# Can we have a frank conversation about being forced to pay in USD **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343 "2019-07-12T09:07:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Avada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hunter_avada/32/147771_2.png) [@Hunter\_Avada](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hunter_Avada)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/1 "2019-07-12T09:07:37Z")
Hello CCP. Can we have a frank conversion about being forced to use a USD currency. _(Removed a political comment. -ISD Dorrim Barstorlode)_ 131.4 Euro equals 211.39 Australian Dollar 131.4 United States Dollar equals 187.67 Australian Dollar 89.99 Pound sterling equals 161.17 Australian Dollar 4,899 Russian Ruble equals 110.96 Australian Dollar It would be great if we could select the currency … ? Your brothers from down-unders (sidney) are hurtin’. How’s about a fair suck of the sav mate ? ---
**Author:** ![Runa\_Yamaguchi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/runa_yamaguchi/32/197532_2.png) [@Runa\_Yamaguchi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Runa_Yamaguchi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/2 "2019-07-12T09:30:57Z")
On the flip side you enjoy higher quality of life and services…sorry but them’s the breaks… ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/3 "2019-07-12T09:59:05Z")
> [@Hunter\_Avada](#): > > forced Here we go again. ---
**Author:** ![Xuxe\_Xu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xuxe_xu/32/464660_2.png) [@Xuxe\_Xu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xuxe_Xu)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/4 "2019-07-12T10:15:32Z")
…and what does Trump have to do with it anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Avada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hunter_avada/32/147771_2.png) [@Hunter\_Avada](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hunter_Avada)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/5 "2019-07-12T10:22:40Z")
I don’t know the safe-word. “Pineapples?” ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/6 "2019-07-12T10:32:50Z")
If there’s a safe word, its not force. ---
**Author:** ![Murri\_DroneHugger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/murri_dronehugger/32/147635_2.png) [@Murri\_DroneHugger](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Murri_DroneHugger)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/7 "2019-07-12T10:32:54Z")
Australian misspelling Sydney? Sounds legit. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/8 "2019-07-12T10:33:25Z")
No he meant himself and his brother, Sidney ---
**Author:** ![Sordina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sordina/32/148069_2.png) [@Sordina](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sordina)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/11 "2019-07-12T11:09:38Z")
![Screenshot_10](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/b/4b251bab276998fa59efec7e8c00dcdf2f57346b.jpeg) Go with that politic ■■■■ somewhere else or move to another country if don’t like yours… ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Avada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hunter_avada/32/147771_2.png) [@Hunter\_Avada](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hunter_Avada)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/12 "2019-07-12T11:52:59Z")
Missed the reference eh? ([https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-kicks-off-with-a-hilarious-screwup-in-sydney/](https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/24/eve-down-under-kicks-off-with-a-hilarious-screwup-in-sydney/)) ---
**Author:** ![Solonius\_Rex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/solonius_rex/32/388172_2.png) [@Solonius\_Rex](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Solonius_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/13 "2019-07-12T18:42:38Z")
> [@Hunter\_Avada](#): > > It would be great if we could select the currency … ? So you’re saying that instead of paying 131.4 usd, you would rather pay 187.67 AUD? What would be the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/14 "2019-07-12T18:47:08Z")
Actually asfaik in some countries, like Canada it probably counts as tax evasion to do that. All outgoing currency is subject to it. Or something. Im not an economologicist. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicolai_serkanner/32/358049_2.png) [@Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicolai_Serkanner)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/15 "2019-07-12T20:42:36Z")
> [@Hunter\_Avada](#): > > being forced You are not forced at all. ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_dorrim_barstorlode/32/361083_2.png) [@ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Dorrim_Barstorlode)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/18 "2019-07-12T21:23:50Z")
Removed some off topic comments. If you want to discuss politics, here might not be the best place for it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jonah\_Gravenstein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jonah_gravenstein/32/386819_2.png) [@Jonah\_Gravenstein](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jonah_Gravenstein)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/19 "2019-07-12T21:23:51Z")
Foiled by the mod. Dammit @ISD_Dorrim_Barstorlode ---
**Author:** ![VeryBadLarry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/verybadlarry/32/323835_2.png) [@VeryBadLarry](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/VeryBadLarry)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/20 "2019-07-12T21:40:29Z")
The op started off with politics right?! ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/21 "2019-07-12T21:41:36Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/b/d/bd4ab93b3d2ef470aa7e6ca4ca318d6477671ab0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_dorrim_barstorlode/32/361083_2.png) [@ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Dorrim_Barstorlode)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/22 "2019-07-12T21:42:22Z")
Hadn’t noticed that till you mentioned it. Regardless, ruling on the field still stands. ---
**Author:** ![VeryBadLarry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/verybadlarry/32/323835_2.png) [@VeryBadLarry](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/VeryBadLarry)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/23 "2019-07-12T21:43:54Z")
Must be nice to be able to pick and choose…cnn @ISD_Dorrim_Barstorlode ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_dorrim_barstorlode/32/361083_2.png) [@ISD\_Dorrim\_Barstorlode](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Dorrim_Barstorlode)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-we-have-a-frank-conversation-about-being-forced-to-pay-in-usd/174343/24 "2019-07-12T21:45:32Z")
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