POE 2 Key Regional Pricing on steam change
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GGG does not have to have regional pricing because the game with F2P. If you cannot afford the $XX supporter pack that is ok and you can play for free, However at the end of the day the company needs to make $$$$ and if they can make more by not having regional pricing they are going to.
I mean POE 2 is #1 on steams top seller charts and it isnt even out yet. People are just mad because they have FOMO and want to play an Early Access that has a paid element to it, while I understand everyone's purchasing power isn't the same across the world, when it comes down to it, that is not GGGs concern. Their concern is making a game that people want to play and spend money on and getting as much money as they can out of those people, period. Everyone wants GGG to comment, until they make a comment you do not agree with and then it is headline news again and streamers are making videos, it is posted on the forums, Redditt, steam, etc. Sometimes it is best for the company to stay quiet and honestly this is one of those times, because there is nothing they can say that will not start a firestorm on the internet. Take it for what it is. Some countries have it, some had it for a day or two and some do not get it, end of story. |
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Anyone have EA key to spare wanna play. =(
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" Stop defending a company that does not care about your existence, no matter how much money you've thrown at it. The truth is that they had regional pricing for some, then stealthily removed it for most, and now ignore a huge portion of their playerbase that is supposed to pau first world prices with third world wages. They did something very scummy and those actions should bother their most staunch supporters the most. It's not about FOMO, it's about wanting to support a company when that support is warranted, and the opposite when they disrespect its consumers. It would be great to have a pro-consumer, transparent company behind these awesome games, and not what we get with GGG. |
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" I think there's a bit of a difference between spending a bit of cash on things like stash tabs, and buying a supporter pack, which is typically more expensive and whose main selling point lies in cosmetics. " You're missing the point because you're still looking at things in a vacuum. It's not about what people CAN spend, or whether they can save up for something, it's what people are willing to spend and how much value they perceive when there are other games or products competing for that purchase. Believe it or not, but spending money on cosmetic supporter packs might not rank that highly for most people when you're paying the price of a new game for some of the lowest tiers, a price point which can feel more egregious when you're in a region where the average person has less purchasing power. Regional pricing can make it feel much more manageable and attractive, and can tip the scales of a purchase from feeling unreasonable, to feeling more attractive. " Ah yes, sarcasm. The low hanging fruit for people who have nothing better to add to a discussion. Look, I and others on here are just giving feedback to GGG, which is part of the intention and functionality of the forum. Whether or not GGG decides to take that feedback into consideration or to dismiss it is their choice. But being dismissive on their behalf is not helpful, and it's certainly not going to stop people from speaking their minds. " That's the thing though. They had regional pricing for a lot of regions (my own included), then suddenly redacted it. Some people say it's because players were trying to take advantage of VPNs to get lower prices. While that is a valid concern for the website pricing, Steam already has safeguards to prevent that kind of behavior (e.g. you need to have a payment method tied to an address in your country, and you can only change your region once every 3 months). Honestly, given that they had regional pricing and then removed it, my guess is that it was a knee jerk reaction on their part. However, as you said, that is just speculation. With that in mind, what would have been better than you or I speculating on the matter (which is a futile effort) is if GGG just made an announcement and gave their reasoning, even if it means the prices still remain the same. I'd feel much better knowing cause, and I wouldn't have to speculate anymore. Last edited by TenraiSenshi#6614 on Dec 5, 2024, 4:27:49 PM
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I'll repeat it. Resources are limited. Bandwidth and energy do not have regional pricing. They are going to have huge server issues and login queues in the EA. Why should you add to these troubles when you didn't even pay the same prices? Not even bringing up the other moral issues with charging people differently for the same product. |
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" What kind of logic is that? So people without supporter packs should never be able to play new leagues, bc you know, they didn't pay money so all that extra energy spent on servers is not payed, oh and don't forget the lucky regions with regional pricing they didn't pay the same money so thats not moral, better not let them in the servers for a while, yeah good way of thinking. One would think poe players use their brain, but it's really not the case for most it seems. |
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" How have you not yet understood that POE has always had regional pricing. You pay more in the US than a Brazilian, Russian, etc. (as it should be for those economies). People are upset that GGG removed regional pricing on Steam for many countries, and without saying a word. It feels like a slap in the face to pay twice as much as someone else because GGG made a mistake it refuses to elaborate on. This is one of many scummy moves from them this past week. |
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2 quick questions... does anyone know when there will be a crossover version? Also if you didn't buy your early access key on Steam can you download the game on steam as that runs on CrossOVer. Sorry trying to play early access on Mac.
Thanks Last edited by Ubast#9506 on Dec 5, 2024, 6:50:25 PM
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18k views and not a word from GGG. Bump to remind people that they're as soulless a company as any.
Last edited by yodasdad#2505 on Dec 5, 2024, 10:13:02 PM
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There is a high chance the EA will get pirated, the idea of paying for EA is already pretty bad to me, if you wanted to make a free game, just make it free from the start, it shows signs of greed and potential downfall like what happens with a few of the other ARPGs.
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