How is item refunding for currency/tokens still not a thing?

[Dement]

It's a really good idea that should be implemented for anything that requires spending currency that isn't gil. On a few occasions I accidentally bought the wrong item with seals for a different class and there is just nothing I can do.

There is something you can do though. Be more careful. Double check that what you're buying is what you want to buy. I always double check before I accept, I look at it for about 15-20 seconds (it does not take long) to make sure the stats are what I thought they would be, that I'm buying the right slot, that the jobs listed as under equipable by coincides with the job I want the gear for. This isn't some piece of obscure half information, everything is right there when you buy the item.

[IzzyData]

There is something you can do though. Be more careful. Double check that what you're buying is what you want to buy. I always double check before I accept, I look at it for about 15-20 seconds (it does not take long) to make sure the stats are what I thought they would be, that I'm buying the right slot, that the jobs listed as under equipable by coincides with the job I want the gear for. This isn't some piece of obscure half information, everything is right there when you buy the item.

Great advice to anyone who's ever made a mistake.

[IzzyData]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people are against every single change that could ever be implemented. Someone could suggest something as simple as "more mounts would be cool" and there would be someone adamantly opposed to such a thing.

Now if they are just taking the devils advocate point of view for the sake of discussion it would make sense, but it really doesn't seem that way. Do you really think this is absolutely pointless if it even exists in WoW? Somehow it made it through all the development discussion and implementation and QA, but it was a useless feature?

Nobody complains about this there and wishes it didn't exist.

Meh whatever though, nothing discussed here would ever make to the eyes of SE developers anyway.

[Devils_Lawyer]

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Good or not, do we really need it?

Even if by any odd chance people buy the wrong item (despite the popup window they clearly ignored) its not the end of the world to reobtain the stuff needed.

We dont really need to be spoonfed and if theres a risk of making mistakes people tend to be alittle more careful.

[Sasha]

This is a thing, that I've used its just well hidden. Basically I had to throw the item away and call a gm, they then checked the item was bought by mistake and sent the correct one via mogmail.
This was in 2.0 with mythology gear though.
You may still be able to do it, I don't know. The instructions were in the help desk.

[Devils_Lawyer]

This is a thing, that I've used its just well hidden. Basically I had to throw the item away and call a gm, they then checked the item was bought by mistake and sent the correct one via mogmail.
This was in 2.0 with mythology gear though.
You may still be able to do it, I don't know. The instructions were in the help desk.

Yes you are able to do this, but its a one time thing only.

[Lexia]

If you've played WoW, you know what I mean. You save up your poetics/law/whatever, buy a piece, and have 2 hours to return to item and get a full refund. I know there's a confirmation dialogue for buying stuff, but this isn't really about mistake purchases, just about realizing the piece you bought wasn't the best upgrade and you'd like to go for another one.

Of all the other systems FF14 stole from WoW, why not this one?

It really is, deciding it wasn't the best upgrade after the fact still your mistake.

[Rin_Kuroi]

It really is, deciding it wasn't the best upgrade after the fact still your mistake.

I have to agree. I can understand having a refund option for non-spirit bonded gear. If you use the gear, even a little, that gear is yours like it or not.

[LineageRazor]

I would like this. But even more than this, I would like to see the ability to buy multiple items at once. If I want to buy nine Peacock Ore from the Grand Company vendor, I shouldn't have to make nine purchases. Items bought with gil can be purchased as multiples, items bought with other currency should be no different.

Also, if resale IS offered for Tomestone items and such, it should also be available for items bought with gil. Sure, there's not much that can be bought with gil that will harm you too badly financially if you screw up, but hey, as long as we're adding one, why not the other?

*Buys 99 Abalathian Mistletoe* Oh, crap, I needed Dravanian Mistletoe! Well, that sucks.... Hope this stuff sells well on the AH.

[Jinxie]

I honestly hated when they added the 2 hour return thing. Sure, it sucks to buy a piece of gear and get an upgrade moments later...but such is RNG. Rather than complain why not just say 'well gee, that's unfortunate luck' equip your upgraded upgrade, and resume playing?

once that timer got put in on WoW, the over-entitled bull started and it just went downhill from there. I hated that more than anything.