Jocken Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) I do not know if the EU players knows this or any other player for that matter. I did some calculation and I found out something so very disturbing and annoying that it irks me incredibly. Gametime.... Americans 14.95 dollars Europeans 14.95 euro 14.95 euro is NOT 19.95 dollars, its actually 19.026 dollars. So we are actually paying somewhere between 20-25% more for gametime than the americans. does this by any means sound fair? I want the prices to be adjusted to ONE price... it is 14.95 dollars the use Origins or whatever you use to make the appropriate cost change into my countries currency. 14.95 dollars is 104 swedish krona and last I checked the price subtrakted from my account will be 119 swedish krona, thats 12 percept more I pay than the price actually is. Id say for BW and EA to start showing the prices for what they are, not claim it is 14.95 dollars or whatever they claim but show the prices in the currency they are actually charding so that the person buying actually knows the cost of the subscription BEFORE they buy the game. Im not willing to pay 10% or 15% or 20% more than the americans for the same game, I was equal treatment. Either that or let us all pay our gametime in dollars to make it fair on everyone else. Edited January 15, 2012 by Jocken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTijger Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Then go live in the US where there are far lower sales taxes and no EU based servers and EU staff to pay, also, no currency conversion loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamech Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Tax Tax laws are different in the EU to what they are in the US Not gonna change unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urglab Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 An outrage indeed, the sky is falling! I also pay more for certain things abroad than I do in The Netherlands, and vice versa. THE HORROR! What's your next complaint? That coke is cheaper in dollars? That electronics is cheaper in dollars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkelord Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 So we are actually paying somewhere between 20-25% more for gametime than the americans. does this by any means sound fair? Yes, it does, because your EU servers aren't located in the EU, they're located in the US. Electricity costs money to move that long a distance, thus you get charged more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDTC Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 This is an OUTRGE, send your fleet in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urglab Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yes, it does, because your EU servers aren't located in the EU, they're located in the US. Electricity costs money to move that long a distance, thus you get charged more. Uh, they are not based in the US. If they were my ping wouldn't be around 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTijger Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yes, it does, because your EU servers aren't located in the EU, they're located in the US. Electricity costs money to move that long a distance, thus you get charged more. Wrong. EU servers are in the EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pursang Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 This is an OUTRGE, send your fleet in! Alright Ambassador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearaids Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 This entire post bought into being is an outrage. Its allways been like this. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogoo Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Im not willing to pay 10% or 15% or 20% more than the americans for the same game, I was equal treatment. Either that or let us all pay our gametime in dollars to make it fair on everyone else. Welcome to MMOs. Everybody does this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublmaker Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 /shrug It is what it is... Move to the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matheren Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 This is a TRAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anya_Halberd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yes, but is it "a slap to the face" outrage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwingeorge Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pursang Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yes, but is it "a slap to the face" outrage? I feel like I should correct you on that, but then I fear retribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shammus Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 .... call a cleaner droid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrax Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I'm English, we pay £8.99 which is equivalent to: 13.77 USD or 10.86 EUR UK wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocken Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Welcome to MMOs. Everybody does this. and if everyone was jumping off a cliff, youd do it too and accept it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pursang Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 and if everyone was jumping off a cliff, youd do it too and accept it? That is one of the worst analogies I have ever seen. And I've seen many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodspoon Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 and if everyone was jumping off a cliff, youd do it too and accept it? Yes, it's called bungee/base jumping and it's fun just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocken Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 That is one of the worst analogies I have ever seen. And I've seen many. Your still young.... wait until you seen it all... this is not even in top 1000 analogies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anya_Halberd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 and if everyone was jumping off a cliff, youd do it too and accept it? Hell yeah. There would be a nice pile of bodies to land in. And a bunch of wallets to steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocken Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yes, it's called bungee/base jumping and it's fun just saying let me just fix that cord for you... *snip* there, now you can jump.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocken Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Hell yeah. There would be a nice pile of bodies to land in. And a bunch of wallets to steal. Hells yeah...lets the first 4 billion jump first, then ill jump... nice soft landing... and dont forget to run...cause there is another 5 billion coming down... Edited January 15, 2012 by Jocken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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