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A virtual table-top realm opens!

The Witcher Adventure Game, the digital installment of the Fantasy Flight board game set in the dark fantasy realm of The Witcher, is available 10% off for the first week on GOG.com! If you were taking part in the beta-test program for this title, you get a special (non-stackable) 40% off discount, valid until December 27.

The Witcher Adventure Game takes players on a journey across the world of the Witcher as they assume the roles of four distinct characters known from the books and video games: Geralt of Rivia, monster slayer; Triss Merigold, cunning sorceress; Yarpen Zigrin, dwarven warrior; and Dandelion, roguish bard. Each character has unique skills and multiple ways of overcoming obstacles - the choice is yours: do you fight your way to victory, call on your charm or try your hand at diplomacy? It's the true spirit of board gaming brought straight to your computer screen. Set in the mature and brutal world of The Witcher the game features 4 unique heroes with different skills and approaches to problem solving. With clear, simple rules and intuitive mechanics, tons of quest cards allow players to tell a new tale every time they play. Look adventure in the eye in a world with which you'll fall in love!

Get The Witcher Adventure Game, for only $8.99 (or $5.99 if you were among the beta-testers!), 10% off until December 4, 10:59AM GMT, on GOG.com. The 40% off special discount for beta-test participants remains valid one month after the game's release until December 27.

SPECIAL CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

In The Witcher Adventure Game, you race against your opponents to gather the most victory points and work together to complete quest objectives. We think it would be fun to find out whom you would like to see in the game (and reward you for it!) - which brings us to the object of this character creation contest.

Pick a character from the Witcher universe, describe their role in The Witcher Adventure Game along with a special ability they can use and 2 skills they can choose to master. Then, post your entry in the forum thread for this news post, making sure it’s only up to 100 words long.

In the game itself, you can take on the role of one of four characters from the Witcher universe - so make sure you don’t double up on the ones that already exist in-game!

-- Geralt of Rivia, the monster slayer - single-handedly eliminate your opponents with the help of powerful potions or witcher signs.

-- Triss Merigold, the cunning sorceress - you can protect yourself with magical skills and cast spells in battle on your opponents.

-- Yarpen Zirgin, the dwarven warrior - call on the help of your fellowship of dwarves to aid him in battle.

-- Dandelion, the rogue bard - become a cunning diplomat and talk your way out of conflicts, bribe your opponents with gold or threaten to call on more powerful friends.

We’ll choose three best entries that will be rewarded with a physical copy of The Witcher Adventure Game from GOG! (Disclaimer: we can't promise that the winning concepts will ever appear in-game.)

More details on the rules:
-- English-only entries, please!
-- The contest entry deadline is in one week - 11.59 PM GMT, December 4th
-- We’ll announce the winners two weeks after that (on December 17th) in the first post of this thread, with links to their submissions, and through a private message to the three winners
-- One post per person! Otherwise, none will be counted
-- Similarly, one prize per person, of course ;)

Have fun, and good luck!
Post edited November 27, 2014 by G-Doc
This one will have to wait on my wish list for a bit... too many sales right around the corner.. Need to save up for a bit. (looks good to me though)
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triock: Woot?! O.o That's how you greet a lady? :p
Yes. Same way I greet everyone that appears unexpectedly, regardless of gender.
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JudasIscariot: Like I said, we're working on these issues and we should have them resolved ASAP.
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nightcraw1er.488: So could I confirm, there will be an updated version posted at some point, which has the options to not install Galaxy, and has the login part removed?
I have this from pre-order and haven't downloaded it yet, but if there is login needed, or it installs galaxy without option then I would be asking for a refund, as per the AvP discussion (although fortunately I hadn't purchased that one).
I installed it here and wasn't ask for any login information. The Galaxy client runs in the background though.

Since we have a proxy here in the office and Galaxy is not configured to use it, while GOG and any IP in their range is blocked from company network as gaming website, it worked perfect in offline mode.

No need for internet whatsoever, it is a complete offline process to install and play the current version.

p.s. after the download of the installer, that is ;)
Post edited November 27, 2014 by disi
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Ciris: Yeah, I am relatively new! I’m the one that talks to you on Facebook and Twitter (and occasionally speaks up on Twitch) :)
Thank you. Haven't watched any of the twitch streams lately, so I didn't encounter you earlier, especially since FB and Twitter only show the messages as coming from GOG.com
Welcome aboard, and looking forwards to more forum participation from you :)
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RPGOracle: Given European regulations for game pricing, it's the closest they can come to giving you back the extra money you spend on the game. Legally they're just not allowed to give you a discount on these games straight away.
Under the current regulations, what better option would a retailer such as GOG have to give you back the extra money?
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HypersomniacLive: I might be missing something here, so could you please elaborate on which European regulations dictate regional pricing and more so the $1:1€ kind?
I think it's incorrect to say that it's an european regulation. They probably are not allowd to give discount due to an agreement with a publisher or a distributor.

More important, the issue here is that the news is again not correct and report a single price in $ without mentioning the regional price ripoff (by GOG so defined).
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Ciris: Yeah, I am relatively new! I’m the one that talks to you on Facebook and Twitter (and occasionally speaks up on Twitch) :)
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JMich: Thank you. Haven't watched any of the twitch streams lately, so I didn't encounter you earlier, especially since FB and Twitter only show the messages as coming from GOG.com
Welcome aboard, and looking forwards to more forum participation from you :)
Yup, I hide behind GOG's profile picture on most networks - but that's just part of the job. I mod under GOGCiris on Twitch, though, so you'll be able to find me there! Anyhow, thanks for the greetings and I'll see you around :)
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JMich: Thank you. Haven't watched any of the twitch streams lately, so I didn't encounter you earlier, especially since FB and Twitter only show the messages as coming from GOG.com
Welcome aboard, and looking forwards to more forum participation from you :)
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Ciris: Yup, I hide behind GOG's profile picture on most networks - but that's just part of the job. I mod under GOGCiris on Twitch, though, so you'll be able to find me there! Anyhow, thanks for the greetings and I'll see you around :)
Welcome. :)
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RPGOracle: Regional pricing did bring in several larger games. Games like Age of Wonders 3, Divinity: Original Sin, and probably quite a few others, wouldn't have been here if GOG had refused regional pricing completely.
And unfortunately, even a European company like CD Projekt themselves, are forced to apply regional pricing to their games... as they still want to be able to sell the Witcher games in European stores as well.

So yeah, you're free to dislike regiona pricing and to not buy any game that has regional pricing. Me, I'm glad that those games are here, and that GOG is willing to pay the difference (Fair Price Package) out of their own pockets.
I'm sorry, but I doubt regional pricing have much to do with bringing Divinity: Original Sin here (or for that matter Pillars of Eternity and Torment: Tides of Numenera) since they promised to release them on GOG during the Kickstarter campaigns (2012 October and 2013 April) way back before GOG introduced regional pricing (in 2014 February, if I'm not mistaken).
Post edited November 27, 2014 by ramiera
Someone already tried the SP mode?
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gandalfnho: Someone already tried the SP mode?
Yes, but only against one opponent. Before you start a match in offline mode, you can choose which character is controlled by human/yourself or computer. It seems you could play against four others with you as the only player or you play two characters against two computers etc.

One needs to be human to start the game :)
http://i.imgur.com/CJxyAQh.jpg
Post edited November 27, 2014 by disi
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triock: Woot?! O.o That's how you greet a lady? :p
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JMich: Yes. Same way I greet everyone that appears unexpectedly, regardless of gender.
Not really surprised, always thought you have no manners. :p
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JMich: Yes. Same way I greet everyone that appears unexpectedly, regardless of gender.
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triock: Not really surprised, always thought you have no manners. :p
You didn't know JMich is an owl? :P
Odd that you don't get the full discount if you pre-ordered The Witcher 3 but opted to not participate in the Beta. Oh well, giving this a pass.
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HypersomniacLive: I might be missing something here, so could you please elaborate on which European regulations dictate regional pricing and more so the $1:1€ kind?
It's the VAT regulations I was talking about. See for example the "Overview of Internet Taxation in the European Union" secion on this wiki page. Digital sales in the EU *must* include VAT... which can easily result in a price difference with the US sales price of 20% or more. It's not $1:1€, it just feels that way because the VAT fills up the difference in exchange rates.

Have a look at this article to get a better understanding of regional prices.
Post edited November 27, 2014 by RPGOracle
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triock: Not really surprised, always thought you have no manners. :p
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JudasIscariot: You didn't know JMich is an owl? :P
No, must be something new. :p