The new promo system just sucks. I don't want to buy $34 worth of games to 60% discounts, and the 20% for a game game on a weekend deal is too weak

Actually if you own a few the games from this promo already and want to pick up a few more, this is a great promo because your base rate starts higher. For instance if I already own 3 of the games - I start at 35% off for the next game I want to buy. And if I want to buy just a couple more I get a better discount than even a 40-60 tiered sale and much better than a 30-60, 20-60, 20-50, or 30-50 tiered sale (these are various tiers that GOG has run in the past for sales). However for buying the whole set this continuum sale model is equivalent to any of the tiered models where you get x<60% off if you buy less than the whole set and 60% off if you buy the whole set.

Very much agreed and they do have two sale types (flat - everything in the set is x% off no matter how many you buy and tiered which was described above). This would add a third.

For me, I don't own any of these games and would probably only want one or two, so this isn't as good a sale for as a flat or tiered sale with the sale on an individual game in the set being >= 30%. However, for some it is a good sale type.
I think you have to make a distinction between the system and the scale.

I never realkly played any D&D game before....which is a good one to start with?

Neverwinter Nights is probably the least intimidating. That said, I absolutely hate it.

Planescape can be intimidating in some ways and less so in others. It's also quite divergent from what you'll get from other D&D games, even the most similar ones.

My entry point was Baldur's Gate 2. It's probably the best middle ground. Good combat that can show you what it's really like. Party control for complexity.

If you're interested in just a general getting started RPG with a bit of everything, Baldur's Gate is a fantastic one. Story, gameplay and characters are great. It's all a little bit cliché fantasy, but if you're wanting to get started with an a little bit typical and very good story-driven western RPG I recommend it. Baldur's Gate 2 is in my opinion even better than the first one, but playing them in order can definitely be good.

If you're really into story, character development, dialog and choices I need to recommend Planescape: Torment above all the rest. It is something really special when it comes to unique and immersive story.

If you're more into fighting I think Icewind Dale would be my recommendation.

I just bought Baldurs gate 1 and 2, and Icewind Dale 1 and 2. Saved close to 20 dollars buying them together. I wasn't planning on buying them right now, but it's a good deal.

Back in the day, when I was wee little, I was young, but I knew what I liked. There was Diablo, it was popular, but a lot of us did not like it. We wanted an RPG with story, a real RPG, like the true RPG of Realms of Arkania. There were so few around.

So comes in Baldurs Gate and Fallout around that time. Baldurs Gate was so awesome, I still have the demo file with the walking Gnoll from then. Great Stuff. I never did beat Baldurs Gate 2, but I always wanted to play through Baldurs Gate 1, then continue in Baldurs Gate 2 with the same character and finish out the story. Maybe now I'll get the chance :).

Thanks for helping me out, guys. Guess I will buy BG 1 + 2 then.

I'd suggest to start with the "standard" games chronically: Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, then Icewind Dale 1 and 2.

If somewhere along this sequence you think you need better presentation, try Neverwinter Nights.

If somewhere along this sequence you think you need a better, non-cliché story, try Planescape: Torment. The thing with Planescape: Torment is that it's a bit of an oddity as an RPG. The things that are usually important to an RPG (character development, stats, combat rules) are all relegated to the second row in Planescape, some of these elements don't even work (non-magical ranged combat, for example). However, the game more than makes up for that by offering one of the best storylines in the history of video games: epic, fascinating, engrossing, philosophical, complex. You'll have a lot to read, but the writing is very good.

Personally, I played Planescape: Torment first and then tried Baldur's Gate. That's the reason why I never got very far in the latter. After playing Planescape, Baldur's Gate seemed so utterly boring and cliché to me that I just couldn't bring myself to playing it further. I'm pretty sure that this assessment doesn't do Baldur's Gate justice, but it is how I felt about it.

No one. This was the second time I asked the question. I poorly abbreviated it the second time. The first time I started with "I don't like the new promo system either, but if you're happy with SteaDRM and you prefer their sales, then what's the problem with buying your games from them? I don't know how much these games are on Steam (10 mile pole thing and all), but if it's a better deal, get them there." {See post 304.} The pole reference being to a statement that I made in a previous post where I stated that I personally wouldn't touch Steam with a pole that long.

All that said, if they're available here and not there, then I guess that's just too bad. As I also said in the previously referenced post that seems to have been ignored, "I'm with you on the discount form, but I don't think Steam has any place in being compared to GOG. They may both be a form of digital distribution, but in truth, they're just not the same in so many other ways. "

Thanks GOG for puttin nearly half of my wishlist on sales !
New system is great. Seriously, I dont understand how some peopz can bitch about getting great classics for less than 5$ :|

Bought the entire pack. Didn't really want Demon Stone and Dragonshard, but piling them upon 7 games already I only paid like a dollar extra for those two. Great promo!

Thanks GOG. This is a great promo for those who want many of these games, like me.

Just got Temple and Planescape Even though I have them both on disc " Doh " Must be catching this have multiple copies of the same game syndrome !! :o

Must... resist...

RAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

Because they're not getting great classics for less than $5. I own BG2, IWD 1 and 2, PT, NWN Diamond, and have no interest in the other games on the list, with the exception of BG1. Therefore, I have to pay $7.50 to get the game I want. This sale (and promo system as a whole) rewards only those people who don't have much of a classic collection. That's great for those younger people who are finally discovering good classic games. It stinks for anyone who already spent money on those games, because we're essentially punished for having good taste in games.

As I said earlier, I can get 40 Sega games (at least 10 of which are very good) for $5 on Steam. Similarly, many of the games offered on Steam and gog.com are cheaper when on sale on Steam, simply because of the variable discounts gog decided to run with. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say there are no fewer than ten games I bought on Steam instead of gog.com because Steam has better sales.