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Nqatdev
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4 days ago

Issue with paid in-game purchase through Steam, and EA Support is useless

I paid for something and didn’t get it. It’s that simple.

Around 11 PM on October 8, 2026 (my time zone), I bought the $10 Battle Pass through the in-game store. Steam took the money from my wallet, the payment went through, and I have the full invoice to prove it. The Battle Pass? Never showed up in my game.

So I did what you’re supposed to do and contacted EA Support. They opened case #256233774, and their entire “solution” was to tell me to wait a full 24 hours and come back. That’s it. No investigation, no attempt to check anything. I told them straight up that waiting a few more hours wasn’t going to fix a failed delivery, and they still didn’t lift a finger


Fine. I waited the full 24 hours, until 11 PM on October 9. I messaged support again, and this time I got handed off to an AI agent that promised to transfer me to a “dedicated team.” I waited an entire hour. Nothing. Then I refreshed the page and found out I’d lost access to live chat support altogether.

So let me get this straight: I paid, I have proof, I followed your instructions to the letter, and my reward is getting locked out of support?

Has anyone else been put through something this ridiculous? Does EA actually have a real support channel, or is it just there for show? I’m beyond frustrated. I shouldn’t have to come to a public forum to complain, and I’m not even sure this is allowed here, but EA has left me with no other way to be heard.

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  • EA_cuervo's avatar
    EA_cuervo
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    2 days ago

    Hey there, I'm really sorry to hear you're dealing with this.

    Because we're on the public forums, we don't have access to your account details, billing tools, or the ability to manually credit content to your game. That kind of stuff has to go through the EA Help support team. Since you've already waited the 24-hour delivery window and have your Steam proof of purchase ready, I'd strongly recommend reaching back out to EA Help. When you do, make sure to reference your existing case number (#256233774) so the advisor can see the full history of what happened and pick up right where things left off rather than starting from scratch. Having your Steam invoice/transaction ID on hand will also help them verify and resolve this for you.

    If you're having any problems reaching out to EA help again, please let us know and we will try to assist you with that. 

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