Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
Arguing on the forums is not going to change anything. While it was an honest mistake, you agreed that they have no liability after the game code was redeemed if they did nothing wrong.
"Once You have redeemed Downloadable Content, that Content is not returnable, exchangeable, or refundable for other Content or for cash, other goods or services unless approved by ZeniMax or required by applicable law and subject to the Statutory Obligations (as defined in Section 1); for example, if ZeniMax downloaded the wrong Content to You, You may be entitled to a refund."
https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/terms-of-service
An alternative route that might work is going through Xynode and have Xynode negotiate a new promo code with ZOS.
But, again, this is not a ZOS issue.
lordrichter wrote: »Yes, this is something that ZOS can fix, and I can certainly see them doing that.
I have to ask what indicates to you that no one is looking at your ticket. ZOS uses a ticketing system that is a little less clear than a black box. Things don't always mean what they appear to mean.
For example, was the "first agent" a real person, or was this the person that replied after their bot replied? It is quite possible that the "second agent" is the CS person working on your ticket. More than one CS can respond to tickets, and you may get a response from one agent on one day, and another one on a second day. However, I am guessing that the first agent was a bot.
The bots have no idea what you said and are not qualified to respond. For all they know, you sent your grocery list. I am pretty sure all they do is respond with canned messages based on keyword analysis.
If you think the ticket is closed because that is the ticket status... the ticket status means almost nothing. At least, to anyone but them. I have no idea what it means when the ticket is marked "closed" but I think it means "agent has been assigned". This is needlessly annoying, but they like to close the tickets. As I understand it, the ticket is closed for real when you stop responding, or they tell you there is nothing they can do.
As for their reading comprehension... I know the bots are clueless. Not sure about the other agent. If the second explanation was in response to the bot, then that is understandable, but futile.
My suggestion is to stick to it. I expect that response will be slow, but my guess is that this will be resolved in your favor.
Do not write a new ticket. Not needed. Will only mess things up more.

lordrichter wrote: »
Its a Zos product so Zos should provide support to it.
I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
Its a Zos product so Zos should provide support to it.
It's closer to a retailer issue than a manufacturer issue. But that's where the loop comes from. A retailer would say all digital sales are final regardless of what you do with the code, and ZOS would say that they don't refund or provide replacement codes unless they are explicitly at fault. The further complication is that it's a promo code, not a retail one, and has no value outside of the promotion.
Which is why I suggested going back to Xynode, who functions as a retail-like intermediary. Going that route could get the erroneously entered promo code voided and then Xynode would receive a replacement promo code to give to haelene.
DuskMarine wrote: »I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
you get worse help from activision and sledgehammer just be happy they even look at it. some places will take it archive it and forget it.
DuskMarine wrote: »I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
you get worse help from activision and sledgehammer just be happy they even look at it. some places will take it archive it and forget it.
Luckily we're not talking about Activision or Sledgehammer (and frankly, never would be as I don't buy their stuff).
"You did better than ignore me" is not worthy of a pat on the back or me being "happy". My personal expectations are not that low, and I think we should hold companies to a higher standard that that. If we don't, well, then they become the aforementioned companies.
ZOS won't let me purchase ESO+ again, when I already have it. They won't let me purchase DLCs or other crown store stuff that my account already has. I have to confirm with "DELETE" if I want to delete some nicknack from my inventory. Yet the system let the OP "purchase" Summerset, which their account already had (in effect, giving them nothing for their purchase). Sounds more like a bug/oversight that the system allowed it at all. ZOS should fix the code redemption system to reject codes that can't be applied to the account, as well as to return the upgrade code that was improperly taken from the OP.Its a Zos product so Zos should provide support to it.
It's closer to a retailer issue than a manufacturer issue. But that's where the loop comes from. A retailer would say all digital sales are final regardless of what you do with the code, and ZOS would say that they don't refund or provide replacement codes unless they are explicitly at fault. The further complication is that it's a promo code, not a retail one, and has no value outside of the promotion.
Which is why I suggested going back to Xynode, who functions as a retail-like intermediary. Going that route could get the erroneously entered promo code voided and then Xynode would receive a replacement promo code to give to haelene.
DuskMarine wrote: »DuskMarine wrote: »I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
you get worse help from activision and sledgehammer just be happy they even look at it. some places will take it archive it and forget it.
Luckily we're not talking about Activision or Sledgehammer (and frankly, never would be as I don't buy their stuff).
"You did better than ignore me" is not worthy of a pat on the back or me being "happy". My personal expectations are not that low, and I think we should hold companies to a higher standard that that. If we don't, well, then they become the aforementioned companies.
hey as long as they legit answer its better than nothing at all
DuskMarine wrote: »DuskMarine wrote: »I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
you get worse help from activision and sledgehammer just be happy they even look at it. some places will take it archive it and forget it.
Luckily we're not talking about Activision or Sledgehammer (and frankly, never would be as I don't buy their stuff).
"You did better than ignore me" is not worthy of a pat on the back or me being "happy". My personal expectations are not that low, and I think we should hold companies to a higher standard that that. If we don't, well, then they become the aforementioned companies.
hey as long as they legit answer its better than nothing at all
That's setting the bar super low IMHO. But eh. Maybe you're right. Maybe I expect to much!
DuskMarine wrote: »DuskMarine wrote: »DuskMarine wrote: »I just need to vent a little. I just had the worst customer experience I've ever had with any company in my enter 30 years of life.
I had to repeat information on a written ticket twice, was transferred to another agent for seemingly no reason, and then they decided to close my ticket (which is the digital equivalent of hanging up on someone). As someone who works in customer service - I would be fired if I gave an experience like that.
And no, I was not rude or curt, didn't ask to speak to a manager, wasn't pushy, ect. I provide the information they needed, and more (the initial agent didn't even bother to look at my account, clearly, as I had to provide them with information that could easily be seen from the billing section of my account). I wasn't asking for anything for free. I was simply trying to get a resolution to what I believe to be a very simple thing
Backstory : I pre-ordered summerset on an account back in may. This week I won a code from Xynode for a digital upgrade, and accidentally applied it to the same account (I have 2 accounts). No notification that I already have the upgrade on my account or anything. The only reason I noticed was that I clicked on my billing info to make sure it applied and noticed I was in the wrong account. Now, I know this was my fault - I should have paid more attention. But that's what customer service is for right? Fixing mistakes. Or so I thought.
I guess I need to get a job with Bethesda. Their standards are clearly way lower than the rest of the industry.
you get worse help from activision and sledgehammer just be happy they even look at it. some places will take it archive it and forget it.
Luckily we're not talking about Activision or Sledgehammer (and frankly, never would be as I don't buy their stuff).
"You did better than ignore me" is not worthy of a pat on the back or me being "happy". My personal expectations are not that low, and I think we should hold companies to a higher standard that that. If we don't, well, then they become the aforementioned companies.
hey as long as they legit answer its better than nothing at all
That's setting the bar super low IMHO. But eh. Maybe you're right. Maybe I expect to much!
playing games as long as i have(and im the guy that if even the slightest thing is wrong i report it and poke them) zos is probly the only one that actually responds with something that makes some lick of sense.
Shouldve just got one copy and kept one account. You've got yourself in an unnecessary mess and i personally would never have done it the way you have because it saves me aggro and time. I don't think it is ZOS' fault that you've gotten yourself in a bundle over the accounts you have got and what you did.
I hope your problem gets resolved though man.