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You guys remind me why I'm not having kids... Ironic because I've been the kids biggest advocate in this thread. At least I'd let him keep his testicles at this point... :p

But it's easy to do backseat justice I suppose.
 

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This situation reminds us just how much our own stuff isn't under our control when it's cloud based and requires activation, where the company can just remove any product we have at will, by remote control. It's just so Big Brotherish and quite unpleasant.

In the old days, one would have bought their game on CD from wherever, in good faith and if it turned out not to be completely legit months later no one could take it away from them and that's as it should be in my opinion.

I haven't seen this message, but then I'm not surprised, since I buy all my games from either the Steam store or brand new from Amazon directly, no marketplace sellers, so it's 100% guaranteed legit. I'd be really pissed if I ever saw it, I can tell you.

Could these keys that were given away on TPU from people's Steam inventory perhaps have been revoked due to regional restrictions catching up with them afterwards? This would mean that they weren't illegitimate as such so Valve wouldn't be on such solid ground for revoking them.

@jboydgolfer dude I'm really sorry to hear you get nailed so badly by your son. What a gratuitous abuse of trust. :shadedshu: There's no way he didn't know what he was doing. I would certainly have taken away the computer too and likely sanctioned him in other ways too, such as grounding him, perhaps.
 
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Im sorry to hear your son show no respect like that and ruin the trust.Yeah I agree Make him work!
so he will know value of money
 

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You guys remind me why I'm not having kids... Ironic because I've been the kids biggest advocate in this thread. At least I'd let him keep his testicles at this point... :p

But it's easy to do backseat justice I suppose.

i actually have a young son myself, so i've been planning for this kind of thing already - but there will always be a way for kids to sneak out a password or jump onto an already logged into device.
 

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it was My son......I want to kill him. $4000 in DLC to "Roblox" and something Called "arkhamnetworks".... FFS Trust Me He lost the New PC I JUST built him,. and wont have acess to one for a LONG time.

Heres a TINY taste of what My PAypal looke like Now.....FFS


Man, I wanted to laugh when I saw that but I just couldn't. Sorry to hear about that! :shadedshu:

I'm not familiar with those games/services whatevs, but perhaps your son didn't know or fully understand the system or the charges? I hope that's the case!
 
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"Roblox, stylized as RŌBLOX, is a massively multiplayer online game created and marketed toward children and teenagers aged 8–18."

Pretty dodgy of them allowing in game purchases so easily when they know their users will be under-age.
 
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It's weird that the Humble Bundle gift keys are getting revoked since you can give those away as gifts without cheating the system or anything.




edit: I think that the revoked keys might have been redeemed normally (by clicking the "Steam" button) and then the redeemed key was sent to the recipients. You're supposed to make it a gift beforehand and then send the gift link to the recipient.
 

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It's weird that the Humble Bundle gift keys are getting revoked since you can give those away as gifts without cheating the system or anything.




edit: I think that the revoked keys might have been redeemed normally (by clicking the "Steam" button) and then the redeemed key was sent to the recipients. You're supposed to make it a gift beforehand and then send the gift link to the recipient.


automatically revoked as the payment for them was un-done. its to stop people say, using a stolen card and keeping the games anyway.
 
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"Roblox, stylized as RŌBLOX, is a massively multiplayer online game created and marketed toward children and teenagers aged 8–18."

Pretty dodgy of them allowing in game purchases so easily when they know their users will be under-age.


I thought the same thing. It's like it's designed for this sort of situation, albeit some kids might do it smaller scale and get away with it.

Then of course, there are the legit kids who ASK their parents, but still...
 
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I've only had one game ever ring me to confirm a purchase on my Paypal account by my son.
Some games also have a monthly subscription which has to be cancelled even if you only want a one of purchase, nice way to catch you out and get your money.
 
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I've only had one game ever ring me to confirm a purchase on my Paypal account by my son.
Some games also have a monthly subscription which has to be cancelled even if you only want a one of purchase, nice way to catch you out and get your money.

Yep, MMO's do that all the time. Not a new thing I suppose...
 
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Sorry to hear about your son using your Pay Pal account like that ,Here is some Roblox footage,Looks like he might of bought the Roblox Studio program ,Look on the bright side if he become a game programmer ,You could ask him for the $4000 back plus interest ..... Video of kid playing Roblox
 

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This sort of thing makes me glad I grew up poor. :laugh:
 
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Again...apologies to anyone experiencing issues stemming from the recent fraud on MY account. I am VERY slowly getting the money replaced. I told the bank the dates from which the unauthorised charges began and ended , they seem to have gotten quite a bit over zealous...hence all of this trouble with My giveaway titles...Please, PM me, and although I may not be able to replace the EXACT title You lost, I intend on making good one way or another....it would be great if I didnt have to figure out who was , or wasn't boned by this siuation, so If You could let ME know it would be a HUGE help.

Or I'll do a single LARGE giveaway in the future including those wronged, and make it up that way....dunno yet, but I'll do something.

P.S. -My son is 11, He IS greatly regretting His decision, and will for SOME time, He won't have access to a PC until ATLEAST next year, and inevitably I'll get My money back.

PPS... He actually said "But Your gonna get the money back, so its not THAT bad" O_O .... So I told Him this..."If I cut You arm off on Monday, but You ended up getting it Re-attached on friday... wouldn't You still be mad @ Me?... He Seemed to get it when I put it that way.

Also, it SEEMS as though 2 of 3 square enix bundles was compromised, So atleast theres 1 still active. silver lining's and all.


thanks @Devon68 for creating the thread.
 
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jboydgolfer, I can only speak for myself but it's really not an issue at all. You have other things to take care of and I have more than enough games to be getting on with. Thank you once again for your generosity but this was not your doing and I just hope some good will come out of this, even if it's just that your son learns an important lesson.
 
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I lost Startopia that I got off TPU
Damn 4gs, i remember buying 35$ worth of games when I was 10 over t-mobile
Thanks jboydgolfer for your giveaways, handling your irl issue,
 
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I lost Startopia that I got off TPU


Yeah it kinda sucks to lose games I know... what we all need to keep in mind is what jboydgolfer is going through with his son is way worse than losing any game... I don't know if I can speak for everyone but you certainly have my sympathies dude... The fact that you are still trying to make good on your giveaways speaks volumes to your moral character, so don't fret "looking like an ass," that's the opposite of how this looks to me.
 
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I got Thief from you, I'm on my way home from uni, so I'll check when I get home! I'm really sorry to hear this happened, but I think your son will learn a valuable lesson from this, it looks like he already understands this is quite bad...
 

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write down the names of every person who lost a game in this thread/won a game from you, make a youtube video of him apologising to them reading their names aloud one by one :)


edit: this will be extra fun because everyones forum names are ridiculous. half his suffering will be pronouncing them.
 
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Again...apologies to anyone experiencing issues stemming from the recent fraud on MY account. I am VERY slowly getting the money replaced. I told the bank the dates from which the unauthorised charges began and ended , they seem to have gotten quite a bit over zealous...hence all of this trouble with My giveaway titles...Please, PM me, and although I may not be able to replace the EXACT title You lost, I intend on making good one way or another....it would be great if I didnt have to figure out who was , or wasn't boned by this siuation, so If You could let ME know it would be a HUGE help.

Or I'll do a single LARGE giveaway in the future including those wronged, and make it up that way....dunno yet, but I'll do something.

P.S. -My son is 11, He IS greatly regretting His decision, and will for SOME time, He won't have access to a PC until ATLEAST next year, and inevitably I'll get My money back.

PPS... He actually said "But Your gonna get the money back, so its not THAT bad" O_O .... So I told Him this..."If I cut You arm off on Monday, but You ended up getting it Re-attached on friday... wouldn't You still be mad @ Me?... He Seemed to get it when I put it that way.

Also, it SEEMS as though 2 of 3 square enix bundles was compromised, So atleast theres 1 still active. silver lining's and all.


thanks @Devon68 for creating the thread.
How did he get ahold of your paypal info?
 

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write down the names of every person who lost a game in this thread/won a game from you, make a youtube video of him apologising to them reading their names aloud one by one :)


edit: this will be extra fun because everyones forum names are ridiculous. half his suffering will be pronouncing them.
I vote yes for this.
 
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write down the names of every person who lost a game in this thread/won a game from you, make a youtube video of him apologising to them reading their names aloud one by one :)


edit: this will be extra fun because everyones forum names are ridiculous. half his suffering will be pronouncing them.
I didn't lose anything (I don't think) but this is still one of the best ideas in this thread. :D

That really sucks though, and I'm sorry to hear that happened. If you don't mind putting some work into it I would check what you got from the money he spent on the minecraft server. Mojang (people who make minecraft, now owned by Microsoft) updated their EULA to try and keep this from happening. No game-changing items can be sold for real money, only cosmetic. I'd read up on that, 'cause if that server is in violation of the EULA Mojang will have people on it like a rabid dog. Seriously, Mojang's law area can get a bit crazy when the EULA is violated, it's a scary thing. :p
 
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I am sorry to hear that man @jboydgolfer and hope you will resolve everything soon. I think i won a game by you at some point but doesn't matter if I loose it it's not an issue what so ever. Now i won't tell you how to raise your children but I like the idea of showing him how difficult it is getting these money (not 4k since i guess even $400 would be difficult for a child). Problem is I don't know how that works with 11 year olds :confused:

Edit: The youtube video idea is hilarious :D
 
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This will answer Your question HOPEFULLY.... If You won that game from One of My giveaways I regret to inform You that My payPal was recently used to Make $4000 USD in purchases that Where NOT authorised by ME....Therefore I had NO choice but to follow up with My bank, and they proceeded to dispute 73 or 74 charges that where made in the last several months...the "suspicious" ones . According to My contact @ the bank it would be VERY tough to seperate which where and Weren't legitimate.....So....long story short.If It is being contested by My bank You will likely lose the game... I am TRULY sorry, but I HAD to take action, Since My Mortgage was due, and I was left broke after this B.S. I apologize to ALL and ANY who where effected...if You DO lose a game let ME know, and when this gets resolved I will do My best to make good in Some way , shape, or form asap.. thanks, and Sorry.

Aside from being broke, now I feel like an Asshole,,, I never considered THIS result when dealing with thise whole mess.

I am one of the guys who lost the game but since it was a gift and you were found in such a terrible situation, I am just too glad you made it, so no problem and no need to do anything about. If I was in your place I would feel terrible too but by my side I am ok, so one less to worry about.
 
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