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EA! Dammmit!!!!

#1



Dusty668

Look, just tell us how much you want us to hate you EA and we'll get right on it. A bud of mine that I play CoX with mentioned he was having billing problems with his canceled Warhammer account, apparently for some folks it's pretty bad.

From the Kotaku article:

A screw-up in EA's Warhammer Online billing system has resulted in many players being charged upwards of 22 times for a one-month subscription, filling bank accounts with overdraft fees and the Warhammer forums with very angry players.

EA says:
We have confirmed with our vendor that players who have been charged multiple times for their subscriptions should start seeing a reversal of charges within 24-36 hours. We anticipate that once the charges have been reversed, any fees that have been incurred should be refunded as well.
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So a bank will give up free cash just cause EA says so? Damn talk about having a fantasy world.

One of the commenters even made a poem about it:

By Laughingdog:

Their creation flagging, the subscription count tarnished
An idea in their head did spring, their coffers they'd garnish!
While orcs, dwarves, and elves did fight
Their users they'd charge, all through the night!

The code was entered, the deed finished
If they hadn't done it, they thought, their returns would diminish
They all sat back and enjoyed the scene
From their yachts in the bay while they earned some green

A cry arose from the disquieted masses
\"Refund our money, or we'll kick your asses!\"
Amazed, astonished, dumbfounded, and stunned
They thought to themselves, \"Hey that's our retirement fund!\"

Hoping to hush the riotous riffraff
They urged everyone to please contact their sales staff
Finally, reparations of their ill-gained funds had begun
\"Well guys, while it lasted, it sure was fun!
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#2

Jay

Jay

That's a monumental fuckup. EA never ceases to amaze.


#3

Dave

Dave

The support thread on their forums is getting to EPIC LEVEL!!

http://forums.warhammeronline.com/w...thread.id=15916&view=by_date_ascending&page=1


#4



Chibibar

Bank will only refund it if EA gives them the money or the user has a good relation with the bank (they have to talk to them)


#5

Dave

Dave

I am not joking when I say if this happened to me I would be homeless. The overdraft fees ($30 each charge) would make it so my paychecks couldn't cover my bills.

http://img180.imageshack.us/i/wtfmythic.gif/

This has put several people in some very, very bad financial places.


#6

Jay

Jay

You know, the majority of gamers of MMOs don’t exactly have the grandest of budgets (most are young or students) and to be billed 11 to 17 times (one guy got charged 35 times in a span of 8 seconds) is absolutely asinine. Imagine waking up and seeing $250+ taken from your account, so many of these people hit by overdraft fees. The bank better be cooperative because it certainly isn’t the client’s fault that this happened. I don’t know how it works in America but in Canada you’re not accountable for these types of fubars.

I’m awestruck that while I read the thread, I realized that this WASN’T THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED! Thank God I hated that game.


#7

Dave

Dave

I'm on page 4 of that thread. It seems that most banks are cooperating, but not all. In fact, some are stoutly refusing to refund these charges even though they were on the phone with Mythic's CS at the time.

I expect MANY lawsuits.


#8



Violent Drunk Ray Romano

This is why you don't link up your actual bank account with any subscription account. It's much easier to deal with credit than your actual checking account if things fuck up.


#9



Chibibar

Violent Drunk Ray Romano said:
This is why you don't link up your actual bank account with any subscription account. It's much easier to deal with credit than your actual checking account if things fuck up.
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Yup. I usually use game card or rechargable Visa (you can get those now-a-days) or even just a CC if you have one.


#10



Matt²

definitely better to use prepaid cards!

...and to think back in 2001 I was seeking to work FOR EA! (shudder)


#11



Chibibar

What scares me is that subscription is NOT a NEW SYSTEM. How can finance make such a F-UP on this? Warhammer has been out for a while now.


#12

Dave

Dave

This is why I pay monthly using PayPal in any MMO I play.


#13

David

David

This is why I don't touch EA games with a 10-foot pole.


#14

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Matt² said:
definitely better to use prepaid cards!
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That would work if they still used said cards, but I heard Mythic discontinued them.

If this type of thing happened in WoW I would be livid. I don't even want to think if such a thing happened to me. It does not even occur just on existing account, supposedly even long canceled accounts were getting added to the spam billings. I know Gas used to (or even still does) play, I wonder if this happened to him.


#15

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

ScytheRexx said:
It does not even occur just on existing account, supposedly even long canceled accounts were getting added to the spam billings. I know Gas used to (or even still does) play, I wonder if this happened to him.
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Well, shit. I better go check my account.


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