Posted March 12, 2015
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Matruchus
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Posted March 12, 2015
Klumpen0815: No, discrimination is always bad.
And the prices have already adapted, the 8,99€ titles are now 9,29€ for example.
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/local_prices_update
Yeah, the price for Witcher 3 on gog.com has at least for my country in last couple of months cause of currency conversion adjustment increased by 6€.And the prices have already adapted, the 8,99€ titles are now 9,29€ for example.
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/local_prices_update
Post edited March 12, 2015 by Matruchus
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Posted March 13, 2015
Going by the assumption that regional prices are fixed per currency, making games cheaper with the Euro falling. That's not quite the case, since rates do update, so in fact what's happening is that games get more expensive, the same USD price ending up meaning more EUR or any other EU currency, as they tend to be set largely according to it, even if the differences drop.
The fact that the differences do drop and in some cases the EUR price is cheaper does throw the VAT excuse right out of the water for good though. Not that it hadn't been thrown out from the get go.
And +1 to
Wrong is wrong, no matter who benefits.
The fact that the differences do drop and in some cases the EUR price is cheaper does throw the VAT excuse right out of the water for good though. Not that it hadn't been thrown out from the get go.
And +1 to
Wrong is wrong, no matter who benefits.
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Posted March 13, 2015
Very well said mrkgnao +1, it is indeed a matter of principle regardless of how idealistic it may appear to some folks.
Post edited March 13, 2015 by stg83
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Posted March 13, 2015
high rated
From MaGog's logs for 13 March:
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
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From Vatican City
Posted March 14, 2015
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mrkgnao: From MaGog's logs for 13 March:
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
Of course not. Interesting that UZ gets the special treatment in this case.NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
mrkgnao
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From United States
Posted March 14, 2015
mrkgnao: From MaGog's logs for 13 March:
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
HypersomniacLive: Of course not. Interesting that UZ gets the special treatment in this case. NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_au: 13.19 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_de: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_gb: 13.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_pl: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_ch: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_cz: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_no: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, reg_price_se: 12.89 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Grim Fandango Remastered, regional_str: AU,DE,GB,PL,RU,CH,CZ,NO,SE,UZ, ***TO*** RU,UZ,
Just a reminder that regional pricing is primarily about paying more. If Europe happens to pay less, because of currency fluctuations, nobody seems to have trouble to return it to non-regional-pricing, leaving RU and UZ the only discounted.
Correction: two games (the two editions of "Book of Unwritten Tales 2").
Post edited March 14, 2015 by mrkgnao
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Posted March 14, 2015
RU region always included all the countries currently in the UZ one till Book of Unwritten Tales begged to differ. Have to keep in mind that MaGog's pricing "country" codes usually refer to the largest country in a regions, not to a single country, with a few exceptions (RU among them since BoUT2).
mrkgnao
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Posted March 14, 2015
HypersomniacLive: I had not realised that UZ and Ru have such close ties. Sharing the same gaming culture?
Cavalary: RU region always included all the countries currently in the UZ one till Book of Unwritten Tales begged to differ. Have to keep in mind that MaGog's pricing "country" codes usually refer to the largest country in a regions, not to a single country, with a few exceptions (RU among them since BoUT2). Perhaps it's time for a refresher course on MaGog's regional terminology, for those as yet less in the know.
MaGog has identified quite a few regions when it comes to regional pricing. The list of regions and which countries belong to which region is here. A region is defined by all its countries having exactly the same prices for all the games on GOG (ignoring, for this, any regional banning). If a country differs by even one game price from the other countries in the region it is split into its own region (this has recently happened with Russia and nine other ex-soviet republics).
Some regions contain many countries, some only one.
Rather than refer to a region by name, MaGog refers to it by the two-letter acronym of one country, which I chose as a representative country for the region. With one exception, this is always the most populous country of the region. The exception is "Rest of the World", for I thought it might be confusing to use CN instead of US.
Normally, MaGog checks game prices only for one country in the region (the representative country). It does so every 6 hours for all the games on GOG. But once a week (on Saturday) it checks all the games for the all the countries in the world (takes more than two hours) to make sure region composition has not changed.
Hope this helps.
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Posted March 14, 2015
It's all good, I associated UZ with Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan only.
Cheers for the course though.
Cheers for the course though.
mrkgnao
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Posted March 14, 2015
From MaGog's logs for 14 March:
And it's back...
* Regional price for Smugglers V: Invasion - Warrior Within [DLC] in RU: $1.49 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Smugglers V: Invasion - Warrior Within [DLC] in UZ: $1.49 instead of $3.99
And it's back...
* Regional price for Smugglers V: Invasion - Warrior Within [DLC] in RU: $1.49 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Smugglers V: Invasion - Warrior Within [DLC] in UZ: $1.49 instead of $3.99
Post edited March 14, 2015 by mrkgnao
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Posted March 14, 2015
wrong thread
Post edited March 14, 2015 by mrkgnao
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