XD Andy
KIA Corp
KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.25 00:16:00 -
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According to www.xe.com
$34.99 for 60 days = Ç22.1707 = Ç0.3495116 per day
by subscription ...
30 days = Ç14.95 = Ç0.498333 per day
3 months (91.25 days) = Ç38.85 = Ç0.4257534....
6 months (182.5 days) = Ç71.70 = Ç0.3928767....
12 months (365 days) = Ç131.40 = Ç0.36
that doesn't include the bank charges imposed in the UK for currancy exchange between ú to Ç regardless of whether you use credit or debit card.
Even using the the most cost effective route availible to us here in the UK of subscribing (buying a year) it is still more expensive per day than buying the 'new' expensive GTC, without adding bank charges.
Pay by paypal, and you pretty much pay the xe rate for dollars here in the uk.
As of today xe = 1.982 and paypal = The exchange rate for this purchase is 1 GBP = 1.92743USD
factor that in ... you get ... Ç0.35940 per day via paypal
In other words, I can buy 60 day gtc's at pretty much the same rate as paying for a subscription year ... not including bank charges.
throw in the current gtc's
30 days = $14.95 = paypal ú7.7564 = xe Ç9.74098123413160 = Ç0.324699 per day therefore new GTC = a 7.6% increase
90 days = $38.85 = paypal ú20.14599752001370 = xe Ç25.30048838269767 = Ç0.28111653758552966666666666666667 per day therefore new GTC = a 27% increase
if you want to compare the current 90 day gtc's with the current 1 month subscription ...
a massive 77% increase.
So, those that want to support the game fully (as I have until now) by commiting to a monthly subscription here in the UK get penalised the most, and have to pay a whopping 77% more than those paying by the current 90 day gtc.
Whichever wya you look at it, the new GTC represents a price increase which is going to hit those that rely on the USD$ the most. Those if us that (well, now ... for me) have begun to exploit the favourable exchange rate will also notice it a bit, however the reality is that the CCP billing in Ç is simply not cost effective for the majority of subscribers (= USA and UK).
If you won't offer regionalised cost neutral options for direct subscription, please don't complain that we are moving towards using GTC's.
Andy
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