Bonus Mission Pack not 50% off when paying in pounds?

shodannet

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14 May 2011 at 07:23 - 1
As I mentioned in the now-closed "6th Anniversary Shop Discounts?" thread (http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/6...t10480295.html), the price of the Bonus Mission Pack comes up as 50% when its displayed in USD (9.99 -> 4.99), yet when I got charged it went from 5.99 pounds -> 3.50 pounds. At the time, someone had said that it was "up to 50%", but the GW news feed says that it's meant to be 50% off:
http://www.guildwars.com/newsarchive...ws-current.xml

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Our six-week anniversary sale continues with 50% off the Bonus Mission Pack – available until Thursday May 19 in the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. A new item(s) goes on sale each Thursday at noon Pacific until June 9, 2011.
Is it a typo, mischarge or is there some sort of UK thing Im unaware of (I live in Australia)?

xmancho1

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14 May 2011 at 09:02 - 2
It went from 8.99 euro to 3.99 and i assume the price to be the same everywhere in the world , tho 3.50 pounds seems more than 3.99 euro ..

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14 May 2011 at 09:31 - 3
The price drop would not be 50% everywhere, unless every currency was valued the same. To have a 50% UK drop would be more than a 50% eu drop and significantly more than a 50% US drop.

And up to 50% off means anything between 0-50% off. So 'up to' is correct. Like your broadband speed is up to 8Mbps or your car's maximum speed is up to 107MPH. It depends on alot of characteristics in every case.

Rawling

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14 May 2011 at 14:16 - 4
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Originally Posted by caballo_oscuro View Post
The price drop would not be 50% everywhere, unless every currency was valued the same. To have a 50% UK drop would be more than a 50% eu drop and significantly more than a 50% US drop.
A UK drop of 50% would be £3 off. £3 is $4.85 - less than the US discount.

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And up to 50% off means anything between 0-50% off. So 'up to' is correct. Like your broadband speed is up to 8Mbps or your car's maximum speed is up to 107MPH. It depends on alot of characteristics in every case.
Yes, but the front page says "50% off". Not "up to 50% off".

majoho

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14 May 2011 at 14:28 - 5
Why do they even use £'s as a currency in the ingame shop anyway, € and $ should be enough.

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14 May 2011 at 15:50 - 6
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Originally Posted by Rawling View Post
A UK drop of 50% would be £3 off. £3 is $4.85 - less than the US discount.
The price fluctuates slightly by region to account for regional variables so this would suggest an up to 50% off

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Yes, but the front page says "50% off". Not "up to 50% off".

Yes but the front-page is the US front-page. There is also an eu frontpage at eu.guildwars.com which would refer to the price drop in euro. There isn't a specific UK front page so the UK price would be based off a local variance. Still, what you're paying is going to be pretty close to the US price give or take a few pence

Quaker

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14 May 2011 at 15:58 - 7
The actual final price that you pay may reflect local differences in exchange rates, taxes (VAT), credit fees, etc. - or ANet simply likes Americans better than Europeans. In any case, is it worth the QQing.?

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The price drop would not be 50% everywhere.
50% is 50% - everywhere - it's a universal math function - even with exchange rates. If the EU price is converted into "X" Pounds, 50% of the EU price will be "X/2" Pounds.

Rawling

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14 May 2011 at 16:59 - 8
I guess I shouldn't be QQing, since the EU discount price - which is more than a 50% discount! - is roughly the same as the UK discount price.

I.e. the UK regular price is significantly cheaper than the EU regular price.

Random, random ANet.

shodannet

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15 May 2011 at 23:18 - 9
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Originally Posted by Quaker View Post
The actual final price that you pay may reflect local differences in exchange rates, taxes (VAT), credit fees, etc. - or ANet simply likes Americans better than Europeans. In any case, is it worth the QQing.?


50% is 50% - everywhere - it's a universal math function - even with exchange rates. If the EU price is converted into "X" Pounds, 50% of the EU price will be "X/2" Pounds.
I hate nitpicking, but if they were to make it equate to a single discounted price (eg: based off what it costs in USD), they'd stick with saying "now discounted to XXXUSD/EU/GBP", instead of "X% off".

Never mind the initial price in each currency is meant to equate to a similar converted price.

I guess being in Australia it means we always get screwed over when it comes to prices in something other than AUD; ironically when the aussie dollar is worth more than the USD, I'm still having to pay more than USD >_<"

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16 May 2011 at 05:37 - 10
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Why do they even use £'s as a currency in the ingame shop anyway, € and $ should be enough.
Because Britain doesn't use the Euro?

majoho

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16 May 2011 at 12:41 - 11
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Originally Posted by Snograt View Post
Because Britain doesn't use the Euro?
Neither does several other countries (mine included).

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16 May 2011 at 15:32 - 12
Ok, I'll bite.

Sterling is the fourth most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the US dollar, the euro and the Japanese yen. Together with those three currencies it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF Special Drawing Rights, with an 11.3% weighting as of 2011. Sterling is also the third most held reserve currency in global reserves.

That's why.

majoho

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16 May 2011 at 19:03 - 13
Yeah sure, just make me sound like a troll.

If I somehow insulted you nation I'm very sorry that was in no way my intention.

shodannet

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16 May 2011 at 23:09 - 14
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Originally Posted by Snograt View Post
Ok, I'll bite.

Sterling is the fourth most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the US dollar, the euro and the Japanese yen. Together with those three currencies it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF Special Drawing Rights, with an 11.3% weighting as of 2011. Sterling is also the third most held reserve currency in global reserves.

That's why.
CHOMP!

Well at least I'll know when the character slots are 50% off, they wont be

Snograt

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17 May 2011 at 05:58 - 15
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Yeah sure, just make me sound like a troll.

If I somehow insulted you nation I'm very sorry that was in no way my intention.
My apologies for that - I should remember to never post when I've just woken up and before my first coffee