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Posted November 13, 2013
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
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok: <snip>
For once, I actually find myself agreeing with you wholeheartedly.

(Actually, that's the third time this week if I recall :-) )
Posted November 15, 2013
do you think there will be the normal weekend promo after all this or will they skip it?
Posted November 15, 2013
Yeah, BG2 is probably one of the Games that is on sale most often.

But I hear Thunderscape is a great game. You should totally buy it.
Posted November 15, 2013
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mercutiouk: Aaaaaaaaand I missed BG2 again... =( Seriously, I went to bed around 1AM with Eador being displayed for over an hour and it didn't sell half of the 400 copies. Now the one I wanted probably came up at 3 or 4 AM. I'm done with this sale, I rather prefer the 4 hour Steam deals, because at least that allows you to grab what you want no matter which time zone you live.
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animalmother2105: I think BG2 will show up in a X-mas promo again, so do not worry. :)
It most likely will. The annoying thing is that all the waiting went to waist when you missed something you were aiming to get :)
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok: God... is this still going on?

My impressions of this sale:

Hurry hurry, buy now!! this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

But now - hurry hurry, quick quick buy buy buy - this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Truly believe us! BUY NOW, QUICK QUICK QUICK - ONLY 200 left!!!! BUY NOW!!!!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Rinse and repeat.

I do not like this sales tactics at all. To me it borders on lying, and it creates an unnatural shortage which makes people buy even if they are not sure if they want to have the game or not.
IMO they are not lying.. They told us there would be repeats.. read there post
''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''

I found the sale fun so far i got all the games i wanted and is was fun to see this forum got so big :)
Posted November 15, 2013
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Faenwulf: Yeah, BG2 is probably one of the Games that is on sale most often.

But I hear Thunderscape is a great game. You should totally buy it.
You will not fool me into buying something I do not want. :)
Posted November 15, 2013
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Briareos262: Lol, I remember those PS One commercials vaguely. Yeah still I somehow like zero interest in Kinetic and just don't ever see hardcore games implmented like its too obvious they are trying to get a more of a audience with it that seems to be mostly just casuals that like Just Dance and crap =P

Back to PS One again Wipeout was great at its time, tho hard as hell to ever complete, well for me at least. I think I just got up to the 2nd race and got bored of it. Then again I kinda suck at racing games anyway. However I do take enjoyment out of some like Mario Kart for DS, love that game.....unfortunatly I lost it some years ago..... =/
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CorranHorn: NES was my first console, sadly I sold it with all my games (even had Mike Tyson´s Punch Out which later was renamed) and my Zapper (Duck Hunt was so damn fun to play, Gumshoe made me go berserk=)).

Got a SNES mostly for the Street Fighter 2 (probably the game that made me buy a SNES over a Megadrive/Genesis). And boy did I want the NEO-GEO, so many good games but that was just something I could dream about since it cost a fortune.
heh, had to take a quicke nap, my whole body is still tired of waiting for the good sales....mostly just Don't Starve ATM.

Anywho yeah my first system was Atari, it was great at the time. However the NES just blew it out of the water after it came out I remember after the Atari video game crash age. I too had sadly sold my NES a few years later after it was bought. Luckily I rebought again right before there were gonna move on to SNES. OMG SNES was like a renaissance again for the videogame era. great times great times =)

Oh yeah the Neo Geo that was insane I remember drooling over that console wanting to get it in my younger days, however the home console and the carts were uber expansive. System was like $500-600 and carts ranged from $150-200+ at the time. !t was way too rich for me and still never gotten around to getting one. Even the Neo Geo Pocket I missed too =( which I recall was alot cheaper and games too.
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Briareos262
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok: My impressions of this sale:

Hurry hurry, buy now!! this is the last one!
[...] snip
Only this time around does it actually say "Last Chance" on the main page. If you take this into account you have to admit that they are indeed truthful in this regard.
Posted November 15, 2013
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CorranHorn: NES was my first console, sadly I sold it with all my games (even had Mike Tyson´s Punch Out which later was renamed) and my Zapper (Duck Hunt was so damn fun to play, Gumshoe made me go berserk=)).

Got a SNES mostly for the Street Fighter 2 (probably the game that made me buy a SNES over a Megadrive/Genesis). And boy did I want the NEO-GEO, so many good games but that was just something I could dream about since it cost a fortune.
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Cardian: Sadly, I never had a NES, but my cousin did and I always went to his place to play SMB1-3. The SNES was my first own console and I loved it, still do. There just aren't any games like Terranigma anymore. And I don't even know how many iterations of Chrono Trigger I've bought over the years...
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CorranHorn: Same for me, interested in 8 of the games but not sure which one I will get.
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Cardian: I hope you're not interested in THOSE games since that was the list with games that already had their final run.
Super Mario Bors was the game that made me want a NES that and Ice Climber. Got Ice Hockey and played it with a friend of mine, it was a blast=).

Yes I know that, thx anyway=).
Posted November 15, 2013
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Faenwulf: Yeah, BG2 is probably one of the Games that is on sale most often.

But I hear Thunderscape is a great game. You should totally buy it.
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animalmother2105: You will not fool me into buying something I do not want. :)
Well, it worked a couple of hours ago with all those fake Jack Keane 2 Reviews.
Thought I'd give it a try, too. ;)
Posted November 15, 2013
Any sign of last chance "I have no mouth" yet?

EDIT: Nevermind. I found the list a few pages back. Thanks to the person who posted it!
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Madmurdock297
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok: God... is this still going on?

My impressions of this sale:

Hurry hurry, buy now!! this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

But now - hurry hurry, quick quick buy buy buy - this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Truly believe us! BUY NOW, QUICK QUICK QUICK - ONLY 200 left!!!! BUY NOW!!!!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Rinse and repeat.

I do not like this sales tactics at all. To me it borders on lying, and it creates an unnatural shortage which makes people buy even if they are not sure if they want to have the game or not.
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dhrverbruggen: IMO they are not lying.. They told us there would be repeats.. read there post
''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''

I found the sale fun so far i got all the games i wanted and is was fun to see this forum got so big :)
"Border on" lying. It do not matter if they say it in a post - the front page says "XXX left. Last chance! Buy now".

Since I knew there are repeats, then I am not going straight out saying lying, but .... "Last chance"? not really. Anyway, you may like them, that's fine. I think it is dirty sales tactics meant to pray on some of the less finer aspects human nature - we do not want to miss out.
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok: God... is this still going on?

My impressions of this sale:

Hurry hurry, buy now!! this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

But now - hurry hurry, quick quick buy buy buy - this is the last one!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Truly believe us! BUY NOW, QUICK QUICK QUICK - ONLY 200 left!!!! BUY NOW!!!!

nah, just kidding, here are some more :)

Rinse and repeat.


I do not like this sales tactics at all. To me it borders on lying, and it creates an unnatural shortage which makes people buy even if they are not sure if they want to have the game or not.
The promo has some weak points that hopefully will be addressed if they do it again in the future, but it's hardly dishonest. They advertised to put games on sale randomly in limited amounts for a while and that's exactly what they've done. Of course they are digital bits so there is no real limit other than what human beings that make decisions have decided upon. That would be the game developers that produce the games in combination with GOG most likely and only they know how many units they've been authorized to put on sale at a given price. They said the sale would run until supplies run out. The supplies would be the agreed upon limits with the developers, and they've staggered them and broke them up to a degree to give multiple opportunities per game. It was an interesting idea to try out but definitely needs some improvements to prevent games holding up the sale momentum and freebies causing angry hordes who swear to never do business with them again.

As for whether or not to buy a game, one can click and put it in their cart - which locks the deal for them, then go review trailers, screenshots and reviews both on and off site, take some time to decide, then come back and go to the checkout and submit to complete the order or remove the item from the cart to cancel. That way there is no rush to buy fast to bag the deal without being able to make an informed decision. I held one item in my cart for over an hour and the price was locked despite the promo for that game ending an hour before, so once it's in the cart there's no race for the clock. :)
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok:
Since I knew there are repeats, then I am not going straight out saying lying, but .... "Last chance"? not really. Anyway, you may like them, that's fine. I think it is dirty sales tactics meant to pray on some of the less finer aspects human nature - we do not want to miss out.
As far as I'm aware, that "Last chance" sign has only turned up recently, to indicate that this is the last time each particular game will be discounted during this sale.
Posted November 15, 2013
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amok:
You only have leg to stand on if one of the last chance deals comes back in this sale
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