What did you get? I’m looking for new stuff to play as well.
Torchlight III and Bugsnax.
their is a tax that comes in as the other expense for converting from CAD to USD, or vise-versa, so bliz is pricing to account for that, and tbh probably a few cents to allow for inflation/deflation
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Of course we were, and we get free health care too 
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I don’t think it’s free… don’t you pay more than 40% of your income in taxes? I’m pretty sure that’s how the Canadian gov’t pays for health care accessibility to all it’s citizens, which is great imo, but it’s not free.
Just asking because that’s my understanding, but I don’t live in CA so wouldn’t surprise me if I’m mistaken.
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Ok, take all my statements here with a grain of salt, I’m working from memory, so all facts may not be 100% accurate or precise, but I’ll give you the best I can remember.
It’s not quite that bad, I think I’m closer to 20-25% in either taxes or similar things (Old age pension, employment insurance), but your basic point is valid, it’s not exactly free, but it’s a flat rate for everyone so you don’t get go broke when you need surgery or whatever. I think the main reason it helps is it prevent the hospitals from charging insane prices for basic cheap stuff ( A $40 aspirin, etc.), since the government will just tell them no, so it brings the overall prices down.
There is a partial down side of losing talented medical personal to better paying jobs at private US hospitals (the “brain drain” I believe it’s called.)
As for above, I couldn’t resist making a sad joke to distract me from my sub price going up 
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I continue to be confused…sorry. Does this mean that if we have a 6-month sub going right now for $97.99 CDN, and we maintain that, it’ll continue to renew at that rate for the next 6 months?
Because the OP here says that 180 Days Game Time (6 months) will be $115.99. Which will it be the next time we are billed, if we generally want to maintain a 6-month sub for the maximum discount?
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Oh…wait, there’s a distinction between “Game Time” and “Subscriptions”? I’m not sure I understand what the difference is in this case. Can someone explain?
i thought current price was steep and now this… ill let me 6 month sub run out. been fun blizz but maybe i can find something new to play.
also just went to account management and the site is currently down lol
If they do raise the price in the US i will not be paying it, I will play Ashes of Creation when it releases instead.
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Game Time is a one-time purchase (whether it’s 30, 90, or 180 days). This price is going up for CA.
Subscriptions are a recurring purchase that is automatically charged to your bank, credit card, PayPal until you cancel your subscription. This price is NOT going up.
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Just to reiterate, subs are unaffected by the new pricing which only affects one-time purchases of game time. At least at this time.
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Can’t even balance the subscription model.
How do I say this as politely as possible…
Thank you for hitting our wallets while we are struggling with the global pandemic.
You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Thank you
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Let me get this straight. You want us to pay more to grind more in your game?
This to me shows how bad wow is actually doing. I’m guessing this is now going to be a on going thing with Blizz with the price increases.
Are you predicting a massive subscription losses within the next few months? That’s why your doing the price increase?
Increasing the prices should be across the board not cherry picking. Maybe they don’t want to upset too many people at the same time.
To our cousins in the south you’re next.
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Why on earth would you do this during a pandemic? Just Blizzard things I guess
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Well Blizzard way to go one of my good friends I played with for over 12 years unsub’d and refuses to come back to stand his ground for your price change…
I’m from the US and I’m against this. 
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Why would he unsub when subscription prices have not changed? 
Unless he was paying for his “sub” in a string of one-time purchases for game time?! Or he unsubbed on the principle that game-time shouldn’t have gone up (even though sub prices remained the same)?
Idk man he’s furious at blizzard at the moment, said with this xpack being subpar yet they want more cash for a half finished product practically. He doesn’t want to support it.
His money his decision. I’m sticking it out since Pvp vendors are back and its actually fun again but sucks my buddy wont be next to me anymore.
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Maybe worth checking in with him to be sure he knows it just game-time (might be related to the new CA digital services tax, but others have said taxes are applied after the base rate). Reiterate to him that the sub price is unaffected. A lot of people in this thread misread and thought subscriptions prices were going up but it’s just game-time (weird, but it is what it is). Good luck getting your friend back in the game with you.
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You rats. You godawful rats.
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This company is hilarious.
Even when they give extra feedback, they address a topic for which there was ZERO confusion!
The question is why Canadians have to pay extra when it doesn’t coincide with the conversion rates! Indeed, the Canadian dollar is currently stronger than the majority of time WoW has existed!
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like wtf, why up the Canadian sub fees?
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