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Alex Salas
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Posted - 2008.05.25 23:52:00 -
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Edited by: Alex Salas on 25/05/2008 23:53:47
1. Perhaps CCP did the cost benefit analysis and they feel its worth keeping USD subscriptions prices "low" for fear of discontinued accounts.
I live in U.S. and if CCP were to raise their rates I will look into how many accounts to close.
2. The cost of doing business in Europe is more expensive. Therefore the price differential is merely the savings that CCP enjoys and passes along to their US customer base.
3. Assuming the dollar strengthens I doubt you will champion that the US customers should pay less.
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Alex Salas
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Posted - 2008.05.26 00:05:00 -
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Edited by: Alex Salas on 26/05/2008 00:13:51
 Originally by: IonKnight
It just seems crazy when im paying more for a thing that doesnt cost that much even with tax.
I am not referring to just taxes. Businesses by law have to extend sweeter benefits to its European employees when compared to the US.
Benefits cost money and CCP will have to recoup it somehow vis-a-vis charging more.
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Alex Salas
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Posted - 2008.05.26 14:13:00 -
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Originally by: Malachon Draco
Originally by: Alex Salas
Edited by: Alex Salas on 26/05/2008 00:13:51
Originally by: IonKnight
It just seems crazy when im paying more for a thing that doesnt cost that much even with tax.
I am not referring to just taxes. Businesses by law have to extend sweeter benefits to its European employees when compared to the US.
Benefits cost money and CCP will have to recoup it somehow vis-a-vis charging more.
Nope, the expenses of CCP have nothing to do with their customers. Even if they had 500k Romanian subscribers, that does not mean they even need 1 employee that has to abide by Romanian wage/labour laws. CCPs costs are dependent on Icelandic and probably British laws (considering the servers are in London). If it were more expensive for CCP to have a EU customer than a US customer (aside from the VAT) then you'd have a point, but with an MMO that is not the case.
The direct costs to develop EVE are the most part fixed. By your logic wages, benefits, compliance and the rest of overhead expense are the same? Try telling that to a car wielder in Detroit, Michigan USA who has had their jobs outsourced to China. Or if you are from Europe why does job creation seem to happen more in the Eastern part as opposed to the West. Your argument does not hold water Malachon.
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Alex Salas
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Posted - 2008.05.26 14:39:00 -
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Originally by: Random Womble
Im curious how US players would feel about say subsidising someone elses hobby because thats effectively what european players are doing subsidising the US players. I mean would you be happy if you were expected to pay for a portion of someone elses computer for example or if you had say a sport you played and had to pay for a portion of someone elses equipment because im fairly sure you would object.
I am not saying its right Random but the US market has clout. We are an essential component to CCP's top line. If CCP can not give us an MMO for $15/month someone else can. See what happens to content then.
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