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Through what delivery method do the devs make the most money from?hansamurai11/16/2008 - 18:56

I'd like to buy the game and I'm not really concerned how I do it, whether it is directly from the site here, from Steam, the boxed version from Amazon, etc.

Just curious which way would they get the most profit from?

Thanks!

Re: Through what delivery method do the devs make the most money from?hansamurai11/16/2008 - 22:00

Hmm, never mind, looks like this question was asked and answered

http://2dboy.com/forum/index.php?topic=783.0

From the site sounds the best, which I was guessing, but doesn't Paypal still take a cut?

Re: Through what delivery method do the devs make the most money from?kyle11/16/2008 - 22:38

Yeah, you can see paypal's rates on their site. For orders made in US dollars, they take 0.88 USD. For sales made in any other currency, they take 1.08 USD.

Re: Through what delivery method do the devs make the most money from?The Happy Friar11/16/2008 - 23:34

ok, I was off.  You only get $19.22 per site sale.  :D

I bought from the site because there's no DRM @ all.

Re: Through what delivery method do the devs make the most money from?Soultaker11/17/2008 - 06:15

[quote author=kyle link=topic=810.msg5952#msg5952 date=1226893131]
For orders made in US dollars, they take 0.88 USD. For sales made in any other currency, they take 1.08 USD.

That's odd, considering Paypal also charges customers a 2.5% fee to convert foreign currency into dollars. So they get paid twice? Or do you mean they would charge $0.20 more if you would accept payment in anything except USD?