SL pre-order

[Selavi]

I am using Digital river because I want that cool apartment. It seems however that my order is still backordered. In laymans terms, this means they havent even startet to pack it yet!!

on IRC channel today I hear this from Nusse...
<Nusse> and my SL package was shipped yesterday

that sucks. Again Digital river gives me an impression of being a backalley mobster shop.
Digital River:"We got your order now BWAHAHAHA!! There is no way in hell we will allow you to cancel your order, and we will make sure you are the last one to get it".

When NW arrived I placed an order with those guys and I couldnt cancel it because they claimed it was to late. Even if it meant that I could go to any retail shop and buy the NW package (wich I did) before my PREORDER arrived.

So I guess the history will repeat itself, I will have to go and buy the expansion in the stores unless i settle for waiting a few MONTHS.
Sorry for ranting, but I cant beleive I am so stupid as to use Digital River all over again. Guess the old saying is true then, "You learn nothing new the second time you get kicked by a mule".

[Nusse]

I didn't preorder from them on purpose and chose to preorder from play.com instead when it was possible through the AO site.

Anyway that it's been shipped doesn't help it much through the Crats sitting at the norwegian customs. Perhaps a high lvl Crat can go there and charm them for a bit

[rahmorak]

Yep I pre-ordered again from DR, against my better judgement (what a farce last time!).

Then when Play247 started with pre-orders I ordered there too. SL is now shipped as of Sep 3rd.

My wife will get my DR copy whenever it arrives.

[Selavi]

I truly regret ordering so hasty, and I cant afford to buy 2 copyies as I KNOW that Digital River wont accept my cancelling

[Madspin]

hehe, you are not alone in your stupidity and naivity about giving someone a second chance after totally messing up. I've ordered through Funcom and DR and don't expect to see any game until about x-mas..



I guess those of us that don't get SL get together and kill Eel/Mercs and whatnot when everyone else is inside SL exploring. Let's make the best out of it

[Selavi]

I am with you Mad. Lets join forces and roam Rubi-ka. We can do pretty much what we want now that every Dick, Tom and their mothers are far away into the shadows...

LOL, I even tried to find a way to cancel my order with DR. but are having no luck in finding a way to do it. But if I were to find it, they would just wait 2 weeks before letting me know that I cannot cancel so close to release. Then of course SL would be in the stores...

[Icellus]

Well, I live in the states and I ordered through EBGames (Fairly respectable outfit). I just checked my status online and it shows "waiting for product." The most recent notice I got from them stated the ship date was the ninth of September.

[LilBurst]

Yep! EbGames is tEh RoXXor! They say a product will ship in 5-6 days and i usually get it in 2! It's too bad Europe doesn't have EB

[Madspin]

heh, I just sent marketing a harsh mail about Digital Rivers incompetence. THEN I go chk Digital Rivers and my order and now it doesn't say preordered anymore - it says order complete and fullfilled and stuff - w00t does this mean there is a God?

[Selavi]

YaY. Same here. Is there some good in this world after all?

[Guest]

Nope it all lies ;D

[Jpegg]

Naughty , evil Auropia ))

Yup, my SL is also due to my door in 3-5 days. I'm just so glad I can get 30 things in my apartment at one time. looks like i'll be getting my g/f back to Rubi-Ka to help me decorate.

[Flameforge]

I preordered SL through EBgames a while back, and got an email saying there were "problems" and my order was suspended. So I sent a reply asking why and that I wanted the bloody game. I later get a message saying my order was cancelled with no explanation and if I wanted info I could phone customer service LOL

So... they lost my business. I went and preordered with Gamestop instead. Fingers crossed they don't make a fuss.

If that fails too, I'm gonna make one of you guys buy it off the shelf and ship it to me It'll probably even be cheaper all up.

[Volais]

EBGames has recieved Shadowlands! At the store I work at we gotta large shipment just today! Along with it we recieved a big SL poster (Several actually...) and multiple tiny ones for the employes...My computer room now has 2 large banners, 2 large posters, and a Display of Shadowlands (What? We didnt need all the stuff they gave us....though i did convince them to put up a nice display...and dedicate an entire wall to the thing....ok...a small wall.)

Amazingly...we dont have that many that were pre-ordered!

[Smacdevil]

I was foolish enough to trust Funcom to have learned from past mistakes - and yet again I'm stuck with waiting for DigitalRiver I can't cancel either, since I'm not gonna loose my new Jobe appartment.


/me cries