Newcomer / Intro Buying the game with Euros vs USD.

Triple88a · Mar 7, 2015

Holdy folks, i'm located in the United States. The cost of the game is $59USD. It however costs only 40 Euros. Can i purchase the game with Euros instead of USD? At the euro being 1.08 dollars its 17 bucks cheaper.

Are there separate servers or something that would crash if i was to do this? Any other complications?

Thanks

Coccolino · Mar 7, 2015

It's 49 € not 40.

Evyl Minkey · Mar 7, 2015

I doubt it. What's the difference like between the dollar and pound? I don't think you will save more than a few cents fiddling with currency though.

Triple88a · Mar 7, 2015

Err yes i did make a mistake its 40GBP 50 Euro. Still little cheaper though. 50 Euro is 55 USD.

Ian Skippy · Mar 7, 2015

Triple88a said:
Holdy folks, i'm located in the United States. The cost of the game is $59USD. It however costs only 40 Euros. Can i purchase the game with Euros instead of USD? At the euro being 1.08 dollars its 17 bucks cheaper.

Are there separate servers or something that would crash if i was to do this? Any other complications?

Thanks

There are no servers in that sense, it's p2p. You automatically get connected to people close to your location, whether you're at home or abroad. So I really don't see how it should cause any trouble. Can't be sure though, maybe I'm missing something.

Engadine · Mar 8, 2015

Triple88a said:
Holdy folks, i'm located in the United States. The cost of the game is $59USD. It however costs only 40 Euros. Can i purchase the game with Euros instead of USD? At the euro being 1.08 dollars its 17 bucks cheaper.

Are there separate servers or something that would crash if i was to do this? Any other complications?

Thanks

Try it.

What's the worst that'll happen?

Worse case the server will be smart enough to know you're in the US and automatically switch to charging you in US Dollars.

Regards

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sleutelbos said:
There are no servers in that sense, it's p2p. You automatically get connected to people close to your location, whether you're at home or abroad. So I really don't see how it should cause any trouble. Can't be sure though, maybe I'm missing something.

He's referring to buying and paying for the game, not the actual game servers/mechanics.

huwthomas · Mar 8, 2015

Any other complications?

Possible conversion fees from your bank or card issuer, unless you have a euro-denominated card or account.

Triple88a · Mar 8, 2015

You can pay with paypal.

Dave Lister III · Mar 8, 2015

huwthomas said:
Possible conversion fees from your bank or card issuer, unless you have a euro-denominated card or account.

This... Last time I had to pay something coming from North America, Canada, the charge for conversion and administration was higher than my purchase. Might very well explain the difference in price in the Elite Store between USD and EUR.