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If they did try to charge for the games they would get enough chargebacks that they would have a hard time processing credit card payments for a while. And with
by rabidsnail 14y ago
If they did try to charge for the games they would get enough chargebacks that they would have a hard time processing credit card payments for a while. And with chargeback penalties they might actually lose money.
The only sensible options are a) do nothing or b) revoke games purchased with these codes. If I were them I would do nothing and treat it as an unplanned pricing experiment. Since a lot of these games have an online component (network effects!) the "giveaways" might increase real sales overall.
- oakwhiz 14y agoI doubt there would be chargebacks since a valid credit card was not even asked for during the process of entering the code.
- rabidsnail 14y agoBut presumably you have to have a credit card associated with your account, right?
- potatolicious 14y agoEven if that's the case, it would be unwise for EA to pursue this money. All anyone would have to do is issue a chargeback - which by the way incurs penalty fees for EA. More than that, it costs $25 for EA to file a challenge to a chargeback, making it completely not worthwhile. Going after this money would be a PR disaster, a legal quagmire, financially negative in all likelihood, and permanently damage their relationship with their payment processors. I would instead invest more money in hiring proper architects.
- oakwhiz 14y agoIn fact, surprising as it is, you did not require a credit card number on your account, nor did it ask for one when creating new accounts.