EA Play - Warning to cancel monthly auto renew, play for $6

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So I had my eye on this game for a while, but didn't want to actually buy it given how much of an overpriced, broken mess the port is. So I bought a 1 month subscription instead, as the game just started being available on subscription via Steam.

For anyone wondering like I was; Yes, the weasels at EA have it set to automatically renew & keep charging you by default continually each month; & yes, you can also instantly cancel the subscription (no need to wait until the end of the month) & you can keep playing until that month is up from your original purchase date. They're obviously hoping people will forget to cancel it lol. Usually a lot of scummy companies out there try to make it as hidden & difficult as possible to cancel subscriptions, so this is always a concern before signing up.
I have heard people complain about having huge issues trying to get refunds via EA directly (outside of Steam), so it wouldn't surprise me if cancelling subscriptions was made more time consuming & awkward than it needs to be there as well.

At the top right of Steam, right click your name, Account Details:, Manage Subscriptions, Click EA Play then cancel the subscription.

Yup, it's that easy, & I can confirm personally that I cancelled the subscription 5 mins after buying it, & It continues to work just fine. Tbh, I'm trying some of their other catalog of games, & most of them are either broken/buggy, too, or just plain suck. It's still a better deal though.

[pauloandrade224]

its that easy to cancel AND they do say that its cancelable at any time and for free too!

I dunno man it seems very consumer friendly to me personally

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Every dishonest company always says that though, & it's really something that should just be a given that it's not going to be a huge hassle to cancel a subscription.

There isn't really any excuse for auto-renew to be automatic like that either.... I wanted & bought precisely 1 month; not 3 months, not 12 months, but 1! Why is auto-renew on by default? Why isn't there an option to switch it off at point of purchase? Why isn't it just off by default unless I change it? Why is it hidden away so much, & why doesn't it confirm billing, instead of just charging people without even asking?

It's just a scammy, slimy, sneaky thing to even do in the first place, & there's no doubt a bunch of people out there that will fall for it, otherwise they wouldn't try to pull a scumbag move like that in the first place. Anyway, if even just one person reads this & avoids getting charged & scammed for something they didn't want, then it would be worth it in my book.

I'd still avoid buying off EA directly, they only play somewhat fair when another company like Steam or a regulator is forcing them to. I've dealt with too many companies trying to tack on 'extras' without asking, or sneak in hidden costs to be anything other than very wary at this point.

[kripcision]

this is basically how all subscription services work, its nothing new. it also warns you that its set to auto renew, but its not like cancelling it is out of the way or anything, its literally with your steam payments menu.