want. I pass this one.

But I don't blame GOG for this.
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Niggles: well this is showing 39.99 for me. not unexpected (although I expect Aussies to be screwed by other publishers later). is this true this is an indie not AAA title?????
sounds people using gbp ans euro are being screwed in this case :(.

by the way no words from CEO still? ( been checking)
So, it has the same price as it does on Steam and it's cheaper than the €-zone. I find this shit too funny.
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Trilarion: I have to pay $55 (three times) for the same stuff. I feel like God loves Russians today. My congratulations.
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Redfern: Oh right, that why our currency dropped for 10% in one month and still going to abyss. Not so great to be russian :P
Okay, but still these are huge differences coming up here. I feel like I'm in the lottery.
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Ichwillnichtmehr: Did the publishers put a gun to GOG.com's head and force them to sign the contract?

If not, then it was GOG.com's decision to sign.

And if the next excuse is: "We did it for you, our customers!", then I would ask GOG.com to prove this, by making a customer feedback poll, like you did with the DLC/Season-Pass.
The stated excuse is, if we didn't the game wouldn't be DRM-free. Take that as you will.

Personally, I think there are other stores with regional pricing and DRM-free option, so it wasn't really required for GOG to do this unless they just wanted a piece of the pie. But that's just me.
Well, guess I'll just have to either wait for it to go on sale on Steam or find how to change my region. Not gonna pay extra 15€ only because...
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JudasIscariot: Yep, I can totally understand where you're coming from but read TET's earlier responses regarding this whole regional price policy as he very neatly outlined why we had to do this.
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Professor_Cake: No, you didn't have to.
If they wanted to bring newer games DRM-free to GOG, then, yes, they did.
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RS1978: In a way I'm glad that it's only AOW3. If it would have been The Witcher 3 or a similar title, I had to spent a lot of money this evening. So: Thanks, GOG, I'm grateful after all. :D
Haha, I thought the same thing.

Lol!
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graspee: You didn't HAVE to do this.
What about all the games that publishers won't allow on gog without DRM? You "have to" put drm on them to get them on here too.

BTW What's the ETA on the monk letter please? Or are we not getting it today?
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JudasIscariot: I am not sure as of right now as I haven't heard anything other than he was still working on it.

I believe the answer earlier in the pre-order thread was that the DRM is NOT negotiable.
I really, REALLY, don't want to make things worse but...

"DRM is NOT negotiable" ...until it is. And given how faithful you were to your previous promises as a company... sorry, but your words are no longer set in stone by default. You're facing a severe loss of reputation and trust among your current customers, those you said you knew well enough.