Curse

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:01 AM // 00:01

lg5000, my understanding of the GBP vs EU thing is that if Britian changed to EU they would stand to loose a large slice of their economy in terms of $$$. I don't really get it, but that's just what I've heard from friend of mine who get the world economic scene. As for why they charge Australians in GBP - well Anet and NCSoft have yet to explain that in a satisfactory manner to anyone, as far as I know.

stiffler · Aug 31, 2007, 12:08 AM // 00:08

I wonder if it is at all possible for Anet to open the GW:EN preview key for peeps. It will only give us the same amount of access as the first event so it will not give anyone an advantage, just a thought.

Mr.Deflok · Aug 31, 2007, 12:11 AM // 00:11

How much does it cost an Aussie or a Kiwi to buy ingame?

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:12 AM // 00:12

stiffler, I'm sure this question has been asked in this thread already (and many others). The answer is no.

fRag_Doll · Aug 31, 2007, 12:18 AM // 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Deflok

How much does it cost an Aussie or a Kiwi to buy ingame?

If we pay in Pounds, $62 AU.
If US Dollars, $48 AU.

If we buy at EB Games, $49.95 AU.

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:26 AM // 00:26

I seem to remember someone saying that Kiwi's pay in EU... Don't ask me why...

lg5000 · Aug 31, 2007, 12:26 AM // 00:26

Lady Lozza, thanks for the explanation

Mr.Deflok · Aug 31, 2007, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Yeah, I'm paying in Euros according to the store.

Just used XE.com...

If I was lucky enough to pay in USD
39.99 USD = 56.9372 NZD

Which is cheaper than retail here ($59.95)

But I'm not lucky.
34.99 EUR = 68.1507 NZD

Not too bad, I guess. Just another 8 dollars or so, plus I'll get the bonus missions too.

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Yeah I know it wasn't much of an explaination, but I live in Europe for a year and I still don't get it. The only thing that I can think of is that Britain's economy is stronger than that of the other EU countries. By changing the currency they are somehow set to loose some of that.

As for the other bit... People have asked, no comprehensible answer has been given.

bilateralrope · Aug 31, 2007, 12:31 AM // 00:31

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Originally Posted by fRag_Doll

I've just spoken to EB Australia's PC games department, the stock was late arriving in Australia (reason unknown), and then the truck delivering it to the warehouse broke down.

EB is not to blame, they know GW:EN goes live in 7.5 hours and they tried their best to get it to us, but now it's just too late.

This reason seems to be the same reason that the Factions CE got delayed. An unspecified part of the distribution chain had a delay.

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:34 AM // 00:34

The Factions CE was an NCSoft publishing issue - and they admitted that. Furthermore it affected not only Australia, but everyone.

Factions didn't arrive in Australian stores until the Monday after release either, if I remember correctly.

The part that gets to me is that at least NCSoft admitted it about a week in advance. We had this put on us yesterday.

kazjun · Aug 31, 2007, 12:38 AM // 00:38

So. I pre-order and pay upfront in full. I work during the week and my only time to really get some game time is the weekend, same as my mates. Good that GWEN goes live on friday night then, right? We can really get some gaming in and power through some missions.

But instead of getting a full weekends gaming in, I'll have to wait till monday when it's no good to me at all. I'll be able to get some RA in maybe, and maybe a quest or two a night. To actually put some serious game time in, I'll be waiting till the weekend after.

Thanks anet, for leaving shipping till the last minute rather than shipping a bit early to make SURE your products get in on time. I'm sure you'll be glad there won't be any idiots complaining about not getting to play early, cause we won't be getting to play at all. Good job. I'll make sure I and all my friends remember that we shouldn't ever bother to pre-order and that we should consider all release dates to be a lie, and that if we even want the smallest chance of getting it on time we need to be extorted by paying more than the rest of the world at the online store. And considering the online store isn't selling till your precious release date, it's yet to be seen if the store will even deliver on time or crash and burn. Thanks anet, we'll remember your stellar service to the forgotten alliance of downunder.

Psuedo Halgoen · Aug 31, 2007, 12:45 AM // 00:45

From the online store my total cost (including the pre-order) was $8.58 + $63.29 + $1.00 sales tax, grand total = $72.87 au

Expansion my arse.

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 12:48 AM // 00:48

Psuedo, you have to be joking... They didn't subtract the cost of the pre-order from the game? Didn't think things could get worse...

deadshot · Aug 31, 2007, 12:58 AM // 00:58

Just came back from EB shellharbour(nsw) and the area manager gone missing, Eye of the north has had a detour due to an "international Shipping Error" and the Guy behind the counter answering my questions with a cheesy smile on his face. Way to go EB and NC Soft !

feisar84 · Aug 31, 2007, 01:09 AM // 01:09

I also pre-ordered and paid in full. I cleared my entire weekend and took time off work to play this weekend. I'm just annoyed, I mean if they plan to have a worldwide release i thought that ensuring that the game ships on time is a fairly big issue, but i guess it isn't.

I guess my only hope now is to hope arena net grants us access with our pre-order like they did with factions. But seeing they haven't acknowledged this thread yet thats pretty unlikely.

KingKryton · Aug 31, 2007, 01:17 AM // 01:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Deflok

Yeah, I'm paying in Euros according to the store.

Just used XE.com...

If I was lucky enough to pay in USD
39.99 USD = 56.9372 NZD

Which is cheaper than retail here ($59.95)

But I'm not lucky.
34.99 EUR = 68.1507 NZD

Not too bad, I guess. Just another 8 dollars or so, plus I'll get the bonus missions too.

yea that is pathetic. mwas gonna buy online but since its gonna cost me $10 more than if i buy from the store i wont bother. either that or i wont buy at all

Lady Lozza · Aug 31, 2007, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Feisar, this has been brought up in other threads, apparently it isn't possible. We will have to wait until EB gets themselves sorted out, or possibly pay as much as $22 above the retail price of the game instore.

Scorchio · Aug 31, 2007, 01:19 AM // 01:19

In the grand scheme of things I know it's only a game and this delay merely an annoyance. I can't help but wonder, however, why have the physical release so close to the go live date? Why not have the boxes on the shelves a week before? The content isn't available until they flick the switch (as it were) and any last minute changes will be streamed to the buyer anyway. I'd much rather have the key added to my account and ready to go live than be at the mercy of crack-addled people in the distribution chain. If nothing else it would mitigate the impact of late deliveries and the risk of a customer service enquiry spike.

Mr.Deflok · Aug 31, 2007, 01:20 AM // 01:20

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Originally Posted by Lady Lozza

The part that gets to me is that at least NCSoft admitted it about a week in advance. We had this put on us yesterday.

And you had this put on you by a gaming site, a site not affiliated with NCSoft or ArenaNet. Nice, eh?

When will they acknowledge this? I'm pretty disappointed in the whole thing. I detest the idea of not having a physical CD but at the same time detest the fact that I have today, and the weekend off work, and no game to play. Therefore buying it online seems like the best thing for me to do, to make worthwhile the time-off I've got.