Curse

bg_solidsnake · Jul 24, 2007, 05:42 AM // 05:42

I live in Builgaria.I bought the GWEN pre-realese yesterday for 50 levs=25 euro-with it i get the bonus and the game on the 31st of august.Our dealership firm PULSAR is really good when it comes to games coz some ppl here get like 50 euro salary per-month!

baz777 · Jul 24, 2007, 06:38 AM // 06:38

George Bush is now using US reserves to subsidise online games

I just phoned Gordon Brown and asked, so it’s true!

Miss Persephone · Jul 24, 2007, 05:30 PM // 17:30

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Originally Posted by scrinner

2) If they charged 40% less then the retailers, Alot more people would be inclined to buy straight from them then from the retailers thus hurting the publishing industry badly. While I agree that the prices are much higher in some cases, Arena Net should implement some sort of system that allows them to have sales on their games thus creating a "Win-Win" situation for everybody.

Actually Anet have been quite open about the fact they would prefer people to buy direct from themselves, thats what the mission bonus pack is about.

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Originally Posted by scrinner

Also, Why are you guys complaining at a fansite and not bothering to send e-mails to NCSoft instead of whining?

Players are frequently told by Anet that the best way to make their views heard is to post in the fansite forums. The community relations team, Gaile & Co, do summaries of the big forum news and submit them for reading throughout the company (as I understand it).

Personally, I'm a bit miffed abbout the price difference in the pre order pack, living in the UK. If the full version of GW:EN is priced similarly, I'll be paying just over 40% more for a digital product on which you pay no tax. If Anet manage to get Paypal support instore before the release, I'll just pay in US$ on my Paypal account.

dsielschott · Jul 24, 2007, 07:06 PM // 19:06

sorry if you think that they only charge a 5% conversion fee you are mistaken.....tax on items is higher than that. I buy a video game from the store and get a 6% extra charge. So rethink that.

And if people on a full time job only get payed 50 EU a month why would you go out and spend an entire months salary on a game......... seems to me that a months salary is worth more than a game......such as food or bills

I'm just saying they are covering all the losses they get in transition of exchange: dealing with foriegn bank accounts, change over of currency, and stuff like that.

It sucks, but you cant do anything about it, other than not buying it.

Avatara · Jul 24, 2007, 09:26 PM // 21:26

European people are known to pay more for stuff because the European countries have a stronger economy than USA... look at the differences between euro and dollar... Being a European I always buy stuff online in America... even with shipping costs it's still cheaper than buying it at a local store.

The only concern I see is that the expansion + bonus mission pack will be more expensive euro wise than if you buy the expansion in a cheap store and buy the extra missions online...

Onarik Amrak · Jul 25, 2007, 04:04 AM // 04:04

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

it is NCsoft not ANET.

send your bitch to the right place

Why don't you show us a link to the NCSoft Forums where people can discuss this kind of thing?

Oh? What, it doesn't exist? Funny that. No, support tickets don't count because that's not a discussion.

Tooplex198 · Jul 25, 2007, 06:58 PM // 18:58

The U.K uses pounds not Euros

Zorgy · Jul 25, 2007, 08:16 PM // 20:16

The U.K uses pounds not Euros

The U.K (& few other countries) drives LEFT & not RIGHT.....

Sorry I am already out

arsie · Jul 27, 2007, 07:48 AM // 07:48

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Originally Posted by Shakkara

...I dont see why they can't make the online store cheaper...

Selling too cheap from the online stores would undercut the regular stores. This will piss of retailers and distributors.

The other thing is that brick and mortar stores serve a second function of showcasing the game to potential customers. They also bear a higher rent burden. It is usually a good idea for brand owners to protect brick and mortar stores to a certain extent.

dawnmist · Jul 27, 2007, 07:52 AM // 07:52

I live in Australia, and use the European servers.

I find it frustrating that the store locks me to British Pounds for pricing - the most expensive of the 3 options, and one that does not represent anything even vaguely similar to the bricks-and-mortar store RRP costs here (GWEN looks like it'll be about 50% more expensive than store cost).

It's not a case of ANet/NCSoft having to convert currency to their local currency - in all 3 cases (USD, Euro & Pound) I have to convert local currency to the payment currency first.

Euro would be significantly *cheaper* than Pound for us here - but Pound is the only choice we've got on the European servers (USD would be cheaper again).

I can see *no* good reason for being locked to the most expensive currency option...

*None* of these options actually reflect local currency (Australian Dollars), so in all cases there would be conversion fees to me to convert *to* the payment currency - and then further conversion fees to convert *from* the payment currency for ANet.

It really doesn't make any sense.

Unfortunately, the only Bricks-and-Mortar store here have an *appalling* track record with any prerelease bonuses that are supposed to be delivered *prior* to the actual game. Having had some *never* arrive, and others arrive only when the game itself did, I don't trust them for this kind of bonus. This leaves me with the choice of the online store or no bonus at all. Particularly after getting the "we've had the first shipment arrive, but they're already all assigned and we don't know when/if we're getting another shipment" line from them (that's what they've said each time a 'bonus' never arrived for me) - just not worth buying from them unless there was a Collector's Edition.

Lourens · Aug 01, 2007, 11:06 AM // 11:06

this is a so useless thread plz close this thread admins maybe ppl in the us just get less paid for their jobs or they pay more taxes whatever ...

Jongo River · Aug 01, 2007, 11:25 AM // 11:25

You bumped this thread almost a week after the last post, to request that? Too much pot smoking going on in The Netherlands, or something?

cr00mz · Aug 03, 2007, 09:16 AM // 09:16

price difference is the best thing that has ever happened!

PS3

amazon.com - $500
amazon.co.uk - £400, ~€600, ~$850

i say yay Europe!

Thomas.knbk · Aug 03, 2007, 11:18 AM // 11:18

It's the same with everything. I wanted to buy a 30G iPod online for $289, only to find out that offer is only available in the US. In Europe I had to pay E289 (still haven't found the euro button on my keyboard). That's thirty six percent. It sucks pretty bad, but it's hardly NCSofts (or Anet's) fault.

lucifer_uk · Aug 03, 2007, 01:41 PM // 13:41

Am I the only one thinking £17 for GW:EN from the high street isn't that much?
Seeing as most online stores are selling to the American market @ $39.99 (£19.60).

The official online store has always been a rip off for European customers that's why I never buy anything except character slots from there.