Chrisamcnicholas Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Im not wrong. I remember I remember too, just not what you do. Most everyone else who has posted agrees with me though so...make your judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaerethDL Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 That's a blatant lie. WoW absolutely required cc info before giving you the free 30 days. Dunno about the other 2, didn't play those. Show me proof. I remember having 30 days on my wow account when i purchased it, with no cc until my time ran out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safewayundrwear Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 All major MMOs require that you do this. WoW did it... so did Rift and SWG did it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisamcnicholas Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Show me proof. I remember having 30 days on my wow account when i purchased it, with no cc until my time ran out How about you show US proof? I haven't seen one person that agrees with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaerethDL Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 All major MMOs require that you do this. WoW did it... so did Rift and SWG did it as well. i dont care anymore, its besides the point.. i have 29 days left, don't ask for anything until my 29 days are up, you can send reminders, but you don't need my info.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhalcator Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) vanilla wow, no it did not. it came with 30 free days.. so did eve, lotr, swg, rift Never played the others but those highlighted are incorrect. Played both, you're mistaken. Try to register for a Netflix or Hulu + free trial without a CC or debit. It is pretty basic practice these days. Edited December 22, 2011 by Inhalcator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaltom Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Show me proof. I remember having 30 days on my wow account when i purchased it, with no cc until my time ran out That would require: A.) A time machine B.) Someone actually purchasing a retail copy of WoW (that includes a month free) for the sole purpose to prove you wrong. Instead let's look at the massive amount of people calling you ignorant/a liar. They had enter CC data in before they got a free month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaerethDL Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 How about you show US proof? I haven't seen one person that agrees with you. Just because they don't agree, doesn't mean they are right. Even if I'm wrong, just because one company does bad business doesn't mean another has to follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasForgotten Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Show me proof. I remember having 30 days on my wow account when i purchased it, with no cc until my time ran out http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/account-creation-faq Why do I need to have a form of payment for account creation? Subscriptions do require that some form of payment information (such as a credit card) be entered before the account can be activated. At this time there is no way around this. This is required in case account play extends over 30 days, so that gameplay will not be disrupted. It also prevents customers from creating "throwaway" accounts to harass others. Been this way since the beginning. The fact is you're wrong. Edited December 22, 2011 by AliasForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lord Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 STO was not that way either. I played my 30 days and then decided to subscribe. Of course this is only my 2nd MMO I have ever played, I'm not complaining though, I like SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaerethDL Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 That would require: A.) A time machine B.) Someone actually purchasing a retail copy of WoW (that includes a month free) for the sole purpose to prove you wrong. Instead let's look at the massive amount of people calling you ignorant/a liar. They had enter CC data in before they got a free month. Pretty bad community we have going here... I'm off these forums later. But you guys wouldnt talk to people like this to their face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiebelhaus Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 This must have changed since the update , I've been playing fine but when I tried to reply to this it said I needed to sub. That's lame , 60 bucks buys you the game and one month of play , then if you want to keep playing you put your card in , this is just an attempt to hope people forget to cancel before the payment goes through , stay classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzed Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 But i can't play without an active subscription? So i just bought a 60 dollar game and can't play my free month without putting my credit card info in.. whats the deal bioware? I played every MMO since UO (Ultima Online). They ALL require you to put your credit card information BEFORE you can play. My guess is you are new to MMO's, and just too proud (for whatever some strange reason) to admit this is your first MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisamcnicholas Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just because they don't agree, doesn't mean they are right. Even if I'm wrong, just because one company does bad business doesn't mean another has to follow suit. It's not bad business, you're just arguing about something that doesn't matter. If you don't like that game that much and you forget to cancel it that's your issue. MANY businesses do this..cable companies etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRaevin Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Agreed, it's pretty ridiculous. It comes across as a "Oh hello there, we're glad you bought the game but before you're allowed to use the free days we want to make sure you're going to continue playing afterwards, if not.. sorry no free days for you!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhalcator Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Pretty bad community we have going here... I'm off these forums later. But you guys wouldnt talk to people like this to their face. I would. Especially if they were as wrong and ridiculous as you are acting. Edited December 22, 2011 by Inhalcator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaltom Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 How is it bad? Your credit card could be stolen and they are giving it time to be reported. They account could be empty so when the system attempts to process the payment at the end of the 30 days it fails and they have to interrupt your game time to force to you to make a payment... There are reasons, I'm sure they are good ones. They wouldn't do it for the sole purpose of making customers angry. OP is new to MMOs, don't get angry at him, pity him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arekkusu-III Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've played AAA MMOs for 11 years, I've not come across a single one that didn't require a credit card info, all the ones mentioned so far all required credit card, I remember bugging my parents for theirs until I was of the age to pay myself. Though tbh, I don't really see the issue here, they won't charge you until those 30 days are up AND you can cancel any time, unless you don't have a card? (how did you buy the game?) what's the real problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Most MMO's ask you to type in your CC before you get your free month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisamcnicholas Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Pretty bad community we have going here... I'm off these forums later. But you guys wouldnt talk to people like this to their face. I would if they were being whiny and blatantly stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasForgotten Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 STO was not that way either. I played my 30 days and then decided to subscribe. Of course this is only my 2nd MMO I have ever played, I'm not complaining though, I like SWTOR. You are remembering incorrectly. Here is a forum post very similar to this one from STO http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=97711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javanoid Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You are remembering incorrectly. Here is a forum post very similar to this one from STO http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=97711 I agree - I remember pre-ordering STO and being asked to enter subscription information even before my initial time had expired. I thought it was just standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lord Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) delete Edited December 22, 2011 by Iron_Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasForgotten Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I agree - I remember pre-ordering STO and being asked to enter subscription information even before my initial time had expired. I thought it was just standard. People, such as the OP, tend to sugarcoat their memories. I've joined nearly every major MMO at launch, and I clearly remember having to supply billing information for all of them before my account was activated. All of them provided 30 days of free time, but you still needed to provide some sort of billing info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 But i can't play without an active subscription? So i just bought a 60 dollar game and can't play my free month without putting my credit card info in.. whats the deal bioware? Welcome to MMOs Since this is obviously your first one, I'll be kind - this is normal of EVERY P2P MMO. ALL of them do this. Enjoy the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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