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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.
So russian price for this game has been corrected. Now how its look like:
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I can understand the frustration of regional pricing for some, though to be fair it was inevitble if GOG wanted to grow. For me, the main thing is just DRM. That brings me to another point: those who claim that AoW3 is overpriced are talking bullshit. I feel $40 for AoW3 is a suitable price for the amount of hours of enjoyment and the quality of the product. If you love fantasy TBS, then it doesn't get better than this. I have watched many videos (even leaked beta videos) and this game is definitely worth $40. It sickens me that the 'modern generation' wants every damn game discounted at like 70%. So what, must the developers starve? Bullshit. In a few years time, this 'modern generation' will demand all games be free. Point being: those who say AoW3 is overpriced: STFU, you are talking out of your ass and it stinks.
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woosad: So russian price for this game has been corrected. Now how its look like:
Its still 599 roubles :D Equivalent to 16.99 USD still ;)
Post edited March 02, 2014 by Niggles
I just realised that AoW III comes with several different languages.
It would be nice if we could get language packs for the older parts as well here on GOG. :-)
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pl1982: That brings me to another point: those who claim that AoW3 is overpriced are talking bullshit. I feel $40 for AoW3 is a suitable price for the amount of hours of enjoyment and the quality of the product.
Mhm, problem is it doesn't cost $40.
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woosad: So russian price for this game has been corrected. Now how its look like:
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Niggles: Its still 599 roubles :D Equivalent to 16.99 USD still ;)
Yeah, right now its 599/699 rub. Weird!
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pl1982: That brings me to another point: those who claim that AoW3 is overpriced are talking bullshit. I feel $40 for AoW3 is a suitable price for the amount of hours of enjoyment and the quality of the product.
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bouncedk: Mhm, problem is it doesn't cost $40.
No it costs exactly 39.99€ which is 54.99$
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pl1982: I can understand the frustration of regional pricing for some, though to be fair it was inevitble if GOG wanted to grow. For me, the main thing is just DRM. That brings me to another point: those who claim that AoW3 is overpriced are talking bullshit. I feel $40 for AoW3 is a suitable price for the amount of hours of enjoyment and the quality of the product. If you love fantasy TBS, then it doesn't get better than this. I have watched many videos (even leaked beta videos) and this game is definitely worth $40. It sickens me that the 'modern generation' wants every damn game discounted at like 70%. So what, must the developers starve? Bullshit. In a few years time, this 'modern generation' will demand all games be free. Point being: those who say AoW3 is overpriced: STFU, you are talking out of your ass and it stinks.
Agreed.
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pl1982: I can understand the frustration of regional pricing for some, though to be fair it was inevitble if GOG wanted to grow. For me, the main thing is just DRM. That brings me to another point: those who claim that AoW3 is overpriced are talking bullshit. I feel $40 for AoW3 is a suitable price for the amount of hours of enjoyment and the quality of the product. If you love fantasy TBS, then it doesn't get better than this. I have watched many videos (even leaked beta videos) and this game is definitely worth $40. It sickens me that the 'modern generation' wants every damn game discounted at like 70%. So what, must the developers starve? Bullshit. In a few years time, this 'modern generation' will demand all games be free. Point being: those who say AoW3 is overpriced: STFU, you are talking out of your ass and it stinks.
Steam sales trained them well
The stupidity of it all is that regional pricing will serve as a justification to pirate this game, which will be in turn interpreted as a proof that drm is a necessity.

Checkmate.
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pl1982: Point being: those who say AoW3 is overpriced: STFU, you are talking out of your ass and it stinks.
Its overpriced and most of the price is nothing but eye candy. Also, in the age of open betas, why the heck did triumph choose the old route?
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Darvond: Its overpriced and most of the price is nothing but eye candy. Also, in the age of open betas, why the heck did triumph choose the old route?
Perhaps because Triumph had confidence in their team to handle testing internally.

Just because "open beta" and "early access" are bandwagons that developers seem to be trampling each other in order to reach these days, it doesn't mean that they're always a Good Thing. Personally I'm glad the game is being released traditionally.
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Darvond: Its overpriced and most of the price is nothing but eye candy. Also, in the age of open betas, why the heck did triumph choose the old route?
some people still like to buy a game when it's finished. i have no time to play unfinished games. if you don't like the price, go and wait for a sale. i for my part like triumph studios for what and how they did, so i pay the full price. which is not high for a new game.
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Zolyx: Perhaps because Triumph had confidence in their team to handle testing internally.

Just because "open beta" and "early access" are bandwagons that developers seem to be trampling each other in order to reach these days, it doesn't mean that they're always a Good Thing. Personally I'm glad the game is being released traditionally.
Alright, but while I followed none of the development of Age of Wonders 3, I couldn't help but read that beta footage was 'leaked', showing that Triumph was trying to maintain secrecy. Why?
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Arcador: Steam does that all the time. Europeans, almost all of the time, pay 20% more in Steam (as well as other similar virtual stores).
Europeans pay 37% more on Steam as well as similar stores and that's compared to US price. If we look at other prices like RUB it gets worse, much much worse...

This is especially jarring as russian currency is extremely weak and devalued. 600 RUB are less than 12€ lately thanks to political reasons that you likely all are aware of ;p

Let's see, 40€ or 12€ mhh, what to choose what to choose

I think that a good customer is the one that goes wherever the price is the best. If you don't do that, you reward anti-competitive behavior and in the end, that will hurt you even more in the future. Obviously you should not be cheating GOG, GOG has nothing it can do here. (Aside from not listing these games at all).

And if a dev wants to add region blocking all that will do is further increase piracy, which they will then use (falsely) as a reason to add DRM. And then GOG couldn't list these games anymore....

Speaking of AoW3, I wonder how "Multiplayer: Requires CDKEY and Registered Triumph Online Account" is not DRM ... because that's what I call DRM. That's the definition of DRM. Because I have the feeling that will be required even for local MP ;p

This is a honest question by the way, is there a clause in the NO DRM stance that says "but when it it's DRM for Multiplayer it's ok?" I haven't followed these things....
Post edited March 03, 2014 by eRe4s3r