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Old Aug 13, 2007, 04:26 PM // 16:26   #1
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Prices for GW:EN in the GW store are

US $4.99
EU €4.99
UK £3.49

In Dollars that equates to:

US $4.99
EU $6.80
UK $7.02

Why can’t we be charged equally!! And it would be very easy to do, just charge us in dollars (or give us the option to pay in dollars!!)

Exchange rate today at www.xe.com
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 04:33 PM // 16:33   #2
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This has been debated to death....look around the forum and you'll find 107324809349785 threads about this...please...
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 05:03 PM // 17:03   #3
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r u surprised that anet is ripping some people off?
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15   #4
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Or buy the pre release pack from a real shop for £1.99 ($4).
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 05:42 PM // 17:42   #5
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I guess you could report this scam to the police.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:00 PM // 18:00   #6
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I know.... Send a ticket to NCSoft support
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11   #7
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This is the same with EVERY product. Games or otherwise.

Let's not go into the details, but Europeans pay taxes on everything they buy. Americans don't. If you think it's unfair, try complaining about Amazon charging $20 more in Europe for the same DVD box set, etc.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:30 PM // 18:30   #8
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you know it was kind of interesting that while my family was in England, they bought burgers that would be regularly $2.50 in the U.S.... Guess how much it was? £2.50! which equates to close to $5!!! OMG! Do you think this could be due to difference in economies??? Or should we sue the sandwich shop for scamming tourists?!? Let's face it...it doesn't just come down to how much a dollar equates to another country's currency. There's tons of other factors coming in to play. So there.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:36 PM // 18:36   #9
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Psh, My local best buy was selling pre order packs for 10$. Same with some other electronic stores in my area.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:40 PM // 18:40   #10
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Vote with your wallet, if you feel that strongly. It's also worth noting that they have yet to add a price to buy GW:EN in the online store. Waiting until it's too late for us to order elsewhere, I wonder?
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 06:43 PM // 18:43   #11
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Don't people make more in England?

Min wage in US is $5.85 an hour. What's min wage in UK?
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 07:07 PM // 19:07   #12
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Don't people make more in England?

Min wage in US is $5.85 an hour. What's min wage in UK?
thats federal min wage also some states have their own which all are more than that.

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£5.35=$10.10 per hour for 22-year-olds and above
£4.45=$8.95 per hour for 18-to-21-year-olds
£3.30=$6.64 per hour for under-18s who have finished compulsory education
uk wage varies as you see
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 07:51 PM // 19:51   #13
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Just be thankful Guild Wars doesn't require a monthly fee.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 09:03 PM // 21:03   #14
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Don't people make more in England?
Yeah, it's Vabbi with bad weather - every address ends with the word "Palace".
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 09:03 PM // 21:03   #15
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This is the same with EVERY product. Games or otherwise.

Let's not go into the details, but Europeans pay taxes on everything they buy. Americans don't. If you think it's unfair, try complaining about Amazon charging $20 more in Europe for the same DVD box set, etc.
This is a download though, no box, no shipping, no taxes, NO EXCUSE
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 09:17 PM // 21:17   #16
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It's a PREORDER. Anet doesn't expect as many Europeans to purchase the game from the online store, even if that's where they got the preorder. Don't bitch about the price unless the price of GW:EN is different for each region, excluding whatever tax or other fees apply.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 09:49 PM // 21:49   #17
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Ehm.. taxes? (oh just read the guy above)

And prices on things have always been different in different countries, since it is tied to you average income/inflation. It is just that people in europe earn more money then ppl in US, so they have more money to spend as well.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 10:04 PM // 22:04   #18
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you know it was kind of interesting that while my family was in England, they bought burgers that would be regularly $2.50 in the U.S.... Guess how much it was? £2.50! which equates to close to $5!!! OMG! Do you think this could be due to difference in economies??? Or should we sue the sandwich shop for scamming tourists?!? Let's face it...it doesn't just come down to how much a dollar equates to another country's currency. There's tons of other factors coming in to play. So there.
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it has more to do with international economics than it does with the companies selling the products. You guys need to blame your government or move to another country, not blame Arena Net.
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Old Aug 13, 2007, 10:58 PM // 22:58   #19
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In what way is stating exactly what the price is in all three regions a scam?

And from the looks of things the minimum wage for adults in the UK is much higher than that in America, which kind of justifies this. If you exaggerate then it would be quite unfair if it cost an entire year's wages in one country and about 1 hour's wages in another...
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Old Aug 14, 2007, 01:22 AM // 01:22   #20
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Well... in Spain, you can get the pre-Order from a shop franchise called 'Game'.
The price was 3€, and when I buy GW:EN they will discount it from the price, so the price turned to 0€.

Online shop is good for some things... but sometmes looking for an offer may prove more useful.
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