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Posted November 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: As awesome as that would be I am sure the games leaving as a result of us doing what you describe would not be seen as something awesome.

Just my 2 cents or .50 eurocents :)
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Cavalary: Would be awesome from where I'm standing. Which, again, is the position that says games should only be here if they are BOTH DRM-free and either flat priced or standard-or-less priced (as in the less for Russia cases - don't mind that). If publishers won't accept that, good riddance, as with the Nordic case.
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PaterAlf: I wouldn't wonder if the bug will occur from time to time. After all it's a win-win situation. People who oppose the regional pricing can buy the games flat-priced for a short time and GOG gets some data about the number of people who is willing to do so. The developers on the other hand will get a pretty high price for their games, because some people will buy it right away, just because they are happy that the game isn't regionally priced any longer and fear that the old pricing sceme will be back in a few hours.

It's not a bug, it's a diabolic plan to get our money. ;-)
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Cavalary: If it's just a temporary thing, then buying the game then is still supporting a rotten publisher. Should only be bought once they switch permanently, and the publisher comes out to confirm it as their stance.
Speaking for myself and myself only, I think that this entire affair regarding regional pricing on GOG is a case of us picking our battles. One of our most important tenets is having everything DRM free and I think getting some of the bigger games here without any DRM is one battle while regional pricing is another. I'd rather have us win the DRM free battle first and the regional price one second :) Again, just my opinion on the matter :)
Posted November 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Speaking for myself and myself only, I think that this entire affair regarding regional pricing on GOG is a case of us picking our battles. One of our most important tenets is having everything DRM free and I think getting some of the bigger games here without any DRM is one battle while regional pricing is another. I'd rather have us win the DRM free battle first and the regional price one second :) Again, just my opinion on the matter :)
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IAmSinistar: I can understand the need to prioritise, given the shifting nature of the marketplace. Personally I think you've chosen the right sequence. I haven't stopped buying from GOG because you added some regional priced games, but I most likely would if you added some DRM'd games.
I will point out, for those who've forgotten, that The Witcher 2 was once regionally priced but now sports a flat worldwide price :) I personally hope we'll see other regional priced games do the same after a period of time :)
Posted November 26, 2014
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Cavalary: PS: And heh, your message makes it look like there's a timeline for a return to flat pricing. If so, I'll get back to the support when I'll see it, not only published but actually implemented. Not before.
I don't know of any returns to flat pricing :) I am merely hoping, on my own, that games that were regionally priced will migrate to a flat price model :)

That PS: you left is also why I kind of bolded the "Speaking for myself" part as I don't want what I say to be misinterpreted :)
Posted November 26, 2014
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Urnoev: let every user decide for themselves.
I think that's the best option for everyone but that's, again, just my own personal opinion on the matter :)
Posted December 10, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Well, this is a first - the games don't appear as choices in the GOGmix dropdown. Maybe a glitch, perhaps they'll be added later.
This should be fixed now :) I just checked in the GOG Mix drop down menu and all three versions of KB: WOTN appear :)
Posted December 10, 2014
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Matruchus: Actually your comment was correct since in Russian mindest those countries belong to Russia eitherway :)
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Klumpen0815: Well, I live in former GDR-territory, so I'll get Russian prices too? ;)
This area is still at least as poor as back then.
But was the GDR ever part of the Soviet Union or just ruled by Germans who espoused the communist system that originated from the USSR? :)
Posted December 10, 2014
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JudasIscariot: But was the GDR ever part of the Soviet Union or just ruled by Germans who espoused the communist system that originated from the USSR? :)
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Klumpen0815: The government were just puppets and it was ruled by Russia, yes.
That's why the economy was completely drained/milked during that period.
The former GDR is still the most poor part of Germany, not much has changed and wages are about 30% lower than in the former alliance territory. ;) At least the horde is gone now. :D
So you're saying the GDR was a satellite state?
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vsr: IAmSinistar, your gogmixes look like "Crack lists" (or "Games i seed on TPB") and invitations to violate GOG's TOS.
You're abusing gog's generosity.
Not cool, man. Not cool.
While I am not IAmSinistar, I can say that IAmSinstar is the last person to advocate piracy and nowhere in that mix will you find any wording to suggest that those games should be pirated. May I ask why his mixes look like "crack lists"?
Post edited December 10, 2014 by JudasIscariot
Posted December 10, 2014
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JudasIscariot: May I ask why his mixes look like "crack lists"?
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vsr: Because people see a backdoor to workaround a system "pay-and-get"?
Where is the backdoor? It's just a list.
Posted December 10, 2014
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JudasIscariot: So you're saying the GDR was a satellite state?
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Klumpen0815: Of course, did you learn otherwise?
No but I wanted to confirm as the history classes I attended while living in the US basically operated on a basis of "In the 50s there was communism, especially in Europe. Communism is bad, m'kay?" :)
Posted December 10, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Where is the backdoor? It's just a list.
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vsr: Oh, really? :)
Ok, GOG, it's your business. If it's fine for GOG, it's fine for me. ;)
Yes, really. If we thought there was some exhortation to piracy in that mix then it wouldn't be there. Please provide actual evidence that IAmSinistar's mix is somehow a "backdoor" to pirate games if you are going to state that someone is contributing to piracy.
Posted December 10, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Yes, really. If we thought there was some exhortation to piracy in that mix then it wouldn't be there. Please provide actual evidence that IAmSinistar's mix is somehow a "backdoor" to pirate games if you are going to state that someone is contributing to piracy.
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vsr: Workaround to a system "pay-and-get" doesn't mean only piracy. It also means you can "pay less". Get it?
Keyword: VPN.
Then I guess our own pages would contribute to this kind of thing since there is a text blurb about a Fair Price Package right above the price tag which shows up for those affected by regional pricing. It even shows just how much they're getting back in store credit.
Posted January 22, 2015
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mrkgnao: From MaGog's logs for 22 January (addendum):

NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_au: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_br: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_de: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_gb: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_pl: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_ua: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_ch: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_cz: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_no: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_ro: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, reg_price_se: 19.99 ***TO*** 14.99
NOTE! CHANGED Space Rangers HD: A War Apart, regional_str: RU, ***TO*** AU,BR,DE,GB,PL,RU,UA,CH,CZ,NO,RO,SE,

The game's price has been reduced from $20 to $15 everywhere, EXCEPT RU (former Soviet Union) and US (Rest of the World).
In RU, it remains $5.79. In US, it remains $19.99.
And the cherry, US buyers get a Fair Price Package (see attached image),
Might be a GOG bug.
Thanks :) We're looking into it :)
Posted January 30, 2015
The Regional Pricing issue on the listed King's Bounty games was a bug. It has been fixed and the prices should be updating for everyone ASAP :)

Sorry for the mix up guys :)
Posted January 30, 2015
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JudasIscariot: The Regional Pricing issue on the listed King's Bounty games was a bug. It has been fixed and the prices should be updating for everyone ASAP :)

Sorry for the mix up guys :)
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IAmSinistar: So they ultimately will or won't be regional priced when it's sorted out? I be confused. :)
It's not supposed to be regional priced so, unless something changes, those games are permanently flat priced.


tl;dr bug happened. Games not regional ...again:P
Posted January 30, 2015
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JudasIscariot: It's not supposed to be regional priced so, unless something changes, those games are permanently flat priced.
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IAmSinistar: Hurrah, thanks Judas! That's the answer we were hoping for. :)
But they do have the RU discount so there's that caveat.
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