Patch 25.4 Price Adjustments - Increasing Prices for Shop Items Across Regions
Blizzard posted on their forums about Price increases across several countries and regions. Check the post (translated from Spanish) below.
Quote from BlizzardDuring the next week, in conjunction with the 25.4 update, the price of various Hearthstone in-game items will increase for some countries and regions, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. These adjustments will take place across all platforms and stores. Any initial price disparities across platforms will be resolved shortly after the 25.4 patch is released.
Original Message
Quote from BlizzardDurante la próxima semana, junto con la actualización 25.4, aumentará el precio de varios artículos del juego de Hearthstone para algunos países y regiones, como Argentina, Brasil, Chile, México, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Reino Unido, Georgia, Turquía, Kazajistán, Ucrania, Corea del Sur, Taiwán y Japón. Estos ajustes tendrán lugar en todas las plataformas y tiendas. Cualquier disparidad inicial en los precios de distintas plataformas se resolverá poco después del lanzamiento del parche 25.4.
45 reais uma skin no hs, vai se foder
Vai entender neh amigo...e 100 reais para um heroi turbinado. Nem a pau a gente vai pagar!
Indeed, nobody is saying that minimum wage workers are buying expensive games. The minimum wage is just a form to measure how much is rich a population.
so, explain why Blizzard sell HS more cheap in this countries until now... rng?
Because the average wage in those countries is much lower than in other countries. It still wasn't the minimum wage workers from Brazil, Argentina, or Ukraine who were driving the sales, it was the middle- and upper class.
Just ABANDON ACTIVISION-BLIZZARD as customers, uninstall the app, stop playing, stop watching streams... that will send the message. When Profits sink, business models have to change to compensate or shut down business.
Corporate creatures care about two things; ez work, and ez profits.
You won't ever get what you want as a consumer/customer when you will continue to use the service or pay for it regardless of what happens to said services. The only way to get what you want, is to stop using the service, stop funding the service, until the service changes to that in which you WANT as the customer/consumer who pays for those Corporate creature's lives.
I've uninstalled this game more than any other, I reinstall because it can be fun, its flexible throughout daily schedule to play. This time, I'm uninstalling and not returning period. Enough regrets.
Prices for HS were kind of ok in Brazil, way below the US$ equivalent. Now it's not worth it at all
You guys are insane if you think minimum wage workers in Brazil, Argentina, or Ukraine are driving revenues for Hearthstone.
Increasing costs for Ukraine during this time is classless. If anything, they should have given a discount as some sort of token of goodwill. It's amazing how this company has fallen since it sold out to Activision and EA. Blizzard in name only. The real Blizzard we loved is dead. The only thing they do well is kiss China's ass.
The people calling these shots over at Blizzard have below average IQ. They actually could have done a Ukraine fundraiser bundle as well as giving the country of Ukraine a discount on packs for a month and they would have made substantially more money. That's the funny part. It's called a good PR and marketing strategy. They should look into it.
so you want ukranians to suffer even more by playing this horrible game?
you sir, are classless.
Decent bait. Have my upvote.
acidentally bought the mini golden set and they can't even switch sets for me/refund. sorry joke of a company
i almost got it by accident too. having the golden set preselected and on top, is not a coincidence.
get a job on Turkey and then buy cheap packs with your cheap wage.
Can someone help me create account on Turkey? Legend#1802 I need a phone number only (sms veryfication)
Is that some kind of Marvel Snap promotion??
My heart goes out to the Argentinians but living in Brazil, I know that Hearthstone just shut out 90 % of their paying customers here with this price hike! Only wealthy whales will pay for anything now...runestones went up by more than 110%. Unbelievable.
WTF? Man, this fucking company.
My thoughts go out to all the Turkish parents who lost their homes and loved ones during their worst earthquake in 100 years, who now also have to listen to their kids whining over expensive hearthstone content....
Ukraine too?! Damn... Maybe give the poor people a break?