Aeria Games: "If you don't have fun playing, we'll give you a refund"

by James Egan Apr 7th 2009 at 8:00PM

Filed under: Last Chaos, Business models, News items, Free-to-play, Dream of Mirror Online, Stone Age 2

There aren't many MMO publishers out there who would actually offer refunds for gamers who don't have fun in their titles, but this is exactly what Aeria Games is doing. We did a double take when hearing about this but it's legit. Superman0X is a USA Gamemaster for Aeria Games, and has declared "April is Fun Month at Aeria... GUARANTEED".

That's a bold statement. But what does it mean for players of the various Aeria Games MMOs? Superman0X writes, "We are so sure you will have fun we are going to put our AP [Aeria Points] where our mouth is. If any player does not have fun we will refund all their AP purchases for the entire month up to 5000AP." Players who didn't enjoy themselves in April will have a window of opportunity to request a refund from May 1st to May 10th . You can check out the full details in the announcement but we're guessing Aeria has a lot of faith in their titles if they'd even consider making such an offer.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

cliff said on 8:30PM 4-07-2009

A key element to remember here is that they will refund your AERIA POINTS. They'll still get to keep your money, 'cause you can't convert the points back into real cash... which just means you can try spending the points on an entirely different game of theirs to see if you like that one better. It's still smart marketing, but it's not quite as good as it sounds on the surface.

Falcolas said on 8:53PM 4-07-2009

I'd hazard a guess that it's not a refund back to Aeria points, it's a refund from AP back to cash. This based on the fact you have to contact their billing department, and they're refunding AP purchases, not purchases of other items using AP.

Jay said on 9:08PM 4-07-2009

Hmmmm from my time in Shaiya I remember the endless grind, thousands of boring Sealakels to kill to advance a level, unless you bought XP advancement potions and various NOS'es.

I also remember 1-15 PvP where people on the other side would NOS to the hilt and one-hit everyone they saw.

This free-to-play game is not fun unless you buy VERY expensive AP points to get the potions and NOS you need to even approach the cash rich.

Lapis does not cut it.