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Posted September 20, 2020
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Timboli: Yep, many game prices have just gone up again, between $1 and $4 AUD

P.S. I am guessing every cent counts for GOG right now.
True that the games that were AUD $5.99 are now $13.89
Posted September 20, 2020
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Radiance1979: Thats why we have the reputation of being the cheapest customers you will ever find

The bitch has a lot of nerve... those are the people that should be gutted from the 80% poor people on the world view !!!
Agreed, Also how Much More is median wage over in Netherlands your currency is Euro's, No?

So on average WE in Australia that are on pensions 581.52€ per FORTNIGHT so weekly we get 290.79€

which you MUST agree is practically fuck all + other prices are JACKED UP decent foods are over $5 which would be over 3.08€

Meat is the MOST expensive at $50 for a decent sized Roast beef 2 KG about 30.80€

So yeah cash is tight!

1 Euro equals = 1.62 Australian Dollar
Post edited September 20, 2020 by fr33kSh0w2012
Posted September 20, 2020
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Radiance1979: Thats why we have the reputation of being the cheapest customers you will ever find

The bitch has a lot of nerve... those are the people that should be gutted from the 80% poor people on the world view !!!
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fr33kSh0w2012: Agreed, Also how Much More is median wage over in Netherlands your currency is Euro's, No?

So on average WE in Australia that are on pensions 581.52€ per FORTNIGHT so weekly we get 290.79€

which you MUST agree is practically fuck all + other prices are JACKED UP decent foods are over $5 which would be over 3.08€

Meat is the MOST expensive at $50 for a decent sized Roast beef 2 KG about 30.80€

So yeah cash is tight!

1 Euro equals = 1.62 Australian Dollar
It is probably around the same, of course most will have build up an extra pension with their working years, and some saving programs
Posted September 20, 2020
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Cavalary: Guess it happened almost a month ago?
You could be right, at least for some, but some seemed more than an Exchange Rate difference to me.

Usually I have found it is only a matter of cents for most of the lower priced games I keep track of, when the Exchange Rate changes.

And as I have said, this appears to be the second time in the space of around a year where the prices have been raised enough for me to notice, whereas an Exchange Rate changes seem to happen regularly.

Unfortunately, the price checking program I mostly use, doesn't keep a permanent record of higher prices, only the starting price (when added) and lowest. So I only get to see the higher prices immediately after a check.

I see something like the following after a price update check.

GetGOG Wishlist screenshot
Post edited September 20, 2020 by Timboli
Posted September 20, 2020
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fr33kSh0w2012: You think that's bad try being an Australian
id rather not

gone are teh days of 5.99 or 9.99

imagine buyin' some of these games now for 9.99
theyd laugh corona into your face
Posted September 21, 2020
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Timboli: You could be right, at least for some, but some seemed more than an Exchange Rate difference to me.

Usually I have found it is only a matter of cents for most of the lower priced games I keep track of, when the Exchange Rate changes.

And as I have said, this appears to be the second time in the space of around a year where the prices have been raised enough for me to notice, whereas an Exchange Rate changes seem to happen regularly.
The last listed exchange rate update before the August one was only back in May, so been a while. And if you compare the two, you'll see that the AUD increased in value by almost 10% this last time, so depending on the currency prices are set in, it could make for a noticeable price hike.
On the other hand, a bunch of older games that so far only had the usual regional discounts had their base prices changed recently and full regional prices, so including increases, added when that happened. Now, unusually if you compare it with other stores, GOG did typically tend to offer regional discounts to Australia in most cases, but it seems that the more recent additions or changes have higher prices over there, so that may be another thing you'd notice.
Posted September 21, 2020
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fr33kSh0w2012: You think that's bad try being an Australian
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Fairfox: I'd rather not
Gone are the days of $5.99 or $9.99
Imagine buying some of these games now for $9.99
They'd laugh corona into your face
Yeah you wouldn't because you would never cope!

The Australian summer would KILL YOU!

It's spring in Australia and today it is 28° Celsius or 82.4° Fahrenheit

When the fires are on in summer it can EASILY reach 60°C inside your home!
Post edited September 21, 2020 by fr33kSh0w2012
Posted September 21, 2020
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Cavalary: The last listed exchange rate update before the August one was only back in May, so been a while. And if you compare the two, you'll see that the AUD increased in value by almost 10% this last time, so depending on the currency prices are set in, it could make for a noticeable price hike.
On the other hand, a bunch of older games that so far only had the usual regional discounts had their base prices changed recently and full regional prices, so including increases, added when that happened. Now, unusually if you compare it with other stores, GOG did typically tend to offer regional discounts to Australia in most cases, but it seems that the more recent additions or changes have higher prices over there, so that may be another thing you'd notice.
You may be right about this most recent change, but the last one I noticed prior to that was before May, and as I have been here for a few years now and never picked up on it, except for the two occasions I did, I'm not so sure it can just be put down to Exchange Rate causes.

Exchange Rate changes have been going on regularly for some time.

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