Australians paying too much!~

[Arylius]

I'm not really sure where this thread would go so just posting here.

So as an Australian playing this game and to the fact i have to pay square enix EU I am paying a ALOT In exchange rates.

What was supposed to be 60$ish for a 6 months subscription I payed nearly $100. Perhaps you can put us under NA or something so its closer the the actual price and not paying extra!

Had i not had the money my bank would have over drawn and charged me. Please find a way to resolve this. And other Australians are being technically ripped off due to the extra costs of the exchange rates.

Please fix this!

Arylius, Diabolos

[Tupsi]

Regionally, You're EU when it comes to gaming in most regards so SE shouldn't put you under a region you're not technically a part of. AU has it's own stuff that's for sure, but they still fall within EU. There's no "issues" and nothing is "broken" so they can't fix what isn't broke xD.

[Rhaegor]

Buy US version, sign up with US account, get charged USD, easy

[HumsterMKX]

Some of us are also paying in Euros.. since 1.0 this issue was brought up many times.

So far nothing.

[Soukyuu]

It won't ever be fixed, since the prices are based around the relative income of those regions as far as I know.
Your only option is to deal with it, or make a "fake" US account and be forced to import the US expansions of the game when those come out.
As far as I know, the Japanese are paying the most. Oh yeah, I'm in the EU region as well, so I'm paying as much as you do

[Taemek]

Regionally, You're EU when it comes to gaming in most regards so SE shouldn't put you under a region you're not technically a part of. AU has it's own stuff that's for sure, but they still fall within EU. There's no "issues" and nothing is "broken" so they can't fix what isn't broke xD.

No, gaming companies have always classed Australia in the US region.

You might want to check the demographic regioning of the World, Australia is not classed as in the EU region of the world.

The only reason we all pay in Euros is because their payment system is Euro based.

[Tyl]

thats hard, but i know that feel.
In Switzerland we also pay more then all those EU countries ~
Plus i get discriminated, cuz of rly almost none paying method .-.

[radstar88]

No, gaming companies have always classed Australia in the US region.

You might want to check the demographic regioning of the World, Australia is not classed as in the EU region of the world.

The only reason we all pay in Euros is because their payment system is Euro based.

I'm pretty sure your wrong. Australia is lumped in with Europe. Not only for ffxiv but for most game companies. EU an AU are both PAL.

[Evangela]

Don't know why you bought the EU version of the game... they didn't force anyone to be in any region. I'm a European who bought a NA version and paying in $$$.

[Helli]

I'm pretty sure your wrong. Australia is lumped in with Europe. Not only for ffxiv but for most game companies. EU an AU are both PAL.

This does not apply for PC games where we always come under US.
And in FFXI PC version did indeed come under US as I had an account then.