ldonyo wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 11:15:

Dev wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 09:49:
Is that all the badges, stuff they are going to offer during the sale? I've done everything and started checkin, I'm at 3000 XP, and it will top out at like 4000 XP by completing the check in stuff. Not enough to earn even the first earnable free game at 5k. I see purchasing gives lots of XP, so is this more of a "buy stuff to get XP and get a bonus game or two along the way" type sale?
Glad system shock 2 was free without doing anything though.

You get 1000 points for installing the Galaxy client, as well as points for all the badges and check-ins.

Yeah I've already done all that. I'm saying I did all those things and I'm at about 3000.

Awesome. Thanks for the replies guys. Now I just need to get crackin and make some progress. Loving what I've played of it so far, but I keep getting distracted.

VaranDragon wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 08:32:

Caladell wrote on Jun 8, 2016, 23:50:
I don't have the DLC's yet, and not sure when I'll end up getting them. Should they be completed after the main game? Or are they more like a go-ahead-and-do-it-whenever-you-want kind of thing?

Ditto. Would a new playthrough be encouraged at all with the DLC packs?

There's nothing stopping you, of course, but it's not necessary. You can easily play both DLCs with a Geralt who has already finished the main quest.

Caladell wrote on Jun 8, 2016, 23:50:
I don't have the DLC's yet, and not sure when I'll end up getting them. Should they be completed after the main game? Or are they more like a go-ahead-and-do-it-whenever-you-want kind of thing?

Heart of Stone can easily be done during the main game (though it's high level and you'll be near the end before you are powerful enough to tackle it anyways). In fact, one of the rewards that (SPOILER) Gaunter O'Dimm can give you is the answers to the choices you will face with Ciri.

I would advise doing Blood&Wine after the main W3 quest is over. Story-wise it just works much better even if mechanically there's nothing stopping you from flip-flopping. Also, things in Blood&Wine fairly quickly ramp up to level 40+ (or 70+ on NG+) and that's a level you'll likely not reach during W3 itself.

Warning, if you do both DLCs and then return for the W3 main quest, you will be so hideously overleveled it actually stops being funny.

Caladell wrote on Jun 8, 2016, 23:50:
I don't have the DLC's yet, and not sure when I'll end up getting them. Should they be completed after the main game? Or are they more like a go-ahead-and-do-it-whenever-you-want kind of thing?

No, finish the main game first than go do them. Hearts of Stone first then Blood and Wine.

Dev wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 09:49:
Is that all the badges, stuff they are going to offer during the sale? I've done everything and started checkin, I'm at 3000 XP, and it will top out at like 4000 XP by completing the check in stuff. Not enough to earn even the first earnable free game at 5k. I see purchasing gives lots of XP, so is this more of a "buy stuff to get XP and get a bonus game or two along the way" type sale?
Glad system shock 2 was free without doing anything though.

You get 1000 points for installing the Galaxy client, as well as points for all the badges and check-ins.

Is that all the badges, stuff they are going to offer during the sale? I've done everything and started checkin, I'm at 3000 XP, and it will top out at like 4000 XP by completing the check in stuff. Not enough to earn even the first earnable free game at 5k. I see purchasing gives lots of XP, so is this more of a "buy stuff to get XP and get a bonus game or two along the way" type sale?
Glad system shock 2 was free without doing anything though.

I've grabbed Anno 1404. It's not available on Steam for some reason.

Man the XP to gain games would be cool... except for the fact that I already own Spelunky and Dreamfall Chapters on Steam. Only getting Gabriel Knight is a let down, especially since I can just that game for $5.00 on sale. (I still have to play that remake, GK is probably my favorite adventure game... though not having Tim Curry's voice is a bit of a let down.)

Caladell wrote on Jun 8, 2016, 23:50:
I don't have the DLC's yet, and not sure when I'll end up getting them. Should they be completed after the main game? Or are they more like a go-ahead-and-do-it-whenever-you-want kind of thing?

Ditto. Would a new playthrough be encouraged at all with the DLC packs?

Lord Tea wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 03:17:
Yes, and since sales seem to be generally 10-20 percent more expensive on GOG than on Steam AND game support is waaaaaaay worse on GOG I've been ignoring GOG sales for quite some time. Examples:

Rebel Galaxy is now $11.39 on GOG, it was $9.99 on Steam a couple of days ago.

Certain games don't get updated on GOG. I've been waiting for the latest patch for Starpoint Gemini 2 on GOG and I still am. Even the developers say Steam is the "first priority platform"...

Its a little more complicated that that IME. Unless its changed, some games have been updated for gog that have never been updated on Steam. A lot of the Lucasarts games for one, you also dont need to be online to play most games. You can download a offline install for anything off gog which is someting that steam just doesnt offer. handy for installing to another machine without redownloading.

This comment was edited on Jun 9, 2016, 04:45.

Tachikoma wrote on Jun 9, 2016, 02:36:
This sale shows how overpriced GOG has become. Or maybe indie gaming in general? Everything under 5 quid has been like that already for ages, the rest is still fairly dear.

Also I guess I will never get used to the fact that you can come out and ask 40 pounds (60 bucks?) for a digitally downloaded product. It`s madness.

Yes, and since sales seem to be generally 10-20 percent more expensive on GOG than on Steam AND game support is waaaaaaay worse on GOG I've been ignoring GOG sales for quite some time. Examples:

Rebel Galaxy is now $11.39 on GOG, it was $9.99 on Steam a couple of days ago.

Certain games don't get updated on GOG. I've been waiting for the latest patch for Starpoint Gemini 2 on GOG and I still am. Even the developers say Steam is the "first priority platform"...

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jun 8, 2016, 21:53:
SOMA on sale, I may finally pick that up. Stay away from Twitch though, Gog!

I dislike Twitch, but honestly that's probably a very smart move, tons of people seem to love those type of streams now.

Soma was my GOTY 2015. By far.

This sale shows how overpriced GOG has become. Or maybe indie gaming in general? Everything under 5 quid has been like that already for ages, the rest is still fairly dear.

Also I guess I will never get used to the fact that you can come out and ask 40 pounds (60 bucks?) for a digitally downloaded product. It`s madness.

love SS2! need to download their GOG Galaxy Client, but that's ok

I don't have the DLC's yet, and not sure when I'll end up getting them. Should they be completed after the main game? Or are they more like a go-ahead-and-do-it-whenever-you-want kind of thing?

I just finished Heart of Stone and just started on Blood and Wine so I'm going strong on W3 for a while longer yet.

I tried SOMA for about 10 mins.... which is about 5 mins farther then I got in Amnesia.

*will never recover from parents watching Poltergeist on a Projection tv when it first came out on Beta-Max tape*


*runs off and turns on all the lights*

SOMA on sale, I may finally pick that up. Stay away from Twitch though, Gog!

I dislike Twitch, but honestly that's probably a very smart move, tons of people seem to love those type of streams now.