General Discussion

Funcom has released full details on the various pricing schemes for Age of Conan in the various regions that the game will be released.

Last week we announced our basic subscription prices. Today we wanted to give you the entire pricing structure for Age of Conan, including the favorable three and six month packages which give discounts.

In addition to the online subscriptions, players can also purchase 60-day timecards in retail stores around Europe, North America and Oceania. The recommended retail price for 60-day timecards is 29.99 USD / 29.99 EUR (including VAT where applicable). Markets outside Europe, Oceania and North America will follow European pricing.

Read more here.

Already was posted here: www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/176603 by a member, but still good to news to announce/spread I suppose.

I just hope this one doesn't folow suit of the other and fall into a US vs. EU price difference arguement.

It will so to try and stop it yes it would be cheaper for someone in Europe to pay in US Dolla's but they are not getting it cheaper! $15 to someone living in the US is the same ammount to them as £15 is to you  if live in the UK. They dont get discounted bread and milk etc lol its all relative.  So it simple terms for example if a loaf of bread costs you £1 in the uk and $1 in the us its not cheaper in fact due to corruncy rates it would cost the american twice as much to by is loaf of bread if he was charged £1.

Originally posted by Kelador

It will so to try and stop it yes it would be cheaper for some in Europe to pay in US Dolla's but they are not getting it cheaper! $15 to someone living in the US is the same ammount to them as £15 is to you  if live in the UK. They dont get discounted bread and milk etc lol its all relative.

Huh?  You do understand exchange rates yes?  One american dollar converts in todays market to about .50 British pound.  One British pound converts to nearly two american dollars.

I still be stunned when I read so many of these posts

Originally posted by DragonOak

 

Originally posted by Kelador

It will so to try and stop it yes it would be cheaper for some in Europe to pay in US Dolla's but they are not getting it cheaper! $15 to someone living in the US is the same ammount to them as £15 is to you  if live in the UK. They dont get discounted bread and milk etc lol its all relative.

 

Huh?  You do understand exchange rates yes?  One american dollar converts in todays market to about .50 British pound.  One British pound converts to nearly two american dollars.

I still be stunned when I read so many of these posts

Lol Yes it does but that still does not mean an american's subcription price is cheaper for an american which is the point 15 dollas is 15 dollas to an american not £7.80 or what ever it converts to.

Originally posted by Kelador

It will so to try and stop it yes it would be cheaper for someone in Europe to pay in US Dolla's but they are not getting it cheaper! $15 to someone living in the US is the same ammount to them as £15 is to you  if live in the UK. They dont get discounted bread and milk etc lol its all relative.  So it simple terms for example if a loaf of bread costs you £1 in the uk and $1 in the us its not cheaper in fact due to corruncy rates it would cost the american twice as much to by is loaf of bread if he was charged £1.

What ? Did you quit school too early? Don't know what currency exchange is? Don't know the price of stuff changes from Country to Country in Europe even if they have the same currency?

Like I said some months before, this game has no future, and one more proof of that is how their finnantial/sales staff is so junior and immature to the point of relasing this information in this way.

Originally posted by sysadmin

What? Did you quit school too early? Don't know what currency exchange is? Don't know the price of stuff changes from Country to Country in Europe even if they have the same currency?

Like I said some months before, this game has no future, and one more proof of that is how their financial/sales staff is so junior and immature to the point of relasing this information in this way.

Err, never mind the economical discussion led by people who probably don't have enough knowledge about international economics to actually make valid points...

But what the heck are you saying about it being amateurish to release the information as they did? They announced it on their website. Huh? What should they have done in your eyes?

PS: And no, I don't have enough knowledge about international economics either...hence, I don't make comments about it. What I -do- know though, is that the point you make is way too simplistic to be taken seriously.

Originally posted by sysadmin

Originally posted by Kelador

It will so to try and stop it yes it would be cheaper for someone in Europe to pay in US Dolla's but they are not getting it cheaper! $15 to someone living in the US is the same ammount to them as £15 is to you  if live in the UK. They dont get discounted bread and milk etc lol its all relative.  So it simple terms for example if a loaf of bread costs you £1 in the uk and $1 in the us its not cheaper in fact due to corruncy rates it would cost the american twice as much to by is loaf of bread if he was charged £1.

 

What ? Did you quit school too early? Don't know what currency exchange is? Don't know the price of stuff changes from Country to Country in Europe even if they have the same currency?

Like I said some months before, this game has no future, and one more proof of that is how their finnantial/sales staff is so junior and immature to the point of relasing this information in this way.

Ok lets start over i was trying to point out that the arguement over subscription prices is pointless i mean yes it would be cheaper for me to pay in dolla's but does that mean that Funcom shoud charge americans 18/19 dollas per month? I was trying to point out that 15 dolla's to someone who lives and works in america is the same as 15 pounds to someone who lives and works in the UK now dont go saying but if you convert that 15 pounds into dollas i get double because thats the point someone in the US cant do that!

What Kelador is trying to say to you is that he understand exchange rates but he figures that perhaps the prices are the same is because how your pound is relative to the prices in the market in the UK, as in you go to mcdonalds and spend £5 on a meal, while in the US that same meal costs $5. Perhaps thats just how the market works.

Also in Australia, we pay sometimes over $100 for a game while in the US im pretty sure those games are only $60 or so each. our dollar is like $0.95 so how do u figure that?

Everything to do with your currency in your country is relevant to the market of your country NOT THE EXCHANGE RATE!

On a side note, I am looking forward to this game havn't been this excited since i first played WoW @ release