Depends on the actual bank used, but yes, quite a few of the UK banks have a fixed foreign transaction fee, or a minimum one. A UK resident should be able to give more insight into it, but it is a pain either way :(

Mines a percentage, but I have never actually done the math for it.
It wouldn't matter to me as I use USD, but I wonder how much code would really go into converting it for someone that would use it. A quick link to a google search or something.
Where's that Greasemonkey scripting guy when you need him.

The problem being - if we don't want regional pricing (and you can bet your [naughty words] that we don't want that), whose conversion rate would we use.

Just save yourself the effort and calculate the prices in pints, as I do.
$5.99 GOG = ~1 pint
$9.99 GOG = ~1 pint + half pint

I prefer a single currency set up.
I keep a regular check on the euro and dollar to the pound, so I know where they are. I also know how much my bank charges per a transfer (Natwest £1.25) so I rarely am more then a few pence out on the cost.

Come on, is it really too much to ask to type that into google? I do it and it works just fine. And it takes what, 5 seconds tops?
GOG should implement other changes before doing something trivial like that, if you ask me.

Tell me about it. Wonder how the gamers don't rebel in this day and age. Fucking hate Steam for that, thankfully I got most of my Steam games from generous persons or through sales.
Funny thing is, I noticed even Larian do this in their vault - while the Dragon Commander ist 40 $ here, it's 40 € over there (hope I'm not mistaken and accusing them falsely :D). So it just seems to be the trend, nowadays...

Well , it's not that different from all those central bank issued, debt addict backed currencies we used to consider worth something ...

Adding other currencies just won't fit the "one price for all" policy. Considering the extravagant privilege of the USD it's the "lingua franca" of foreign exchange and thus a logical choice ( just like the Pound was once a logical choice for pricing copper ) . Let's hope that we don't end up using yuans by the time this "crisis" ends
An outrageous charge by the way.

Until I recently changed from paying GOG directly from the Halifax bank to paying by PayPal. I was previously paying £1.50 every time I bought a game from GOG. This fact is stored in my memory bank and I will unleash it on the Halifax at some point in the future ... cocky little ****s ! But even PayPal is not "free" apparently as they charge a small amount, a "currency conversion" for the "privilege" of using their service. Frankly you should never have to pay an extra penny just to spend your pennies. What is going to be turned into a chargeable commodity next : air ? Urinating or defecating ? I would like to know exactly where these corrupt ideas are coming from.

They did try that here in the states with the coin operated stalls in the 70s or 80s. Pissing in the sink and shitting on the floor probably ended that era.

Paypal is indeed applying a conversion rate that leaves them a small margin. I'm less outraged by that than by what UK banks charge their customers for using their credit card, as Paypal provides a service that has to be paid for anas this charge is proportionnal to the amount paid. 1;5 £ charge on a 5.99 USD GOG is absurd, whereas 9 or 10 pennies is bearable

As for making us pay "for the crisis", I am afraid we haven't seen but the beginning. And don't joke with taxing urinating or defecating. When Emperor Vespasian found the empire in a dire financial situation he made the use of public toilets compulsory and ensured their use would be taxed.

I have a few base rules when dealing with banks in general. I don't like to pay much to banks, thus I avoid high fees. Also you can get credit cards with 1-1.5% cashback for every purchase, which can make up for most currency conversion losses. I also like the fact that GOG uses a unique pricing system. The prices can be indeed sometimes high for low-income countries, but at least they are not higher than for rich countries.

Yeah, that's why I prefer credit card. Only use Paypal when I have to.

Well, if GOG did that, you'd probably pay more than you're paying now, do you sincerely want that?

Because you know, in most places, they use 1 pound = 1 eur, which is way worse than changing the currency.

GOG uses the same prices for everyone, no matter where they live, and you have to deal with it, even if you don't think that's the best thing in the world.

And they can't display the price swapped to pounds for you, because different banks use different rates, so they would not want to be sued for false advertising / information.

I wasn't aware of the historical precedent - interesting ! Public toilets have all but disappeared from city centres in England I think, but in Sheffield the last time I remember seeing one before it disappeared you had to pay to relieve yourself. There was also the notorious window tax of course, historical reminders of which are still visible today. But making people pay money for the "privilege" of paying money is a new one on me.