Brief Background: I am a relatively new player who's really been enjoying the game thus far and have even purchased a couple of the "Starter" packs. I apologize if this issue has been resolved in other threads, but I was specifically advised to post here, so here it goes:
This morning, while attempting to collect the "free" bronzium card, I inadvertently clicked on some other bundle instead. I don't even know what the bundle was, but it awarded some shards and an Imperial Super Commando character. The cost was approximately 1,600 crystals, which was nearly my entire stash. Realizing what happened, I immediately contacted EA Customer Service via phone. I explained the situation and expected them to simply refund the crystals and take back the shards/character. Much to my surprise, the EA rep said she couldn't do anything and that I would need to post here for a "game developer" to respond.
This can't be true, right? I've played many other mobile games and they've all been able to offer refunds under similar circumstances. Obviously EA can add crystals to an account because you can buy crystals directly. Reading other threads, it appears there were other times when EA has withdrawn shards, etc. because of bugs or glitches. Thus, it doesn't seem to be an issue of functionality.
I understand EA would be reluctant to offer refunds after a reasonable time has passed and the player has already taken advantage of the purchase. However, in my case I closed the game immediately, called right away, and haven't played the game since. It's hard to find any reason why they wouldn't offer a refund in this scenario other than poor customer service.
Even if the error was on the customer's end, it's a fixable one. I'm also surprised that there was no confirmation dialogue when making the purchase, as this would have allowed me to cancel the transaction. I also think it's a bit sneaky/cheap to put the free bronzium card at the very end of the store, forcing the player to scroll through every other "real" purchase and thereby needlessly increasing the chance of an accidental buy.
Regardless, I am posting here in an effort to resolve this issue. If EA's stance is truly that they won't offer anything in this scenario, that would be a huge disappointment to say the least, and certainly make me think twice about making any (intended) purchases, or even continuing to play the game at all.
Please let me know if I can provide any other info to assist in this matter. Thank you.
