HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Bioware employees most likely wont be able to tell you first hand whats what because with the current state of customer services you might get an answer as early as next month and thats being hopeful. Let's keep this thread alive for a month then!!! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirameki Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Let's keep this thread alive for a month then!!! Haha Maybe you get an answer faster by mailing. You might need to electrocute some droids to avoid auto-reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Maybe you get an answer faster by mailing. You might need to electrocute some droids to avoid auto-reply. What we need is a slicer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtFrog Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Tax probbaly and conversion rate Edited January 21, 2012 by SgtFrog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephismo Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Nobody is holding you down forcing you to pay it ! You could move to the USA that would solve your problem. There have been other posts on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Nobody is holding you down forcing you to pay it ! You could move to the USA that would solve your problem. There have been other posts on this subject. True. But I'd like to know what I am paying for. This is my post. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfatcheric Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 If you really want an answer why don't you call customer support? I don't think you want an answer, I think you just want to cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruntDoc Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hey Dan, answer a question please. Why did you post here in the English forums instead of the German or French forums? (I'm sorry that there are no Romansh forums.) I'm sure that you would get tons of good, well thought out responses to your question from your neighbors who know and understand Switzerland and its economy. Asking here, where all we can do is speculate (and make jokes) seems kind of odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordlok Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I would like someone from the company to explain to me why we're paying roughly 1/3 more for the same service. And people in hell want icewater. Those people in hell will likely see their wishes fulfilled first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarianrakista Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 That is what you get for being a neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirameki Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Yeah I also buy online. Timecards are in my case cheaper. (I roam around stores for discounts) I just payed only 22 euro for 2 month timecard. It's NL only though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghmou Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 /bump Just want a quick explanation BioWare. I don't feel that is asking too much. I think your question is more than fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhiting Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Unless you're a BW employee, you don't really know why. Of course, the ONLY people with ANY answers are BW employees. Forget the fact that the rest of us, you know, have real world experience. I know precisely what I'm talking about here, having done business through both Paypal and independent credit card processors for 10 years. Just because WoW and others might want to eat the charges doesn't mean that companies SHOULD eat these additional charges. It just means that they want to. Not happy? Hey, go join those other companies that don't. This is very MUCH related to conversion, to credit card charges, processor charges (NOT every processor has the same pricing for every company). Like I said, I've been dealing with things like this for quite some time, it's not as simple as "all across the board", because there is no 'all across the board' answer. Edit: and NO, they DON'T owe you an explanation or an answer, period. They don't answer to you, to me, or to ANYONE except their board of directors. Edited January 21, 2012 by TomWhiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seifz Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Edit: and NO, they DON'T owe you an explanation or an answer, period. They don't answer to you, to me, or to ANYONE except their board of directors. Uh, and their shareholders. And the law. I'm willing to bet that this is a combination of exchange rates, taxes, fees levied by Switzerland and/or the companies processing payments there, and cost of living. This is also the third or fourth thread we've had about this situation, so I'm not sure why we're doing it again. Let's make it simple. How much does a bottle of Coke cost in Switzerland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrushSoda Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) OP, as much as I tihnk this is a valid question and you should get and answer, I sincerely doubt that you will get it here, as these are forums that are moderated by, from what i've seen, about 20 people. Call them on the phone. The more I think about it, the more I think you may be trolling, because you write well, but you know damn well this isn't the Customer Service forum. Edited January 21, 2012 by CrushSoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I think your question is more than fair. Thanks mate! Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 OP, as much as I tihnk this is a valid question and you should get and answer, I sincerely doubt that you will get it here, as these are forums that are moderated by, from what i've seen, about 20 people. Call them on the phone. The more I think about it, the more I think you may be trolling, because you write well, but you know damn well this isn't the Customer Service forum. I am sure I would get a faster answer, probably something alone the lines of "I'm not sure. but we can get back to you on that via email". But I think it is also important to have these kinds of open discussions. If we are being treated unfairly, I think it should come out in a public forum instead of a private conversation. If we are being treated fairly, then it will only show that BioWare is the stand-up company that they are projected to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandomeDan Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) and NO, they DON'T owe you an explanation or an answer, period. They don't answer to you, to me, or to ANYONE except their board of directors. I LoL'd. Edited January 21, 2012 by HandomeDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vysse Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I gave the conversion rates. In Switzerland we pay by far the most. Ok lemme spell this out for you since you do not get it. If they charged a set price regardless of conversion rates than countries that have less value in the global market would pay less and countries that have a higher value would pay more. In my opinion that is unfair to Bioware and those who'd pay more. So I suggest you A) Move to a country that has a highter value than the US or B) quit your complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredvdp Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I imported a game card from the UK (The Hut). €18.43 for two months. Compared to the €27 they cost in my own country that's a very good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipzo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 keep dreaming. f2p would destroy this already fragile game Haha, there's always one idiot you can tell didn't read jack, and in this thread it's this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayBanJockey Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It's more expensive because in switzerland EVERYTHING is more expensive. It's SICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevesNET Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I feel your pain, I live in Europe... there is a solution, VPN to the states or buy time cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesTeg_cy Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I believe the price policy of the companies are highly related to the GDP and GNP of the countries they sell their products. Purchasing power defines the maximum fee for the product. Just like the case in China. An official statement would be much appriciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrYdog Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) 1 or 2 euros more...who cares.. Edited January 23, 2012 by angrYdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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