derExperte
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'Interesting' can mean lots of things. Not all are good.
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STEAM | January 2015 - Steam GOTY results: Delayed
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'Interesting' can mean lots of things. Not all are good.
freshVeggie
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Dio Brando
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Greenmangaming can fuck off.
I didn't ask them to change their policy.
just saw your tweet. This is ridiculous. It's not like you played the game and asked for a refund. ffs GMG.
Kurt Russell
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Greenmangaming can fuck off.
I didn't ask them to change their policy.
I thought that Steam had the worst support service of all, but looks like GMG beats them. Also, you can get a refund for a preorder on Steam, why would they act differently? Really sucks, hopefully they'll see reason.
ashecitism
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The hell is GMG's problem?!
That 'PC gamers and Xbox Live' part doesn't fill me with confidence.
That 'PC gamers and Xbox Live' part doesn't fill me with confidence.
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Say what... lucky I didn't preorder it at their Store.
Greenmangaming can fuck off.
I didn't ask them to change their policy.
I remember when I started using them, a mere two weeks after their website had been established... Good times. Got several euros (or quid? Don't remember) for every referal, a pound or two for reviews... :[
Also support was great back then and you could just talk to the guys directly. Prices were, ofcourse, also a lot better.
... I've not bought a game on GMG since I bought Hatoful Boyfriend. And that was my first purchase from them in a year.
Mass_Pincup
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That's kind of shitty especially for something that you couldn't possibly used.
Is it region locked?
PandaPedinte
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Hahaha, that's perfect.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Honestly, DocSeuss, just do a chargeback with your credit card company or PayPal, whichever you used to pay. You asked for a refund, they didn't give it to you. And if you don't plan on doing any subsequent business with them, there's no need to preserve your relationship.
That thread has turned into just more hype nonsense than any discussion about what (little) will be discussed at the event.
There's a lot to go over about the more consumer orientated features of Win 10 and even some of the stuff that will be added in new tech preview build which I got an email about on Thursday (even that was telling me to 'get hyped!') in the short space of time to have anything meaningful to say that will interest most of that thread. There will probably be the same level of derision as the Xbox One unveiling when some find out the presentation isn't going to be about games.
So, uh, is there any solid financial reason I shouldn't just go to my bank and stop payment?
Excellent. That is indeed what I was planning.
I'm wondering if I should cancel all other preorders I had with them as well. Just the new Resident Evil and Batman game.
derExperte
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Yes and the orders won't be honored anyway.
BorntoPlay
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I have the same problem, i think we have to wait for a new patch....
They'll probably ban your account anyway for doing a chargeback, so yes.
Using preorder bonuses to lock in preorders, that's got to be a new low.
Great stuff.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I'm honestly not surprised that these retailers are pushing back on refunds for GTA V. Judging by the number of emails I got yesterday along the lines of "I clicked on the link in Enhanced Steam to buy GTA at XXXXX store, and I didn't get a Steam key......" most people are confused about not getting a Steam key. It seems like everyone wants it on Steam, and everyone is upset that sites other than Steam don't activate there.
It's not like this is exactly new
but I don't think anyone expected GTA V to not be Steamworks.
I'm certain that Rockstar's choice to not provide Steam keys available to other vendors are really cutting into those vendor's bottom line.
It's not like this is exactly new
*cough* Ubisoft *cough*
I'm certain that Rockstar's choice to not provide Steam keys available to other vendors are really cutting into those vendor's bottom line.
electroflame
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Yeah, I would. They'll probably ban/lock your account, so if you go through with this make sure that you have no intention of using them in the future.
You could probably open another account using Paypal if you used a credit card or vice versa, but I wouldn't bother as they may ban that account if they figure it out. GMG is really, really ban happy (and their customer service rarely sees reason). I've had to email them about not getting Playfire rewards and they've threatened to close my account/stop communicating due to "fraud".
Really, if it's not a case like this where you're out quite a bit of money, it's best to just eat whatever and not email them.
It really is one of the worst things I've seen, yeah.
Just sent them an email asking for a refund.
Given that Max Payne 3 was Steamworks and, well, just about everything Rockstar, including San Andreas has a Steam key, I thought it would be Steamworks.
I think adding in a 3rd party DRM notice for GTA V would help in that regard, to drive the point home.
Ubi at least is a big publisher that has been doing this forever.
What the fuck is R* Social Flub worth? Even less. =p
It goes down like a sack of potatoes every time there's a sale on R* games that shove it down your throat, and adds a big fat nothing to said games.
Jame Retief
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Thanks for posting this. They just made certain that I will NEVER preorder ANYTHING from them. That's awful.
For me, the frustrating thing is that $46 is a lot of money. I've been looking towards this game a long time.
I'll get the chargeback, will just forgo Resident Evil, and will use that money to get GTAV on Steam.
EDIT: Funny, GMG went from fairly prompt (~3 minute) responses to ABSOLUTE SILENCE after I requested cancellation.
I'll get the chargeback, will just forgo Resident Evil, and will use that money to get GTAV on Steam.
EDIT: Funny, GMG went from fairly prompt (~3 minute) responses to ABSOLUTE SILENCE after I requested cancellation.
Ugh, that's what I was afraid of. Given what I had heard about this game, I expected some amount of performance issues, though I hoped after being out for 3 months they would have sorted those out. But not even being able to run even the middleware splash screens is inexcusable. It's not like my PC doesn't meet the hardware requirements.
firehawk12
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Is there an easy way to check if you own a game that is currently on a free weekend? I can't remember if I actually bought Saints Row 4 or not.
Yeah it's shitty, but I guess giving out a key for the bonus game is what fucks it up. I think the same thing applied to Hitman? Since they gave that other key for it when preordering, so they didn't accept cancellation afterward.
They should probably only add the bonus keys at release instead of trying to force order lock on customers, as it only creates bad blood.
They should probably only add the bonus keys at release instead of trying to force order lock on customers, as it only creates bad blood.
Check the account details on Steam. See if Saints Row is in there.
Or, heck, use the thing that Gamersgate uses and make people click a specific button to reveal the key.
electroflame
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In my experience, when a support ticket has anything to do with money they take a very, very long time to get back to you.
You can still probably get both. GTA V is $45 from Vietnam so that sets an upper limit (for now at least) on the older copies from China. A few friends that missed out on $30 copies still managed to grab a copy for $42 from those who got the earlier copies.
MMBosstones86
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I'm sure GFWL was 'interesting' at the time
The Red Wizard
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I have no faith that this will actually turn out to be interesting. In fact, I fear that it will signal the beginning of GFWL2.0.
Greenmangaming can fuck off.
I didn't ask them to change their policy.
Aren't you in the EU? Is that legal?
As of right now 30$ copies are still possible to get.
Nope, I'm an Eaglebro
PetriP-TNT
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I just complained a bit on Twatter regards your thing DocSeuss if that helps at all.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
The best thing we can do is vote with our wallets. If publisher see that they're selling twice as many copies of their game on Steam than they are on all other sites combined, they'll take notice. The fact that some (like Rockstar, now) are experimenting with their own distribution method is just the more reason not to buy their game at all, or at the least only buy it on Steam if that's your platform of choice.
I've worked it out
Good thing I booked my ticket on the right train
Nah it will be streaming service like PS Now. You can play Xbox games on PC and PC games on Xbox One for monthly subscription.
This would lose them a lot of customers.
They can maybe get away with this for GTAV because apparently people like nothing more than to open their mouths and let R* shit in them for a late (maybe useless as shit like the IV one) port of that piece of garbage, but for something else? Doubtful.
The cart trick to swap subids? Or are you referring to the marked copies that might get locked later on?
Edit: Looks like they removed the activation lock notice and replaced it with this:
I've worked it out
Good thing I booked my ticket on the right train
Yeah, I'm expecting cross buy licenses between console and PC. That's how they will get gold fee on PC.
Anyway, Batman Origins is great. Playing it after Mordor shows how very little there is to do in the latter.
I hope so. Thanks.
someguyinahat
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They might also use the Red Dead Redemption method of PC distribution.
If it's a choice between that and a turd sandwich, I'll pick the former, gladly.
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