Player0
04-01-2005, 04:29 PM
I will never use FilePlanet, IGN, or Gamespy again. Last year, I signed up for the IGN Founders Club. For $80 or so, you get a year of IGN, Fileplanet service, plus a bunch of shitty magazines and some other crap. Having been a long time subscriber to IGN alone, I figured Fileplanet was worth an extra $45 a year. So I went for it.
I bought a subscription, just like I always did with IGN.
So, a year later, I'm counting every penny, and I notice an $80 gamespy charge on my bank account today. Those greedy sunsa:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:as charged my farking card!! Did I authorize this? Hell no. But, apparently, in some myriad of fineprint EULA/TOU agreement redtape cockknocking bullshit, they say that they'll automatically renew unless you cancel. This wasnt the case with IGN in the past.
I guess it's my fault for spending $80 without having a lawyer go over the fine print. Shady shady shi!t. I probably would have renewed the service, on my terms. I would charge MY bank when the timing is right for ME. Thus BUYING a service.
One of GameSpys FAQ actually address this 'automatic renewal' shit and basically goes on to say ':mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2: you, it was in the fine print, you're stuck with it.
http://support.gamespy.com/article.aspx?id=10291&cNode=7L4J8N
I contacted them the only way I could, a shitty webform. I issued a complaint with my bank. I dont know how that will swing. Gamespy apparently has no likelyhood of crediting this.
I will go OUT OF MY WAY to make sure I get others to avoid IGN/Gamespy if I dont see a good resolution. I hate companies that try to make money by defrauding and f*cking over customers rather than offering services. These sites probably make more money in advertising than they'd EVER need from subscription fees. You know, like Electronics Arts, or the RIAA.
Really just need to make a list of places to boycott these days. I dont know if it does any good in the long run. But everyone is out to screw the devil out of you anymore.
I bought a subscription, just like I always did with IGN.
So, a year later, I'm counting every penny, and I notice an $80 gamespy charge on my bank account today. Those greedy sunsa:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:as charged my farking card!! Did I authorize this? Hell no. But, apparently, in some myriad of fineprint EULA/TOU agreement redtape cockknocking bullshit, they say that they'll automatically renew unless you cancel. This wasnt the case with IGN in the past.
I guess it's my fault for spending $80 without having a lawyer go over the fine print. Shady shady shi!t. I probably would have renewed the service, on my terms. I would charge MY bank when the timing is right for ME. Thus BUYING a service.
One of GameSpys FAQ actually address this 'automatic renewal' shit and basically goes on to say ':mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2: you, it was in the fine print, you're stuck with it.
http://support.gamespy.com/article.aspx?id=10291&cNode=7L4J8N
I contacted them the only way I could, a shitty webform. I issued a complaint with my bank. I dont know how that will swing. Gamespy apparently has no likelyhood of crediting this.
I will go OUT OF MY WAY to make sure I get others to avoid IGN/Gamespy if I dont see a good resolution. I hate companies that try to make money by defrauding and f*cking over customers rather than offering services. These sites probably make more money in advertising than they'd EVER need from subscription fees. You know, like Electronics Arts, or the RIAA.
Really just need to make a list of places to boycott these days. I dont know if it does any good in the long run. But everyone is out to screw the devil out of you anymore.