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General discussion (archive)JoWood Week-Long Special Promo: Up to 75% off!(282 posts)(282 posts)
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Posted April 27, 2011
Here at GOG.com, we're all about our users and the partners who decided to join the crazy ride into the DRM-free PC gaming. We stick with them through sickness and health, the good and the bad times. As you may have heard, JoWooD is having some tough times lately. Together with the publisher we've decided to give you a chance to get your hands on all the JoWooD titles you're eagerly wanting to buy, but maybe haven't yet. Well, now's your chance to grab those gems at a heckuva bargain!

In this special week-long promo we encourage everyone to get JoWood games with an up to 75% discount! The catalogue includes such gems from PC gaming's past like , [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/gothic_2_gold_edition]Gothic 2, , [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/the_guild_gold_edition]The Guild and more. If you buy all games from JoWood's catalogue, or complete the collection, you'll receive a 75% discount! If you're interested only in some games from the offer, you can still get them for bargain with 60% off! The promo ends on Tuesday, May 3 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Since you guys are all going to be asking: we don't know what the future holds for JoWooD. To be safe, though, we recommend that you download any JoWooD titles you've purchased--either from this promo or not--and archive a backup of the GOG installer, because it never hurts to be safe.
Posted April 27, 2011
Maybe when GOG does a future update they will allow people to buy a promo (like me, today) but then let me gift a couple of titles from that promo. Just a thought.
Posted April 27, 2011
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tburger: Isn't it condom-like dilemma? Better buy them and don't need them than need them and don’t have them :-P
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reaver894: Thats only a dilemma if:
1) you know the person and they know you
2) Shes not on the pill ect
3) you dont pull out.
I object to 1 on moral grounds (responsibility is something to take, not only being held) and medical grounds (STDs).
I also object to 3 due to unreliability and inconvenience.
Posted April 27, 2011
I'll have to download them all tonight. I really need to d/l all of my GOG games. It just takes forever...
Posted April 27, 2011
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kalirion: Hmm, can anyone recommend Chaser and the two Dark Fall games? I have everything else from the promo which might interest me.

I am apprehensive about the "just in case, download and back up" message, as I have a pretty slow internet connection...
I already did recommend the Dark Falls in this thread. Well-made adventure games, if you like the genre at all pick them up at this price.
Posted April 27, 2011
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Vestin: snip
I know I was joking, I just used 3 of the most commonly used excuses on Jeremy Kyle
Posted April 27, 2011
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El_Caz: I haven't bought Gothic 2 because that's my freebie game choice for when Witcher 2 arrives. I don't think whatever is going on with JoWood will screw me over BEFORE may 17, right?

I'm giving some thought to the darkfall games now.
Odds on PB will get the Gothic series again, and since they already have Gothic 1 on here it's likely that they would do business here. Ditto with Painkiller and Epic Games (who own People Can Fly), actually.
Posted April 27, 2011
I cannot buy anything as I had to block my credit card (PSN issue...). I hope I will get new one before pormo ends.
Posted April 27, 2011
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rangun: Ok, got 11 that were still missing so now the list is complete :) Now, I'm hoping wife won't see it or it will be "sleeping on the couch" scenario ;)
I was also missing 11 titles. It was cheaper to buy the rest at -75% than just the ones I wanted at -60%.
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pawelgr5: I cannot buy anything as I had to block my credit card (PSN issue...). I hope I will get new one before promo ends.
You and 70 Million others if the news is to be believed.
Post edited April 27, 2011 by amcdermo
Posted April 27, 2011
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whodares2: Maybe when GOG does a future update they will allow people to buy a promo (like me, today) but then let me gift a couple of titles from that promo. Just a thought.
Yeah, I would have bought the whole catalog if I could have gifted the strategy games. Since I could not I only bought a few games.
Posted April 27, 2011
"On April 21st, 2011, JoWood announced that, unable to negotiate with potential investors, they are officially facing bankruptcy proceedings and have withdrawn their application for a recapitalization plan." (Wikipedia)
- In other words, JoWood is about to go bye-bye.
Great, another (formerly) great publisher run into the ground >_<
As happy as I am to see this sale, it saddens me that they have gone south like that...
I mean, I loved Gothic 2 (still do!), and to this day I enjoy playing The Guild every now and then. But let's face it, when it came to The Guild 2 and Gothic 3, they screwed up. Badly. Those games were so bugged... I can't even put it into words.
Making your customers beta testers for your unfinished games isn't exactly a recipe for success, so this doesn't come as a total surprise, but still - it's not pretty to see them take their last breath like this.
Oh well, at least they go out with a small bang ;) I'm definitely going for the Aquanox titles; maybe even for the whole bundle, even though I already own the Gothic games twice and The Guild once... but hey, better safe than sorry, right?
Speaking of which, is there any chance those games will someday be available in their original language (for The Guild/Gothic, that would be German)? Thing is, just like films, I usually prefer games in their original language...
Posted April 27, 2011
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ChilledKroete: Making your customers beta testers for your unfinished games isn't exactly a recipe for success
I agree with your points, so this isn't meant to be seen as a counterargument or anything, but I think it was funny to read this just a few days after Minecraft passed two million sales :) Of course, in the case of Minecraft it's different, since they are open about it being unfinished and a bit of a buggy mess. It's a completely different thing when a company acts like they are releasing a fully polished product when they really aren't.
Posted April 27, 2011
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Smannesman: We don't.
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Al1: Perhaps it's best left that way...
I was thinking downloading these games.... -.-
Posted April 27, 2011
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Zabinatrix: I agree with your points, so this isn't meant to be seen as a counterargument or anything, but I think it was funny to read this just a few days after Minecraft passed two million sales :) Of course, in the case of Minecraft it's different, since they are open about it being unfinished and a bit of a buggy mess. It's a completely different thing when a company acts like they are releasing a fully polished product when they really aren't.
True - there are no worries with a buggy game as long as the audience is aware of it being buggy =)
Same goes for 1… 2… 3… KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby) - if it's labelled "alpha" or "beta", there sure is nothing wrong with the occasional bug or two...
Posted April 27, 2011
Ok ok, you've convinced me. I picked up the remaining ones I didn't own. Now to download them all. Probably best to use the 100mb pipe at the office. :D
Posted April 27, 2011
Ok, at 75% off, how could I not take advantage of that deal . . . =)
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