jungletoad: Did the sale spoil you and get you used to spending even less money for games? Are you more likely to hold out for a sale than you were before, or will you buy the same amount of full price games here as before?
How many others bought so many games that you don't see yourself buying any new ones from gog for some time?
Did the freebies and the sale increase your feelings of loyalty to gog? I personally felt all warm and fuzzy when I saw I got Tex Murphy 1&2 for free and I was ecstatic about the sale. I have nothing but good feelings for gog right now. I don't know if others are affected similarly. If you do feel more loyal to gog, has it increased the amount of time you spend on the site or the amount of time you spend talking about gog with other people that aren't gog members yet?
I always bought only a few games, 3-5, a year.
Since I discovered GOG, I'm buying more than ever.
On average I buy 1 game very 7-10 days here.
Due to my large back catalog of games still to play, I have limited myself to only buy games which are on sale.
My feelings of loyalty don't change due to a sale or a freebie.
If a retailer, both online and offline, offers a good price/quality ratio, good products and good support and service, I'll be coming back.
Catshade: 2. Even if GOG only stick to their current release schedule (at least 1 new game per week), we'll get 50+ new releases by the end of the year. That's more than enough enticement for me to buy more games. If anything, GOG should spend more money on advertising. It surprised me that there are still a lot of 'hardcore' gamers (who frequently visit gaming message boards and blogs) who haven't heard about GOG or have a wrong perception of it (think it's a client-based service, for example).
I think GOG does this on purpose.
There have been GOG banners for the Fallout series, but other than that not that much.
There also have been articles in numerous online and offline gaming magazines.
Personally I think they're relying on the word of mouth for the period they're in beta.
That way they can create a nice user base and can build from there.
Once they're out of beta, they might advertise more.
The relationship with CD Projekt might be of help to them.
Catshade: 4. I have an enormous backlog, and I constantly tell myself to stop buying new games. But I have a weak self-control, so when I see a big sale coming up... :(
Wishbone: This. My backlog is huge too, and it only seems to get bigger with time. I'll still keep buying the games here though, I can't help it ;-)
Same here.