User talk:BabylonAS

Do you play console?
I'm looking for people who do. – Sealbudsman talk/contr 14:36, 1 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Not only do I not play the Console Edition. I don’t have Minecraft at all, because it costs 1,900 roubles (I live in Russia), which is pretty expensive. — NickTheRed37 (issues’ wall) 15:16, 1 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Oh, I see. And recently they marked it up by 35% too ... hmph.  –  Sealbudsman talk/contr 16:29, 1 July 2016 (UTC)


 * There is a way to get the game legally, even in these conditions. It is done by the so-called gift codes (unfortunately, there is no separate article for them: gift code redirects to Minecraft, where is no information about how to buy them). That’s how it works: a person buys such a code, then gives it to another one (usually a friend), who activates (“redeems”) it here and thus gets access to the license. The recipient doesn’t have to pay, only their friend. A gift code costs as much as a buying the license directly, but, as it’s well known, costs differ in each country (it’s $26.95 in U.S., in stark contrast to 1,900 RUB). — NickTheRed37 (issues’ wall) 17:02, 1 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Hm that's interesting. So I google for the currency exchange rate, and find that 1900 RUB comes to something like 29 USD.  But I know these rates are of only limited use, to compare two costs.
 * So I wonder, for comparison, is the cost of living different? In the US, Boston anyway, we would pay $1.50 for a loaf of bread ($1/20$ Minecraft games), maybe $3 for a gallon (4 liters) of milk, $3 for a dozen eggs (each $1/10$ Minecraft games).  Minimum wage is $10.00/hr ($400/week or 15 Minecraft games) and median rent in the city is on the order of $2500/month (~1000 Minecraft games).  –  Sealbudsman talk/contr 18:49, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn’t look for the costs you’re asking for, so I don’t know that. Russia–United States relations shows comparison between some of our countries’ characteristics, including economics (although much of data appears to be outdated). (Currently one dollar is worth 64.02 roubles.)  — NickTheRed37 (issues’ wall) 12:00, 2 July 2016 (UTC)