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It doesn't have to be planned abuse. Another possibility is "I don't use this much anymore and there's no second hand market for my game purchases so I think I'll just get my library refunded." You were going to lose value anyway on not using it, now you get something back.


"there's no second hand market for my game purchases" is an integral part of that reasoning. Why don't we just fix that too.


Even if there were a 2nd hand market, prices would likely be lower than the brand new price paid days after release.

It's that brand new price Facebook would be refunding after a ban.

So the same perverse incentive exists even with a 2nd hand market.


Doesn't seem likely that they'd be refunding the full price to me.


It would still be simpler to go bulk rather than selling piecemeal. But yes, fixing it would be nice regardless.


Then they need to stop claiming to "sell" you something when clearly they are renting it

Of course no one in their right mind would pay the retail prices for a "rental" so screws the business model, but honestly, they need to pick one, either they are selling products or renting them

This mixed model where they try to have the best of both has got to stop, if you ban my account you need to refund me, done want to refund on ban well do not sell me things, rent them to me under a service




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