Gift Cards

[FogOfWar_XXX 793]

So, again, another blind side.

 

I login yesterday and there is an announcement.  Tanki Online has removed several payment options.  Hmmm.  I get a 2x Card for my daily gift.  I have a gift card I was waiting to use, that I had in fact bought specifically for Tanki.  Well, I click the "Buy" button and tah dah, guess whats been REMOVED?  Gift Cards.  Yep, that's right, my humble little card is USELESS.

 

No point in a diatribe about how this pisses me off (it does), BUT I can't figure out WHY.  If someone is spending money, why don't they want it?  More payment options is better than less.

 

So tell me/us Tanki Online.  Why did you can cancel this option, after all, this is good money being spent on a game, why force us into fewer payment options?

[DonutsForLife 292]

So, again, another blind side.

 

I login yesterday and there is an announcement.  Tanki Online has removed several payment options.  Hmmm.  I get a 2x Card for my daily gift.  I have a gift card I was waiting to use, that I had in fact bought specifically for Tanki.  Well, I click the "Buy" button and tah dah, guess whats been REMOVED?  Gift Cards.  Yep, that's right, my humble little card is USELESS.

 

No point in a diatribe about how this pisses me off (it does), BUT I can't figure out WHY.  If someone is spending money, why don't they want it?  More payment options is better than less.

 

So tell me/us Tanki Online.  Why did you can cancel this option, after all, this is good money being spent on a game, why force us into fewer payment options?

As far as i know, it is a test, if people don't like it, they'll just ignore you and put it in anyway.  :P

[millsman 7]

Please put the gift cards back... Cause some parents don't allow credit cards but are ok for gift cards specially since there easy to get...

[dilsharox 2,395]

atleast this will not encourage players to buy crys which is a total waste of money

[jazz20 1,181]

Tanki scaring away its buyers :P

[Longcat970 119]

Bye bye to Subway, Shell, Target, CVS, Burger King gift cards. They were so easy to get and I could buy them anytime I wanted :(

[FogOfWar_XXX 793]

Bye bye to Subway, Shell, Target, CVS, Burger King gift cards. They were so easy to get and I could buy them anytime I wanted :(

Yep, it was an easy fix to this day and age of credit card fraud.  There was no worries with an online purchase from one of those cards.  If Target can get hacked, sorry Tanki, you guys might be a internet business and very savvy, but you're resources are no match for the likes of determined gangs of hackers.  That's why I won't buy with anything else except those kinds of cards online, even if I do pay 3 or 4 bucks extra to get them.

[Papaya14 481]

Why would they remove other options? Were they simply not getting enough money from them? I doubt that, since like you above said, gift cards are easy to buy and use, you don't need a credit card or a bank account. I know plenty of people of all ages who use them. So why would developers remove the ease of putting money in their pockets? :blink: This is a confusing update. Buyers definitely won't be happy with this, that's for sure.

Edited February 26, 2015 by Papaya14

[S.T.O.N.E.R 446]

Each one his own reasons, i think they will find a great method which will help us all. Just keep waiting.

:D 

[robbie56 2,403]

Giftcards are removed? So Prizerebel doesn't work anymore?

[7919zola 252]

Why would they remove other options? Were they simply not getting enough money from them? I doubt that, since like you above said, gift cards are easy to buy and use, you don't need a credit card or a bank account. I know plenty of people of all ages who use them. So why would developers remove the ease of putting money in their pockets? :blink: This is a confusing update. Buyers definitely won't be happy with this, that's for sure.

However, non-buyers should be thrilled with this 'test' since it unintentionally reduced the number of buyers in the game.

[Papaya14 481]

Giftcards are removed? So Prizerebel doesn't work anymore?

I don't think Prizerebel has worked for a long time.