UraharaChan wrote...
luinthoron wrote...
While, to some extent, I do understand what you are saying, blaming the conversion rate is silly. Sure, the numbers are bigger, but their worth is the same, that is exactly why the conversion rate is what it is. You can't expect to pay the same number in your currency when it is not worth as much. The pricing is not absurd for non-Americans, it is exactly the same for everyone, even if the bigger number may make you think differently.
actually, it's not exactly the same, let me clarify - for example, in my country, to earn 13$ you have to work about 6-7h. In the US, how much time do you have to spend at work to earn this much? the Internet tells me the minimum wage is 7.25, so it's less than 2h - even if the position is exactly the same, for example, at KFC or some other international chain.
I know you didn't mean it this way, but this is the way people could interpret it.
By the way, with all the people asking about their favorites - maybe it would be better to post a piece of info in a visible place so people stop asking that time and time again, it must be really irritating to answer it time and time again :)
Oh, I understand this quite well (and part of it is why I began with the understanding first line). I live in a country where the minimum hourly wage was
raised to only 2.54€ this year, and a month I earn more than the minimum is quite rare for me. While I need to work a couple of hours less than you to earn the 13$ for Fakku, it's not all too different. I do not, however, have a problem with paying this. Hell, it's less than my SWTOR subscription, and unlike Fakku, I have barely touched that one in the last month or so due to being too busy with work.
hgatedc wrote...
fans who dont give back to the artists.... arent really fans.
I can't really agree with you there. A fan is simply someone who likes a certain subject a lot. Nothing more, nothing less. And while it certainly would be nice to give back, not all fans have the means to do so.