Sub price increase (USD)~~~~

Kova · December 2015

I researched the forums and official releases and found that subs were fluctuating depending on your countries dollar. Since september, my sub increased two dollars and 4 cents to $16.04. The site still states it is a $14.99 sub...I'm living and paying from the united states- why is has my sub increased?

I understand fluctuations for exchange, but unless their BASE currency is changing (the USD, which would cause the sub price to change, right?) then there is no reason I should be paying more. After reading the terms of service, I have also noticed a lack of indication that ZOS can opt out of notifying me of subsciption changes, why wasn't I told?

If I'm missing something, please respectfully correct me.

Kova · December 2015

hey, shameless bump to get the question answered. Not flaming or complaining, just want to know.

Curragraigue · December 2015

You say you are living in and paying from the US but are you using a PSN account or Xboxlive account from another country or are you paying using a foreign currency account?

Any of those could mean that a currency conversion is occurring. With a currency conversion there can be fluctuations in 'price' from your perspective that at any point in time may result in you paying more. I expect that they operate on a system where they check the exchange every now and then and then update the price for that currency so that it is around $15 USD and then leave the price for a period of time.

Short of them updating the price up and down in real time with the market there will always be situations where the price maybe more or less than the real time conversion.

pysta · December 2015

Hey Im paying 18$/month here in Canada Quebec...

Anzriel · December 2015

Kova wrote: »

I researched the forums and official releases and found that subs were fluctuating depending on your countries dollar. Since september, my sub increased two dollars and 4 cents to $16.04. The site still states it is a $14.99 sub...I'm living and paying from the united states- why is has my sub increased?

I understand fluctuations for exchange, but unless their BASE currency is changing (the USD, which would cause the sub price to change, right?) then there is no reason I should be paying more. After reading the terms of service, I have also noticed a lack of indication that ZOS can opt out of notifying me of subsciption changes, why wasn't I told?

If I'm missing something, please respectfully correct me.

If I had to guess, taxes. The base sub is taxed. If that isn't it I can only think of it being a fee if you play on console or something. These are just guesses of course.

Kova · December 2015

Curragraigue wrote: »

You say you are living in and paying from the US but are you using a PSN account or Xboxlive account from another country or are you paying using a foreign currency account?

Any of those could mean that a currency conversion is occurring. With a currency conversion there can be fluctuations in 'price' from your perspective that at any point in time may result in you paying more. I expect that they operate on a system where they check the exchange every now and then and then update the price for that currency so that it is around $15 USD and then leave the price for a period of time.

Short of them updating the price up and down in real time with the market there will always be situations where the price maybe more or less than the real time conversion.

Thanks everyone for the reply. I'm on PC paying directly from my bank, both being in the united states.

pysta wrote: »

Hey Im paying 18$/month here in Canada Quebec...

Yeah, I've heard about the increase for other countries. I'm sorry to hear that.

Anzriel wrote: »

If I had to guess, taxes. The base sub is taxed. If that isn't it I can only think of it being a fee if you play on console or something. These are just guesses of course.

I was thinking it might have been taxes, but even that tax doesn't warrant a $2.04 increase.(Close to 13.6% increase)

Hopefully I'll get a definitive answer soon, but thanks for bringing up some ideas. Someone suggested that it may be linked to the million dollar giveaway that is currently in effect, as a two dollar increase from just half the subscribers for three months would more than clear the prize total. Although I hope it isn't something so shady as that.

Valrien · December 2015

It wouldn't be because of the Million Dollar Giveaway...I think the thing is funded by Bethesda, who's basically rolling in the dough after Fallout 4 (that's just what I've heard though). That being said your difference would actually be 1.05 dollras if it went up to 16.04 from 14.99

Kova · December 2015

Valrien wrote: »

It wouldn't be because of the Million Dollar Giveaway...I think the thing is funded by Bethesda, who's basically rolling in the dough after Fallout 4 (that's just what I've heard though). That being said your difference would actually be 1.05 dollras if it went up to 16.04 from 14.99

righto, thanks for the correction.

Valrien · December 2015

Kova wrote: »

Valrien wrote: »

It wouldn't be because of the Million Dollar Giveaway...I think the thing is funded by Bethesda, who's basically rolling in the dough after Fallout 4 (that's just what I've heard though). That being said your difference would actually be 1.05 dollras if it went up to 16.04 from 14.99

righto, thanks for the correction.

That might be more realistic for a tax, right?

Kova · December 2015

Valrien wrote: »

That might be more realistic for a tax, right?

Actually, you're spot on. I've just read that my state passed an "e-fairness" act that makes all online services taxable as of septemeber 30th, 2015. I'm happy that this is resolved. I didn't want to think people were getting fleeced.

+10 Valrien.

Valrien · December 2015

Kova wrote: »

Valrien wrote: »

That might be more realistic for a tax, right?

Actually, you're spot on. I've just read that my state passed an "e-fairness" act that makes all online services taxable as of septemeber 30th, 2015. I'm happy that this is resolved. I didn't want to think people were getting fleeced.

+10 Valrien.

Well at least we got to the bottom of it!