Crown Price increased by 245% !!

[mr_surena]

i can't really see why crown packs prices got 2.4x in Argentina and i can't find any official comment on that , we can't afford to buy anything from CS anymore , really what's Going on???

[Psyringe]

Perhaps too many people were boasting around how cheap crowns are in south america, and how they can get gazillions of gold cheaply with crowns-for-gold sales.

I'm not sure if those boasts had any factual basis and I don't know what the actual price of crowns was/is in South America, but I've _have_ seen people boasting around, so that would be my first guess.

[Arc6]

Originally posted by mr_surena ezskin.ir:

i can't really see why crown packs prices got 2.4x in Argentina and i can't find any official comment on that , we can't afford to buy anything from CS anymore , really what's Going on???

they might lower it back down when they see their sales drop a ton.

[Arc6]

i do agree this change also shocked me and that this is quite horrendous to say the least. not the first time zenimax online studios/bethesda has done idiotic things.

[mr_surena]

Originally posted by Psyringe:

Perhaps too many people were boasting around how cheap crowns are in south america, and how they can get gazillions of gold cheaply with crowns-for-gold sales.

I'm not sure if those boasts had any factual basis and I don't know what the actual price of crowns was/is in South America, but I've _have_ seen people boasting around, so that would be my first guess.

21k crown went up from 2100ars to 5200! really 2.4x is rly high in any currency

[mr_surena]

Originally posted by Mediocre:

i do agree this change also shocked me and that this is quite horrendous to say the least. not the first time zenimax online studios/bethesda has done idiotic things.

i as a usual crown consumer for collectibles, Can't rly afford to buy anythung anymore :)

[Turtleswatter]

Originally posted by mr_surena ezskin.ir:

Originally posted by Mediocre:

i do agree this change also shocked me and that this is quite horrendous to say the least. not the first time zenimax online studios/bethesda has done idiotic things.

i as a usual crown consumer for collectibles, Can't rly afford to buy anythung anymore :)

Not trying to take away from the issue because it seems bad. But considering the prices now, is it worth considering subscribing instead? You get 1600 crowns up front for every month you subscribe plus all the other benefits.

[mr_surena]

Originally posted by Turtleswatter:

Originally posted by mr_surena ezskin.ir:

i as a usual crown consumer for collectibles, Can't rly afford to buy anythung anymore :)

Not trying to take away from the issue because it seems bad. But considering the prices now, is it worth considering subscribing instead? You get 1600 crowns up front for every month you subscribe plus all the other benefits.

i'm always doing sub for 6months plus, but 9900 crowns for 6month? can't even buy 2 15x crate with that

[Psyringe]

Originally posted by mr_surena ezskin.ir:

21k crown went up from 2100ars to 5200! really 2.4x is rly high in any currency

5200 ars are about US$ 55, right? That's still pretty cheap compared to the US, where you pay $150 for 21k crowns.

I believe you when say that it is a lot of money for Argentinians (presumably 5200 ars are harder to obtain for an Argentian, then $150 for a US player). And any price hike obviously sucks for the customers. But see below.

Originally posted by Mediocre:

they might lower it back down when they see their sales drop a ton.

That depends. If Zenimax thinks that South American crown sellers _reduce_ the amount of crowns that get sold in the US, then - seen purely from a business perspective - raising the price in South America, while perhaps reducing profits in South America, might increase profits in the US by a bigger margin.

It's all hypothetical though. Zenimax hasn't made any announcement about this as far as I have seen, and for all we know, it could be just a mistake. I'm just saying that I can see a valid economical reason why it might not be.

[Nebucadneza]

life isnt fair #emphy

[Crypticus]

It's only because of the huge wave of players returning for the DLC, so they want to make more money. They'll most likely decrease it again.

[Arc6]

Originally posted by Crypticus:

It's only because of the huge wave of players returning for the DLC, so they want to make more money. They'll most likely decrease it again.

hope so. not fair for south america where we make less $

[Crypticus]

Originally posted by Mediocre:

Originally posted by Crypticus:

It's only because of the huge wave of players returning for the DLC, so they want to make more money. They'll most likely decrease it again.

hope so. not fair for south america where we make less $

Just all of us need to make sure not to buy then they will decrease the price when they realise they get 0 sales lol

[mr_surena]

Originally posted by Crypticus:

Originally posted by Mediocre:

hope so. not fair for south america where we make less $

Just all of us need to make sure not to buy then they will decrease the price when they realise they get 0 sales lol

we just can't afford to buy even if we wanted to

[Crypticus]

Originally posted by mr_surena ezskin.ir:

Originally posted by Crypticus:

Just all of us need to make sure not to buy then they will decrease the price when they realise they get 0 sales lol

we just can't afford to buy even if we wanted to

Exactly, they will have to increase it very soon guys don't worry.

[AmaiAmai]

If I were in your shoes, I would take it as a sign to spend money wiser.