Australia & EU Region Subscription Costs

[Meebo]

I was looking forward to the $12.99/month, but if I end up paying alot more due to stupid conversion factors I guess I'll be stopping once my free 30 days is up. Game cards from EB Games or JB Hifi is not an option when the cost is near the same.

[00Seven]

Are we forced to pay in euros? I can't find any info on how to change the currency method for the fees. Absolutely retarded if that's the case.

[Omnerabdator]

omg first they wont let us in the damn servers and now this crap, SE seems to be trying to knock EAgames off the top of the worst company of 2013

[Eccho]

I'm surprised this thread doesn't have more posts.. I guess most Aussies haven't gone to pay their subscription yet. give it a few weeks and the rage will be tenfold. You can't expect people to pay $20 a month when it costs $14 to play wow. SE needs to address this or they will see a drop in members. Sigh am I the only one who is tired of Aussie internet/video game discrimination. We never get dedicated servers, always have to play on high pings, get games released later than everyone else, always have to pay in foreign currency and always get stuck with maintenance in peak hour.

I am absolutely loving this game and am more than happy to pay for it. But I don't think I should be forced to pay more than other countries.

[Rekujen]

Australia and New Zealand always get the short stick mate, I don't think they will change anything so don't bother stressing yourself over this.

[ToraFomalhaut]

Australia and New Zealand always get the short stick mate, I don't think they will change anything so don't bother stressing yourself over this.

I don't think that just because it's how things have been done in the past that we shouldn't strive to address it in the present. I'm not stressing myself out over the situation, rather hoping to be able to initiate dialogue and raise awareness so that more people can contribute, comment and bring it to SE's attention that it is an issue of concern to their players.

As far as I can see there is no legitimate reason for EU region players to be locked into paying in the currency that costs the most in conversion. If we are forced to pay in a non native currency, one would think it is only polite that we be given the option to pick from the currencies available so that we can at least select the one that doesn't needlessly cost us more.

[TheFirstKel]

You can get FFXIV:ARR 60 days Game Time Card from Mighty Ape (AU AU$39.95) and (NZ NZ$49.95)

[Omnerabdator]

You can get FFXIV:ARR 60 days Game Time Card from Mighty Ape (AU AU$39.95) and (NZ NZ$49.95)

still paying 20 bucks a month while other countries are paying 15

[Grimwatch]

You can get FFXIV:ARR 60 days Game Time Card from Mighty Ape (AU AU$39.95) and (NZ NZ$49.95)

Thats about std for 2 month cards for any MMO here. Still a premium on top, but at least the price is set, not fluctuating with currency conversion. Putting aside the 'it should be cheaper' arguement, the lack of options is more than a little irratating.

[ToraFomalhaut]

Thats about std for 2 month cards for any MMO here. Still a premium on top, but at least the price is set, not fluctuating with currency conversion. Putting aside the 'it should be cheaper' arguement, the lack of options is more than a little irratating.

What you are suggesting does do away with the fluctuating dollar costs that comes with converting to another currency. But doesn't change the fact that we are getting charged the EUR rate when we could be paying the GBP rate which would save us 3 - 4 dollars a month.

The point of the argument is, out of the subscription currencies available to pay, we are forced to pay in the one that costs us more to convert to.

SE would still be getting their 8.99 GPB a month, it would just cost us less to convert to, that extra 3-4 dollars a month we pay doesn't go to SE's coffers, it's lost in conversion costs. So why not let us buy the GPB instead? It's not going to harm them in anyway.