Gregory Owen, on 28 September 2013 - 12:18 PM, said:
after alittle research it looks like you can do chargebacks as far back as 1 year old according to california law
http://oag.ca.gov/co...argeback_rights
but it's been over a year since founders sale ended
http://mwomercs.com/...age-on-sale-now
but really if you are hurting so bad that you need that money, you have other issues. Why not do a chargeback on every game you've bought this last year that hasn't lived up to your expectations??
Californian law has no relation to a Canadian company, or anyone who has the desire to do so, outside of California. Chargebacks are often dictated under the policy agreements of cardholders within the limits (if they exist) for the country and state of that person's residence. Meaning that if it is possible for an individual to do so, it is legal.
However, chargebacks are based on the timeframe as measured by the transfer of funds. There are also additional legal routes, such as the courts or consumer protection agencies, or unofficial agencies such as the BBB, which generally measure the timeframe based on the delivery of the service or goods. In this case, that would be the launch date (effectively considered the "final product" for those purposes).
Things get a bit fuzzy with games and there's still developing case law, because of early access/beta, etc, but it still generally applies. The founders pack included some mutually beneficial early perks/delivery, but that doesn't mean it was considered "delivered" until the launch date.
You can argue about the morality on both sides (as everyone here seems to be doing). But, no player is commiting fraud by pursuing perfectly legal means of dispute. And I don't believe PGI has committed it either.
Edited by The Echo Inside, 28 September 2013 - 12:33 PM.