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Posted October 23, 2014
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Trilarion: I actually wonders why this is so? Why most regionally priced games follow exactly a similar price profile regardless of the publisher. You would think that in order to find the maximal revenue one would experiment with different prices or that there are different estimations of which region deserves which price. But there seems to be exactly one dominating regional pricing scheme. I wonder if this is GOG's idea or whoever thought about it. Did they just run around and asked: how much would you pay for that game? I would really like to learn more and substantial about the background of this particular prevailing regional pricing profile. Who invented it and why is it exactly as it is?
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-weird-ecomomics-behind-steam-prices-around-the-world/
Posted October 23, 2014
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Grargar: A bit off-topic, but you may want to change your GOGmix's description for the games that became regionally-priced on 27th August. After all, they were never regionally-priced before the redesign.
Suggestions for the new text? Also, do you have a list of which ones those are? I have a general sense of them, but authoritative is better.


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Grargar: You have also forgotten to include the standard edition of Dreamfall Chapters, as well as its DLC upgrade.
Will get them added. I didn't realise there were other versions, just assumed GOG brought the one.
Posted October 23, 2014
Is there a list of games that came to GoG without regional pricing after they opened the gates?
It should be easier to maintain.
Posted October 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Suggestions for the new text? Also, do you have a list of which ones those are? I have a general sense of them, but authoritative is better.
The original text reads "Another game either recently regionally priced, or which wasn't detected as such before." I would suggest to instead change it to something along the lines of "A formerly flat-priced game, which gained regional pricing with the redesign of 27th August."

The games that retroactively changed to regional pricing are:

1954 Alcatraz
Always Sometimes Monsters
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Blackguards Special Edition + Untold Legends DLC
The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
Broken Age
Broken Sword 5
Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Deponia 3
Gods Will be Watching (also Special Edition and Special Edition DLC)
Gomo
Gone Home
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Luftrausers
Memoria
The Night of the Rabbit
OlliOlli
The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Space Run: Fast and Safe Delivery
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Special Edition pre-order only)
The Whispered World: Special Edition
Post edited October 23, 2014 by Grargar
Posted October 23, 2014
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Grargar: The original text reads "Another game either recently regionally priced, or which wasn't detected as such before." I would suggest to instead change it to something along the lines of "A formerly flat-priced game, which gained regional pricing with the redesign of 27th August."
Thanks, I like your suggested text. I'll update the affected titles with this notation - "Formerly One-World Priced, changed to Regional Pricing after the site redesign on August 27, 2014"

I refuse to let the One-World Pricing concept vanish. :)
Posted October 23, 2014
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Klumpen0815: Is there a list of games that came to GoG without regional pricing after they opened the gates?
It should be easier to maintain.
http://www.an-ovel.com/cgi-bin/magog.cgi?ver=341&scp=gdspur&dsp=ipgfsorlcmbah4&ord=j0&flt=jne~27082014~prp~0~&opt=s&myf=ThuOct231738132014_qThjhIlp4y4mK
Posted October 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Thanks, I like your suggested text. I'll update the affected titles with this notation - "Formerly One-World Priced, changed to Regional Pricing after the site redesign on August 27, 2014"

I refuse to let the One-World Pricing concept vanish. :)
One more thing; from the general list of regionally-priced games, some are not more expensive here, but I can't confirm if that's the case with other territories. Since you have made an exception with Halfway, I will point to the following games that are not more expensive in Europe, even if they are regionally-priced:

Gone Home
Hatoful Boyfriend
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Wasteland 2 Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade (Funnily enough, its price is locked at €14.99 or a bit less than $19, $1 cheaper than the US standard price, yay!).
Posted October 23, 2014
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Grargar: One more thing; from the general list of regionally-priced games, some are not more expensive here, but I can't confirm if that's the case with other territories. Since you have made an exception with Halfway, I will point to the following games that are not more expensive in Europe, even if they are regionally-priced:
Yes, I'm not merely flagging up stuff that is more expensive in the Eurozone, but anything that is regional priced, period.
Posted October 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Yes, I'm not merely flagging up stuff that is more expensive in the Eurozone, but anything that is regional priced, period.
I'm not saying you shouldn't include it. After all, I was the one to bring up Halfway's strange regional pricing here first. But maybe, you could alter the flavour of the text for those games, like you did for Halfway.
Posted October 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Thanks, I like your suggested text. I'll update the affected titles with this notation - "Formerly One-World Priced, changed to Regional Pricing after the site redesign on August 27, 2014"

I refuse to let the One-World Pricing concept vanish. :)
Plus, the term "gained" that Grargar suggested implies something positive, which isn't the case for many users.
Posted October 23, 2014
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HypersomniacLive: Plus, the term "gained" that Grargar suggested implies something positive, which isn't the case for many users.
Is gaining weight something positive? :P
Posted October 23, 2014
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Grargar: Is gaining weight something positive? :P
Depends on how much one weighs when they start gaining. ;-P
Posted October 23, 2014
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HypersomniacLive: Depends on how much one weighs when they start gaining. ;-P
Regional pricing could be interpreted as that kind of weight. :P
Posted October 23, 2014
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Grargar: Regional pricing could be interpreted as that kind of weight. :P
When did this become a matter of interpretation? ↁ_ↁ

A friend of mine is 1.83m and weighs 55kgs, and another is 1.70m and weighs around 100kg (nobody knows how much exactly :-P) - Is it a matter of interpretation that the first one should gain some weight and that the latter should lose some? Mind you, not from a socially acceptable POV, but health-wise.
Posted October 23, 2014
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HypersomniacLive: When did this become a matter of interpretation? ↁ_ↁ

A friend of mine is 1.83m and weighs 55kgs, and another is 1.70m and weighs around 100kg (nobody knows how much exactly :-P) - Is it a matter of interpretation that the first one should gain some weight and that the latter should lose some? Mind you, not from a socially acceptable POV, but health-wise.
Don't read into it too much. My gist is; for those who love flat pricing, regional pricing could be considered as GOG gaining weight with it.
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