I made no mention about the game, but about the "bundle".

What I really dislike are those price ranges they introduced, It is no longer pay what you want or beat the average...

- Necrovision, Necrovision: Lost Company and the Hardcore Pack that has them both are -80% at BundeStars
(among other games)

FPS fans: Are they worthwhile at this price?

What price do you get for Gold Rush! Classic? Here the sale price is $3.83, or €2.99. FFG uses the euro as their base currency, so euro prices should be the "normal" ones.


Wow, I hope so! I'd welcome all of those, especially Salammbô and Sinking Island.

The base price is 5.99€, VAT excluded. If I'm not terribly mistaken, it's $5.99 (5.59€) on Steam (can't find it being sold anywhere else), so it is a $1=1€ conversion, but then again it's the only DRM-free version available.

The base price for me is $7.67. So while it may be $1=1€, it's in the other direction. I get to pay the euro price along with the rest of you. I just don't pay VAT. They calculate it, but when I check it out it detects I'm in the US and removes it.

I know you do, it looks like some twisted regional flat pricing, i.e. (everyone is locked into the EU price points.
And I do think that this model is equally ill-conceived, as it'd appear that everyone makes more money if the majority of customers is from the US.

I don't think they actually detect your location, the ToS and FAQ say that the final price is calculated based on the location one states when opening an account. So, theoretically I could state that I'm in the US and get the same final price as you; not sure if the checkout would go through with a non-US issued credit card or a non-US based PayPal account.

<span class="bold"><i>Civilization V</i></span> is free to play until the 23rd on Steam.
(Because Civ Beyond Earth gets released on the 24, I suppose)

Only till the 23rd? Sounds like their idea of torture.

Necrovision is a bit like Painkiller : gloomy and dark old school FPS. You can use a different weapon in each hand and some powers if I well remember. The WWI thema is original : it's like Verdun with Zombies !
They worth it at this price :)

Lost Company is graphically one of the most ugly games I ever played.
But yes, the setting , esp in the first one is more unique and you can do a lot more worse for €4/ $5.


Yes, that one, I nearly went bonkers with this. Frak alchemy ;)

Tiny Thief is the Amazon App of the Day,

Well, you'd be able to avoid VAT that way, if they accept whatever payment method you provide.

I was just wondering if a purchase would go through if the location declared in one's account doesn't much the location of the payment method, not trying to avoid VAT.

And speaking of VAT - FireFlower Games has gift certificates/ store credit that one can purchase, but here's an odd thing that happens. Their system subtracts the Swedish VAT (25%), so the final amount that the certificate is worth is less than the money one pays for it, and if it's then used for a purchase, VAT is added at checkout, hence one ends up paying VAT twice.
And if one chooses to gift the certificate to someone not subject to VAT, they do collect it anyway.

I've asked for clarification on this, as the whole approach doesn't make much sense to me.

I figured. I was just describing a possible side effect. :)

That's screwed up. They should not be charging VAT on the purchase of the credit, because it is exchanging money for an in-kind currency. That would be like a casino charging sales tax on your betting chips. The VAT should only be charged when the credit is redeemed for goods, and then should only be charged on purchases where VAT is applicable.

Either their accountant is woefully undertrained or they are double-dipping.