How to convince someone that WoW is'nt a scam or hackable?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-08-28 04:30am

Having recently purchased World of Warcraft, and not having a bank account or credit card of my own, I recently asked my father permission to use his credit card to pay for a 6 month subscription and I would pay him back from my own pocket money.
However the problem is that he believes that either the WoW is a possible scam, or that it could be hacked and used to steal his credit card number, and I am having trouble convincing him otherwise.

So can anyone give me advice on how to convince him that the WoW account info is as secure as that of Amazon.com, or that thousands of people allready use WoW and have'nt had their bank accounts drained?

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-08-28 04:44am

I don't know if they are available where you live, but Blizzard sells prepaid card for two months game time of WoW. If you use them, you don't need a credit card.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-08-28 04:57am

Show him the countless articles about WoW, show him a history of blizzard and it's respected status, and like I.O. said, you could always just look for a prepaid card.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2005-08-28 04:58am

Indeed. Pretty much any store that sells WoW also has prepaid cards on the same shelf, right next to the game.

or that thousands of people allready use WoW and have'nt had their bank accounts drained?

Not thousands of players, but 3.5 million global customers. Not a single one of them has reported such thing and it's far too important business for Blizzard Entertainment to screw up with insufficient privacy protection standards. It should be just as secure as Amazon.com. Of course, no computer system is safe from hackers, but the risk involved is minimal.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-08-28 05:12am

Imperial Overlord wrote:I don't know if they are available where you live, but Blizzard sells prepaid card for two months game time of WoW. If you use them, you don't need a credit card.

Not available around here.

Can anyone recomend a short easy to read article about it that doesnt have the words "gore, bust, violent etc.." in it?
(He thinks that all computer games are disgusting, violent and de-sensitize people,

)

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2005-08-28 06:44am

the .303 bookworm wrote:
Imperial Overlord wrote:I don't know if they are available where you live, but Blizzard sells prepaid card for two months game time of WoW. If you use them, you don't need a credit card.
Not available around here.

Can anyone recomend a short easy to read article about it that doesnt have the words "gore, bust, violent etc.." in it?
(He thinks that all computer games are disgusting, violent and de-sensitize people, )

I dont know about an article on WoW, but if he's big on the desensitizing people angle you might want to send a few articles like this his way.

Akaramu Shinja · Post by **Akaramu Shinja** » 2005-08-28 07:52am

Your father is a modern life failure. Wasting your time trying to teach the monkey how to use a computer, or get him to order game cards from Amazon for you. Or is Amazon an evil scam too?

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-08-28 01:49pm

BTW how much does WoW cost anyway also is Visa Electron a credit card

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-08-28 01:56pm

Lord Revan wrote:BTW how much does WoW cost anyway also is Visa Electron a credit card

WoW sells in the UK for £30 - 35 and yes a Visa Electron is a Debit card IIRC which is basically the same thing.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-08-28 02:06pm

Lord Pounder wrote:
Lord Revan wrote:BTW how much does WoW cost anyway also is Visa Electron a credit card
WoW sells in the UK for £30 - 35 and yes a Visa Electron is a Debit card IIRC which is basically the same thing.

I mean huch much will cost to play it and is Visa Electron a viable way of paying for it.

Ninja of the North · Post by **Ninja of the North** » 2005-08-28 02:13pm

Perhaps if you tell him that there is no more risk in using his card on the internet than on the telephone, then he will understand. Otheriwse, it might be advantageous to get your own card of some sort. Around here, they sell these "mall giftcards" that are essentially gift cards that can be used anywhere.

Karza · Post by **Karza** » 2005-08-28 02:40pm

Lord Revan wrote:I mean huch much will cost to play it and is Visa Electron a viable way of paying for it.

Visa Electron's functionality depends on the bank issuing it. Some work outside Finland's borders, some don't. I don't remember the specifics, but there's apparently been a lot of discussion on Finnish forums about the matter, so you might want to check some of those.

The 2 month prepaid cards (my chosen method of payment) cost around 26 euro apiece.

Silver Paladin · Post by **Silver Paladin** » 2005-08-28 03:09pm

Or you can just go to www.amazon.com and buy a pre-paid game card.

Dress Thine links

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-08-28 04:01pm

Silver Paladin wrote:Or you can just go to www.amazon.com and buy a pre-paid game card.

*snip link*

I can get those from a store just fine with need for the net.

The 2 month prepaid cards (my chosen method of payment) cost around 26 euro apiece

where did buy those?

Akaramu Shinja · Post by **Akaramu Shinja** » 2005-08-28 04:04pm

Lord Revan wrote:
The 2 month prepaid cards (my chosen method of payment) cost around 26 euro apiece
where did buy those?

Looks like they cost that much on Amazon.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-08-28 04:44pm

You could put him on the phone with a customer service rep from blizzard, this is the kind of thing Customer Service likely knows how to deal with.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2005-08-28 06:21pm

Lord Revan wrote:
Karza wrote:The 2 month prepaid cards (my chosen method of payment) cost around 26 euro apiece
where did buy those?

You can find them in ordinary Anttila stores in Helsinki -- at the same price, even.

Zorak · Post by **Zorak** » 2005-08-28 07:10pm

If your father has an issue with the "possible violence" and crap with the game, Link dressed . Found it at random one time when browsing WoW Articles. Bleah.

And Mods do not like naked links if you want a possible solution to your lack of payment.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-08-28 07:45pm

Silver Paladin and Zorak would mind dressing those links or yours as their screwing the format.

Akaramu Shinja · Post by **Akaramu Shinja** » 2005-08-29 09:11am

Actually a point not brought up. Is it the US WoW or EU WoW? Will aid in the search very much so.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-08-29 09:16am

EDIT: I'll move the text around to get away from the debate.
So basicly thats it, he can't use Amazon, Amazon DOSN'T SHIP game cards to Israel.

Quick EDIT: I'll say its U.S WoW because it was bought in the U.S.

Let me add something, I just attempted to order this game cardWhy? I'm a nice guy and I need to order some books from Amazon anyway. and guess what they told me?

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*** We're sorry. This item can't be shipped to the country you selected. You can enter a different shipping address above, or you can remove the item from your order by changing its quantity to 0, then clicking the Update button. ***

Akaramu Shinja · Post by **Akaramu Shinja** » 2005-08-29 09:55am

Why was my link deleted? It had a method for him to buy a game card and ship it to Israel. Um, mods?

EDIT: Where to buy it: Ebay is your friend