I wonder if anyone had same issue. I haven't visited gog for a week or so, now I'm terrified with prices, it's all in base US range as opposed to my previous regional range.
What's going on? Is it some kind of issue or there will be no regional prices on gog?

Might just be the region detection. It's been a bit spotty for a while.
Try going to checkout and see if that fixes it.

Gog lags out (just as usually when some big sale lands). Try refreshing store page/changing your currency to dollars and back. Or, well, simply wait a bit.
Cleaning gog-related cookies may help too (but you will be forced to login manually again)

I wonder, if one uses a VPN or something, or if they get a discount for these issues, will gog make people pay the proper price or face removal, hush hush it, or delete your account, or what...?

if that would be the case then I will have no reason to buy games on gog. If I can get the same for half price from steam I'm not paying double price for DRM free game. what VPN has to do with my question? I'm not using it nope, unfortunately. just tried it with game I already purchased (it was $1.80 and now it is $6.00) and it still shows new price

Well, it has to do with what would happen if WE were to use one to create the opposite scenario: getting games cheaper. Ultimately, it might also be a suggestion for your problem.

You can only gift the game you already have in your library. That's why it shows the base price (not the regional one) in the end.

edit: Have no pricing issues on my side.

if Im not mistaken, usage of VPNs for purchases is prohibited (for obvious reasons). But I didnt hear any stories about users being banned for it

Here's the other thing, too: how would they know? I'm not saying we should do it, i'm just curious of how the dilemma would be handled. Moreover, what if i live in one country, travel elsewhere, am i supposed to pay the local prices, or am i supposed to dial home to my server, or am i only allowed to buy when i'm actually home? Maybe i'm on a honeymoon, and my new wife tells me that she wants a copy of huniepop, for example? What if a Ukranian buys me a GOG key in exchange for me giving them a slight profit but what would still be a discount to me?

whois?

IPs of public vpns and most popular vps'es are well known.
As for niche services - then, there is no way

It doesn't work this way here. If you are going to buy a gift, you have to pay in US dollars for the order. No regional restrictions (like on Steam), but the raised price.

If you are in a location with regional pricing, I think you get a message saying something like "I confirm that I live or that I am currently in [Location]". So if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, lucky you!


Gift codes cost the base US price, for that reason.

Aw, that sucks. I imagine, then, that gift codes are primarly bought from the US, then, too. Why buy a gog user a christmas present if they live in ukraine?

Why would you think so? I don't see any reason why people from the EU or Australia for example wouldn't buy gift codes as well.