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IAmSinistar: Aye, they've gotten somewhat pricey again since the original paperback revolution. I buy a number of academic and speciality press publications (University of Chicago, Reaktion, Oxford) and expect a degree of sticker shock with those. But the price for a novel I'm likely to breeze through and never read again is rather off-putting.

I was hoping that ebooks would open the floodgates for long out-of-print books that weren't deemed marketable enough to justify a print run. Not exactly turning out that way either, though I have had some pleasant surprises there.


Does it come with a GOG key? :)
If they add bonuses from gog.com, I'm assuming it contains a GOG key also


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MoP: They didn't put "platforma cyfrowej dystrybucji" = "digital distribution platform" in the sites title for nothing :)
Witcher (or rather CDP RED) is an exception to the rule; they still do physical retail distribution in Poland (for games and movies), but don't have their own online store for that anymore (gram.pl used to serve that role, but has since branched off from CD Projekt), instead relying on deals with various local vendors.
Thanks for the translation and clarification :)
Post edited September 18, 2014 by Tarnicus
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IAmSinistar: Does it come with a GOG key? :)
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Tarnicus: If they add bonuses from gog.com, I'm assuming it contains a GOG key also
Actually I was being facetious, but if they really did, that would be pretty amusing. Assuming one could buy from that store from any country, of course.
"Insert joke about greed here".
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Grargar: "Insert joke about greed here".
Or showers. :/
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Grargar: "Insert joke about greed here".
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IAmSinistar: Or showers. :/
Both?
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Grargar: Both?
Wouldn't be the first time one was found near the other.
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Grargar: Both?
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IAmSinistar: Wouldn't be the first time one was found near the other.
Be a sinner and sin boldly...
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IAmSinistar: Wouldn't be the first time one was found near the other.
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Phc7006: Be a sinner and sin boldly...
To boldly sin where no man has sinned before.
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IAmSinistar: Actually I was being facetious, but if they really did, that would be pretty amusing. Assuming one could buy from that store from any country, of course.
Your feces paid off :P To quote their translated site:

"The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt download
soundtrack version mp3
World Map (pdf)
manual for the game (pdf)
digital compendium of the world of The Witcher (pdf)
pattern sticker with unique graphics of the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (pdf)
bonuses from GOG.com: wallpaper, graphics, avatars, videos, and 4 unique songs "

They do have this silly thing when I go to the checkout(registered account no problems) where a dog comes and barks at me:
"Woof! I keep watch here!
Outside Polish products nobody buys.
Purchase of products is possible only for customers from Polish territory.
Sorry.
If you are in Poland, and you see this page necessarily write to us"

I don't know about writing to them, but I'm certainly going to storm their offices in my finest short shorts, as per this interaction with GOG support
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Grargar: To boldly sin where no man has sinned before.
That must be a really devious place
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Tarnicus: I don't know about writing to them, but I'm certainly going to storm their offices in my finest short shorts, as per this interaction with GOG support
CDP : "To be able to offer players playing in Polish, lower price, we had to restrict access to the site only to clients residing in Polish"

European Regulations :

[i]There is no difference between customers anywhere in the EU

EU rules forbid discrimination between service recipients because of their nationality or where they live. This means:

you are automatically entitled to receive services from businesses located in other EU countries
you may not refuse or accord different treatment to prospective customers from other EU countries unless you have a valid reason to do so.

If you sell products online, you may not refuse to deliver to customers in other EU countries unless you have a valid reason. To avoid confusion, you should indicate any delivery restrictions clearly on your website.
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I very much doubt that offering lower prices to your domestic market is a valid reason

In fact they're as disguting as the rest of the bunch...
Post edited September 18, 2014 by Phc7006
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Phc7006: CDP : "To be able to offer players playing in Polish, lower price, we had to restrict access to the site only to clients residing in Polish"

European Regulations :

T[i]here is no difference between customers anywhere in the EU

EU rules forbid discrimination between service recipients because of their nationality or where they live. This means:

you are automatically entitled to receive services from businesses located in other EU countries
you may not refuse or accord different treatment to prospective customers from other EU countries unless you have a valid reason to do so.

If you sell products online, you may not refuse to deliver to customers in other EU countries unless you have a valid reason. To avoid confusion, you should indicate any delivery restrictions clearly on your website.
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I very much doubt that offering lower prices to your domestic market is a valid reason

In fact they're as disguting as the rest of the bunch...
Does that apply to digital goods? I am used to restrictions both physical and digital as part of living in Australia. We do get very good deals on kangaroos at least.
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Tarnicus: I don't know about writing to them, but I'm certainly going to storm their offices in my finest short shorts, as per this interaction with GOG support
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Phc7006: CDP : "To be able to offer players playing in Polish, lower price, we had to restrict access to the site only to clients residing in Polish"

European Regulations :

[i]There is no difference between customers anywhere in the EU

EU rules forbid discrimination between service recipients because of their nationality or where they live. This means:

you are automatically entitled to receive services from businesses located in other EU countries
you may not refuse or accord different treatment to prospective customers from other EU countries unless you have a valid reason to do so.

If you sell products online, you may not refuse to deliver to customers in other EU countries unless you have a valid reason. To avoid confusion, you should indicate any delivery restrictions clearly on your website.
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I very much doubt that offering lower prices to your domestic market is a valid reason

In fact they're as disguting as the rest of the bunch...
I could probably translate whatever phrases in Polish you see better than Google Translate can but I bet they are saying something to the effect:

"In order to provide the Polish versions of games at a price suitable for the Polish market, we have to restrict our purchases to Poland".

I really don't know much about CDP.pl, just wanted comment on that google translate you posted :)
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JudasIscariot: I could probably translate whatever phrases in Polish you see better than Google Translate can but I bet they are saying something to the effect:

"In order to provide the Polish versions of games at a price suitable for the Polish market, we have to restrict our purchases to Poland".

I really don't know much about CDP.pl, just wanted comment on that google translate you posted :)
He is just pointing out that going by EU law (if what he wrote above is true) then CDP.PL is breaking law by restricting their purchases to Poland only. But if that were true then most EU online company's would be breaking law :)
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Phc7006: CDP : "To be able to offer players playing in Polish, lower price, we had to restrict access to the site only to clients residing in Polish"

European Regulations :

T[i]here is no difference between customers anywhere in the EU

EU rules forbid discrimination between service recipients because of their nationality or where they live. This means:

you are automatically entitled to receive services from businesses located in other EU countries
you may not refuse or accord different treatment to prospective customers from other EU countries unless you have a valid reason to do so.

If you sell products online, you may not refuse to deliver to customers in other EU countries unless you have a valid reason. To avoid confusion, you should indicate any delivery restrictions clearly on your website.
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I very much doubt that offering lower prices to your domestic market is a valid reason

In fact they're as disguting as the rest of the bunch...
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Tarnicus: Does that apply to digital goods? I am used to restrictions both physical and digital as part of living in Australia. We do get very good deals on kangaroos at least.
Yes but there are specific reasons applying to digital goods that could be valid. I copied the reason they state on their website. Basically they say : our reason for discriminating foreign consumer access to our services is that we want to ensure our domestic customers pay less... That's ..bold. Not surprising though. Since the 2004 enlargement, the main benefits from Europe for customers / citizens are going backwards, while the disadvantages keep inflating every day.