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    Image of goomba478 goomba478
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    Woo Hoo! My Kotaku debut now? Awesome! Secretly I was hoping this would catch on, and miraculously it has ^_^ I couldn't be happier!


    Glad to see that my little rant on Cheapassgamer.com has caught the attention of gaming blogs and communities. Things are looking up, as I stated in my second blog post, though you definitely have to use the card cautiously to avoid fees.


    Thanks Brian :) You made my day!

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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    03/18/09

    @goomba478: out of curiosity, what can you do with the card that doesn't incur a fee? I feel like your list above ruled out everything... :(
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    Image of Desolation_Angel Desolation_Angel
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    They forgot to add the "douche charge" for even contemplating using this card.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    03/18/09

    @Desolation_Angel: But it looked so inviting in the Street Fighter IV manual!!!
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    Image of Unstop Unstop
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THEY TRIED TO RIP OFF HARD WORKING GAMERS. I AM BOYCOTTING THIS CARD.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    03/19/09

    @Unstop: RABBLE RABBLE
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    Image of Altersparck Altersparck
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    Plastic money in any form is bad anyway. It's way too easy to overspend when you don't see the money leaving your hands.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    03/18/09

    @Altersparck: I'd prefer to get mugged and have my debit card stolen rather than a wad of bills. Just me.


    I pay all my bills on line, pay for the big stuff with debit (in Canada, debit cards aren't tied in to a major credit card company). I usually don't have more than $20 on me at any given time. I like it that way.

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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    03/18/09

    @Bialia: agreed. My g/f hates that I never carry cash (she gets stuck paying cab fare), but it's worth my while... I've gotten a free flight and made $50 in cash rewards from spending the same money that I usually spend, just in debit/credit card rewards. Plus online bill pay is the best bet for convenience, security and never having to suffer from late fees.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    03/18/09

    @Bialia: Well, actually, I would prefer to not get mugged. :p
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    Image of Cogito Cogito
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    Ah, the art of the hidden fee. It's a userer's dream. The ironic thing is, when a lot of things exclaim "No hidden fees!" they're sometimes among the worst.


    This is pretty hellacious though, even if a few of those are repeats. "Pay to use the card, pay to pay your bills..." Paying your bills is using your card, isn't it?

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    Image of UsernameOfTheDead UsernameOfTheDead
    03/18/09

    In reply to Raw Deal Capcom Pre-Paid Credit Card Policy Changed
    That card rips you off almost as bad as a Capcom game. Ridiculous!
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    Image of ggp9690 ggp9690
    03/18/09

    @UsernameOfTheDead: ah dude come on thats a low blow.
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    Image of sandal-hat has kegers with Haku-men sandal-hat has kegers with Haku-men
    03/18/09

    @ggp9690: Yeah, Capcom is a consistently high quality game developer. Their card sucks, but apparently it's mostly the bank's fault. I'm sure someone will correct me on both points, but that's the way it looks from here.


    And don't even start on the DLC complaining bullshit.

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    Image of Mike Newlad Mike Newlad
    03/18/09

    @sandal-hat only got 1 red light but his xbox is still dead: Dude, its not bullshit. At first I thought it was, I mean - if they hadn't announced it yet who would have cared if in 6 months they charged for it. But then my mate rings me up and he has the hard back strategy guide and in the guide it details all the new modes but without any mention of DLC.


    Now someone could pick up that book in a shop, flick through or just look at the contents and see them modes, hell I coulda done it at my mates house - then bought the game thinking that was in and its not.


    They put it in the strategy guide because it was probably meant to be in the game but they either over shot their release date target and wanted to polish it or they figured why not sell it as extra.


    They made a good business decision but that doesn't make it any less scummy. It's right up there with selling Yoda or Vader to Soul Calibur owners. Sure it made good money, hell it got them more press too but they also ripped off the fans.

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    Image of TheIrishNinja TheIrishNinja
    02/17/09

    In reply to Get a Good Deal on Games
    shit.

    ive used gamefly, half, ebay etc. im trading one guy from craigslist for MGS 3 LE, but i still cant find FF VII for a fair price, much less Suikoden 1-2. I wish i could trade shit like my FF VIII artbook towards these things.
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    Image of Tyber_Zann Tyber_Zann
    02/17/09

    In reply to Get a Good Deal on Games
    I'm freaking SHOCKED that nobody here has heard of GoGamer.com.


    Sign up for their newsletter - their '48 Hour Madness Mail' sales are unbelievable. Let's just say that I've picked up Stranglehold and a couple other PC games for $1-$2 each. Also when CoD 4 was hot, I picked that up for under $30 when it was retailing for $50. One of the best sites to buy games from, hands down.

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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    02/17/09

    In reply to Get a Good Deal on Games
    I haven't seen switchgames before. Has anyone tried it? Has it worked ok for them?
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    Image of (Zombie) Strom Thurmond (Zombie) Strom Thurmond
    02/17/09

    In reply to Get a Good Deal on Games
    Steam's weekend deals are things of wonder.
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    Image of 超外人 超外人
    02/17/09

    @jakebr13: Yeah... it is a shame that my card expired during L4D's weekend deal, I was hoping it carried into today but nope.. ;-;
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