To begin with I am not saying that this was/is the case! However, to my knowledge your name is arbitrarily changed by GM if it is considered to be lewd, racist, or inappropriate in any way. Thus, it could very well be why your name was changed...
However, again, this is not to say that yours was but rather this is why it normally is changed to my understanding and knowledge. Unfortunately, however, they are the only one's that can answer your question.
Did they give you a name change token? Usually that courtesy is given in games (i.e. Eve). Of course, you wont be allowed to use the same name again.
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My character name was Antonomon that is neither lewd rude racist or anything offensive, its a name i made up when i started to play eve online many years ago, i recently had to change the name of one of my ships cause it was a bit racy 'kissmysphincter' in retrospec yes its dodgy so yes i understand 'the please change the name of your ship' part, however how the hell is Antonomon offensive in any shape or form and i know the name is still available cause i created a science toon earlier and used it myself again, i logged in in the morning 5 days ago and all was good however when i logged in 5 hours later i found the only char i could login as was my klingon cause i had to change Antonomon's bloody name, no reason has been given no mail from cryptic support telling me why, only mail from cryptic support i have had concerns the name i used for my ship which has since forth been changed as requested, nothing on my char name and no answer to my ticket.
Oh and get this...in the posted policy it clearly states no names linked to illegal drugs yet i saw a klingon toon called C'Ocaine.....last time i checked cocaine is illegal drugs all over the world, one rule for one and another for others is it!!!!!
I'm again frustrated with the CS response to my ticket. I tried to buy the Lobi store package with the Q-Pics, but the ambiguity of the name caused me to click on the wrong item. So now I have 10 boxes of the ornaments, which I can't really use to get a Breen ship.
CS's response: Sorry!
I'm quite dissatisfied with the lack of empathy. I'm sorry if a name wasn't clear, all I'm asking for is a replacement (equivalent value) of the 9 remaining Ornament boxes with 9 "Appreciation Bundles" (Why couldn't they just name it Autographed Picture bundles?). Let's see what they respond with... It's probably another "Too bad" response.
EDIT: CS has reimbursed the amount in ZEN for ten lockboxes' worth. I was wrong, the CS in this game does have empathy for the players. Yes, this sounds cheesy, but I'm quite happy about STO's CS over other games, and is actually one of the reasons that I'm still paying and playing. Thanks, Unception.
EDIT II: Still haven't received the reimbursement, even though CS has stated that they checked it twice and they already reimbursed me. They force-closed the ticket. Gee, thanks... looks like I'll have to make up the ZEN.
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I just need to know if it is normal of for Customer Service tickets to go un-answered for over 5 days..
The first time i submitted a ticket, i got tired of watching the days go by waiting for a response. After 9 days, I finally closed the ticket myself.
3 days ago, I submitted another ticket about the same issue and still no response yet. Just wondering if this is normal wait times for Lifetime and Sub based players?
I just need to know if it is normal of for Customer Service tickets to go un-answered for over 5 days..
The first time i submitted a ticket, i got tired of watching the days go by waiting for a response. After 9 days, I finally closed the ticket myself.
3 days ago, I submitted another ticket about the same issue and still no response yet. Just wondering if this is normal wait times for Lifetime and Sub based players?
It depends on the type of ticket you are submitting. What type of ticket was it?
For instance, if it's a behavior ticket (reporting another player), it will never get a response as we can not let you know action taken on or results of an investigation of another player. If it's a bug report, this will also not get a response -- it's sent to QA and they investigate. If it's something else (missing items, stuck, etc.), then GMs should respond.
edit - ninja'd by branflakes
Replying to natejam101 in #276 before merge
Depends what the problem is really.
Significant issues that stop you from playing are replied to, but minor bugs and other minor issues are collected and prioritised with the thousands of tickets they would get a week. I say replied to because they are not necessarily addressed immediately. They don't have the staff to personally address every single issue.
If it is a major issue affecting many players, its better to submit your ticked and start a thread in the Bug Report sub-forum. They do silently look at these.
I have a problem that I GM ticketed on the weekend and also inquired about in the Game Bug Forums.
I can neither access nor discharge, either of the T-3 or T-5 Ambassador ships on my ESD Shipyard List.
Every time I click on either of them the game crashes to desktop.
It has completely tied up two of my ship slots (probably two I paid for).
I've heard no reply on the ticket yet (though based on what I've read around here I wasn't counting my chickens), and the replies in the thread have been no help so far.
Should I continue to hold my breath so to speak, or just toss my hands in the air and chalk it up to a loss that'll I never recoup?
(Of course that means I'll never be abel to fly either ship, as I can only have one of each on this toon)
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It depends on the type of ticket you are submitting. What type of ticket was it?
For instance, if it's a behavior ticket (reporting another player), it will never get a response as we can not let you know action taken on or results of an investigation of another player. If it's a bug report, this will also not get a response -- it's sent to QA and they investigate. If it's something else (missing items, stuck, etc.), then GMs should respond.
Hmm, well i hope so. Its been in for a few days now but nothing yet. I guess ill give it a few more.
Thanks
I hope you get a response soon! I know if anything happened to my characters, I'd want to know that I could get a response from customer support within a few days.
when can I expect an answer? It?s 16 days ago and the only response is (automatically generated) that I have to be patient... mmhh..is it cause I am a F2P-gamer?
I give up - after answering the same question for 7(!) times now.
Sad but true - it?s not the support I expected.
My emailprovider shut down the service and all I wanted was to change my emailadress because I had to reinstall the game - therefore I need the one-time-code. Unfortunately the support cannot help me (or don?t want to?).
All the contact support links on the forum and web page are dead links.
I haven't received a response for the last three tickets I issued.
This is definitely sub par. in a game where a virtual ship can cost anywhere between $5 usd to $400 in value to obtain, I would expect a little bit better.
Really quite disappointed. Were it not for my fleetmates i'd go try eve or some other ridiculous money sink.
If this is any indication of what Neverwinter will be like I wont even begin to spend money on that.
Rather play xbox. I hate xbox.
I would like to officialy transmit my disregard for the quality of the support team in Perfect World.
It takes too long to resolve any issue.
In my case,my account was TRIBBLE by a joker that simply TRIBBLE to my account and e-mail and changed not only the e-mail conected to the account like he too erased all the pc's i had conected to the game.so i cant play because pw sends a message to the jokers bogus e-mail asking to activate my computer.
this issue was simply resolved if they would just rool back the acount to the original e-mail i created the account with,from there i could improve security,change passwords and connect the pc i usualy play again...but no..2 weeks or more has passed and still just TRIBBLE e-mails asking the same questions over and over,details details details....
How hard is it to put the original e-mail that was used to create the account in the first place back conected to the account.by normal reasoning the real owner is the one that has the first e-mail that was used to create it right?
Looks to difficult for them...I used to play Guild Wars for some years and the same happened to me back then once.in less than 24 hours i had the original mail conected to the account and i was playing.
Note that the hacker was a joker and not a real nasty guy,he didnt changed the password from my P.W. account ,if he was he would be playing for shure i think ,he just erased the pc and changed the mail...
Looks too confusing for the support team...still waiting after 2 weeks and lost the oportunity to gain the ambassador ships... >:(
I wish you luck. Sadly the customer support here is absolutely terrible. expect to wait weeks before you get a reply. And even when someone finally does get back to you, there is a very high chance they will simply say they can not help you.
This has been my experience with customer support here. It is bar-none, the worse customer support I have Ever seen in any company anywhere.
I had better success getting help from customer support in games where the support staff did not even speak my language!
wow talk about a black mark. ive seen none of these issues resolved, no positive feedback at all. factory of sadness ftw.
saving my money.
Stupid enough from them is asking me,a guy that was TRIBBLE, not only the pw account but the e-mail as well to write from the same e-mail personal information like last credit card digits full ,:mad:adress and more stuff including last transactions to prove that you are the same person...im not asking to roll back the account or anything,just to change a e-mail that is bogus for the one i created the PW acount with in the first place...:p
Stupid enough from them is asking me,a guy that was TRIBBLE, not only the pw account but the e-mail as well to write from the same e-mail personal information like last credit card digits full ,:mad:adress and more stuff including last transactions to prove that you are the same person...im not asking to roll back the account or anything,just to change a e-mail that is bogus for the one i created the PW acount with in the first place...:p
But they don't know that you're not a hacker who got ahold of an old email address that's no longer in the account holder's control. Asking you to prove your identity is something you'd very much want them to do if it were a hacker calling them, isn't it?
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Does anyone know how long it usually takes for a Customer Service representative to review a ticket & come back to Gold Members? My ticket has been waiting already for 5 days, and while I see that the ticket is there, I am starting to think that it hasn't reached anyone.
My most recent ticket (on 2/3/13) was answered after 8 days...
And They solved my problem to my satisfaction.
(I'm a LTS, BTW)
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Their support is awfull. They try to help, I won't deny that, but anything that is simply outo of the box is out of the box. I am infurriated to say the least. They won't properly read your reply, try to give you generic answers and when that won't work then.. you are out of luck.
Minimum 5 days for initial answer and then same for each reply..
Yes pretty dang bad customer service around here to be honest, and I wrote and told them that once. Even included a comparison toplist of different mmos customer services from my personal experiences.
Think I got a reply to that with something like: Yadda thank yous. and feel free to post your opinions on our forums. Yeah right. :rolleyes:
There, now I got that too off my chest and it's friday!
5 Days is better than my "discussion" with Turbines customer support about a refund when I'd cancelled my sub and they still charged me for the next month.
Then they had the gall to take the funds again 2 days later for the same thing after their support guy had claimed that they'd cancel everything from their end.
As for EA's 24 hour guarantee for a response, 2 weeks to get a response that they were escalating my ticket, and another 2 weeks for someone else to get back to me again.
I will happily wait 5 days for a response from PWE on an issue.
it's been 3 days since i'm in need of the suppor but the link on the main page of the forum its DEAD.
FIX IT NOW
I'm a subscriber and I can't check whats happening to the tickets i've sent ingame...
I NEED SUPPORT because the ships I PAYED for are not working as they should and I'm tired of waiting... I've got problems with: guramba, b'rel, difficulties in slotting DOFFS.. and the list goes on...
I DEMAND THE SUPPORT LINK TO BE FIXED (yes shouting but its your fault I know this problem with the support link its not new!!!!!!!!)
Has anyone experienced a less than satisfactory customer service from Cryptic's support/customer relations team? Things such as no response to some of your tickets, or responses that direct you/"pawn you off" to the forums with NO specific area to search under for your issue? How about NO clear indication or explaination to why they made a certain decision that concerns you? Perhaps when when you do get a response, is it vague and does not answer your issue or inquiry? Or here's an extreme, have you ever been THREATENED by cryptic that you will punished for attempting to demand clarification from them on a previous vague and unclear response? Or maybe someone has other 'unique' issues.
I had requested help on issues of how to gain admin proviledges on a player made channel, it was just a simple question. The unfortunate situation was where the creator of the private channel left the game due to real life reasons and myself and friends want to manage it in his absence. The response I received, was basically a link to goto the forums and that was it. No one actually wrote me back with a brief but clear response to my concern. You don't feel that sense, that someone took the time make that individual connection to you to make your issue seem relevant to them, basics of customer service, which I've been doing over 10 years.
If no one 'minds', would you care to share your experiences on this issue?
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However, again, this is not to say that yours was but rather this is why it normally is changed to my understanding and knowledge. Unfortunately, however, they are the only one's that can answer your question.
Did they give you a name change token? Usually that courtesy is given in games (i.e. Eve). Of course, you wont be allowed to use the same name again.
Oh and get this...in the posted policy it clearly states no names linked to illegal drugs yet i saw a klingon toon called C'Ocaine.....last time i checked cocaine is illegal drugs all over the world, one rule for one and another for others is it!!!!!
CS's response: Sorry!
I'm quite dissatisfied with the lack of empathy. I'm sorry if a name wasn't clear, all I'm asking for is a replacement (equivalent value) of the 9 remaining Ornament boxes with 9 "Appreciation Bundles" (Why couldn't they just name it Autographed Picture bundles?). Let's see what they respond with... It's probably another "Too bad" response.
EDIT: CS has reimbursed the amount in ZEN for ten lockboxes' worth. I was wrong, the CS in this game does have empathy for the players. Yes, this sounds cheesy, but I'm quite happy about STO's CS over other games, and is actually one of the reasons that I'm still paying and playing. Thanks, Unception.
EDIT II: Still haven't received the reimbursement, even though CS has stated that they checked it twice and they already reimbursed me. They force-closed the ticket. Gee, thanks... looks like I'll have to make up the ZEN.
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The first time i submitted a ticket, i got tired of watching the days go by waiting for a response. After 9 days, I finally closed the ticket myself.
3 days ago, I submitted another ticket about the same issue and still no response yet. Just wondering if this is normal wait times for Lifetime and Sub based players?
It depends on the type of ticket you are submitting. What type of ticket was it?
For instance, if it's a behavior ticket (reporting another player), it will never get a response as we can not let you know action taken on or results of an investigation of another player. If it's a bug report, this will also not get a response -- it's sent to QA and they investigate. If it's something else (missing items, stuck, etc.), then GMs should respond.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Replying to natejam101 in #276 before merge
Depends what the problem is really.
Significant issues that stop you from playing are replied to, but minor bugs and other minor issues are collected and prioritised with the thousands of tickets they would get a week. I say replied to because they are not necessarily addressed immediately. They don't have the staff to personally address every single issue.
If it is a major issue affecting many players, its better to submit your ticked and start a thread in the Bug Report sub-forum. They do silently look at these.
I can neither access nor discharge, either of the T-3 or T-5 Ambassador ships on my ESD Shipyard List.
Every time I click on either of them the game crashes to desktop.
It has completely tied up two of my ship slots (probably two I paid for).
I've heard no reply on the ticket yet (though based on what I've read around here I wasn't counting my chickens), and the replies in the thread have been no help so far.
Should I continue to hold my breath so to speak, or just toss my hands in the air and chalk it up to a loss that'll I never recoup?
(Of course that means I'll never be abel to fly either ship, as I can only have one of each on this toon)
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Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
Its a ticket request to have characters restored
I see. Well, that should get a response
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Hmm, well i hope so. Its been in for a few days now but nothing yet. I guess ill give it a few more.
Thanks
I hope you get a response soon! I know if anything happened to my characters, I'd want to know that I could get a response from customer support within a few days.
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when can I expect an answer? It?s 16 days ago and the only response is (automatically generated) that I have to be patient... mmhh..is it cause I am a F2P-gamer?
Sad but true - it?s not the support I expected.
My emailprovider shut down the service and all I wanted was to change my emailadress because I had to reinstall the game - therefore I need the one-time-code. Unfortunately the support cannot help me (or don?t want to?).
I haven't received a response for the last three tickets I issued.
This is definitely sub par. in a game where a virtual ship can cost anywhere between $5 usd to $400 in value to obtain, I would expect a little bit better.
Really quite disappointed. Were it not for my fleetmates i'd go try eve or some other ridiculous money sink.
If this is any indication of what Neverwinter will be like I wont even begin to spend money on that.
Rather play xbox. I hate xbox.
It takes too long to resolve any issue.
In my case,my account was TRIBBLE by a joker that simply TRIBBLE to my account and e-mail and changed not only the e-mail conected to the account like he too erased all the pc's i had conected to the game.so i cant play because pw sends a message to the jokers bogus e-mail asking to activate my computer.
this issue was simply resolved if they would just rool back the acount to the original e-mail i created the account with,from there i could improve security,change passwords and connect the pc i usualy play again...but no..2 weeks or more has passed and still just TRIBBLE e-mails asking the same questions over and over,details details details....
How hard is it to put the original e-mail that was used to create the account in the first place back conected to the account.by normal reasoning the real owner is the one that has the first e-mail that was used to create it right?
Looks to difficult for them...I used to play Guild Wars for some years and the same happened to me back then once.in less than 24 hours i had the original mail conected to the account and i was playing.
Note that the hacker was a joker and not a real nasty guy,he didnt changed the password from my P.W. account ,if he was he would be playing for shure i think ,he just erased the pc and changed the mail...
Looks too confusing for the support team...still waiting after 2 weeks and lost the oportunity to gain the ambassador ships... >:(
This has been my experience with customer support here. It is bar-none, the worse customer support I have Ever seen in any company anywhere.
I had better success getting help from customer support in games where the support staff did not even speak my language!
saving my money.
Stupid enough from them is asking me,a guy that was TRIBBLE, not only the pw account but the e-mail as well to write from the same e-mail personal information like last credit card digits full ,:mad:adress and more stuff including last transactions to prove that you are the same person...im not asking to roll back the account or anything,just to change a e-mail that is bogus for the one i created the PW acount with in the first place...:p
But they don't know that you're not a hacker who got ahold of an old email address that's no longer in the account holder's control. Asking you to prove your identity is something you'd very much want them to do if it were a hacker calling them, isn't it?
And They solved my problem to my satisfaction.
(I'm a LTS, BTW)
I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born!
Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
Yes pretty dang bad customer service around here to be honest, and I wrote and told them that once. Even included a comparison toplist of different mmos customer services from my personal experiences.
Think I got a reply to that with something like: Yadda thank yous. and feel free to post your opinions on our forums. Yeah right. :rolleyes:
There, now I got that too off my chest and it's friday!
Then they had the gall to take the funds again 2 days later for the same thing after their support guy had claimed that they'd cancel everything from their end.
As for EA's 24 hour guarantee for a response, 2 weeks to get a response that they were escalating my ticket, and another 2 weeks for someone else to get back to me again.
I will happily wait 5 days for a response from PWE on an issue.
FIX IT NOW
I'm a subscriber and I can't check whats happening to the tickets i've sent ingame...
I NEED SUPPORT because the ships I PAYED for are not working as they should and I'm tired of waiting... I've got problems with: guramba, b'rel, difficulties in slotting DOFFS.. and the list goes on...
I DEMAND THE SUPPORT LINK TO BE FIXED (yes shouting but its your fault I know this problem with the support link its not new!!!!!!!!)
Has anyone experienced a less than satisfactory customer service from Cryptic's support/customer relations team? Things such as no response to some of your tickets, or responses that direct you/"pawn you off" to the forums with NO specific area to search under for your issue? How about NO clear indication or explaination to why they made a certain decision that concerns you? Perhaps when when you do get a response, is it vague and does not answer your issue or inquiry? Or here's an extreme, have you ever been THREATENED by cryptic that you will punished for attempting to demand clarification from them on a previous vague and unclear response? Or maybe someone has other 'unique' issues.
I had requested help on issues of how to gain admin proviledges on a player made channel, it was just a simple question. The unfortunate situation was where the creator of the private channel left the game due to real life reasons and myself and friends want to manage it in his absence. The response I received, was basically a link to goto the forums and that was it. No one actually wrote me back with a brief but clear response to my concern. You don't feel that sense, that someone took the time make that individual connection to you to make your issue seem relevant to them, basics of customer service, which I've been doing over 10 years.
If no one 'minds', would you care to share your experiences on this issue?