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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
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falco: thats a lot of money
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mercutiouk: If someone of you wanted some sleeping time, this is it folks... this might take a while.
Nah, it's slow but steady. Give it 10 minutes. Not 50 seconds like Thief 2, but not 30 mins like Cognition.
I'm beat - gotta get some sleep now. I never want to know what I missed out on! :P
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McDon: Read 4 posts above you.
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----------------: I saw, everyone is posting very quickly, you can hardly blame me for missing it while I was writing up a post myself.
It's almost like a livestream commenting section.

Anyone know why my page goes back around 10 pages when it reloads after posting?
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nijuu: Strike Suit Zero was up for 10 seconds..or less
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ErekoseDM: my screen transitioned from Thief 2 directly to Dragon commander

with me spamming F5 on another window for the main page

the GOG is the ninja thread this sale
Strike Suit Zero was after Cognition and before Thief 2.
Yeah, it seems rather weird... I saw SSZ pop up, reflexively clicked it... And then it brought up the purchase page for the NEXT game in the list, Thief II.

My conclusion is either bots, or given what I see the location on the other posters, it's impossible to claim a free game unless you're in Europe, preferably maybe Poland or somewhere in the east... All of the REASONABLE suggestions on being faster don't apply here... I know most of you, for instance, probably use a wireless adapter, which automatically adds 50-300 ms to your ping... And most popular are Cable and other Internet connections with higher pings to begin with than DSL or fiber. That, and most will hesitate momentarily before clicking... But not I, since I clicked it before I even noticed what game it was... Let alone that I apparently already owned a copy of it on "The competitor."
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----------------: I saw, everyone is posting very quickly, you can hardly blame me for missing it while I was writing up a post myself.
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McDon: It's almost like a livestream commenting section.

Anyone know why my page goes back around 10 pages when it reloads after posting?
No clue, does that for me too though.
So do I have to gift Strike Suit Zero now or will I get code on my e-mail? Or should I write my e-mail so I'll get which I'll be able to gift someone later?
Post edited November 13, 2013 by tajemniczybeton
What's a bot?
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ErekoseDM: with me spamming F5 on another window for the main page
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Flam3crow: Does that actually work? I've just been spam-clicking all day.
apparently my old system doesnt work.

i just woke up, but had an inkling of this sale last night / this morning


how long does it go for
I wonder how many people just buy games they don't want just to speed up sales and get to the next offer.
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jorlin: Hmm, Dragon Commander, that might even worse than Cognition, Sigh...
It's not that bad it seems... We have seen faster sales tonight, that's sure.
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tajemniczybeton: So do I have to gift Strike Suit Zero now or will I get code on my e-mail? Or should I write my e-mail so I'll get which I'll be able to gift someone later?
You should get a code by email, then you can send it to me ;)
Bah, I went to sleep when this thing started. This time window feels like a time sequence in games, they are starting to haunt me! I don't know what's real anymore. :(

What games have been up so far?
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El_Caz: I wonder how many people just buy games they don't want just to speed up sales and get to the next offer.
A lot, a few people just give the codes out, too.
this Divinity is divinly looooong....