FragarachSWTOR Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Buy gamecard in usd.. pay usd + currency conversion rate.. probably still cheeper than EA's pricing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamews Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 First. You're comparing a country's capitol city to Phoenix. Second. A dozen eggs does not cost £5.28 anywhere in England. I can get a dozen eggs for about £2. Third. Regarding OP...suck it up. Your lack of understanding of taxes, zonal server costs, and your tirade against the smallest of indifference does not mean people are ripping you off. If I buy Lucky Charms here in England it's going to cost me about £6 per box minimum, compared to what...$2 in America. Know why? It's an import. So is TOR. They have to cover costs of shipping etc. You like half of these whiners on the forums have a total feeling of self entitlement that is totally bewildering. Do you think they are making TOR just for you to have fun? No. They want to make money. To make money you have to cover your costs. i wish lucky charms only cost 2$ here in my area for a 16 oz box it cost's 5.89 ,i know my kids eat that stuff like it's going out of style then they complain that's there's not enough marsh-mellows because they have picked the box clean of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissakias Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) Gametime.... Americans 14.95 dollars Europeans 14.95 euro I dont know where you see this or why you say it in my payment screen in my account it says 12,99 euros and the next one is in 19 March Edited February 22, 2012 by Kissakias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee-Jay Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Europeans Gaming nations (Germany, France, UK, Scandinavia) have higher standards of living than most US citizens. Thus we are still paying less money, relatively speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrakk Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) We Europeans pay more cash for the 'service' yet somehow we always get treated as 2nd rate customers. Classic. Edited February 22, 2012 by Wrakk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalcoLombardi Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Not saying whether it's right or wrong. But it's their game. They could charge US 1 dollar a month and EU 100 dollars a month if they wanted to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscibi Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Everyone who *****es about EU having downtime when on the East Coast it's 3AM needs to grow up. It's an American made game, which would mean developers would cater to where they're from first, and once there is a larger player-base, they would be able to help out the EU servers. How often do you see Aussies ************ about downtime? They're probably screwed out of primetime more than you are. I would of thought that they catered to where the servers are. rather then where the game was made. But if you think like that, USA was "created" by the EU. So you should cater to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalcoLombardi Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 i wish lucky charms only cost 2$ here in my area for a 16 oz box it cost's 5.89 ,i know my kids eat that stuff like it's going out of style then they complain that's there's not enough marsh-mellows because they have picked the box clean of them. Get the Malt-o-meal version. More cereal, costs less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscibi Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 First. You're comparing a country's capitol city to Phoenix. Second. A dozen eggs does not cost £5.28 anywhere in England. I can get a dozen eggs for about £2. Third. Regarding OP...suck it up. Your lack of understanding of taxes, zonal server costs, and your tirade against the smallest of indifference does not mean people are ripping you off. If I buy Lucky Charms here in England it's going to cost me about £6 per box minimum, compared to what...$2 in America. Know why? It's an import. So is TOR. They have to cover costs of shipping etc. You like half of these whiners on the forums have a total feeling of self entitlement that is totally bewildering. Do you think they are making TOR just for you to have fun? No. They want to make money. To make money you have to cover your costs. you need to learn to tell the Difference between $ and £. the First means pounds, the second dollars. And your fail argument of "shipping" what do they have to ship? Alot of people brought the digital Download. which you dont have to pay shipping on. and the hardcopy you buy from a store in the UK wasnt Shipped from the usa, it was prolly made in the eu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamews Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Get the Malt-o-meal version. More cereal, costs less i tried that once there swore up and down about how they could taste the difference LOL then a friend of mine gave me the suggestion keep a old lucky charms box and pour the malt o meal in it ,funny they never noticed the difference after that, i think the malt o meal tastes better myself. Still have to get a box of the Lucky charms once in awhile thou when the old one starts looking like it's falling apart lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOOBiZ Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 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. You mean 14.95 So we are actually paying somewhere between 20-25% more for gametime than the americans. does this by any means sound fair? No.., same on steam.. 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. If you would look a bit into things before you start anything..., the banks take a fee for your transaction..., so yes you pay more, even when you pay in U.S. dollars.. 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. It is stated clearly on all pages relating to the subscription.. So yes it is unfair, also the downtime..., they should shift between US and EU times so both the US ppl and EU ppl have downtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neastraza Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 ahhhh im enrage's i will send the rancor immediately. wipe them all all of them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyRogers Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Im not willing to pay 10% or 15% or 20% more than the americans for the same game, I was equal treatment. Thank your politicians and governments who include extra taxes, legal and service fees to companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggomy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thank your politicians and governments who include extra taxes, legal and service fees to companies. Need all that tax money to pay for free health care and other stuff Americans do not get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xorto Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=319042 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackobite Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 What about moving to Greece? I seen on Sky they don't pay their taxes so its probably cheaper there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong but the price of 1 month is... and I quote from here •1 Month Subscription: $14.99 (£8.99/€12.99) So in the UK, 1 month is £8.99 or $14.09 In the Single Currency Euro zone its €12.99 or $17.19 (It would look better if the Euro wasn't so weak at the moment) So basically, your not paying the €14.99 to EA as you claim. You may however be paying an oversea's transaction fee and other charges from your bank/card issuer. Thats hardly EA's problem, you could always just buy game cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLTgamer Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yes, its $19.25, but you don't live in the USA, so this thread doesn't really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieAlteHexe Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I very much envy you your life, OP, if this is what "outrages" you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blotter Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I feel safe saying that the Crazy Whiner Forums...I mean General Forums...have now officially jumped the shark. Someone call Fonzie and bust out the waterskis, stat.... Edited February 22, 2012 by Blotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluejam Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 What about moving to Greece? I seen on Sky they don't pay their taxes so its probably cheaper there i wonder if that will continue after this weeks 120 Billion euro-bung to them, I suspect we have just poured 1000 x the cost of this game down some greek drain. No offence to any greeks here btw, just to our politicians in general <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyfy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 also, no currency conversion loss. This right here is the biggest reason. Currency fluctuates and seeing as how Bioware is based in the US is sets its rates to allow for a profit to be made in the time periods where other currencies are traded at a better rate against the dollar. They give themselves a buffer, they make a little extra when other currencies don't trade as well and lose a bit of that margin when they do trade better. Its basically an average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelheidsduivel Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 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? in the beginning there was a big price difference @ Security Key, In USA $4.00 and when i had to pay; €12.99 (no sign why it cost a lot more, but they did change it to "Shipping Fee") €10.50 shipping fee for a small product like that. [delivered after 26 "work days" (count 5 days per week)] i think it ain't hard to find a cheaper way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workerdrone Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm going to switch to Game Time Cards, because last time I checked they were more than 15% cheaper per month than paying with a credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alavastre Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Europeans Gaming nations (Germany, France, UK, Scandinavia) have higher standards of living than most US citizens. Thus we are still paying less money, relatively speaking. Please don't talk about things you obviously know nothing about. US has the highest standard of living, the highest GDP per person than anywhere else in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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