So I just purchased some zen. 3,000 to be exact. (I made the purchase through Steam.) I want to use it to buy some of those promotional R&D packs with the chance of a t6 bug ship. When I attempt to buy them though, I get a message that reads...
"WARNING: Due to recent purchase activity on your account, all items purchased from the Zen store will be permanently bound to your account and may not be transferred. This restriction also applies to items acquired from purchased packs and from the lockboxes opened using purchased keys. This is only a temporary restriction while we verify your payment details."
I don't purchase Zen often, but this wasn't my first time doing so. This is the first time I've heard of something like this. I went to the customer support page and saw...
"How long will it last?
The probation period only has a short duration. If you have plans to use the purchased Zen in the currency exchange or use it to acquire items from the C-Store/Zen Market for other players we recommend waiting until probation ends."
I really wish it wasn't so vague. Is it a few hours? A few days? I'm really hoping that the promo doesn't end before this probation period does. I bought this zen specifically for the promo R&D packs so that I can sell them on the exchange. I could really use the ec.
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Well... shoot
It's been a while since I last bought zen. I think I remember doing it through Arc when there was a 15% charge bonus sale. I didn't have any problems back then. It's been a while since I last purchased through Steam, so I wasn't aware of this. I wish there was some sort of in-game warning before I went through with it.
Thank you for the response.