What if a game shutdown the servers can i get i refeund?

[ArrobAbigus]

so what if a online game im playing is about to die so it will probably shut the servers down soon i spent 30 euros on that game will i get a refeund? or something like that

[Chompman]

In most cases that would not happen as there is no longer money to get a refund as this would be on the game company to issue manual refunds if you are past the 2 hour/2 week refund time limit.

[Faedrill]

No you probably wont get a refund if you are over the 2h and 2 weeks since purchase.

[Zefar]

No.

The game just did so poorly that it had to shut down. No company has give back money after they have shut down the service.

[Aachen]

If you buy an all-day pass to a carnival an hour before it shuts down for the day do you expect a refund?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by ArrobAbigus:

What if a game shutdown the servers can i get i refeund?

so what if a online game im playing is about to die so it will probably shut the servers down soon i spent 30 euros on that game will i get a refeund? or something like that

Nope.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

This is why you do research before buying games...especially multiplayer online games.

[crunchyfrog]

Nope.

And this is a reason why you should at least try to read the terms of service you agree to.

Because in there you will see that there is ZERO guarantee of continuiance of service. You understand that when you buy anything within that game it is for the life of the service, however long it is and that's it.

You should ALWAYS factor this into whether you make such purchases or not.

For myself it's a concrete reason why I'd never do it.

[MoonC A T]

This is also why you NEVER buy multiplayer only games

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by MoonC A T:

This is also why you NEVER buy multiplayer only games

It's a rule of thumb I've followed for ages. Not to buy a multiplayer game without an option for single player (Like Vs Bots modes)

Of course it means I've missed quite some games, but I'm not a social gamer anyway.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by ArrobAbigus:

so what if a online game im playing is about to die so it will probably shut the servers down soon i spent 30 euros on that game will i get a refeund? or something like that

That depends on how long ago you purchased it. WIthin 6 months. you can try.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by MoonC A T:

This is also why you NEVER buy multiplayer only games

It's a rule of thumb I've followed for ages. Not to buy a multiplayer game without an option for single player (Like Vs Bots modes)

Of course it means I've missed quite some games, but I'm not a social gamer anyway.

To be fair though - what you miss isn't really worth it anyway.

I've yet to see a purely online game with such things that are worth saving anyway, or at least the compents, not so much the same itself.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by MoonC A T:

This is also why you NEVER buy multiplayer only games

That seems sort of silly. I mean I played EQ1 and it was fun. Same with Ultima Online. Just because I stopped playing doesnt mean I didn't have fun. And if they had shut it all down, that again doesn't somehow negate all the fun I had playing those games.

[WhiteKnight]

Sadly not. Some like Epic Games refunding those brought stuff from Rumbleverse and some like Electronic Arts don't refund like they did Apex Legends Mobile.

Be careful when it comes to always online single-player games, f2p games & always-online multi-player games.

[Aahzmandias]

If you are in Europe or Australia, you can try it. We have a warranty for 2 years on products. But you have to sue.

And in Europe you have to sue steam, the seller. Not the company who actually did this. Regarding to customer protection law in Europe your only contact is the seller of the product in cases of a warranty. They changed the law to this, so that the companies are no longer able to play "ping pong" with you.

Btw, this has nothing to do with Valves 2 weeks, 2 hours policy. This was not implemented for cases of warranty. It was implemented only for the onlne trading refund law in Australia and Europe, that allows refunds within 14 days, reagrdless of the reason.

If a game no longer works, because they switched off the servers,it is a case for a warranty. If they are stupid enough to do it within those 2 years you bought it, you have a high chance to get your money back. Problem is, nobody sues for a price of a game. That is what these companies count on. And it worked so far.

I personally solve that problem with a black list. I have a black lists of companies, I will never ever buy from again.

Activision, Zenimax$, Bungee and Akira are on it so far. And UBISOFT gets closer and closer, after their stunt with the vanishing DLC in Assassin's Creed games.

[Brian9824]

I would advise against trying to sue steam, you'd lose, could be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars of legal fees and they will terminate your account.

Online games will always shut down eventually, everyone knows this and its common sense.