Mogstation payment restrictions for Steam Accounts???? Seriously???

[NineChameleon]

I decided to use another PC to check mogstation this time. Same browser and such, and this time all the payment methods showed up.

Then I looked back on my PC and its still missing.

So this is a bug. I'm going to move it to the bug forums. Change the title etc etc. I'm going to keep investigating on my end. If anyone experiences anything similar. Please share your browser platform here.

For me this is happening on Chrome.

[Arillyn]

I never understood why people used crysta to begin with. why do a transaction just to do a transaction? Just pay the recurring? maybe I missed something in regards to crysta

Because sometimes banks do stupid things like a chargeback that you didn't ask for or authorize and then SE cancels your sub and you can't get it back after that. I use crysta to pay for my sub and anything off the mogstation I may want to purchase so my bank doesn't accidentally say 'OMG FRAUDULENT CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE CARDHOLDER DIDN'T SAY IT WAS ONE."

[Arazehl]

Oh another thought. Have you tried first registering a debit/credit card with Mog Station? Then maybe the option of using it as method of payment will be there.

[Wissp]

I never understood why people used crysta to begin with. why do a transaction just to do a transaction? Just pay the recurring? maybe I missed something in regards to crysta

With Crysta, I have FULL control with what AND when SE can charge me for something. If I want the subscription to continue, I will add crysta to the account. If I don't want it for the month, i will leave it empty and I don't have to worry about any money being deducted. Plus using Crysta, I have FULL control WHERE the money comes from to buy it, whether from paypal or one of my credit cards.

[Rannie]

I never understood why people used crysta to begin with. why do a transaction just to do a transaction? Just pay the recurring? maybe I missed something in regards to crysta

Crysta was designed during a time when Se was using a sort of sketchy third party for payment options (this was during 1.0) and many people complained so they added the crystal option so people wouldn't have to use that third company. Said 3rd company wasn't allowed In certain countries and certain banks had them automatically blocked.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

I never understood why people used crysta to begin with. why do a transaction just to do a transaction? Just pay the recurring? maybe I missed something in regards to crysta

I've used it in the past back before there was a shopping cart option where you could buy multiple items at once.


Payment providers are going to to see one lump sum more favorably than them receiving multiple charges of the exact same amount in a short period of time.

[Arazehl]

I just put crysta directly on my account about 2 am est this morning. Renewed my sub and my retainers with it just fine. I don't deal with Steam Wallet, even though my game was bought through Steam.

[NineChameleon]

I just put crysta directly on my account about 2 am est this morning. Renewed my sub and my retainers with it just fine. I don't deal with Steam Wallet, even though my game was bought through Steam.

Did you check since you bought that crysta if you can use it for sub? And if the other options like card payment are still there? Trying to get to the bottom of whether this is a bug or a genuine change.

[DevilsDontFly]

Did you check since you bought that crysta if you can use it for sub? And if the other options like card payment are still there? Trying to get to the bottom of whether this is a bug or a genuine change.

I decided to go ahead and try out something just to make sure I wasn't giving you false information. So this is what it looks like on my end, and the payment options are all available both through the first home interface and through the your account interface.
I went ahead and put some some Crysta and bought a minion. 48 Crysta leftover.

Not sure what might be causing this issue for you though.

[NineChameleon]

I decided to go ahead and try out something just to make sure I wasn't giving you false information. So this is what it looks like on my end, and the payment options are all available both through the first home interface and through the your account interface.
I went ahead and put some some Crysta and bought a minion. 48 Crysta leftover.

Not sure what might be causing this issue for you though.

The Credit card/Crysta is not there for me. So unless you need to have 1 crysta for that to show up. (Which seems a little bit strange) then this involves some kind of bug. And if that's the case for mogstation items as well its still forcing steam users to go through the middle man. So it still seems a bit like a pointless restriction.