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blinddouble
8 years ago

Should a player be refunded for a purchased item if that item is Changed later?

I'm looking for opinions concerning a hypothetical situation: Should EA refund players who have purchased (with real money) an item/card, if that item/card is later nerfed? Why or why not? What if ...
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blinddouble
8 years ago
@Azombioso You wouldn't expect a refund if your food was taken away? It wasn't your fault they had to take it away. Either way, the card isn't being "used up" like a burger would be from eating. It was changed and no longer what was paid for. The equivalent would be to you buying a car, then the company taking it back and removing the engine.
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Azombioso
8 years ago
@blinddouble Well... I don't know about you, but I don't know a single place that refunds you money if a meal is bad. They just offer you more food.

A car without an engine is completely useless, but that's not the case here. Leprechaun Imp for example, will only shuffle one pot of gold instead of two. Is not useless, just not as powerful as before.

So it would not be losing the engine, but getting a smaller one. If you don't like the way it stayed, just buy another car. No one is forcing you to keep a slower version of the original car you purchased.
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    blinddouble
    8 years ago
    @Azombioso Let's change the car metaphor because the food one obviously doesn't apply. The car retains an engine, and it's a tractor used for work, you bought this tractor because it has a lot of horse power. The dealership halves that horsepower and you're left with a tractor you don't have any use for anymore. Yes, it's still useable, but no longer useful, nor what you paid for.

    Btw, almost every place, especially if they're reputable, will refund you for bad food, especially if they made changes to it themselves to make it something other than what you ordered.
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      Azombioso
      8 years ago

      @blinddouble Funny, that doesn't apply here in Mexico. They just give you more food.

      Ok, let's keep the tractor example.

      I agree with you that, if you bought this specific tractor, it's because it suited your needs. (Horsepower, fuel efficiency or maybe even you just liked the color).

      The company takes it away from you because it has no other choice, I think we both agree on that part. The devs are going to nerf the cards whether we like it or not.

      Ok, so now you have the same tractor with half the horsepower. Nobody is forcing you to keep it if it doesn't suit your needs anymore. 

      You just... get your money back and buy another one. That's what the devs are doing, allowing you to pick another tractor for free (if you want to) because of the inconvenience. 

      I suppose that if you purchased your tractor, it is because you needed some help on the farm.

      It is kind of dumb to ask a refund of the tractor to purchase a new TV, don't you think?

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        blinddouble
        8 years ago
        Ah I see; I'm not in Mexico.

        I see what you're saying, I believe. You say that tractor company would give you "store credit" to purchase a different vehicle.

        What if they don't have anything you wanted to buy? You already have everything else, and all you wanted was that tractor/card.

        Here's the thing: You now Must purchase from them again, even though you no longer have what you paid them for. Wouldn't you rather get money back to spend on literally anything else, like on something made by another company who won't take away what you paid for.

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