Shadow_Lord
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Didn't know FIFA was a sequel to Jurassic World
On the positive side $8000 CDN is only about $6.50 US right now.
"He thought it was a one-time fee for the game," Perkins said.
"He's just as sick as I am, [because] he never believed he was being charged for every transaction, or every time he went onto the game."
What do you mean man? Those fifa points that have the price in real dollars and that require multiple confirmation steps including payment info are not clear at all! I thought it was all free!
I agree with you. It's predatory, especially when it's for stuff that used to be covered by garden variety cheat codes.How the hell is there even $8000 worth of crap to buy for one game?!
I know nothing about the game, but that's pretty damn scammy sounding to me.
I know the parent and his dopey 17 y/o kid are responsible, but I despise this new age of microtransactions and endless DLC's etc.
See it as if you go to Amazon and instead of buying 1 copy of a game, you buy 1,000 just because (no mistake or typos). Then claim you didn't knew it was going to cost that much and blame Amazon for not stopping said purchase.How the hell is there even $8000 worth of crap to buy for one game?!
I know nothing about the game, but that's pretty damn scammy sounding to me.
I know the parent and his dopey 17 y/o kid are responsible, but I despise this new age of microtransactions and endless DLC's etc.
I agree with you. It's predatory, especially when it's for stuff that used to be covered by garden variety cheat codes.
Can you explain how this is predatory?
Disagreeing with a business practice doesn't make it predatory. You may not like it, and you might not think it fair, but if the intent is obvious, it's no different than selling any other sort of goods.
The game isn't forcing you to spend to play it, as far as I know. It's just shitty DLC. Some of you are using some pretty hyperbolic terms to defend a parent who's son is backpedelling off a dumb decision.
Why can't Sony and MS place default limits on "credit" on the PS/Xbox store? I realize it bills directly to your CC, so they don't need to protect themselves, but they can help protect the consumer by setting reasonable limits that can be bypassed by an adult (credit card holder) if they wish. It all comes down to what is a reasonable charge for a videogame, which I suspect is where the consumer protection stuff in the US comes from.
Those protections are there if you want them. Most people disable them due to the hassle of entering passwords every time to confirm, a purchase.
Yeah I just realized my idea wouldn't work anyway since he was charging many small transactions, no big ones. Maybe they could cap # of purchases in a given time period by default to head off fraud, and potential spending by a minor, or someone who doesn't know better. All I know is there's gotta be a better way so we never have to read stories like this. People are dumb, and that will never change. Companies shouldn't be able to laugh all the way to the bank because of it though.
Yeah I just realized my idea wouldn't work anyway since he was charging many small transactions, no big ones. Maybe they could cap # of purchases in a given time period by default to head off fraud, and potential spending by a minor, or someone who doesn't know better. All I know is there's gotta be a better way so we never have to read stories like this. People are dumb, and that will never change. Companies shouldn't be able to laugh all the way to the bank because of it though.
Buyer beware. Companies like Microsoft aren't here to teach people how to handle their own finances.
Yeah I just realized my idea wouldn't work anyway since he was charging many small transactions, no big ones. Maybe they could cap # of purchases in a given time period by default to head off fraud, and potential spending by a minor, or someone who doesn't know better. All I know is there's gotta be a better way so we never have to read stories like this. People are dumb, and that will never change. Companies shouldn't be able to laugh all the way to the bank because of it though.
They shouldn't, and they don't have to. The consumer has the choice to buy these things or not. In this situation, the person made the choice to buy a bunch of stupid stuff and got caught.
Humans shouldn't be dumb enough to bypass the restrictions set in place and then complain that they got screwed over after.
I think we are missing the point. The fact MT reached such an incredible value is obsurd and this should be the focus! Micro Transactions are total BS and this very economy unfolding before you is unacceptable. Mature gamers which have lived through althe gaming generations would attest to this and i hope this article highlights the fraud that MT business is.
Which restrictions are you referring to, and are they set that way by default? If so that should be enough.
Youtubers spend over that amount on FIFA all the time, therefore that would be a stupid business decision as a whole. Its cheaper hiring a lawyer than refunding the 8k.
man and I thought buying all the costumes in DoA5 was expensive. What kind of in-game purchases can you make in FIFA that would amount to this quantity of cash, within a 30 day billing cycle even?
On xbox every time you purchase something, even when in-game, you have to confirm how you pay for it(card, paypal, MS balance, etc) so this kid's full of it for doing this and the dad is at fault for being gullible.
Would be more believable if the son was 7 instead of 17. He can pretend he didn't know that Xbox points are money but then why did he type the credit card number?
I almost LOLed at work when I read that response.
Also there's a picture of the father flipping through his credit card statement.
It looks like a nice stack.
And of course, the article doesn't even mention who makes FIFA.
Why can you even buy that much FIFA garbage? That's all on top of the season pass?
dad shouldn't be penalized $8,000 over useless disposable entertainment that should be free
dad shouldn't be penalized $8,000 over useless disposable entertainment that should be free