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mrkgnao: From MaGog's logs for 9 September:

* Regional price for Dungeons 2 in regAU: $27.89 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2 in regGB: $52.99 instead of $39.99
I will never get the logic behind regional pricing (probably because there isn't one). Can anybody tell me the bloody reason why Australians have to pay $12 less than US citizens and people from the UK have to pay $13 more???
nvm
Post edited September 09, 2015 by budejovice
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mrkgnao: From MaGog's logs for 9 September:

* Regional price for Dungeons 2 in regAU: $27.89 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2 in regGB: $52.99 instead of $39.99
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PaterAlf: I will never get the logic behind regional pricing (probably because there isn't one). Can anybody tell me the bloody reason why Australians have to pay $12 less than US citizens and people from the UK have to pay $13 more???
Because their conversion is fucked up - the price they're charging Australians is equivalent to $39.99 AUD (or close enough) - when due to the weaker AUSTRALIAN dollar it should be higher to make it the equivalent to the USD price

I can only assume this is an error as AUSTRALIA NEVER COPS A BREAK WHEN IT COMES TO REGIONAL PRICING

For example

COD 4 US Store $19.99USD
COD 4 AU Store $49.99USD ($71.28AUD on today's exchange rate)

XCOM Enemy Unknown Complete Pack US Store $49.99USD
XCOM Enemy Unknown Complete Pack AU Store $79.99USD ($114.06 AUD)

So I wonder how long it will take to "fix" this "bug"

as for the UK price - it's the equivalent to 35 GBP - so not quite the 1=1 conversion, though not far off...
Post edited September 09, 2015 by Bigs
From MaGog's logs for 9 September:

Another conversion rate change; another bagload of regional USD price adjustments. See attached file (change jpg to txt) for the gory details.

Highlights:
- Ninety-five (95) games are now no longer regionally priced in UA

- The following games are now also regionally priced in GB: Double Dragon Trilogy, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - Alf's Escape [DLC], Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition [DLC]
- The following games are now also regionally priced in CH/CZ/DE/NO/PL/SE: Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in AU: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Expansion Pass [Season Pass] [Upcoming] [DLC]
- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in UZ: Crookz - The Big Heist
- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in RU/UZ: Neverending Nightmares
- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in CZ/PL: Spacecom
- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in CH/DE/NO/SE: Vanishing of Ethan Carter Collector's Edition upgrade, The [DLC]
- The following games are now no longer regionally priced in CH/CZ/DE/NO/PL/SE: Gods Will Be Watching, Gods Will Be Watching: Special Edition Upgrade [DLC], Kromaia, Luftrausers, Marvellous Miss Take, The, Retro City Rampage DX, Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

- Overall, the USD prices of regionally priced games have decreased in AU/BR/CH/CZ/DE/GB/NO/NZ/PL/RO/RS/SE
- Overall, the USD prices of regionally priced games have slightly increased in RU/UZ
- Overall, the USD prices of regionally priced games have increased in UA
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Post edited September 20, 2015 by mrkgnao
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Bigs: I can only assume this is an error as AUSTRALIA NEVER COPS A BREAK WHEN IT COMES TO REGIONAL PRICING - so I wonder how long it will take to "fix"
Australia has always paid less on average than the US, ever since the introduction of regional pricing more than a year ago. On average, Australians pay 18% in USD on 102 games (see Table VIII).

The misconception probably arises because for Witcher 3 they pay more, but that is an exception.
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Bigs: I can only assume this is an error as AUSTRALIA NEVER COPS A BREAK WHEN IT COMES TO REGIONAL PRICING - so I wonder how long it will take to "fix"
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mrkgnao: Australia has always paid less on average than the US, ever since the introduction of regional pricing more than a year ago. On average, Australians pay 18% in USD on 102 games (see Table VIII).

The misconception probably arises because for Witcher 3 they pay more, but that is an exception.
Which is why I think that it's a mix-up in their pricing script - as Australia (unlike Russia for example) are/were never beneficiaries of regional pricing on ANY other webstore that I know of - we either pay the US price in USD (which is bad at the moment to a weakening AUD) or we get a regionally higher price AND pay in USD (see the Steam examples above)

GOG pricing script at the moment has it set so we're paying $39.99 AUD instead of USD - thus making me think that its an error of incompetence on their part
Post edited September 09, 2015 by Bigs
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mrkgnao: Australia has always paid less on average than the US, ever since the introduction of regional pricing more than a year ago. On average, Australians pay 18% in USD on 102 games (see Table VIII).

The misconception probably arises because for Witcher 3 they pay more, but that is an exception.
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Bigs: Which is why I think that it's a mix-up in their pricing script - as Australia (unlike Russia for example) are/were never beneficiaries of regional pricing on ANY other webstore that I know of - we either pay the US price in USD (which is bad at the moment to a weakening AUD) or we get a regionally higher price AND pay in USD (see the Steam examples above)

GOG pricing script at the moment has it set so we're paying $39.99 AUD instead of USD - thus making me think that its an error of incompetence on their part
It'd have to be a very long-running error that they refuse to notice then.
More likely, they're trying to establish themselves and dominate the market, at least on the games in their catalog.
From MaGog's logs for 10 September:

* Regional price for Dropsy in regAU: $7.99 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regBR: $5.49 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regCH: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regCZ: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regDE: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regGB: $10.49 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regNO: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regNZ: $7.99 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regPL: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regRU: $3.59 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regSE: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regUA: $3.59 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy in regUZ: $3.59 instead of $9.99

* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regAU: $7.99 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regBR: $5.49 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regCH: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regCZ: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regDE: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regGB: $10.49 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regNO: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regNZ: $7.99 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regPL: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regRU: $3.59 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regSE: $11.09 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regUA: $3.59 instead of $9.99
* Regional price for Dropsy: Warm Damp Hug in regUZ: $3.59 instead of $9.99

* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regBR: $2.49 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regCH: $3.29 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regCZ: $2.69 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regDE: $3.29 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regGB: $3.69 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regNO: $3.29 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regPL: $2.69 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regRU: $1.09 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regSE: $3.29 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regUA: $1.99 instead of $3.99
* Regional price for Dungeons 2: A Song of Sand and Fire in regUZ: $1.99 instead of $3.99

* Regional price for Shadow Watch in regRU: $2.09 instead of $5.99
* Regional price for Shadow Watch in regUA: $2.09 instead of $5.99
* Regional price for Shadow Watch in regUZ: $2.09 instead of $5.99
From MaGog's logs for 11 September:

NOTE! CHANGED MIND: Path to Thalamus, price_hist: ***TO*** On September 11, 2015, price changed from $12.99 to $8.99

NOTE! CHANGED MIND: Path to Thalamus, reg_price_full, regRU: $4.19 ***TO*** $2.79
NOTE! CHANGED MIND: Path to Thalamus, reg_price_full, regUA: $4.19 ***TO*** $2.79
NOTE! CHANGED MIND: Path to Thalamus, reg_price_full, regUZ: $4.19 ***TO*** $2.79
From MaGog's logs for 11 September:

* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regAU: $13.89 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regBR: $14.99 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regCH: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regCZ: $16.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regDE: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regGB: $22.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regNO: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regNZ: $13.89 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regPL: $16.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regRU: $5.79 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regSE: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regUA: $5.79 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The in regUZ: $5.79 instead of $19.99

* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regAU: $13.89 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regBR: $14.99 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regCH: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regCZ: $16.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regDE: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regGB: $22.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regNO: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regNZ: $13.89 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regPL: $16.69 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regRU: $5.79 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regSE: $22.29 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regUA: $5.79 instead of $19.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The in regUZ: $5.79 instead of $19.99
From MaGog's logs for 12 September:

I split a region being monitored by MaGog for regional pricing into two: "Central and South America (BR)" into "Latin America (MX)" and "Brazil (BR)". Anyone who used to be in regBR is now in regMX, except Brazilians who remained in regBR.

The reason for this is that Dropsy and its DLC are regionally priced in Brazil, but not in the rest of Central and South America.
From MaGog's logs for 15 September:

* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regBR: $24.99 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regCH: $44.59 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regCZ: $38.99 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regDE: $44.59 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regGB: $45.49 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regMX: $24.99 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regNO: $44.59 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regPL: $38.99 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regRU: $10.19 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regSE: $44.59 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regUA: $19.99 instead of $39.99
* Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regUZ: $19.99 instead of $39.99
From MaGog's logs for 16 September:

* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regCH: $16.69 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regCZ: $12.19 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regDE: $16.69 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regGB: $18.09 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regNO: $16.69 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regPL: $12.19 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regRU: $4.29 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regSE: $16.69 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regUA: $4.29 instead of $14.99
* Regional price for Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The in regUZ: $4.29 instead of $14.99
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mrkgnao: Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regBR: $24.99 instead of $39.99
Howdy, mrkgnao!
Thanks for the updates :)
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mrkgnao: Regional price for Grand Ages: Medieval [Upcoming] in regBR: $24.99 instead of $39.99
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vicklemos: Howdy, mrkgnao!
Thanks for the updates :)
My (regional) pleasure.