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Will there be regional pricing for AoC Monthly Sub?

onnukonnuk Member
in General Discussion
Before I commit to a new sub based MMORPG, I want to know the studio's currency decision on the pricing of base/expansion and subs. Will it be only USD/EUR or can we expect to get our local currency with price adjustment according to the country?

Thank you...

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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Payment_model
  • BlackBronyBlackBrony Member, Alpha Two
    onnuk wrote: »
    Before I commit to a new sub based MMORPG, I want to know the studio's currency decision on the pricing of base/expansion and subs. Will it be only USD/EUR or can we expect to get our local currency with price adjustment according to the country?

    Thank you...

    Regional prices, regional servers. No paying regional prices and playing in NA-EU
  • onnukonnuk Member
    BlackBrony wrote: »
    onnuk wrote: »
    Before I commit to a new sub based MMORPG, I want to know the studio's currency decision on the pricing of base/expansion and subs. Will it be only USD/EUR or can we expect to get our local currency with price adjustment according to the country?

    Thank you...

    Regional prices, regional servers. No paying regional prices and playing in NA-EU
    really? So if you pay regional price, you only play in your region, but not in NA or EU megaserver?
  • unknownsystemerrorunknownsystemerror Member, Phoenix Initiative, Royalty, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    onnuk wrote: »
    BlackBrony wrote: »
    onnuk wrote: »
    Before I commit to a new sub based MMORPG, I want to know the studio's currency decision on the pricing of base/expansion and subs. Will it be only USD/EUR or can we expect to get our local currency with price adjustment according to the country?

    Thank you...

    Regional prices, regional servers. No paying regional prices and playing in NA-EU
    really? So if you pay regional price, you only play in your region, but not in NA or EU megaserver?

    There are no "mega-servers". Ashes plans to have servers with 8-10k concurrency, with 15k accounts per at launch, ramping up to 50k accounts per server over time. If, and a big if, harmonized pricing is offered in your region, then you will be able to play on that regions server only. Most likely a specific one. You will not be able to create a character in any other region if you take advantage of that pricing. Ashes has no region locking planned, so if you have a regular priced subscription, you can create a character in any region you like.
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  • onnukonnuk Member
    edited November 2022
    Thank you all for the information. So, based on these I would not pre-order or wanna play. Locking servers based on this is kind of price segmentation is unfair. Even WoW, ESO do not discriminate their players, based on sub revenue. I am long time ESO player and doing 12-ppl trials daily with people all over the world in EU server. Some pay in Euro some pay in Sterling, etc...

    May be AoC devs are right about this strategy, can defend it, but nope I won't.
    When this case changes, I would like to get back...
    Thank you and enjoy AoE...
    Cheers...
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