Posted October 11, 2017
Complete the title:
"6 community members went to GOG HQ..
..and they never came back."
>:D
"6 community members went to GOG HQ..
..and they never came back."
>:D
Post edited October 11, 2017 by phaolo
phaolo
Durik - Half-Orc
Registered: Dec 2013
From Italy
LEMON CURRY?
Møøse operator
Registered: Jun 2013
From Denmark
A Moonbeam
Grey Havens
Registered: Jan 2010
From South Africa
Wishbone
Red herring
Registered: Oct 2008
From Denmark
MarkoH01
The goose rules!
Registered: Jun 2009
From Germany
A Moonbeam
Grey Havens
Registered: Jan 2010
From South Africa
HypersomniacLive
The Reluctant Voter
Registered: Sep 2011
From Vatican City
Telika
Registered: Apr 2012
From Switzerland
Posted October 11, 2017
Damn, I thought this was the new forum mafia thread.
PaterAlf
Cookie Monster
Registered: Apr 2012
From Christmas Island
Posted October 11, 2017
If I invite someone to my birthday party and they don't show up, is it unreasonable to tell the other guests "Well, they couldn't make it, because they had to work." when they ask me about them?
Post edited October 11, 2017 by PaterAlf
TerriblePurpose
Kwisatz Haderach
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted October 11, 2017
high rated
They told us a few of the forum members (by forum name) that couldn't attend and they gave us a couple reasons why some people couldn't attend, but nothing related to any specific member in particular, and no real-life names. So no worries on that front.
Wishbone
Red herring
Registered: Oct 2008
From Denmark
Posted October 12, 2017
high rated
WISHBONE'S TALE: PART SEVEN
The last day
The next morning started the same as the one before, with the 6 of us eating breakfast and chatting. Fortunately, this time I was not hung over. Breakfast concluded, we each retired to our rooms to pack our things, because we were checking out before leaving for GOG HQ today.
MarkoH01 had complained about his small bag, not knowing how to fit the GOG swag into it, particularly the glass. When we met downstairs before getting picked up, and we actually saw how small his bag was, we promptly dubbed him the "Tetris Meister". I don't know how he managed to fit everything inside, but he did.
At this point, we had to say goodbye to Gersen, because his plane home was leaving around lunchtime, so he had to go to the airport right away. He took a taxi there, while the rest of us took one back to GOG HQ.
And then they were 5...
More discussions
We spent the morning in another meeting room, talking to some of the product acquisition people. We didn't talk much about specific games, developers or publishers, but mostly about how they went about their work, and the kinds of challenges they faced.
Around noon more goodbyes had to be said, as JMich, MarkoH01 and PaterAlf had to leave for the airport, to catch their respective planes.
And then there were 2...
Winding down
The planned program was now over. GR00T and I went to lunch in the canteen, and then moved into the marketing office. We each got a desk and a laptop, to play more games if we wanted to, or just to relax. At this point we were quite tired, both physically and mentally. The past two days had been heavy on input, and processing it all was tiring. We spent some hours playing games, surfing the net, and talking to a few people here and there.
Around 17:00, two taxis came for us. I was going to the airport to catch my plane home, and GR00T was going to another hotel, as his plane didn't leave until the next morning. We said our goodbyes to each other, and to fables22 and elcook who had taken care of us while we were there, and then went our separate ways.
And then there were none...
Watch this space for the next exciting installment: Wishbone's Tale: Part Eight.
The last day
The next morning started the same as the one before, with the 6 of us eating breakfast and chatting. Fortunately, this time I was not hung over. Breakfast concluded, we each retired to our rooms to pack our things, because we were checking out before leaving for GOG HQ today.
MarkoH01 had complained about his small bag, not knowing how to fit the GOG swag into it, particularly the glass. When we met downstairs before getting picked up, and we actually saw how small his bag was, we promptly dubbed him the "Tetris Meister". I don't know how he managed to fit everything inside, but he did.
At this point, we had to say goodbye to Gersen, because his plane home was leaving around lunchtime, so he had to go to the airport right away. He took a taxi there, while the rest of us took one back to GOG HQ.
And then they were 5...
More discussions
We spent the morning in another meeting room, talking to some of the product acquisition people. We didn't talk much about specific games, developers or publishers, but mostly about how they went about their work, and the kinds of challenges they faced.
Around noon more goodbyes had to be said, as JMich, MarkoH01 and PaterAlf had to leave for the airport, to catch their respective planes.
And then there were 2...
Winding down
The planned program was now over. GR00T and I went to lunch in the canteen, and then moved into the marketing office. We each got a desk and a laptop, to play more games if we wanted to, or just to relax. At this point we were quite tired, both physically and mentally. The past two days had been heavy on input, and processing it all was tiring. We spent some hours playing games, surfing the net, and talking to a few people here and there.
Around 17:00, two taxis came for us. I was going to the airport to catch my plane home, and GR00T was going to another hotel, as his plane didn't leave until the next morning. We said our goodbyes to each other, and to fables22 and elcook who had taken care of us while we were there, and then went our separate ways.
And then there were none...
Watch this space for the next exciting installment: Wishbone's Tale: Part Eight.
fables22
Bacon of light
GOG.com Team
Registered: Oct 2016
From Poland
Posted October 12, 2017
high rated
The last day
The next morning started the same as the one before, with the 6 of us eating breakfast and chatting. Fortunately, this time I was not hung over. Breakfast concluded, we each retired to our rooms to pack our things, because we were checking out before leaving for GOG HQ today.
MarkoH01 had complained about his small bag, not knowing how to fit the GOG swag into it, particularly the glass. When we met downstairs before getting picked up, and we actually saw how small his bag was, we promptly dubbed him the "Tetris Meister". I don't know how he managed to fit everything inside, but he did.
At this point, we had to say goodbye to Gersen, because his plane home was leaving around lunchtime, so he had to go to the airport right away. He took a taxi there, while the rest of us took one back to GOG HQ.
And then they were 5...
More discussions
We spent the morning in another meeting room, talking to some of the product acquisition people. We didn't talk much about specific games, developers or publishers, but mostly about how they went about their work, and the kinds of challenges they faced.
Around noon more goodbyes had to be said, as JMich, MarkoH01 and PaterAlf had to leave for the airport, to catch their respective planes.
And then there were 2...
Winding down
The planned program was now over. GR00T and I went to lunch in the canteen, and then moved into the marketing office. We each got a desk and a laptop, to play more games if we wanted to, or just to relax. At this point we were quite tired, both physically and mentally. The past two days had been heavy on input, and processing it all was tiring. We spent some hours playing games, surfing the net, and talking to a few people here and there.
Around 17:00, two taxis came for us. I was going to the airport to catch my plane home, and GR00T was going to another hotel, as his plane didn't leave until the next morning. We said our goodbyes to each other, and to fables22 and elcook who had taken care of us while we were there, and then went our separate ways.
And then there were none...
Watch this space for the next exciting installment: Wishbone's Tale: Part Eight.
immi101
User
Registered: May 2010
From Germany
Posted October 12, 2017
Without RP
Poor country customer cannot afford game X for 10 currency so he won't buy.
Rich country (just to make it easy) cutomer buys game X for 10 currency.
Units sold: 1
With RP:
Poor country customer can afford the game X because of discount for 7 currency and buys.
Rich country customer has now a higher price and pays in addition to the base price the discount price for poor country customer 3 + 10 = 13.
Units sold 2
If it were true we would see surcharges being adjusted in tune with any discount changes.
I don't recall any changes to the euro price when the Latin America discounts where added, nor when the China discounts where added.
For digital products it doesn't make much sense to worry that much about a specific price per unit. It costs nothing to create and sell another copy, so trying to increase the number of copies sold and maximize the total profit is a much better strategy.
Publishers sell games at discount in country X because selling 5 copies @ 5 currency => 25
while selling 2 copies @ 10currencies => 20
the goal is to find the best price point that most people are willing to spend for your game.
And that sweet spot will vary depending on the disposable income.
MarkoH01
The goose rules!
Registered: Jun 2009
From Germany
Posted October 12, 2017
Without RP
Poor country customer cannot afford game X for 10 currency so he won't buy.
Rich country (just to make it easy) cutomer buys game X for 10 currency.
Units sold: 1
With RP:
Poor country customer can afford the game X because of discount for 7 currency and buys.
Rich country customer has now a higher price and pays in addition to the base price the discount price for poor country customer 3 + 10 = 13.
Units sold 2
If it were true we would see surcharges being adjusted in tune with any discount changes.
I don't recall any changes to the euro price when the Latin America discounts where added, nor when the China discounts where added.
For digital products it doesn't make much sense to worry that much about a specific price per unit. It costs nothing to create and sell another copy, so trying to increase the number of copies sold and maximize the total profit is a much better strategy.
Publishers sell games at discount in country X because selling 5 copies @ 5 currency => 25
while selling 2 copies @ 10currencies => 20
the goal is to find the best price point that most people are willing to spend for your game.
And that sweet spot will vary depending on the disposable income.
Well, I had to repack my bag 5 times and I was thinking about leaving a bit of my stuff (not the GOG swag of course) in Poland. But just to make it a bit clearer (don't know if I had posted it already), this was my bag:
Post edited October 12, 2017 by MarkoH01
TerriblePurpose
Kwisatz Haderach
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada