Steam payment HUGE price increase!

[Laertiades]

At the minute, players from Ukraine could use the Russian Steam and get a Russian regional subscription, now Ukraine does not have this

I'm pretty sure Steam will ban you for trying to play "oh, I'm suddently in another region" card. We could use Mogstation to buy optional items for cheap though (through Russian friends), but, in all honesty, people from all across the globe could do the same.
Which is, I think, another reason for a price change (from Square point of view).
What I'm trying to say is that people from many countries which aren't US or UK and have pretty much the same salary as Russia or Brazil were paying 15$ from the start. (And yes, I agree that changing price without warning is unfair.) Not that I'm on the "let everyone pay the same big amount of $$$" side of the barricade. I'd prefer that Ukraine and other countries were paying less too, and prices weren't calculated so roughly.

[Velxeor]

I'm pretty sure Steam will ban you for trying to play "oh, I'm suddently in another region" card. We could use Mogstation to buy optional items for cheap though (through Russian friends), but, in all honesty, people from all across the globe could do the same.
Which is, I think, another reason for a price change (from Square point of view).
What I'm trying to say is that people from many countries which aren't US or UK and have pretty much the same salary as Russia or Brazil were paying 15$ from the start. (And yes, I agree that changing price without warning is unfair.) Not that I'm on the "let everyone pay the same big amount of $$$" side of the barricade. I'd prefer that Ukraine and other countries were paying less too, and prices weren't calculated so roughly.

If you do not know, but the average salary in Russia is 500-700 dollars and in Europe is 1500-2000. Where is the same income? Russians now pay more than Europeans

[Mirror_s]

If you do not know, but the average salary in Russia is 500-700 dollars and in Europe is 1500-2000. Where is the same income? Russians now pay more than Europeans

500-700 these numbers only apply to Moscow, outside of it it's close to 300$ MAX, let's be honest here.

[DDkiki]

500-700 these numbers only apply to Moscow, outside of it it's close to 300$ MAX, let's be honest here.

yep, mine is around 25k rubles which is... 420$, and it considered HIGH salary in regions other then capital.

[Adachi_Ame]

"The price increase for Russian and Brazilian gamers: I actually already know the cause of this as I know a russian who's playing the game in another discord. It's because in the countries where the price increase happened SE can no longer take money directly from those countries without heavy fees so they have to work through third party money transfers.
Brazil for a while shut down all money transfers out of the country last year for all but the biggest of companies from what I saw in the news... and it looks like Brazil is now deciding to tax the big companies for doing so." Apparently this is the reason for it.

[colnix]

"...
Brazil for a while shut down all money transfers out of the country last year for all but the biggest of companies from what I saw in the news... and it looks like Brazil is now deciding to tax the big companies for doing so." Apparently this is the reason for it.

Ok, lets assume so. Where is the post that they will do it? Why should the "come back compain" be so silent? Why ppl should buy [x2] FF's, staff and then see that they get nothing, just lose everything. Point is not in price, point is "we've done this in shadow. How do you even have notice that? You, pathetic losers" (c) SE
For real, it like half ass in fire lul.

[Adachi_Ame]

Ok, lets assume so. Where is the post that they will do it? Why should the "come back compain" be so silent? Why ppl should buy [x2] FF's, staff and then see that they get nothing, just lose everything. Point is not in price, point is "we've done this in shadow. How do you even hace notice that? You, pathetic losers" (c) SE
For real, it like half ass in fire lul.

I am not excusing them for the lack of communication, more so the reasoning behind the change.

[colnix]

I am not excusing them for the lack of communication, more so the reasoning behind the change.

yep, wonder what is it to have a JP support and attitude. wonder whether its the same...

[Celliia]

This is just an outright disgusting thing to do. If you have any reasoning whatsoever, you tell the community. You appologise for it. You let them know what is going on and why. You don't sweep it under the carpet, totally ignore it, and just let it work itself out. Right after the release of an expansion too.

I can assure you, you will lose players for this. You have already lost a number. I have friends that have left because of this, and while I was not personally hit by the price increase, I was hit by the loss of friends that play the game. There is a lack of end game content in this game that gives reason to play each day, the reason I, and I'm sure many other people, play this game is for the social aspect of it. I will likely not be resubbing for this game, I like the game, but when you take away the fiends, there is no point for me.

I hope that other people that feel the same way will voice their opinion. This is not right, SE.