EPTSeriously, who does those computations at Steam? Are they absolutely incompetent at maths, or trying to rip us off? It might have been worth 5€ for me, but surely not 10, especially since i don't really have high hopes on that game seeing as the quality of TW games has (in my opinion) steadily declined with each iteration after Rome.
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Simberto
Germany11788 Posts
Seriously, who does those computations at Steam? Are they absolutely incompetent at maths, or trying to rip us off? It might have been worth 5€ for me, but surely not 10, especially since i don't really have high hopes on that game seeing as the quality of TW games has (in my opinion) steadily declined with each iteration after Rome. | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
Right now Spellforce Universe is on sale for 5[currency], its a mix of RTS and RPG and very well known in germany, i think its a steal at 5[currency]. It is kind of unique because its a real mix, the RPG elements are not just levels. There is complete itemization, quests, talent trees, spells, flaming weapons of doom... | ||
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fishbowl
United States1575 Posts
I own both, but if you don't already, get them. | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On March 21 2012 08:40 Simberto wrote: Ok, this is retarded. How can 7.50$ be 10€? Seriously, who does those computations at Steam? Are they absolutely incompetent at maths, or trying to rip us off? It might have been worth 5€ for me, but surely not 10, especially since i don't really have high hopes on that game seeing as the quality of TW games has (in my opinion) steadily declined with each iteration after Rome. They may charge a fee for monetary conversion, as they have to pay a bank to trade currencies. | ||
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Simberto
Germany11788 Posts
On March 21 2012 11:01 TheToast wrote: They may charge a fee for monetary conversion, as they have to pay a bank to trade currencies. If a bank demands a 75% conversion fee, i am pretty sure they wouldn't trade with them anymore. 7,50$ at the current conversion would be 5,67€. And it is not only with this game, though it is very blatantly obvious here. Euro usually gets ripped of hard with the prices on steam. Is there any way to pay in dollar? Because if i convert my money to dollar before paying, and then pay the dollar price, it would be far cheaper for almost any game. Which i find pretty absurd. | ||
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Durak
Canada3685 Posts
On March 21 2012 21:50 Simberto wrote: If a bank demands a 75% conversion fee, i am pretty sure they wouldn't trade with them anymore. 7,50$ at the current conversion would be 5,67€. And it is not only with this game, though it is very blatantly obvious here. Euro usually gets ripped of hard with the prices on steam. Is there any way to pay in dollar? Because if i convert my money to dollar before paying, and then pay the dollar price, it would be far cheaper for almost any game. Which i find pretty absurd. That's a good question. In Canada, we get quoted the USD price by Steam and you pay the exchange rate conversion from CDN to USD in whichever way you pay (bank includes charge automatically on credit, etc.). I would assume you can use a proxy to set up an account and buy games in another currency but then Steam might flag/disable the account if you use your real IP later (since it would look like you're sharing). Dunno. Edit: Probably against the TOS too. | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
still risky, best would be a US based trusted person who uses steam. | ||
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BeMannerDuPenner
Germany5638 Posts
On March 21 2012 21:50 Simberto wrote: If a bank demands a 75% conversion fee, i am pretty sure they wouldn't trade with them anymore. 7,50$ at the current conversion would be 5,67€. And it is not only with this game, though it is very blatantly obvious here. Euro usually gets ripped of hard with the prices on steam. Is there any way to pay in dollar? Because if i convert my money to dollar before paying, and then pay the dollar price, it would be far cheaper for almost any game. Which i find pretty absurd. its a huge as joke and ripoff. and pretty much the main reason i rarely buy stuff on steam even on deals. and ofc outside of the -50%//-75% etc deals steam is ALWAYS more expensive then competition. simple example: sf4 AE costs 30€ while a boxed one from amazon including shipping costs 18€. same on new releases, there is always a shop where you can get boxed ones for ~40€, digital sometimes even 30 or 35€. steam will always have the 50€+ tag. btw a "legit" way (but bit troublesome if you arent familiar with it) is buying tf2 items and then trading them for games. ofc not from the shop but sites like sourceop. nothing they can do against that and you get the realy $->€ exchange rate (+some paypal fee tho..) | ||
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Pangolin
United States1035 Posts
Edit: The coupons are only good until April 1st, so take that into consideration. | ||
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DifuntO
Greece2376 Posts
On March 22 2012 05:50 Pangolin wrote: Hmm I just looked on Steam and saw that 3 new coupons for 50% off Might and Magic Heroes VI have appeared. I have no idea where they came from, maybe the developers of HoMM VI gave them out to those that bought it to give away to friends? I'm not sure. Anyway, I already have the game so if anyone wants a coupon PM me. Apparently there is a bug and every time you restart steam you get ACR and M&M coupons,i have a ton of them and i don't know what to do with them lol. | ||
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Pangolin
United States1035 Posts
On March 22 2012 08:22 I_like_hydras wrote: Apparently there is a bug and every time you restart steam you get ACR and M&M coupons,i have a ton of them and i don't know what to do with them lol. Haha sounds like a very strange bug. What is ACR? Assassin's Creed Revelations? | ||
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Dust14
Belgium490 Posts
On March 22 2012 13:51 Pangolin wrote: Haha sounds like a very strange bug. What is ACR? Assassin's Creed Revelations? Probably, I have 2 -50% for Assassin's Creed now | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
Highlights: Dungeon Siege 3: $15 Deus Ex and Deus Ex Invisible War $10 Supreme Commander 2 $7.50: Deus Ex Human Revolution $15 (if you don't already own this you are crazy) Theif Deadly Shadows $10 Dungeon Siege 3 was not supposed to be very good (I believe this one was not produced by Gas Powered Games), but for $15 I think I might just pick it up. I really need to get Deus Ex Invisible War, and probably time I actually get a my own copy of Deus Ex (played a friends). Supreme Commander series is supposed to be good, I believe that's what TLO played before SC2, but I have enough RTS's I don't play as it is... Theif Deadly Shadows was the 4th game in the series right? I think this was supposed to be good, not as good as the first three iirc though. | ||
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RA
Latvia791 Posts
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green.at
Austria1459 Posts
should i get the missing link DLC? or even any of the other two? | ||
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RA
Latvia791 Posts
On March 25 2012 06:33 green.at wrote: getting Deus Ex but one question: should i get the missing link DLC? or even any of the other two? Missing Link is definitely a must, especially considering the price. Other two are more like toys. One adds a minor mission. | ||
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Durak
Canada3685 Posts
On March 25 2012 06:33 green.at wrote: getting Deus Ex but one question: should i get the missing link DLC? or even any of the other two? Personally, I don't think any of the DLC are necessary. You can buy the Missing Link DLC after you beat the game if you really want to. If any, I would get the Explosive Mission DLC because that's integrated well into the core game. Edit: RA and I obviously had different opinions about them. :D I personally enjoyed the end of the game and wasn't too thrilled to installed The Missing Link and have none of my guns/skills and not much extra to the plot to make it interesting. The core game was great enough. | ||
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United States176 Posts
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