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They've offered Shogun 2, discounted from £39.99 by 67%.

When was it ever charged at £39.99 (that's about $70). Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
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wpegg: They've offered Shogun 2, discounted from £39.99 by 67%.

When was it ever charged at £39.99 (that's about $70). Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
As I recall, they always listed the RRP as £39.99 (and called the £34.99 price tag a discount).
it costs 39.99 euro here, I think Steam either pulled currency equality act again or someone just screwed up
O.o Currency equality? The base game is normally $29.99 USD, according to Steam.
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wpegg: They've offered Shogun 2, discounted from £39.99 by 67%.

When was it ever charged at £39.99 (that's about $70). Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
Well, that's Valve, nothing new. During the last big sale (not this autumn one, but the one that happened during the spring or summer), they intentionally increased the base prices of nearly all developer / publisher bundles that they had on sale.
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wpegg: They've offered Shogun 2, discounted from £39.99 by 67%.

When was it ever charged at £39.99 (that's about $70). Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
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DelusionsBeta: As I recall, they always listed the RRP as £39.99 (and called the £34.99 price tag a discount).
RRP perhaps, but I saw their last christmas or summer sale discount it from £30 to £20. Surely they need a consistent base.
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wpegg: They've offered Shogun 2, discounted from £39.99 by 67%.

When was it ever charged at £39.99 (that's about $70). Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
Not in the US, supermarkets regularly mark things up with a new price and mark it on "sale" for the next two weeks at the original, full price point. It's pretty shady, if you ask me.
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Argentum42: O.o Currency equality? The base game is normally $29.99 USD, according to Steam.
What the ... That's it, what's the US price? I mean WITH the discount
Post edited December 17, 2011 by Fenixp
10 bucks from ehat I have heard. And this makes me not but the game in euros.
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wpegg: Even at release it was £35. I thought there were trading laws against raising the price then suddenly offering it as a discount.
I think (not sure though) these laws are a European thing ... but my impression is that Steam sees itself as standing above the law (or even common decency) anyway, so I don't think it would matter. ;)
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Argentum42: O.o Currency equality? The base game is normally $29.99 USD, according to Steam.
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Fenixp: What the ... That's it, what's the US price? I mean WITH the discount
$9.99, for the Daily Deal. All the DLC is 67% off, too. All five of those cost $8.26 at the moment.
Post edited December 17, 2011 by Argentum42
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Argentum42: $9.99, for the Daily Deal. All the DLC is 67% off, too. All five of those cost $8.26 at the moment.
Holy crap, that's quite a deal! And ... Incredibly unfair. Eh, decisions, decisions... Meh, I suppose I don't really have even that much money ATM. It'll be on weekend sale at some point.
http://www.steamprices.com/us/app/34330/total-war-shogun-2

That site says the game had a 49.99 price. In September / early October, the base price dropped to $30.

So yes, they're lying. This is exactly what happened with the Quakecon sale.
Ok checked that its also for 10$ on Amazon so the daily deal is not so great.
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danteveli: Ok checked that its also for 10$ on Amazon so the daily deal is not so great.
I've noticed that Amazon usually matches their prices to Steam sales.