It's not "7 Free Days of Playtime". Stop calling it that.

[Shironeko_Narunyan]

You can't have had 7 days in which you weren't able to play the game at all yet, because it's not been out this long.
I had some problems the first day, chose to not play on day 2 because of RL obligations, and when I checked on day 3, I had a queue, but I could get in.

That makes it 4 days free in my book.

[Floortank]

Airtime is a bit different from apples I'd say.

[EverQuest]

He's assuming he won't be able to play for 7 days straight.

If he bought 5 apples and 3 were delivered and then the next day they came and gave him 5 additional apples no charge that would be way of phrasing it.

Most people won't be locked out of the game for 7 days straight.

[Jadedsins]

The 7 day free time is a NICE PR move. But that is all that it is. It makes the Lower IQ people happy, and the rest of us are like...ok and? How about ya know...making it less tedious to be in queue. That would be way more helpful.

[KayRadley]

If I pay you to bring me 5 apples tomorrow and you don't bring them, but then the day after that you come and give me "5 free apples in compensation":

It is NOT free.

It's what I've already paid for and you failed to deliver on the agreed terms.

Please do not embelish facts and reality with pleasant sounding words.

The correct way to make the announcement would have been "We are reimbursing you 7 days of playtime from your subscription. We might reimburse more days at a later date if the problem persists".

I am terrible at math, but I'm pretty sure your math does not add up.

[Drkdays]

If I pay you to bring me 5 apples tomorrow and you don't bring them, but then the day after that you come and give me "5 free apples in compensation":

It is NOT free.

It's what I've already paid for and you failed to deliver on the agreed terms.

Please do not embelish facts and reality with pleasant sounding words.

The correct way to make the announcement would have been "We are reimbursing you 7 days of playtime from your subscription. We might reimburse more days at a later date if the problem persists".

Fine, we'll call it the 7 extra days on your account that you didn't pay for instead.


Wait...

[Jadedsins]

I mean OP has a point noone seems to counter the facts of what he is saying. By the answers, you just blew the cults mind.

[Drkdays]

I mean OP has a point noone seems to counter the facts of what he is saying. By the answers, you just blew the cults mind.

By "facts" you mean days given to compensate for days the game is unplayable should not be called free, but rather reimbursement?

Then what about the players who are already level 90 just three days after launch who got 7 days of "playtime added to their account that they did not pay for?"

[Momo_Kozuki]

The 7 day free time is a NICE PR move. But that is all that it is. It makes the Lower IQ people happy, and the rest of us are like...ok and? How about ya know...making it less tedious to be in queue. That would be way more helpful.

Insulting people doesn't boost your IQ.


It is fine to complain about the situation and SE's remedy if it doesn't satisfy you. But it is another thing insulting people who are more tolerant and can enjoy things that you fail to, when they are also paying customers like you. Grow up and realize that different people have different view on the matter.

[Sclair0]

I see your logic, but it's sort of just arguing semantics isn't it? You could see them as getting back days we paid for, or you could see them as days we didn't pay for being given to us. The PR behind it is the attempt to keep up good relations with the community, which is the same regardless of whether they are free days or returned days.