Why AC2 sucks...

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » November 22, 2002, 10:38 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/28256.html

Sometimes Microsoft is so stupid. Ok, most of the time.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » November 23, 2002, 3:34 am

Why would they want to bill in local currency? Why not just let the credit card companies handle all the exchanges? Why would any respectable organization turn away customers as a built-in feature?

I'm a fan of Microsoft, but I never defend stupidity. I bet they spent a shitload of money on this billing system that is of less use than a paypal account.

time for pie.

Pubin · Post by **Pubin** » November 23, 2002, 3:45 am

well i'm glowing like the edge of a knife

c'mon hold on tight

tho it's cold and lonely in the deep dark light

i can see paradise by the dashboard light.

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » November 23, 2002, 9:48 am

They wanted to bill in local currency because currency exchanges cost money and nibbles away at their profit. Billing locally minimises that problem, since the exchange costs on a bulk transfer are a much smaller percentage than doing a heap of small exchanges. It made business sense to the accountants, and wasnt reviewed by someone with gaming-world savy.
*Hugs*
Varia

Bait Masterson · Post by **Bait Masterson** » November 26, 2002, 3:31 pm

The simple solution would be for them to ship out gamecards or at least offer them from a store like EB.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » November 26, 2002, 3:38 pm

AC2 doens't need billing problems to suck. It can acomplish that and then some all on it's own.