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Quantum Duck · Jul 06, 2007, 05:55 PM // 17:55

I would not use PayPal because I strongly prefer the convenience just using a credit/debit card. I also don't really like the way PayPal works, which seems like a lot more hassle than just running the card through a secure site.

darktyco · Jul 06, 2007, 05:56 PM // 17:56

I prefer to use my credit card.

**cosyfiep** · Jul 06, 2007, 06:05 PM // 18:05

I have credit cards, I have paypal....have used them both for online purchases....like paypal better since I have the option to pay from my bank account instead of my cc (or use my cc if the amount is more than I wish to take from my bank account).
Also I dont have to put in my cc info onto untrusted sites (playNC for one) and with paypal I have that option---they wont see my info, only that I used paypal to pay (then they can hack into paypal to get it if they are so inclined I guess).

I have used paypal for many years and I have never had a problem with it.

redant751 · Jul 06, 2007, 06:17 PM // 18:17

I will still use my Credit card to purchase items off the Online store,but the option to use pay pal will allow other that for one reason or an other can't use a credit card have access to the online stores services.
I would like to thank Anet (Gaile) for responding so fast to our comments (as posted in the Make the bonus mission pack available to people without credit cards thread).

the_jos · Jul 06, 2007, 06:20 PM // 18:20

I don't have a creditcard (yet), but a good friend of mine has a paypal account I'm allowed to use.
I would also be able to use my debit account to get money on the paypal account, thus not requiring a creditcard.
I can't use my debit card for online transactions.
I think quite a lot of the people here in the Netherlands have the same situation. Creditcards are not that common here compared to the US.

Theosebes · Jul 06, 2007, 06:23 PM // 18:23

I need to preface my response with this: I don't know if the issue I am going to mention has been changed, but the last time that I tried it (quite a while ago) the issue still existed.

I voted that I have a credit card, but would use PayPal for one reason. When you try to make a purchase on multiple accounts with the same card, you have to do them on different days. So, for example, if I buy GW:EN on release day in the online store, and want to also buy it for my wife's account, I cannot do that on the same card. I either have to get a 2nd card, or she has to wait a day while I play GW:EN and she cannot. The next day (24 hours later) we can then purchase it for her account. However in households where multiple family members have accounts, that could mean waiting a week to get all the accounts into GW:EN.

If you add PayPal as an option, you can tie it directly to a bank account instead of a credit card, and then you can use multiple PayPal accounts on the same bank account to purchase for multiple accounts.

Dev121 · Jul 06, 2007, 06:24 PM // 18:24

I would not use paypal . Or a credit card.
Why?
Because I have legs and can walk to the shop , next question please.

Grunntar · Jul 06, 2007, 06:27 PM // 18:27

I have credit cards, and dislike the concept of PayPal, so I'd (personally) never use it.

I have also set up a number of online stores, and can appreciate the lack of willingness to go the distance to set it up.

If it's a viable option for others, and if it means a significant increase in sales, however, I would encourage that it be implemented. I just don't know if it's something that can be leveraged with the international audience of this game.

- Grunntar

Ranger Rog · Jul 06, 2007, 06:28 PM // 18:28

I don't have and never will have a credit card so I would use paypal linked to my debit card, I'm sure Anet could absorb the paypay charges comfortably, I realise online delivery of games isn't free to run but it must make a lot more money than packaging and shipping games to be sold through a third party.

Shakkara · Jul 06, 2007, 06:44 PM // 18:44

No, as a Dutch person, I only pay with my bank account, I do not have a creditcard and do not have paypal and don't want anything to do with them as they are vastly inferior, fraud-sensitive systems compared to the Dutch banking system, which by the way, also doesn't charge fees, unlike creditcards and paypal.

Eve Online allows me to pay my monthly fee directly with my bank account, by the way.

Divine Freak · Jul 06, 2007, 06:45 PM // 18:45

"No I would not use PayPal (Please explain)"

I can use my credit or debit card for online purchases, I've only used PayPal for a few eBay transactions that would accept nothing else. However I think PayPal would be a good thing for those that cannot use their credit/debit cards online.

Theosebes · Jul 06, 2007, 06:45 PM // 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121

I would not use paypal . Or a credit card.
Why?
Because I have legs and can walk to the shop , next question please.

AH, but what would you do if you wanted the the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack? (available exclusively via the online store, and only if you spend money there between now and the promotion end. details here.)

That aint available in a store you can walk to. So, how would you purchase something that gave you the ability to get that pack?

Bazompora · Jul 06, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Quote:

No, I would not use PayPal. (Please explain)

I only know how to buy at local retail stores, and would've voted for a 5th option:
No. I DO NOT have a credit card, I HAVE NEVER USED PayPal, and I WOULD NOT use it for this purpose.

Pkest · Jul 06, 2007, 07:24 PM // 19:24

I get paid for one of my side jobs via paypal so I'm always on the lookout for somewhere to spend the money.

Levi Garett · Jul 06, 2007, 07:24 PM // 19:24

Paypal should definately be an option for the online store regardless of this poll. More ways/options for receiving money can only help the situation with the $29 requirement to get the free missions.

Right now more people are voting "No" because they would rather just use their debit/credit cards. This vote is already toast.

"No, I would not use PayPal" means no, but "Yes I would use PayPal but I prefer to use my Credit Card" does not mean no...

Just accept Paypal and be done with it.

Tachyon · Jul 06, 2007, 07:30 PM // 19:30

No, I would never use PayPal! Mainly due to the fact that owe me monies and are making it impossibe for me to reclaim what even they say is legally mine!

Once you have a problem with them you soon realise just what a bunch of fly by night con artists PayPal really are!

Malice Black · Jul 06, 2007, 07:37 PM // 19:37

I have a Paypal account but prefer to use my credit/debit cards.

Theosebes · Jul 06, 2007, 07:56 PM // 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bazompora

I only know how to buy at local retail stores

Well, so you would be among those who will never see the Add-on mission pack. If that's acceptable to you, more power to you, I am sure there are lots of people who don't care about the mission pack.

By the same token though, there are those who do not have the option (currently) to buy the things that you cannot buy in a retail store (UAX Packs, extra Char slots, etc...) and want the mission pack but cannot get it.

Gaile: I had an idea. Instead of accepting PayPal (an expensive option for you guys, and a downright inconvenient one for some customers) why not accept electronic checks? Charge a $2.50 USD convenience fee, and run the electronic checks instead of PayPal. It's about the same trouble for the customers, is an accepted form of payment (that's how I pay my cc bills) in most places, and funds can usually be verified instantly electronically, and you open yourself to less fraud. In addition to allowing people who don't have a cc to purchase from the online store, as I understand it, you can go to a western union branch and purchase a "temporary check" that will work for an electronic check payment. That would allow someone to essentially pay with cash without even having a checking account.

Ranuk Stormhammer · Jul 06, 2007, 07:56 PM // 19:56

Yes. I DO NOT have a credit card, I DO currently use PayPal and I WOULD use it for GW purchases

william1975 · Jul 06, 2007, 07:58 PM // 19:58

I have paypal and i dont have a debit card or credit card, I cant get one, as i have tried and if the option was there i would use Paypal, though it does take ages to clear usally 10 days.

I think someone earlier said that to use paypal you needed a credit card, this is wrong all yo uneed is a bank account.

My bank account is set up to let paypal use it as direct debit. When i miss comics or such like i buy them on ebay and pay with paypal.

Not as convenient as credit card, but at least i can get stuff online that i cant otherwise.