Bad Valve...
- Thread starter Rincewiend
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Ouch!
Of course as an American I feel ripped off by game prices anyway. At $50 a pop I rarely buy them anymore.
Of course as an American I feel ripped off by game prices anyway. At $50 a pop I rarely buy them anymore.
Actually, 50$ is cheaper than the prices for new games here in Israel. I bought Fallout 3 on Steam, cost me 50$ while the local price is 219 NIS (~56-57$).
Which is ironic, seeing as how they've stayed at $50 a pop for two decades; thanks to inflation, they've actually been getting much cheaper over the years.
So basically game prices suck everywhere. 
Actually if anything Valve seems like one of the more reasonable companies. One of the last games I picked up awhile back was the two HL2 expansions for $19.95.
I want to play Left 4 Dead in the worst way. So I'm hoping in a year or so I'll be able to get it for a decent price.
Actually if anything Valve seems like one of the more reasonable companies. One of the last games I picked up awhile back was the two HL2 expansions for $19.95.
I want to play Left 4 Dead in the worst way. So I'm hoping in a year or so I'll be able to get it for a decent price.
Using exchange rates in this way is the biggest waste of time.
You compare the price of item 'x' to your salary at one point and then another point. If there's some change over time, complain.
But if the exchange rate between you and some other country changes, that has no bearing on you in the case of buying item 'x.'
Seriously, it doesn't.
You compare the price of item 'x' to your salary at one point and then another point. If there's some change over time, complain.
But if the exchange rate between you and some other country changes, that has no bearing on you in the case of buying item 'x.'
Seriously, it doesn't.
Just Paypal an American friend the money for the games you want on Steam and have them gift it to you.
Please, we pay more than double what you do.
Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
After seeing what this thread was about I thought the OP had misspelled Value.
Which would still be an appropriate title.
I just bought STALKER from Steam for $3.74. I have no problems with Valve
It ain't called "Rip-off Britain" for nothing; everybody overcharges us.
Still glad we stayed out of that single European currency nonsense though.
The point of complaining here is that they just recently switched to this pricing scheme... before that, everyone worldwide was paying in USD. So now people in Europe are paying more than they were a week ago. Not to mention that many of the things on Steam can also be bought on store shelves so the comparison is valid assuming the shelf prices are more in line.
On the flip side though, I'm told that people in England actually came out ahead compared to what they had to pay before. Left 4 Dead used to cost roughly £35 converted from USD and now its £26 on Steam.