GOG would have also thrown in a 5.99 game for UK customers and everyone would be happy.

Same thing here. We dont have Macdonalds, but the few fast food chains we do have are vastly more expensive on a relative scale than they are in western countries.

As has been said, regional pricing isnt done to give people in poorer countries cheap games. People in the US seem to regularly be able to get stuff far cheaper than the prices I get charged

They wouldn't be able to do that as that would mean the UK lot get an extra $2 worth of content, and thus the price is no longer fair for everyone else. Yes, giving games to make up the value makes sense when doing so doesn't go over the value for everyone else. In this case though, it'd make more sense to issue a coupon that would offer $4 off any one title -- assuming GOG provides that ability (whether they can do that now or not isn't really an issue as it shouldn't be *that* hard to introduce the ability when it's needed).

Regional pricing is a ridiculous concept. Just because you live in a certain region, you have to pay more? What about the poor people in a region that is rich? You might as well charge people based on what they earn...

Well, if any food was to survive international shipping and come out looking largely the same as when it went in, Big Macs might be my second choice (Twinkies are the first, obviously).

You do understand that avergage salary in my city is about $600 per month? People pay $350-$450 just for rent. How much money do you think russian/ukrainians will spend to buy games from GOG? And since that there is a way to get games for free (pirate copy! Yes!) I guess GOG.com will not be popular among russian players

I think that's a reality we're all aware of and people are largely "okay" with. I pirated like crazy when I was a 12 year old farm kid from a poor family too. Now that I have a salary that can pay for games, I do, because I like games and can afford to pay for the convenience of GOG.

I know you're trying to make an argument that regional pricing can be used for fairness and good, but the fact of the matter is it's usually not used that way and GOG is taking a stand that the way most of the current game buying public has been treated is WRONG. That's the reason for the same price policy.

Holy shit, someone on the internet who understands why regional pricing exists! It's like finding bigfoot.

The problem is when companies abuse regional pricing, not the idea itself.