Hi guys,
I hope someone an help me find how much is to subscribe to this game. I cant find it in the Lodestone, the Mogstation or even on a simple Google search.
I'm in EU, so if anyone can point me towards a pricing structure, that would be great.
Thanks in advance!
How much for subscription
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10-02-2013, 08:03 PMLittle_IfritHow much for subscription
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10-02-2013, 08:12 PMMichelasso
Ok, I was looking for that as well and I've found it finally!
Entry 30 days £7.69 / 10.99 € *
Standard 30 days £8.99 / 12.99 €
90 days £8.39 / 11.99 € *
180 days £7.69 / 10.99 € *
http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/product/
Not sure why we have got the 30/90 and 180 days option. I thought it was 30/60/90. -
10-02-2013, 08:15 PMLittle_Ifrit
Thats perfect. Cheers !!!
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10-02-2013, 08:19 PMMichelasso
BTW now I see. The UK subscription is waaay much cheaper! £7,69 = 9,20€ instead of 10.99€. Why is that? Is there any way I can buy the subscription from UK? Do I need a British credit card?
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10-02-2013, 08:22 PMLittle_Ifrit
That is a big difference.
SE probably charge in the country your account is registered to or the country your card is registeted to.
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10-04-2013, 06:24 PMMichelasso
The US prices, in dollar, should me more in line with the British prices, using the currency exchange. Actually in pounds is still a bit cheaper. And that is before taxes in US. Lucky British this time. Bizarre enough the PS4 instead is more expensive over there.
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10-04-2013, 08:30 PMNaryoril
hmm... i didn't know about the Entry option (i just started playing a few days ago), but it looks very interesting. Since you can play all classes on a single character only having 1 char on a server shouldn't be much of an issue.
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10-04-2013, 11:22 PMTheTen
In most cases, price differences in these things are due to taxing differences. For example, in Germany, prices include a 30% tax. So (a converted) 9.20 € becomes 12 €. Other countries have other taxes or apply them in other ways. You can certainly get around this by importing things, but remember that instead of a tax, you may have to calculate in high shipping fees.
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10-05-2013, 06:20 PMMichelasso
30% tax in Germany? The VAT all over Europe is around 20% (21% in Italy, 19% in UK). Unless Germany has an extra tax for digital products that doesn't make much sense. Also there is no import from UK to any EU country. I just wonder if the FF XIV subscription cards for PC work for PS3 accounts as well (they should). This is what I've got from Amazon UK, 60 days subscription:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Fantas...ds=ff+xiv+card
Too bad that Amazon now charges again for shipping&delivery in EU. Apparently they hate continental customers. -
10-05-2013, 09:23 PMTheTen
I honestly don't even know how exactly the 30% are calculated, just that they exist. 19% of it are our VAT, the rest must be some other crap. (Yeah, I'm not happy about it either, just used to it -_-)
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10-06-2013, 12:01 AMJayprice
£8.99 is abit steep, should be around a fiver
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10-06-2013, 03:51 AMKityaConsidering all the sub MMOs I've played run for about $15 (US) a month and as current currency exchange is showing that as being about equivalent to $14.41 that seems to be just about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayprice
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10-06-2013, 04:28 AMraelgun
dont forget how the currency converts over to yen, since we are at least considering a jap company, i can bet that the £ goes a lot further then euros or dollars over there
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10-06-2013, 05:23 AMJaypriceWat u on about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitya
I ment £9 a month for a game in General is steep, every other game £40 or less for life -
10-06-2013, 05:26 AMAlthire
But 40 pound don't get you free content updates look at like this you get content normally 4-6 times a year and it's like adding a new game every update so it's like buying a new game 6 times a year for only 18 pound imo quite cheap
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10-06-2013, 05:28 AMKityaI understood what you meant. You're confusing regular console type games with subscription type games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayprice
The 40 or less for life games you buy the game and that's it. The game as released is all you get unless they give out expansions and the like (which you have to pay for).
The monthly subscription games are different in that they are given dynamic updates as you play them that you don't have to pay extra for. They're also typically much larger and have much less time between updates than the single pay game has for expansions. And, typically, these cost about the equivalent of £9 a month. -
10-06-2013, 05:39 AMJaypriceDon't get me wrong id pay £20 a month haha coz I love the game and buy anything "final fantasy" relatedQuote:
Originally Posted by Kitya
Was just thinking over a year the total cost, I know other mmos are same price but am sure ff11 charged for expantion pack too
I take it the price is to cover the severs costs? And constite bug fixing and adjusting stats and game macanics to keep it balanced -
10-06-2013, 05:44 AMKityaPretty much all MMOs charge for actual expansions. The difference between them and regular console games is that you also get major content added in between expansions. So it's that and the servers, minor fixes you mentioned that we're paying for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayprice
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10-06-2013, 05:24 PMMichelasso
Regarding the subscription and the free content, is that true that WoW charges for the monthly subscription AND the DLC/expansions?! It seems a rip off to me, those should be covered by the subscription, shouldn't they? Any word about what SE plan is on this regard? Because I would not be happy at all if they charge for the (potential) extensions as well.
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10-06-2013, 05:36 PMKityaAs far as I'm aware, that's how it works for all sub games. The $15 a month covers the server upkeep, minor/major game fixes as well as major patch content. But, the expansions cost extra because they're a much larger amount of content all at once.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michelasso
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10-06-2013, 05:44 PMMichelassoHmm… WoW charges $15/month, $180/year. That's more than enough to rent a bit of the server and to get 2 extra games per year. To run a MMO could be expensive 10 years ago, now with the cost of one old server at the time they buy a server dozens of times more powerful. And the connections are even cheaper. Not that it really matters because I monitored the FF XIV bandwidth and it is 5MB… per hour. Less than 60Kbps per user.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitya
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10-08-2013, 02:09 AMbebop_bo
5mb per hour, think u need to re check your math lol, then also add into the equasion patches that every user wil dload from the server which is alot more than 5mb per hour,
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10-08-2013, 02:46 AMKityaYeah, but at that price we're getting 2-3 expansions worth of content in the form of patches plus active day to day changes. We're not just paying for server up keep. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Michelasso
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10-08-2013, 03:08 AMSugarPeanut
And frequent events and playing online with ppl in ways that are more than just making a head shot :P
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10-08-2013, 03:39 AMJaypriceThink he might be right about that (not including updates)Quote:
Originally Posted by bebop_bo
My internet has been broke for ages because a of a faulty cable an using a net speed app my max download speed was 0.8mbps and I was playing ff14 with zero lag, fates were a tad laggy but still playable
Internet fixed now and am clocking 14mpbs and not much difference at all
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10-08-2013, 06:57 PMMichelassoh rx (KiB) tx (KiB) h rx (KiB) tx (KiB) h rx (KiB) tx (KiB)Quote:
Originally Posted by bebop_bo
12 11,033 1,544 20 11,047 1,476 04 6,240 1,562
13 23,839 4,192 21 1,703 749 05 2,193 830
14 9,495 3,222 22 1,909 754 06 1,521 697
15 3,117 1,665 23 2,394 912 07 1,549 708
16 2,409 911 00 12,586 1,766 08 1,588 2,000
17 10,712 1,472 01 6,990 1,588 09 1,452 729
18 5,818 1,290 02 4,055 1,470 10 20,862 2,579
19 8,604 1,663 03 5,348 1,867 11 11,160 1,784
You were saying? This with also the computer connected but idle. I was playing at 18-20and after midnight. But you're right, is a bit more up to 7MB/h. -
10-08-2013, 10:02 PMTenkoRoquetteOkay, so I'm going to be subbing from the UK, and this has been bothering me for a while. I know it costs £8.99 for a Standard 30 day sub. Now for the 90 day sub, is it £8.39 per month? So, I commit to pay £8.39 for three months? Or, is it more like what I thought, and we have to pay £8.39 x3 (so £25.17) in one bulk payment when we sub?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michelasso
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10-09-2013, 02:10 AMNiwashi£25.17 in one bulk paymentQuote:
Originally Posted by TenkoRoquette
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10-09-2013, 03:40 PMTenkoRoquetteThank you. I wish they would just be straightforward and say that, haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niwashi
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10-09-2013, 07:06 PMMisaCeliousanah UK has always been specialQuote:
Originally Posted by Little_Ifrit
if it was true I would be paying in the danish currency but I pay in euros -
10-10-2013, 09:26 PMbebop_boSo its not 5mb almost double, and patches dont use bandwith? Which se have said major content at least every 2momths... Re do your math ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Michelasso
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10-10-2013, 09:28 PMbebop_bo
Oh, and for the cost of around 25-30pence a day! lol