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Has Intrepid Studios said anything about regional pricing for Ashes of Creation?
Moretto_
Member, Alpha Two
I currently live in Brazil, and as I believe is the case in many other parts of the world, the prices set in USD, without any regional adjustment, become extremely high for our local reality.
As of today (June 20, 2025), 1 USD equals approximately 5.71 BRL.
Access to Phase 3 of Alpha 2 costs around 571.96 BRL, which is more than one-third of the Brazilian minimum wage, currently set at 1,518.00 BRL.
For comparison, if the game launches with a 15 USD monthly subscription, that would be around 82.70 BRL per month. This is a steep price for many Brazilians to maintain access.
I understand that implementing regional pricing during the alpha stage might not be feasible right now. However, I’d like to know if Intrepid Studios has ever made an official statement regarding the possibility of regional pricing at launch, especially for countries with weaker currencies compared to the USD.
The international community would greatly benefit from a more accessible pricing model.
I'm really excited to play the game.
Keep up the great work!
Tried posting this on Reddit, but it keeps getting blocked. So I figured I'd ask here instead
As of today (June 20, 2025), 1 USD equals approximately 5.71 BRL.
Access to Phase 3 of Alpha 2 costs around 571.96 BRL, which is more than one-third of the Brazilian minimum wage, currently set at 1,518.00 BRL.
For comparison, if the game launches with a 15 USD monthly subscription, that would be around 82.70 BRL per month. This is a steep price for many Brazilians to maintain access.
I understand that implementing regional pricing during the alpha stage might not be feasible right now. However, I’d like to know if Intrepid Studios has ever made an official statement regarding the possibility of regional pricing at launch, especially for countries with weaker currencies compared to the USD.
The international community would greatly benefit from a more accessible pricing model.
I'm really excited to play the game.
Keep up the great work!
Tried posting this on Reddit, but it keeps getting blocked. So I figured I'd ask here instead
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I understand that adjusting prices during early development may not be easy, but even a temporary regional pricing model could help expand the testing base and provide more diverse feedback. That would benefit both the community and the developers.
I hope Intrepid Studios considers this, even if just for future testing phases. Making the Alpha more accessible to international players could lead to better long-term results for the project.
The intent isn't to prevent a player in another region from purchasing access to, let's say North America or Europe if they should so choose, but that in the price harmonization they purchase lower pricing for their region specifically and then they are delegated to those region servers. But, if they wanted to play in North America or in Europe with their friends or whatever they could purchase a North American or European subscription.[7] – Steven Sharif
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Payment_model
Thanks for the helpful answer, @unknownsystemerror !