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Dust 514 price gouge for AUS and NZ customers
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Julius Priscus
#21 - 2013-05-15 04:29:40 UTC
Setaceous wrote:
Zeko Rena wrote:
Jack Miton wrote:
that's pretty standard in AU tbh.
All games cost more.

(not saying it's good, just a fact.)


Re-read it, this is for in game items, not the game itself.

I was going to pick up Dust 514 and give it a go but if this is the case I won't bother, everything else I play charges you in US dollars for in game items and it is the same price as US players, you only have to factor in the exchange rate.

Which is never that good for us NZ players, but for you AU players you are pretty much on $1 to $1 Cry

Even for us it's not too bad - NZ 0.82 - US 1.0



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Julius Priscus
#22 - 2013-05-15 04:30:28 UTC
Zeko Rena wrote:
Jack Miton wrote:
that's pretty standard in AU tbh.
All games cost more.

(not saying it's good, just a fact.)


Re-read it, this is for in game items, not the game itself.

I was going to pick up Dust 514 and give it a go but if this is the case I won't bother, everything else I play charges you in US dollars for in game items and it is the same price as US players, you only have to factor in the exchange rate.

Which is never that good for us NZ players, but for you AU players you are pretty much on $1 to $1 Cry



can you buy ingame items with plex?
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#23 - 2013-05-15 05:33:12 UTC
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dark heartt
#24 - 2013-05-15 05:58:26 UTC
Tennoku wrote:
Jake Warbird wrote:
OZ, if the wildlife doesn't get you, the government will.


It's not the government at fault. It's the deliberate choice of particular companies.


Actually... http://tetrisisunrealistic.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/australian-gamers-vs-australian-game.html

I wrote this a while back. There is a law in Australia that allows companies to do this, laid out by our government. It shouldn't have anything to do with digital products, but until that changes it gives the companies the right to sell something at inflated prices here in Australia. That's why the wholesale prices are higher.

http://tetrisisunrealistic.blogspot.com.au/
Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#25 - 2013-05-15 08:24:18 UTC
Julius Priscus wrote:
Setaceous wrote:
Zeko Rena wrote:
Jack Miton wrote:
that's pretty standard in AU tbh.
All games cost more.

(not saying it's good, just a fact.)


Re-read it, this is for in game items, not the game itself.

I was going to pick up Dust 514 and give it a go but if this is the case I won't bother, everything else I play charges you in US dollars for in game items and it is the same price as US players, you only have to factor in the exchange rate.

Which is never that good for us NZ players, but for you AU players you are pretty much on $1 to $1 Cry

Even for us it's not too bad - NZ 0.82 - US 1.0



big wave from wellytown.

o7

Waiouru here.
Stan'din
Pandemic Alpha
#26 - 2013-05-15 13:31:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Stan'din
There's me thinking Australians had to pay the guards in cigarettes for goods Lol

Your about as much use as a condom dispenser in the Vatican.
Malande
Doomheim
#27 - 2013-05-15 14:05:46 UTC
I thought the link of increased prices in AUS and NZ was due to higher average levels of income there? Not because of differences in currency value.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#28 - 2013-05-15 14:20:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Europe gets gouged in the same way, if you're not getting hit with the "$1=£1=€1" exchange rate you have the likes of EA charging different prices in different countries who share the same currency, for the same product.

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Toobit Hor
State War Academy
Caldari State
#29 - 2013-05-16 11:42:57 UTC
I want to bump this.

I've been looking at the elite bundle, but I will not pay $160 USD for a $100 USD *digital only* item.
Akali Kuvakei
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#30 - 2013-05-16 12:12:20 UTC
Who cares, you money isn't worth a damn anyways, and besides you guys aren't even a real country.
Toobit Hor
State War Academy
Caldari State
#31 - 2013-05-16 12:31:29 UTC
I guess you missed the part about the currencies involved...
Malak Dawnfire
Unquestionable Prosperity
Grand Inquisitors Federation
#32 - 2013-05-16 12:42:08 UTC
I support our Aussie and New Zealand gamers brothers and sisters in this plight of fair pricing! Attention
dark heartt
#33 - 2013-05-17 08:50:34 UTC
Akali Kuvakei wrote:
Who cares, you money isn't worth a damn anyways


I'm assuming you're American, simply from your attitude: Last I checked our $ was worth more than your $... So who's money isn't worth a damn?

http://tetrisisunrealistic.blogspot.com.au/
dark heartt
#34 - 2013-05-17 08:51:49 UTC
Malande wrote:
I thought the link of increased prices in AUS and NZ was due to higher average levels of income there? Not because of differences in currency value.


That's another part of the issue as well. It's still not good enough though as our $ is pretty strong right now. No excuses in my book.

http://tetrisisunrealistic.blogspot.com.au/
Destiny Corrupted
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Senpai's Afterschool Anime and Gaming Club
#35 - 2013-05-17 09:35:51 UTC
dark heartt wrote:
Last I checked our $ was worth more than your $... So who's money isn't worth a damn?

Ugh, stop. Stop it! That's not how money works!

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Stan'din
Pandemic Alpha
#36 - 2013-05-17 12:06:08 UTC
Akali Kuvakei wrote:
Who cares, you money isn't worth a damn anyways, and besides you guys aren't even a real country.




Australia and New Zealand are infact two separate countries and I've had the pleasure in visiting the latter. Take your ignorance some place else peasant your not welcome here.

Your about as much use as a condom dispenser in the Vatican.
DrugsDen
Asylum Misfits
Brave Collective
#37 - 2013-05-17 12:12:30 UTC
Best thing to do with the ps3 crap is get it as far away from eve as they can ill have cash on it that all this crap long dt and game crashes is down to the ps3 kids crap
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