People think EA Threatens to ban for asking for refunds over SimCity- actually just getting autobann
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[QUOTE=King Tiger;39854645]But this is clearly not a defective product.[/QUOTE]
How the fuck is it not defective?!
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[QUOTE=Trogdon;39854724]Yeah we don't have laws like that in the US lol
The amount of things you can return is next to nothing if it has a wrapper
Digital there is just no way[/QUOTE]
Well, I'm sorry for you guys.
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[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;39854849]it really is the dumbest idea ive ever heard of
oh no watch out theyll run out discs to make copies on better get your special comes with worthless shit edition while it lasts![/QUOTE]
Or even funnier when talking about digital distribution.
[QUOTE=Johnny Guitar;39843475]If you did that on steam they would do the same.[/QUOTE]
Why are people disagreeing with this? PayPal accidentally chargedback my Portal 2 purchase, and I was automatically banned until I sorted it out.
EA isn't doing anything different -- you can still ask them for a refund like with Steam.
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[QUOTE=Chaohord;39843452]It's The War Z all over again[/QUOTE]
The game itself is well made, the DRM isn't.
WarZ was never a good game, this is hardly comparable.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;39854973]Why are people disagreeing with this? PayPal accidentally chargedback my Portal 2 purchase, and I was automatically banned until I sorted it out.
EA isn't doing anything different -- you can still ask them for a refund like with Steam.
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The game itself is well made, the DRM isn't.
WarZ was never a good game, this is hardly comparable.[/QUOTE]
the drm is a part of the game and is clearly poorly implemented if they're still having scaling issues fucking 4 days in.
Hahaha I just realised, In like 5-6 years all you people who bought the game won't be able to play it anymore :v:
Maybe this sounds let them eat cakeish but - why can't people just wait to play until the servers are fixed?
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I mean it shouldnt come as a surprise to anyone that this game requires constant online connection and is reliant on servers to function.
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Just think of it like a delayed release date :)
[QUOTE=King Tiger;39854645]But this is clearly not a defective product.[/QUOTE]
That doesn't matter.
Under EU law we can request a refund in 7(or 14?) days for ANY reason.
Hell, we could ask for a refund cause our left testicle itched. EA has to comply. The fact that they're saying no, then attempting to blackmail users by threatening with bans just because the user takes the only possibility for a refund (The only option left for their rightfully deserved refund)? Pathetic.
[QUOTE=Djessey;39855148]Hahaha I just realised, In like 5-6 years all you people who bought the game won't be able to play it anymore :v:[/QUOTE]
Meanwhile I can pop my Sim City 4 disc that I bought 10 years ago into my disc drive, re-install and play for the umpteenth time. Why change a system that fucking works.
[QUOTE=demoguy08;39856635]Why change a system that fucking works.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYWdHe4tQ4"]Because[/URL]
[url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1252570&p=39856653&viewfull=1#post39856653]This game gave my 2 year old computer a BSOD.[/url]
[QUOTE=Coffee;39856736][url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1252570&p=39856653&viewfull=1#post39856653]This game gave my 2 year old computer a BSOD.[/url][/QUOTE]
can't be due to faulty drivers or your system's configuration, nope it's entirely EA's fault
ea assassinated JFK and gave birth to hitler too
[QUOTE=Stopper;39854870]
Or even funnier when talking about digital distribution.[/QUOTE]
Yeah you get to pay $5 less
but then you realize you still wasted a ton of money on a shit game you could have just not bought at all.
that video game meltdown is coming.
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;39856850]can't be due to faulty drivers or your system's configuration, nope it's entirely EA's fault
ea assassinated JFK and gave birth to hitler too[/QUOTE]
This PC has never bluescreened before, it's Simcity with the issue since every other game works on this PC.
[QUOTE=Coffee;39856736][URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1252570&p=39856653&viewfull=1#post39856653"]This game gave my 2 year old computer a BSOD.[/URL][/QUOTE]
Games can't cause BSODs (by themselves). In fact that one is triggered by a processor not handling interrupts correctly.
[QUOTE=Jsm;39866028]Games can't cause BSODs (by themselves). In fact that one is triggered by a processor not handling interrupts correctly.[/QUOTE]
Though it [I]COULD[/I] be SimCity is the only software triggering the sequence leading to it.
Both Intel and AMD have had CPU's that would either lock up or become severe security vulnerabilities if a certain set of interrupts were triggered.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;39854849]it really is the dumbest idea ive ever heard of
oh no watch out theyll run out discs to make copies on better get your special comes with worthless shit edition while it lasts![/QUOTE]
I preorder to have a copy delivered to my house on release day and sometimes as a bonus, I get up to $20 bonus credit. I don't have a local game store.
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