Warhammer Online Users Repeatedly Overbilled

TheSpoom writes "A screw-up in EA's Warhammer Online billing system has resulted in many players being charged upwards of 22 times for a one-month subscription, filling bank accounts with overdraft fees and the Warhammer forums with very angry players, who are discussing the issue quite vocally. EA has said that refunds are in progress and that '[they] anticipate that once the charges have been reversed, any fees that have been incurred should be refunded as well.' They haven't specifically promised to refund overdraft charges, only to ask customers' banks to refund them once the actual charges are refunded. They seem to be assuming banks will have no problem with this."

Comments

Re:No offense, but that's one thing I hate

[The Clockwork Troll]

No offense, but I _hate_ people like you.

Instead of a bank, it's slashdot, and instead of waiting in line behind you, I have to scan just enough of your lame-ass post to figure out I should scroll past it, but your whining is equally annoying and we're all equally disinterested. I'm trying to get to insightful comments about EA's screw-up and I have to contend with your Seinfeld-esque dribble because someone modded you insightful. I _hate_ the mod, too, by the way.

Whew, now we both have catharsis!

No offense.

Re:Lawsuit

[commodore64_love]

Yeah but after the Small Claims judge says, "You win," how do you collect the money from EA? Ooops. There's a difference between winning, and actually getting the money. It's your responsibility to call-up EA and say, "You lost per this judgement. Please remit payment to XYZ Bank acount 123." EA can simply say, "No," and you're done.

You won the case but still have no refund, plus you wasted ~$100 on court fees/time lost at work/et cetera.