GAME Screws Over Some AU Diablo III Fans

this can't be much of a shock to many people.

the sun is setting on brick and mortar stores.

once used games go away their day is done.

Surely taking somones money for a product you can't supply and then refusing a refund is either fraud or theft. Got to wonder what thier legal obligations are with a pre order contract.

Edited coz' I wasn't teached to speak proper england when I wiz a children

Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.Grey_Eyed_Elf

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

crazy. Is that legal though i mean i dont know how things work over there but i guess in the US there would def be some lawsuits flying. I mean when your pre order it's not like your donating your money to the cause or something. Your paying in advance for a product and if you don't get that product you should get you money back.

See that's punishing Blizzard not that crappy "GAME" company, Game is the one who is doing shady business practices, they are the ones who are not fulfilling their end of the bargain. Pirating games hurts the developer/publisher more than the crappy stores.

[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.loosingENDS

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

Have fun skipping it then, you arent getting the game.

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And I feel bad for the AU guys, you always get screwed somehow

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[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.wis3boi

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

Have fun skipping it then, you arent getting the game.

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And I feel bad for the AU guys, you always get screwed somehow

I am sure sales of an online only game will be horrible and at some point will have a offline version, at least on consoles

Who would buy a game that blackmails you to be online to play ? Not me and i am sure million other gamers

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Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

loosingENDS

Have fun skipping it then, you arent getting the game.

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And I feel bad for the AU guys, you always get screwed somehow

I am sure sales of an online only game will be horrible and at some point will have a offline version, at least on consoles

Who would buy a game that blackmails you to be online to play ? Not me and i am sure million other gamers

http://www.gamezone.com/products/diablo-iii/news/diablo-3-is-amazon-s-most-pre-ordered-pc-game-ever You were saying?MonsieurX

Most people dont know it is online only

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]http://www.gamezone.com/products/diablo-iii/news/diablo-3-is-amazon-s-most-pre-ordered-pc-game-ever You were saying?loosingENDS

Most people dont know it is online only

crazy. Is that legal though i mean i dont know how things work over there but i guess in the US there would def be some lawsuits flying. I mean when your pre order it's not like your donating your money to the cause or something. Your paying in advance for a product and if you don't get that product you should get you money back.

Gen007

I can't be bothered reading through their Terms and Conditions at the moment, and I won't bore everyone with details about the Australian Consumer Law...but even if you could sue them (in the US or here in Australia), so what?

If the company has no money left, then you can't exactly get money back from them.
If the company has small amounts of money left, it'll head to the secured creditors first. The gamers would be at the back of the line of people trying to get money owed to them by GAME; they might not see a cent.

Having said that, I wonder if Blizzard are going to fix things up for everyone who missed out...

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crazy. Is that legal though i mean i dont know how things work over there but i guess in the US there would def be some lawsuits flying. I mean when your pre order it's not like your donating your money to the cause or something. Your paying in advance for a product and if you don't get that product you should get you money back.

Planeforger

I can't be bothered reading through their Terms and Conditions at the moment, and I won't bore everyone with details about the Australian Consumer Law...but even if you could sue them (in the US or here in Australia), so what?

If the company has no money left, then you can't exactly get money back from them.
If the company has small amounts of money left, it'll head to the secured creditors first. The gamers would be at the back of the line of people trying to get money owed to them by GAME; they might not see a cent.

Having said that, I wonder if Blizzard are going to fix things up for everyone who missed out...

True i guess. Seems like they shouldn't be able to pocket the money if they haven't provided yet but then again i guess what would be the point of pre ordering . It would be nice if the say gave people copies that could prove they pre ordered at a store that wont be getting D3. Very unlikely to happen in reality though.

diablo tried to steal people away from quake 2 i remember AAAxKamikaze on heat.net lol would leave the game after me kicking his ass he would be like im gonna go play some diablo 2.

That guy was in his 30s or 40s i was like 16 lol 30-40 years old were more casual gamers than my era though.

And BTW, before you go "This belongs in the sticky!", yes, I'm aware it exists. But it's not about the game itself.tjoeb123

It still related to the game and is the focus of this issue so yeah it still belongs to the sticky, but anyway that sucks that they can't at least refund those who preordered. They should get in trouble for that.

Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.Grey_Eyed_Elf

[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.xboxownzuall545

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[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.MonsieurX

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="xboxownzuall545"] can **** offxboxownzuall545

He's wuv's his moms dell.

He's wuv's his moms dell.

xboxownzuall545

Cool story, blog it.

[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]Any game that requires a internet connection may as well be sold just online.loosingENDS

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

It's funny that you try to take neutral comments and make them look like compliments or complaints about games based on whether you like a game or not.

What OP is saying is illegal. They cannot keep your money and give you nothing in return, they can get sued, and will get sued if true.

What OP is saying is illegal. They cannot keep your money and give you nothing in return, they can get sued, and will get sued if true.

_TheJoker_

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Never made any new threads nor making a blog. xboxownzuall545

asd without mosquitos whole species wouldnt exist. lets not even get started on what would happen if the species that depend on their existance would cause if they suddenly went extinct. cosmic chain reactions dude. cause and effect.

its more like what would gamespot be with monsieurX. we would all ahve very bad days. rest assured. you xbox i could care less about. you could roll over tomorrow and i wouldnt even miss you.

*sips iced tea*

ahhhhh... aniother day another dog gone running.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHQ65NE5CR4&feature=related

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[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

loosingENDS

Have fun skipping it then, you arent getting the game.

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And I feel bad for the AU guys, you always get screwed somehow

I am sure sales of an online only game will be horrible and at some point will have a offline version, at least on consoles

Who would buy a game that blackmails you to be online to play ? Not me and i am sure million other gamers

I get the feeling that if you take a payment toward a product, discover you won't be getting the product, and then tell that person the money they've put down will not in any way be refunded is illegal. Just a hunch.

This teach you to never pre-order a game.

It's a good thing I never buy anything from GAME then. :|

That can't be legal.

If I was in the same position, I'd call the cops on them right there in the store.

Meanwhile in the news... "Experts still unable to figure out why Games get pirated the most in Australia."SteverXIII

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[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

Indeed, i would never touch Diablo 3 in its current state

I hope for a console offline version or will simply skip the game

loosingENDS

Have fun skipping it then, you arent getting the game.

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And I feel bad for the AU guys, you always get screwed somehow

I am sure sales of an online only game will be horrible and at some point will have a offline version, at least on consoles

Who would buy a game that blackmails you to be online to play ? Not me and i am sure million other gamers

Nice to know I preordered from JB HiFi then:P

Nice to know I preordered from JB HiFi then:P

Blake135