£130 =/= $130

[Natsuno]

So... when are we joining the euro?

(yes I know there's more to consider than just game prices & questionable company practices like this)

[Natsuno]

Some people are probably comparing it to USD to help make sense of it in their own mind (or to others), or how much it would cost themselves at the current exchange rate. Some are misguided, partly due to thread title, and the rest are concerned about GBP to Euro, and the inability to purchase the item for its alternate value in euros.

[Pixxelated]

http://www.ukecc.net/Complaints.cfm

Email them, write them, or phone them. Your choice, but the more complaints about this, the better.

[ShadowHulk]

http://www.ukecc.net/Complaints.cfm

Email them, write them, or phone them. Your choice, but the more complaints about this, the better.

/10charlimit on posts. Bump.

[Hyunckel]

I doubt SE would ever give an official reason behind that ripoff pricing...

[Shori]

I think its disgusting and no matter how much I want to play the expansion I refuse to pay more for that than the original game, or without any efforts to convert the currency. No dragons for me

Edit: would like to add that when other games release expansions or DLC packs that add content, I *rarely* see it above £20 - maybe £25 if its like gaining a whole new game. Yet is 39.99 for PS4

[Talia_Hailwind]

Boycott the collectors edition in the UK, plain and simple.

Its £40 more over here than in the US,
This is price discrimination.
I'd could buy another triple A PS4 game for that much.

And its not even worth it at £90 honestly.

[DoctorPepper]

I can't believe SE hasn't made any statements about this situation yet, doesn't have to be a forum mod. I'm sure they're watching this thread and know about the situation, the least they can do is acknowledge it instead of letting it brew and piss people off. Even a half assed excuse would be better than the silence they're currently giving people.

[Talia_Hailwind]

I can't believe SE hasn't made any statements about this situation yet, doesn't have to be a forum mod. I'm sure they're watching this thread and know about the situation, the least they can do is acknowledge it instead of letting it brew and piss people off. Even a half assed excuse would be better than the silence they're currently giving people.

Forum mods actually Replying to threads? More chance of winning the jumbo cactpot.

[Airget]

Ye know what I"ll concede, I see the symbol and first thing that popped into my head was the Euro, I didn't realize you were talking about the Pound however I also think that you would of been better off saying 130 Euro=/= 130 British Pound because that serves as a better representation of the issue compared to using the american dollar. It would of been easier to understand the plight you were having if you had explain not only the price difference between the pound and the dollar but also the pound and the euro.

With that said I honestly think this is just a case of standards set by countries since the Euro appears to have a stronger pull in terms of people who use it compared to those that use the Pound SE seems to have adapted to using the Euro over the pound.

Here's a question. the way VAT works, if I"m reading this correctly, that means at the supposed base value of 87.95 with the added 20% from VAT it would come out to 105.54?

Well I think I may have found a potential issue with the reason behind the price.

http://www.gamerlaw.co.uk/2014/a-pra...content-sales/

So if I'm reading this correctly, digital content adds to the price of a product? You might be asking well what does this have to do with the CE? It has quite a bit to do with the CE, so even though you are buying a physical copy of the game, you are technically still receiving "digital" content in the form of the early access and the codes to obtain in game items.

Since this is something which only started in January of course it's going to have some rough patches but judging from the situation it is a possibility as to why pricing is as messy as it is.

So for all intent purposes I can see the desire to have an official statement over this however looking at the situation now it appears all this could be due to the growing pains of a change in policies that of course is going to cause issues as they move ahead and properly implement it.