Comment Same with Final Fantasy (Score 1) 935
I bought a used copy of Final Fantasy XI Online from a software seller on eBay and had this exact same thing happen. I made multiple calls to support lines at Square/Enix and basically came to the conclusion that the only thing you pay $50 for is your activation key. The rest is garbage. You can always get CDs shipped to you if you trash them. They even offered to send me a new instruction book (which contained the activation key), if I had an original receipt and the box. One of which I obviously didn't have.
So, its not just Blizzard. Square/Enix pulled the same crap. Now, I didn't RTFEULA for Final Fantasy, so I can't comment on whether Squar/Enix are violating their own EULA or not. I believe it said plainly on the box "Not for resale". Still, it sucks because at the time, I couldn't get a copy of FF anywhere! Luckily a friend found a store that had a single copy and snarfed it for me immediately.
The seller on eBay, after weeks of pressure and threatening to go through eBay arbitration, refunded my money.
So, its not just Blizzard. Square/Enix pulled the same crap. Now, I didn't RTFEULA for Final Fantasy, so I can't comment on whether Squar/Enix are violating their own EULA or not. I believe it said plainly on the box "Not for resale". Still, it sucks because at the time, I couldn't get a copy of FF anywhere! Luckily a friend found a store that had a single copy and snarfed it for me immediately.
The seller on eBay, after weeks of pressure and threatening to go through eBay arbitration, refunded my money.
