Felt scammed by SE

[dougff9]

I have this game twice: in steam till shadowbringers
In PS4/ps5: till stormblood

I pretended to abandon steam cause I brought a ps5, then proceeded to buy endwalker expansion on psn store, just to discovery I can’t access shadowbringers right now, I ll have to wait till November,

man I’m pissed, I’m not buying shadowbringers again just to play till November, it’s an absurd… if I’m buying the last expansion, I know, in pre-sale, why I can’t access shadowbringers today?

Really SE???

What u guys got it’s I’m not paying subs till November, thanks for nothing…

[Bacent]

I mean...

'This product also includes Stormblood and Shadowbringers expansion packs, which will only be provided at the release of Endwalker.'

It's in the description.

Guessing it's how they generate the codes for an 'all or nothing' kind of thing for the bigger stuff in it???

Edit: That or it's the fact that you're getting a general discount in buying multiple expansions for a cheaper cost

[dougff9]

Yes, that’s the problem, why not give access to shadowbringers right now?

[ForteNightshade]

Yes, that’s the problem, why not give access to shadowbringers right now?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you bought this bundle at a discount, yes? In that case, Shadowbringers price won't actually drop until Endwalker releases since it's still the relevant expansion. You essentially "reserved" the cheaper price by agreeing to wait. And you did agree whether you intended to or not since it directly states: "This product also includes Stormblood and Shadowbringers expansion packs, which will only be provided at the release of Endwalker."

Most you can do now is attempt a refund and then buy Shadowbringers and Endwalker separately.

[Jojoya]

Yes, that’s the problem, why not give access to shadowbringers right now?

Because you haven't paid for it. You've done the pre-order for Endwalker and that won't get billed until November.

Why not go back to playing on Steam until Endwalker releases and your PS license catches up?

Your title is beyond false and misleading. You should edit it. It's clearly stated that previous xpacs aren't unlocked with pre-orders till the xpac you buy is released. You just failed to read and now want to scream SCAM.

I wouldn't say the title is misleading. The OP isn't claiming that they were scammed, just that they feel scammed. How they feel is how they feel, even if it was due to their inattention.

[Dustytome]

Because you haven't paid for it. You've done the pre-order for Endwalker and that won't get billed until November.

I believe PSN & Steam both charge immediately for pre-orders, so it's possible they did already pay for it, but that would be due to the functionality of those platforms and not SE demanding the money early.

[Vahlnir]

I believe PSN & Steam both charge immediately for pre-orders, so it's possible they did already pay for it, but that would be due to the functionality of those platforms and not SE demanding the money early.

Yeah, both take your money as soon as you place your order. They are seen as pre-purchases.

[SniperCT]

Yes, that’s the problem, why not give access to shadowbringers right now?

Because the access is tied to the CD-Key for Endwalker.

Which we won't get until Endwalker is released.

The code we enter for endwalker pre-order is the early access code, not the expansion code.

So you don't get access to the expansions right now because there's no code to tell the system you have access.

[Kes13a]

to be fair, the steam setup at best is a nightmare, and thats all steam, I dont blame SE for steams mess.

what would be nice is if I could transfer my characters from my steam account to an SE one, because I am tired of steam being inconsistent with billing.

in your case, if you only bought endwalker on psn, and the account there is only registered to stormblood, then yeah, you wouldnt have access to shadowbringers, which not sure is exactly an SE issue. they are two separate accounts.

[dougff9]

No, i know I had to buy 2 games, in steam and in PS4, it’s always like this, I mean it’s bs but I know how it’s works

My problem is I have stormblood on PS4, I brought endwalker, on PS4/5, why don’t give me access to shadowbringers right now? Got it?