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Elerrina_7

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So how can they cancell pre orders of the game which were ordered before the january deadline when bioware said that everyone who ordered would get the free upgrade?

Who's **** up is this cause im quite annoyed


EDIT: I recieved a phone call from the support co ordinator at play, who said that the call center staff had not understood how the SE worked. She gave me her contact details to give to those who also had their orders at play cancelled and said she would try to sort the issue although said she cant promise anything.

So those who had their order cancelled pm me and ill send you her details because i said i wouldnt post them publicly on forums  =)

Modifié par Elerrina_7, 28 février 2011 - 06:03 .


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Elerrina_7 wrote...

So how can they cancell pre orders of the game which were ordered before the january deadline when bioware said that everyone who ordered would get the free upgrade?

Who's **** up is this cause im quite annoyed


Play.com obviously allowed more SE orders then they had planned for, so they had to cut them down. There have been several threads about this. I'd personally suggest sending them (play.com) a strongly-worded letter saying that you do not apreciate their business practices.

Modifié par wulfsturm, 25 février 2011 - 01:28 .


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Elerrina_7

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I've phoned them twice and all they say is blah blah no stock etc etc. But surely bioware would have anticipated the demand and supplied enough?

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this is really terrible, something should be done about this but i doubt it will be. Big retailers get to do whatever they like. I never pre order from play.com because i've heard about this alot of times.

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wulfsturm wrote...

Elerrina_7 wrote...

So how can they cancell pre orders of the game which were ordered before the january deadline when bioware said that everyone who ordered would get the free upgrade?

Who's **** up is this cause im quite annoyed


Play.com obviously allowed more SE orders then they had planned for, so they had to cut them down. There have been several threads about this. I'd personally suggest sending them (play.com) a strongly-worded letter saying that you do not apreciate their business practices.


And that they accepted a contract of purchase upon your preordering and are bound to comply, especially as this is not a Play.com, but a BioWare offer which costs them not a single penny more despite phoning someone in BioWare and tell them they need more. Priestly has on many occasions clarified they were not out of stock on Signature Editions.

Raise hell on those suckers pal. And not only some dumb clerks, local manager, region manager, district manager, customer support, their managers and whomever you can reach without breaking law.

They accepted your order and that's it.

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Well i've never had a problem with play untill recently. My preorder of cataclysm came 2 weeks after release date and now this. I definately wont be using them again.

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Ouch :C

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Theoratically since SE's most anticipated prize is the exiled prince... and items... I do not understand this stock problem, its just the regular edition plus some papers with codes.... so either Play.com being lazy or EA or Bioware have problem printing some papers

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Elerrina_7 wrote...

I've phoned them twice and all they say is blah blah no stock etc etc. But surely bioware would have anticipated the demand and supplied enough?


BioWare has nothing to do with the shipping and physical aspect of this game - EA does. And aside from that, Play.com would have had to order / were given a specific amount of SEs to use, it is entirely thier fault as the retailer for understocking thier product.

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They always put a while stocks last in small print.

I think the plan is this. Short sell the sig edition then offer those things for a price as DLC.

Like someone said it's only codes, it's not like a limited edition FF figure with only 3000 made or anything.

Modifié par BobSmith101, 25 février 2011 - 01:38 .


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Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...

wulfsturm wrote...

Elerrina_7 wrote...

So how can they cancell pre orders of the game which were ordered before the january deadline when bioware said that everyone who ordered would get the free upgrade?

Who's **** up is this cause im quite annoyed


Play.com obviously allowed more SE orders then they had planned for, so they had to cut them down. There have been several threads about this. I'd personally suggest sending them (play.com) a strongly-worded letter saying that you do not apreciate their business practices.


And that they accepted a contract of purchase upon your preordering and are bound to comply, especially as this is not a Play.com, but a BioWare offer which costs them not a single penny more despite phoning someone in BioWare and tell them they need more. Priestly has on many occasions clarified they were not out of stock on Signature Editions.

Raise hell on those suckers pal. And not only some dumb clerks, local manager, region manager, district manager, customer support, their managers and whomever you can reach without breaking law.

They accepted your order and that's it.


Well, I would advise not raising hell on the clerks, as I worked as 'just the clerk' in a retail setting, and we have zero say, power, or sway over anything the company does, and can change absolutely nothing. You go by corporate policy, or you get fired. The one and only way to get anything done when something wrong has happened is go to a regional/district manager level, or higher. Even the local store managers are tied up in the corporate red tape, and usually can do nothing more than pass your complaint on to the regional/district/whoever they call their manager.

But being an ass to people who can't change anything for you, though they would often want to only makes you come across like an anger management case that flies off the handle at the slightest provocation. I have much more respect for the customers who calmly explain their problems, and then listen when I explain the only thing that's going to get them any headway on it. Believe me, managers and clerks (and I have been both) feel just about as badly as you do about some of the ****ty moves corporates pull, but we have about as much say in changing it as we do over which direction the sun rises. Corporate level have more ability to actually do something in situations like this. So yes, keep going up the chain -politely, if at all possible, unless they're rude to you- until you get a higher manager. :P

Modifié par Maera Imrov, 25 février 2011 - 01:41 .


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Nice job, EA!

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Did this to me as well. I ordered early last November, received confirmation, and them they cancelled it on me a couple of weeks ago without even telling me. When I wrote to ask what happened, I just got the 'no stocks' answer.



Not a happy nug.

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Well that's terrible. You managed to get your pre-order in before the due date and you still end without one like those of us who followed it too late. I'd certainly give the retailer a piece of my mind as well if it were me.

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Picking up stuff in a store gives you the ability to punch people in the face if they do not comply to their business agreements.

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Elerrina_7 wrote...

Well i've never had a problem with play untill recently. My preorder of cataclysm came 2 weeks after release date and now this. I definately wont be using them again.


Why didn't you use a real retailer in the first place?

Would you shop for groceries at the Fish Dog Food Factory?

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There really needs to be more accountability when it comes to this pre-order business.

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Another wave of cuts from play on the signature edition :(

This close to release is very distressing!    You have a right to be mad about it!  


*Goes checks Pre-order with them for the 20th time*  

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Because as i said i never had a problem with play.com before. Making smart ass comments isnt any help so unless you have some usefull advice leave the thread

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Those who preordered with play, what date did you preorder?

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15th October. If I got a cancellation pre-ordering from that date I would be going nuts down the phone at them!




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Inarborat wrote...

Nice job, EA!


Its more of the retailers fault. EA does publish the game but, play.com has a reputation on screwing up orders. I've seen like 6 threads like this and they were all about play.com

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Elerrina_7 wrote...

Those who preordered with play, what date did you preorder?


I ordered mine on 14th October and so far the status is still preorder.

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XBenotto18 wrote...

Its more of the retailers fault. EA does publish the game but, play.com has a reputation on screwing up orders. I've seen like 6 threads like this and they were all about play.com


True, Play should of had a figure of estimated allocation with the signature edition.  When it surpassed this mark they should have stopped.  Im assuming they attempted to get more stock but were told no.

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XBenotto18 wrote...

Inarborat wrote...

Nice job, EA!


Its more of the retailers fault. EA does publish the game but, play.com has a reputation on screwing up orders. I've seen like 6 threads like this and they were all about play.com


Totally EA's fault.

It's all about DLC just like it was for ME2's PS3 release.