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General discussion (archive)Special Promo: Perimeter and Soldiers: Heroes of World War II(189 posts)(189 posts)
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Posted September 28, 2012
Here's your chance to grab two excellent real-time strategy titles 66% off! and [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/soldiers_heroes_of_world_war_ii]Soldiers: Heroes of World War II sadly need to be pulled from the list of actively sold games in our catalog due to licensing issues. This will happen on Monday, 9:00 AM GMT. Until that time both titles are available for $3.39 each, so anyone interested in them may consider buying them now and backing up their downloaded copies. We're sorry if this causes you any inconvenience and we assure you that we're working on getting them re-listed again as soon as it's possible.

Perimeter delivers top-notch RTS gameplay in otherworldly setting and spices it up with many original ideas. The game was praised for its innovativity both by critics and GOG.com users. "Every now and then, someone delivers a game that's completely unlike anything seen before. Perimeter is just such a game."--GameSpot wrote in its review, giving it a nice 82% score. Our user, Alteisentier, spoke highly about the game's narrative: "The story is truly a unique experience, that will capture your mind and imagination in its grip, showing you a high level of originality that is unexpected in such games." With the unparalleled gameplay depth provided by the terraforming and nanomorphing mechanics, a fearsome foe born of humanity's worst nightmares, and a brave new world to conquer, Perimeter is a true hidden gem of the RTS genre.

If you prefer a realistic setting for your war effort you should take a closer look at Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. This historically accurate squad-based tactical RTS offers a fully interactive environment and gives you total freedom to gain victory in any way you see fit. The Armchair Empire reviewer said that "tends not to dwell on the exact tank movements of a certain battle in hopes of achieving one hundred percent accuracy. Instead, it focuses its gameplay on real life events albeit with some artistic flair." and gave it a whooping 85% score, while our user Scribe praised the game's physics engine for being "fantastic and very satisfying. Fire an armour piercing shell at the front of a Panzer and it will ricochet off and shatter a tree. Fire one at the back, at the vulnerable engine and fuel tank, and the turret will pop off like a cork and crush a nearby soldier." This title comes complete with an official map editor, so you can extend your time with it indefinitely.

To sum things up: and [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/soldiers_heroes_of_world_war_ii]Soldiers: Heroes of World War II will temporarily disappear from GOG.com catalogue and you have time until Monday, 9:00 AM GMT to grab them 66% off and secure your backup copies!

Once again, we're sorry for any inconvenience this may have cause you!
Posted September 28, 2012
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SimonG: Ah, how nice would that be....
Definitely. The powers that be should be looking into coming up with some sort of digital archives org for preservation of digital art and entertainment. I guess it will come around eventually, i just don't like thinking about what may be lost between now and then.
Posted September 28, 2012
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Namur: digital archives org for preservation of digital art and entertainment.
Like Abandonia? (for games)

or Pirate Bay? (general)
Posted September 28, 2012
Too many games on sale and I can't afford all I want, so which one of these two do you think is the better?
Posted September 28, 2012
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pizzapicante27: Wait does it means that they wont be available to buy anymore or that even those that bought them wont be able to download tem anymore?
Thus far, everything that has been removed from sale have still been available for download, but (and there's a reason that is bolded) GOG have always been very cautious of guaranteeing further availability to download the games, and in fact always recommended us to back them up ourselves to the point of making that one of the big selling points of the service (since the games are completely DRM-free, an offline back-up copy is not useless), in case they MIGHT HAVE TO pull the download links as well.

Again: it hasn't happened so far, but there are no guarantees it'll be that way forever.
Posted September 28, 2012
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park_84: Too many games on sale and I can't afford all I want, so which one of these two do you think is the better?
Soldiers: HoWWII, if you want a tactical RTS where tanks don't have health bars, but you may damage every piece of it. For example, you don't need to destroy the tank. Just blow the track so it can't move, or better - dismobilize the turret so it can only shoot at the direction it's pointing at the moment.

armoured transporter? Why don't use your high caliber rifle to kill everyone inside instead of blowing it up?

Enemy vehicle is hiding behind a building? Just use armor piercing shells and fire through the building. Enemy troops hiding inside the building? Throw a grenade inside or use fragmentation shells in your tank and blow them the hell up. Doesn't work? Let the ceiling fall on their heads!

This game is pure genius, really.
Post edited September 28, 2012 by keeveek
Posted September 28, 2012
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keeveek: Like Abandonia? (for games)

or Pirate Bay? (general)
No, a legit org from which the public could demand some measure of responsability and accountability. PB doesn't host anything btw, it's just an index of stuff, as helpful as a spreadsheet in terms of archival purposes.
Posted September 28, 2012
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Namur: No, a legit org from which the public could demand some measure of responsability and accountability. PB doesn't host anything btw, it's just an index of stuff, as helpful as a spreadsheet in terms of archival purposes.
Legit.org would be possible only if the law changes.

But the law won't change as long as industrial lobby pulls the strings.
Post edited September 28, 2012 by keeveek
Posted September 28, 2012
Does it have anything to do at all with this?

In March 2010, Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL), a part of India’s Reliance ADA group, acquired a 50 per cent shareholding in the company, alongside existing investor, Balderton Capital, the leading European venture capital firm that first invested in Codemasters in 2005.
from Codemasters Website
Posted September 28, 2012
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keeveek: Legit.org would be possible only if the law changes.

But the law won't change as long as industrial lobby pulls the strings.
Oh yeah, as long as the industry keeps with the current hoarding mentality things likely won't change much.

Still, like Simon said, one can dream.
Posted September 28, 2012
Or pirate.

I'm doing my own archiving agenda by pirating every game that is disappearing from sale. If it goes back, I delete the file.

If it doesn't, I burn it on a disc.
Posted September 28, 2012
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Foxhack: Hopefully this means Codemasters will lose the license to Leisure Suit Larry and we'll be able to buy the games legally from someone else here.
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Fuzzyfireball: That would make my nipples hard.
It's a nipple party up in here!
Posted September 28, 2012
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trusteft: Faces of War?
FoW is second game from the series, Soldiers:HoWWII is first. And i like FoW more.
Posted September 28, 2012
http://www.gogwiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_games_removed_from_GOG

I didn't realize we lost the Space Rangers games and Second Sight recently. I would have purchased Second Sight if I knew.

Since I recently passed 100 purchases, can someone at GOG accidentally add Second Sight to my account?
Post edited September 28, 2012 by jalister
Posted September 28, 2012
Thanks for the heads up and the promo, GOG team

It's also great that GOG members are mentioned in newsposts, I think this should happen more often
Posted September 28, 2012
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Wishbone: GOG, this is fantastic! Not that the games are disappearing, of course, but this way of handling the situation on your part. Well done, and keep it up! :-D
I wouldn't say it better :)
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pizzapicante27: Wait does it means that they wont be available to buy anymore or that even those that bought them wont be able to download tem anymore?
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Miaghstir: Thus far, everything that has been removed from sale have still been available for download, but (and there's a reason that is bolded) GOG have always been very cautious of guaranteeing further availability to download the games, and in fact always recommended us to back them up ourselves to the point of making that one of the big selling points of the service (since the games are completely DRM-free, an offline back-up copy is not useless), in case they MIGHT HAVE TO pull the download links as well.

Again: it hasn't happened so far, but there are no guarantees it'll be that way forever.
Like everything in cloud. Today it's there, tomorrow NOPE :(
Post edited September 28, 2012 by volodyja
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