EVE General Discussion

I've buy retail boxes in 2011 and last in March 2012 so 9 month before Atari bankrupt.
I provide to CCP all the invoices in order to show legal purchase.

Atari respond me that this is a CCP competence problem.

Now, as suggested by CCP, i try to have a reinboursement from my seller.

I've also speack with a lawyer of a Consumers' Association and he told me that there is the possibility to have my GTC back.

It sounds like you are S.O.L.

You bought numerous copies of a game that, as a benefit, gave you game time cards. These game times cards represented a debt from Atari, a promise that they would pay for a months of game time upon redemption. That promise is null now that Atari filed for bankruptcy.

It's a bad deal for you and I feel your pain, but there are risks with any long term investment.

I too, rush out to buy products from companies that are publically falling apart.

I use GTC since 2010 for my 5 pg, i open a box when i need game time, simple. GTC have not an expiry date, i work in factory, i arrive at home to relax with my favorite game and stop. For me it's impossible to know about Atari problems, i'm not a businnes man, for me GTC it's like a credit card, until Eve lives, my credit is active. If i buy a Gucci bag in a plaza for 50 euro i know that is not a real Gucci, but here is a CCP original product how i can know all risks?
If i knew something about Atari troubles before...too late.

Now i'm waiting some news from my seller as suggested by CCP. As explained by my lawyer, i have a real right of compensation against Atari first, after against CCP if Atari is unable to refund.

I hope to not arrive here, it's a game, must be a relax for me, life is already too complicated...

Well the issue is not the fact Atari brought them from CCP, but usual commercial arrangements and probably CCP never got payed for that amount of items, therefore they have no reason to offer in game time or credit for those 62 GTCs they haven't been payed for.
If CCP really had that money that means those GTC code numbers would be valid and therefore due to final client.

Op, I'm sorry for you and hope CCP will at some point and with in their possibilities, do something so you don't loose all the amount. However if they don't, you have to understand their position.

lulz

I think Atari, US. wanted to be free from the failing, then parent French company, Atari, S.A. in a move that would free up assets and allow the company to move forward.

Atari, S.A. owed around 27 million (U.S.) to BlueBay Holdings.

CCP really should take the high road on this one and honor the GTC's.

The boxed version was sold via a partnership between CCP and Atari starting in 2008. LINKY

Even though Atari is bankrupt, CCP should realize that this consumer was paying for their time via an authorized outlet that was established in 2008. CCP should either honor those GTC's or subsidize the user's account with the equivalent gametime once each valid GTC number has been provided.

In this case, CCP should take the stance of being dedicated to their player base. It's good PR and also "the right thing to do".

They probably fell off the back of a truckload of boxes earmarked for destruction. I used to see lots of things shipped off to be destroyed because of licensing reasons, etc. These atari boxes could've been printed up ahead of time, never distributed because they never paid CCP for them. Someone snagged em, and possibly sold em to this guy. viola.

Finally a solution: my dealer will reimboure me.

The problem: CCP had asked me to send a picture for each code. I do this, i've open every retail box and now my dealer wants a confirmation from CCP that the codes were not used (why ask me to send him the codes if they do not reimburse?).

I'm looking for that answer by CCP for a week, i reminder but no one answers...this is wery stressful.

62-64 all with regular receipt, some friend vith 2-5-10