Thread: Bonus points don't match

I was yesterday comparing the prices and amounts of points in lotro.com and lotro store. I noticed that in the 3 largest bundles that currently have the double bonus point offer, the prices and amounts of points don't match. This is what I saw:

Lotro store points \\ lotro.com points

9200 TP / 49,99€ \\ 8850 TP / 59,99$ How come I get more points than advertised?

19600 TP / 99,99€ \\ 15750 TP / 99,99$ Why is the price same and the amount of points hugely different?

31400 TP / 149,99 \\ 33500 TP / 199,99$ Less points with euros?


It's not a big problem, I can always calculate what is the best deal for me, but I would like to see prices and points being equal, no matter of region or currency. There seems to be differences also in the smaller bundles. Already the amount of base points differ in the 4 biggest bundles, not to mention the bonus points.

Before anyone points out that the price / point is about the same; thank you, but I do know. What I'm looking for here is, well, honestly, easiness to see I get what I'm paying for comparing to other customers with different currency.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Mistai

I was yesterday comparing the prices and amounts of points in lotro.com and lotro store. I noticed that in the 3 largest bundles that currently have the double bonus point offer, the prices and amounts of points don't match. This is what I saw:

Lotro store points \\ lotro.com points

9200 TP / 49,99€ \\ 8850 TP / 59,99$ How come I get more points than advertised?

19600 TP / 99,99€ \\ 15750 TP / 99,99$ Why is the price same and the amount of points hugely different?

31400 TP / 149,99 \\ 33500 TP / 199,99$ Less points with euros?


It's not a big problem, I can always calculate what is the best deal for me, but I would like to see prices and points being equal, no matter of region or currency. There seems to be differences also in the smaller bundles. Already the amount of base points differ in the 4 biggest bundles, not to mention the bonus points.

LOTRO Store appears to provide the information in your local currency.
In all of your provided examples, you actually get LESS Turbine Points (TP) per Euro than you do per US Dollar
The following is based on Friday May 26, 2012 USD/Euro close of 1.252 $/€:
All of the examples you provided support a ratio (~1.25) which is approximately the sames as the current $/€ rate.
However, in each of your provided examples you get slightly more TP per dollar (and slightly in all three cases is less than 1 TP difference per $0.01.)

They have created slightly different offers in each currency ($/€/£), each one designed to hit the magic marketing price point of x9.99. (Why marketeers think this is a good idea, beats me.)

As a result of that, the number of TPs in each product will vary. The way they post the offers is a little confusing as it tends to show the $ products unless you go out of your way to find the others.