[Notice] NX Price Adjustments

• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-04-30 20:46

  Quote from Nexon:

  [SIZE="4"]Dear Mabinogi Players,[/SIZE]
  We want to make all of you aware of some changes to NX prices for Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada, as well as sharing the reasons this is happening.
  
  Recently there have been some shifts in the global economy, and as such variations in the value of NX purchases can begin to arise from territory to territory. To avoid large territorial disparities in the value of NX, we will, from time to time, make changes to NX purchase costs. That is what is happening here.
  
  This change is effective immediately but will not impact any NX purchased and redeemed prior to today. Prepaid cards that have not previously been redeemed can be redeemed under the post-change pricing.
  
  An FAQ explaining more about this process is below:
  
  [SIZE="2"]Why are we adjusting NX prices?[/SIZE]
  We are adjusting the amount of NX received across the territories serviced by Nexon America to ensure regional alignment despite recent global economic shifts. If we do not account for economic shifts from time to time, the value of NX purchases can begin to vary territory to territory. In order to promote fairness to players across all of our service regions, we make changes to NX values like the changes we are making today.
  [SIZE="2"]
  What currencies are affected?[/SIZE]
  The currencies that are the most at-risk for having significant NX value variations are GBP, EUR, AUD, NZD, MXN and CAD. Other currencies are not being changed at this time. We will continue to monitor all serviced markets and make adjustments to maintain alignment and promote fairness for all players regardless of service region or currency used.
  
  [SIZE="2"]Will current NX or purchased content be impacted?[/SIZE]
  No. Any NX charged prior to today’s date will be at the previous rate with the exception of unredeemed prepaid cards, and the value of that NX is not being changed.
  
  [SIZE="2"]How does this impact prepaid cards?[/SIZE]
  There is no impact to cards that are in USD amounts and USD transactions are not being changed at this time. There will be a change to any other currency cards that offer a set NX value for the price identified on the card. Any cards redeemed prior to today’s date will receive current rates, while cards redeemed from today forward will be redeemed at the new rates.

  
  
  Source: http://mabinogi.nexon.net/News/Announcements/1/00IUA
  
  I'll save you some time and give a quick comparison of what this has done.
  (Purchases made in USD and NX bought with US KK cards remain the same)
  
  Karma Koin (50$) bought with Canadian Dollars:
  
  Old Value: 50,000 NX
  New Value: 39,000 NX
  
  Value of 50,000 NX in Euros (€):
  
  Old Value: 44.55 €
  New Value: 50.00 €
  
  Value for GBP (Thanks Yai~)
  
  

  Quote from Yai;1273161:

  £5 will get you 7,000. (Old 8,000)
  £10 will get you 14,000. (Old 16,000)

  
  
  I have no knowledge of the other currencies (GBP/AUD/NZD/MXN) so if someone could provide me with info on those, that'd be great.
  That aside, Canadians just took a massive hit to their future purchases, I personally do not approve of this sudden change.
• Zeo wrote on 2015-04-30 20:50
  Huh?
  
  I wonder what the new rates will be now.
• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-04-30 20:52

  Quote from Zeo;1273132:

  Huh?
  
  I wonder what the new rates will be now.

  
  
  Did some checks and editted them into the main post, see for yourself.
  
  Here's a screenshot of a 25 CAD KK right now:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/hwAj8.png]
• Zeo wrote on 2015-04-30 20:59
  LOL what? This is bullshit, especially since karma koin card in Canada cost more than US one.
• Jake wrote on 2015-04-30 21:19
  lol.
• Trevor wrote on 2015-04-30 21:23
  RIP pcgamesupply cheap nx :(
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-04-30 21:38
  What about Steam Prices? Can someone check to see how buying NX from Steam works in Non US? Or did Nexon cock block Steam buying for non US players. I'm US so I can't check
• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-04-30 21:39

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1273143:

  What about Steam Prices? Can someone check to see how buying NX from Steam works in Non US? Or did Nexon cock block Steam buying for non US players. I'm US so I can't check

  
  
  I'm assuming that, because only users from the US can use the Steam version, the prices there would remain the same.
  
  Trying to reach Mabinogi on Steam outside the US just results in this:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/hwJxd.png]
• Zeo wrote on 2015-04-30 21:46

  Quote from Snowie Stormflower;1273144:

  I'm assuming that, because only users from the US can use the Steam version, the prices there would remain the same.
  
  Trying to reach Mabinogi on Steam outside the US just results in this:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/hwJxd.png]

  
  
  Lol well then...
  
  I guess we can expect lot of shitstorm to happen in the Nexon forums now.
• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-04-30 21:52

  Quote from Zeo;1273145:

  Lol well then...
  
  I guess we can expect lot of shitstorm to happen in the Nexon forums now.

  
  
  There is a 10-page thread there already, so yeah, it's happening quite fast.
• Syliara wrote on 2015-04-30 22:10
  "Promote fairness across the globe" thats total bs. They are just getting salty that people from US are buying CAD versions for cheaper and got tired of it.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-04-30 22:19

  Quote from Nui;1273149:

  "Promote fairness across the globe" thats total bs. They are just getting salty that people from US are buying CAD versions for cheaper and got tired of it.

  
  
  Their customer support sure sounded salty. At least by the sounds of what this one player said customer support said to them.
  
  "Consider the past nx you got a gift" what a bunch of bullshit.
• Syliara wrote on 2015-04-30 22:24

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1273151:

  Their customer support sure sounded salty. At least by the sounds of what this one player said customer support said to them.
  
  "Consider the past nx you got a gift" what a bunch of bullshit.

  
  
  Just when you thought nexon couldnt get anymore greedy... They say "fuck you" to countries like canada that purchase KK for NA nexon games just to get back at the people that are getting slightly cheaper nx. I can see this honestly hurting their sales more than helping to tell you the truth.
• Zeo wrote on 2015-04-30 22:47

  Quote from Nui;1273153:

  Just when you thought nexon couldnt get anymore greedy... They say "fuck you" to countries like canada that purchase KK for NA nexon games just to get back at the people that are getting slightly cheaper nx. I can see this honestly hurting their sales more than helping to tell you the truth.

  
  
  Pretty much... I said this in one of the Facebook comments....
  
  Nexon are just salty that U.S. users are paying for less via USD by using Canadian version of the cards... Canadian users had it tough because CAD was expensive even for Canadian karma koin and they pretty much have to overpay for the NX they want. Now they have to pay for NX if they wanted it at same cost while getting even less NX. :/
• Yai wrote on 2015-04-30 23:22
  If it helps, the GBP prices for the lower amounts are as follows:
  
  £5 will get you 7,000. (Old 8,000)
  £10 will get you 14,000. (Old 16,000)
  
  It is actually UNDER the conversion rate now, which is quite sneaky of them.