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Posted February 10, 2016
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mrkgnao: A "fun" experiment for anyone living in the US (or actually anywhere except regCN, regRO and regRS). Try to gift Spacecom and see the price change from your local price to $14.99.

This means that regUS is not the default region-free region for GOG. The default they use is regCN.

Still, MaGog will continue to use regUS as the baseline because I really don't want to have to explain to people why the US has two regionally-priced games.
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HypersomniacLive: Could it be that they're giftable at the highest price charged?
No.

If you try to gift "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Game + Expansion Pass [Season Pass] [Premium]" you're asked to pay $79.99 (the regCN price), not $84.99 (the regUS price), and certainly not $101.69 (the regGB (highest) price). Assuming of course you live in a "cheaper than $79.99" region.

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blotunga: "Gift prices in your region are equivalent to the games' region-free price. Due to this, gift codes purchased directly on GOG.com can be redeemed globally with no regional restrictions. If you're shopping for yourself, deselect the "GIFT THIS ORDER" option to purchase at your local price."
Yes. Discussed at length in other threads (e.g. GOG change tracker). But the point I was making here is that the "region-free price" is not the regUS price, it is the regCN price.
Post edited February 10, 2016 by mrkgnao
Posted February 10, 2016
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mrkgnao: No.
If you try to gift "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Game + Expansion Pass [Season Pass] [Premium]" you're asked to pay $79.99 (the regCN price), not $84.99 (the regUS price), and certainly not $101.69 (the regGB (highest) price).
Yes. But the point I was making is that the "region-free price" is not the regUS price, it is the regCN price.
Probably the regCN price is the actually global price on GOG for whatever reason... well at least the gifting restrictions are gone...
Posted February 10, 2016
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blotunga: Gift prices in your region are equivalent to the games' region-free price..
...except if you try gifting a game that is more expensive in your region than the US/CN price. We can't have it both ways.
Post edited February 10, 2016 by Grargar
Posted February 10, 2016
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Grargar: ...except if you try gifting a game that is more expensive in your region than the US/CN price. We can't have it both ways.
Have you found such a game/region?
Posted February 10, 2016
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blotunga: Gift prices in your region are equivalent to the games' region-free price..
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Grargar: ...except if you try gifting a game that is more expensive in your region than the US/CN price. We can't have it both ways.
Obviously, because otherwise it would be a very easy way to circumvent regional pricing... :(
Posted February 10, 2016
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blotunga: Have you found such a game/region?
Yes. Strong Bad. It costs €28 here, while its American price is $20.
Post edited February 10, 2016 by Grargar
Posted February 10, 2016
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Grargar: Yes. Strong Bad. It costs €27 here, while its American price is $20.
And when you try to gift it, it costs still 27 euros.. as others said probably to enforce regional pricing...
Post edited February 10, 2016 by blotunga
Posted February 10, 2016
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Grargar: [...] We can't have it both ways.
I assume that's sarcasm?
Posted February 10, 2016
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HypersomniacLive: I assume that's sarcasm?
Yup.
Posted February 10, 2016
From MaGog's logs for 10 February:

* Regional price for Flame in the Flood, The is $21.79 instead of $19.99 in regDE, regIT, regCH, regNO, regSE, regMC, regCZ, regPL
* Regional price for Flame in the Flood, The is $21.69 instead of $19.99 in regGB
* Regional price for Flame in the Flood, The is $15.99 instead of $19.99 in regAU, regNZ
* Regional price for Flame in the Flood, The is $5.49 instead of $19.99 in regRU, regUA, regUZ





* Regional price for Raiden IV: OverKill is $3.19 instead of $9.99 in regRU, regUA, regUZ
Posted February 11, 2016
Another "fun" fact:

If you live in the US (and several other regions) and buy Wasteland 2 Director's Cut Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade [DLC] for yourself, it costs $19.99 (the regUS price). If you buy it as a gift, it costs $20.00 (the regCN price).

P.S. If you're wondering why MaGog doesn't record that the regCN price is $20.00, it's because the code I wrote for regional pricing ignores price differences smaller than 2 cents (in order to avoid issues of float inaccuracy, if you know what that is). I hope you'll forgive her.
Posted February 11, 2016
One more "fun" fact:

There is one game that is regionally priced but still costs everywhere the same to buy and to gift. That game is Cossacks Anthology, because regCN is the cheapest region for this game. You have to see the regional pricing for this game to believe it:

* Regional price for Cossacks Anthology is $6.49 instead of $5.99 in regRU, regUA, regUZ
Post edited February 11, 2016 by mrkgnao
Posted February 11, 2016
From MaGog's logs for 11 February:

NOTE! CHANGED Pony Island, reg_price_full, regBR: $5.99 ***TO*** $3.99
NOTE! CHANGED Pony Island, reg_price_full, regMX: $5.99 ***TO*** $3.99

The end result is:
* Regional price for Pony Island is $3.99 instead of $5.99 in regMX, regBR
* Regional price for Pony Island is $1.89 instead of $5.99 in regRU, regUA, regUZ
Post edited February 11, 2016 by mrkgnao
Posted February 11, 2016
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mrkgnao: [...]

P.S. If you're wondering why MaGog doesn't record that the regCN price is $20.00, it's because the code I wrote for regional pricing ignores price differences smaller than 2 cents (in order to avoid issues of float inaccuracy, if you know what that is). I hope you'll forgive her.
We will most certainly forgive her, undecided on you though...
Posted February 11, 2016
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mrkgnao: [...]

P.S. If you're wondering why MaGog doesn't record that the regCN price is $20.00, it's because the code I wrote for regional pricing ignores price differences smaller than 2 cents (in order to avoid issues of float inaccuracy, if you know what that is). I hope you'll forgive her.
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HypersomniacLive: We will most certainly forgive her, undecided on you though...
I was quite certain that you will not forgive me, which is why I invoked her.
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