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 Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 07:07 Post subject: Steam just fucked Europeans BAD |
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| Quote: | | Products on Steam are now priced using local currency in the United Kingdom (Pounds Sterling), and Europe (Euros). All other countries remain in United States Dollars. |
Sounds handy right? WRONG. Steam idiots don't know the math and they think that $1 = €1. I'm speechless. Me liking steam turned into huge hate in 2 minutes.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 07:42 Post subject: |
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well, that's conveniently fucked up
and there's absolutely no reason to do this other than to fuck us up the ass
it doesn't cost a dime more to "ship" a digital copy to china, italy, norway or the us of a
what they SHOULD have done is have the dollar value visible and local currency next to it, as calculated by the latest conversion rates
like;
$10 ( 6.94€, at 8:00 CET, 18th of december 2008 )
actual current conversion rate btw
you usafags really screwed up your moneeh
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 08:01 Post subject: |
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| Janz wrote: | not every price is 1$=1€, left 4 dead is 44€ instead of 49$  b |
That's $63.46. What the hell kind of pricing is that?
Fuck Steam, I ain't buying from them if they're gonna elevate their prices to hell. |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 09:34 Post subject: |
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Fuck it i liked steam. Now I won't buy anything from there anymore.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 10:12 Post subject: |
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They already do this 1:1 conversion with boxed titles... guess it was only a matter of time before they "figured out" this trick for digital delivery as well.... those bastard!
Well, I'll continue buying from play.com as I always had: lower prices, boxed & free delivery. Was usually cheaper than steam even with dollar currency anyway...
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 10:13 Post subject: |
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Stardocks impulse is better anyway.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 10:27 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 10:27 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Stardocks impulse is better anyway. |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 10:58 Post subject: |
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And they honestly thought they'd get away with this?
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:02 Post subject: |
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Steam has always been overpriced, for example cod4 in there has been 50euros since it got released, in a store in here I can get it for 15-20euros
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:04 Post subject: |
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I've never liked their pricing (always more expensive, even if there's shipping costs), but this is retarded.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:28 Post subject: |
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So all that is left now is to get someone in the US to buy it for you and gift you the game...
But it's probably only a matter of time until they stop that as well, like limit the gifting to regions as well...
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Sin317
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:29 Post subject: |
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call of duty 4 went from 69.95$ (im in one of those unlucky countries who payed 20$ more than anyone else) and now its "correctly" at 49.95 ... € ...
i agree with everyone ... its STEAM BOYCOTT TIME, BABY.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:36 Post subject: |
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yeah doesnt bother me for now, i can ordered boxed retail version free of charge at lower prices here ...
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 11:43 Post subject: |
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As many have said, the pricing on Steam was always fucked. I never understood why anyone would buy a digital download for say €50 while you can get most PC games for 40-45 around here.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 12:02 Post subject: |
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Changing the topic a bit; is there still a working steam clone for playing cracked games?
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 12:06 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | As many have said, the pricing on Steam was always fucked. |
I agree, it should have been cheaper for me to buy; for an example: L4D off steam imo. WRONG!
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 12:36 Post subject: Re: Steam just fucked Europeans BAD |
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| Glottis wrote: | | Quote: | | Products on Steam are now priced using local currency in the United Kingdom (Pounds Sterling), and Europe (Euros). All other countries remain in United States Dollars. |
Sounds handy right? WRONG. Steam idiots don't know the math and they think that $1 = €1. I'm speechless. Me liking steam turned into huge hate in 2 minutes. |
Easy to buy in $ no matter where you from.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 13:33 Post subject: |
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Yup u can just use a proxy.. But thats not the point.. they should lower the prices for us in EU...
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 14:12 Post subject: |
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| madmax17 wrote: | | Stardocks impulse is better anyway. |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 14:27 Post subject: |
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Oh fuck Valve and fuck Steam.
I am *never* buying another game from that bullshit company again.
Bastards!
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 14:41 Post subject: |
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| deelix wrote: | | Changing the topic a bit; is there still a working steam clone for playing cracked games? |
Always.  |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 14:44 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 14:46 Post subject: |
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Actually, I've always loved Steam. I *hate* the fact that I might lose access to my games (that I have PAID for! I have over $500 worth of games on Steam) but I loved being able to buy and download games instantly -- alongside the multiplayer aspect that is missing from Rip releases.
I don't dislike most game companies. I dislike most game publishers. There's a fucking difference.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 15:00 Post subject: |
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why would you lose access to the games you had already paid ? I decided not to buy any more games from steam (not as long as its more expansive as retail) , but that doesn't mean i won't play the games i already own lol.
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| Posted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 15:00 Post subject: |
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Valve doesn't control third party publishers and their pricing.
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