We have actually already spoken publicly about that topic. It came to this: we still feel that this is not a good long-term strategy for the industry. But given that the market has gone this way, it's either keep up or pack up the storefront and go home. We heard from many (many, many) users that they want the freedom to pick up games on their terms, and you've probably noticed in the last few weeks that we've listened to them and have been offering steeper discounts in our sales.

Hm. I have no idea. Let me ask.

The way it works is you'll get a single gift code for all the games in the pack. You can redeem the code for the three that you don't already own, and then gift the same code along with the two remaining games to whomever you like.

You've not noticed all the weekend promos have recently been 60% off?

You're putting words in my mouth there. Quite a few of them, and they're different than what I said. So let's reiterate:

The interview I'm referencing above has (apparently?) not run yet; it's one where we talk about the fact that we stated that we don't think steep sales are a good long-term strategy, but we've heard from many users that they don't agree with us, so we thought about what we heard, looked at whether we could adapt to what we've been told, and then decided that we're changing our approach. You've probably noticed in the last few weeks that's been the case.

This is not a matter of "you greedy bastards want steep discount and sales so we're doing this against our better judgement." This is a matter of "we made a statement, we heard the feedback, and we're changing what we're doing." At what point, in the past, has GOG.com acted in a manner that you think that we don't listen to you guys?

Do I still think that steep discounts are bad for long-term value? I think they certainly can be. I think that, if you're not careful, you'll grab short-term profit, hit your goals for the year, and then next year find that the games that sold so well a year ago sell like rubbish now. I think if you're smart, you can counteract that problem, and I think that we've planned out a way to make sure that we're not stuck in 2013 or 2014 with games that won't sell. So, having heard what our users said and having thought about how to address those comments while staying both true to what we want to do as gamers and what we need to do as a company, we changed course. Whether it's a better or a worse plan than what we had in mind back in January of this year is something we'll never know, but it is a change that we made because we thought about what you guys had to say.

I would think this would be the kind of thing that you'd be happy about, that we listen to people like you, rather than something that you seem to be casting in a negative light.

The answer to that is always, "Would you rather play it now for a little more, or wait and hope it goes on sale?"

Sure it is.

When you use some of the games in a gift code (because you own the others), the code still "contains" those games and you can gift it along to someone else.

EDIT: Ninje'd really hard, there. :P

I would say our gaming gems certainly call out great games from our catalog and encourage you to give them a try even if they may not be your thing. Because, for $3, why not?