About the EU campaign for maid outfit and fat chocobo

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Originally Posted by Niskie

This is a slap in the face to EU players. Do I need to send away for items I don't want or need. To pay shipping and conversion fees. Take a selfie so the magazine can use it for their personal agendas? This seems like a punishment to us.

We are not valued as the JP and NA players.

That is the reality.

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The reality is you are being given an OPTION. Not mandatory, OPTIONAL. The value is exactly the same, the method is not. Otherwise no one in EU would have had the opportunity to get the rewards.

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Originally Posted by Alleo

Really looked forward to having a amazon deal too. :( Not sure why they didn't do one for EU since it would be way better as a promotion tool than such a small magazine company and way easier for the fans to buy from.

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Mostly because they were afraid of people again cancelling their orders after getting the code. That alone could have been prevented by physically shipping the code with the product, but that would have restricted eligible goods to items sold by amazon itself.
Plus, one could simply return the good without naming a reason within a week or two, not accounting for guarantees.
That in turn could be prevented by requiring buyers to formally resign from that right, either directly when buying, which would put the buyers at the mercy of amazon, or any time after receiving the goods, in which case the code would have to be given out with a delay.

In any case, I'm sure there are much better ways to handle it.

I usually do not come to the official forums BUT this is just ridiculous! Honestly I haven't seen this magazine in years, scared that if I do decide to be stupid enough to pay what could be 35 euros for this 3 issues that they could refuse to send the White Chocobo code because I'm not a resident of the UK.... also the whole privacy thing of it!

I would rather throw the money directly at SE but unfortunately they do not want it :(

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Originally Posted by Kosmos992k

Given how expensive items such as DVDs and BluRays are in JP, it seems unlikely that there is a cost argument to be made here.

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While I was not the one who was moaning about price, but just mentioned why people were doing so, I would have to say that yes it does. People are willing to shell out more for something that they want so comparing a magazine being expensive to dvds and such that people would actually WANT from Japan is a silly comparison to make.

I was more then happy to shell out for a good game I wanted if it was through amazon, so price wasn't an issue as long as it's for something people wanted.

Of course, I agree with the fact that in order to avoid all this, they should of just plopped the whole thing into Mogstation like they will be doing with the chinese(?) outfits. Especially if it was going to be this stressful to get something for everybody, something you HAVE to be prepared for if you are releasing a game world wide.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

The value is exactly the same

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The total cost to make sure you get at least the third volume for the most important code, plus the other two codes is £25

http://puu.sh/pZzqZ/8548041064.png

It is not the same, assuming that you live in the UK and get free postage as a result...as well as implying you even get the magazine because UK postage is that bad.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

The reality is you are being given an OPTION. Not mandatory, OPTIONAL. The value is exactly the same, the method is not. Otherwise no one in EU would have had the opportunity to get the rewards.

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Yes, but not the OPTION to buy something we would actually use. Or actually want.

We are being given the OPTION to sell our personal image for something the NA and JP players got for going through less humiliation.

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I ordered a Gamesmaster subscription as soon as it was announced (before the issues started) because the website *CLEARLY* stated that it would begin with the next issue (which would be August - 306). Once I got my account access I checked & it said it would begin with the September issue - 307. Obviously I was annoyed & emailed them & still await a response.

At 23:15 BST I received an email from Gamesmaster stating my subscription begins with the OCTOBER issue (308). I'm fuming. I have been misled right through the process from being told by the website I'd receive the next available issue right through to now being told I'll only get one of the three required.

There's going to be repercussions to this, especially as they offer no easy way to reject the purchase as required by EU & UK law. They really poked the Ked's nest by messing with me.

@Culfinrandir all you have to do is phone them and cancel the subscription, it was really quick and easy to do.

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Originally Posted by ElsaOkidim

@Culfinrandir all you have to do is phone them and cancel the subscription, it was really quick and easy to do.

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But also something that shouldn't be required under law. I should be able to cancel via the same method I bought it - electronically. Yes it's semantics but, for example, I can't use the telephone so that method is out for me.

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Originally Posted by Culfinrandir

But also something that shouldn't be required under law. I should be able to cancel via the same method I bought it - electronically. Yes it's semantics but, for example, I can't use the telephone so that method is out for me.

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This whole campaign feels very dodgy, I wish they chose a better partner.