I just seen in pc gamer magazine that steam purchasing conditions ... if thats what you want to call them are changing , it also shows a screenshot from a steam client about this , i must have had my eyes shut when i opened steam as i had not noticed it before.The article on page 9 by Andy Chalk seems to suggest that at any time a game maker can somehow stop us using something we had paid for. If somebody takes ANYTHING from me that i own it is classed as theft .... do the same rules apply here.
It reminds me of the days when you took a game back because the disc was faulty but could not get a refund.
A young lad paid for a game and before walking away from the counter he asked if he could have a refund if it did not work on his pc and he was told no because once you open the box your the licence holder. He asked for his money back as he did not want to risk it not working , he was refused a refund until his dad intervened and point out he had not opened the box.
Many years ago when i was " in a dark place " i took a game back that crashed out because 1 of the 3 discs was faulty. I was refused a refund because he said licences are not transferable. I point out that this was rubbish because you cant resell a faulty disc. He repeated his comments that you buy a licence not the game. By this time mr angry was beginning to come out of the box , i asked if it meant that 100 people spend 1 year or more making a game and i " buy " permission to use it and get the game for free......... i am not proud to admit this but i was escorted from the store.
I have only ever got a refund for 1 game , it was some sort of space game and its title was a year number ..... i opened the case and inside was a note on the instruction booklet to say for best results you need to turn off your anti virus. The store manager agreed this was stupid and i got a refund ... he also pulled the rest of the copies from the shelf.
It reminds me of the days when you took a game back because the disc was faulty but could not get a refund.
A young lad paid for a game and before walking away from the counter he asked if he could have a refund if it did not work on his pc and he was told no because once you open the box your the licence holder. He asked for his money back as he did not want to risk it not working , he was refused a refund until his dad intervened and point out he had not opened the box.
Many years ago when i was " in a dark place " i took a game back that crashed out because 1 of the 3 discs was faulty. I was refused a refund because he said licences are not transferable. I point out that this was rubbish because you cant resell a faulty disc. He repeated his comments that you buy a licence not the game. By this time mr angry was beginning to come out of the box , i asked if it meant that 100 people spend 1 year or more making a game and i " buy " permission to use it and get the game for free......... i am not proud to admit this but i was escorted from the store.
I have only ever got a refund for 1 game , it was some sort of space game and its title was a year number ..... i opened the case and inside was a note on the instruction booklet to say for best results you need to turn off your anti virus. The store manager agreed this was stupid and i got a refund ... he also pulled the rest of the copies from the shelf.
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