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Bad news: got a refund from Steam

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Oh my... even though I didn't qualify for a refund because of Steam's 2 hour playtime rule (I 'played' the game over 7 hours) I got a refund for the Premium Deluxe edition...! All 140 euro's of it! Clearly Steam is VERY aware of the problems MSFS2024 is having and is way more easy with refunding than usual. You could say this is really bad news for MS Asobo...

Anyway, I am happy with the refund. I may buy MSFS2024 again when the inital problems are solved and it'll be the Standard edition this time for sure... I totally lost my excitement for MSFS2024 and Standard will do fine. In time.

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  • Real simmer don't do refund LOL

  • Mike_CFII_MEL
    Mike_CFII_MEL

    I got a refund myself, didn't realize it was going to be 100% streaming! Don't want my flight sim experience to be determined by server load! Think the load is bad now, just wait until Christmas.

  • Fair enough, i bet your back in a few months though. I just did a flight in a GA aircraft over Nevada and it was simply stunning, and the aircraft handled great, no stuttering or issues getting into t

Fair enough, i bet your back in a few months though. I just did a flight in a GA aircraft over Nevada and it was simply stunning, and the aircraft handled great, no stuttering or issues getting into the sim tonight 

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Real simmer don't do refund LOL

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8 minutes ago, Simselli said:

Fair enough, i bet your back in a few months though. I just did a flight in a GA aircraft over Nevada and it was simply stunning, and the aircraft handled great, no stuttering or issues getting into the sim tonight 

O, I am absolutely sure I'll be back! And probably within weeks already! I only asked for a refund because I found out MSFS2024 isn't worth the extra money for me (Premium Deluxe). I got carried away on the hype. The Standard Edition will suffice in the (near) future. 

I am curious though to see what this false start will do to the franchise... If even Steam refunds this easily you start to fear for the future.

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14 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Real simmer don't do refund LOL

I am totally fine with not being a real simmer. 😉

26 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Real simmer don't do refund LOL

Truth! 🙂 

50 minutes ago, mistolip said:

I am totally fine with not being a real simmer. 😉

I'm totally fine without knowing about your refund either! Thank you for not sharing !:)

Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASEL

My System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSD

Put my hands on (pic/dual/given)

7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22

 

I got a refund myself, didn't realize it was going to be 100% streaming! Don't want my flight sim experience to be determined by server load! Think the load is bad now, just wait until Christmas.

Former Beta Tester - (for a few companies) - As well as provide Regional Voice Set Recordings

                Two: AMD-9950X | One: AMD-7950X3D | Three: Asus TUF 4090s | Three: 64GB DDR5 RAM 6000mhz | Three: Cosair 1300 P/S | Three: 990Pro 2TB NVME                    One: Eugenius ECS2512 - 2.5 GHz Switch | Three: Ice Giant Elite CPU Coolers | Three: 75" 4K UHDTVs | One: Boeing 737NG Flight Deck

1 hour ago, mistolip said:

Clearly Steam is VERY aware of the problems MSFS2024 is having and is way more easy with refunding than usual. You could say this is really bad news for MS Asobo...


Naa, it's not. Teething problems and dramatic reactions by some are not gonna make even a dent in the sales figures and inevitable success of MSFS 2024 🤷‍♂️ All those who chose day 1 or very early adoption should either be prepared for teething problems and bugs, or wait a few months for better experience.
 

Len
1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS
Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD

1 hour ago, mistolip said:

Steam is VERY aware of the problems MSFS2024 is having and is way more easy with refunding than usual.

Seriously?

Your experience leads us all to believe that Microsoft is having problems?

Sounds like unsubstantiated nonsense!

But actually why is it bad you got a refund??? Your title of the post is seriously misleading!

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2 minutes ago, lwt1971 said:


Naa, it's not. Teething problems and dramatic reactions by some are not gonna make even a dent in the sales figures and inevitable success of MSFS 2024 🤷‍♂️ All those who chose day 1 or very early adoption should either be prepared for teething problems and bugs, or wait a few months for better experience.
 

May not make a dent is sales, but the looks on the faces of Asobo during the aftermath video tells the entire picture! 

Former Beta Tester - (for a few companies) - As well as provide Regional Voice Set Recordings

                Two: AMD-9950X | One: AMD-7950X3D | Three: Asus TUF 4090s | Three: 64GB DDR5 RAM 6000mhz | Three: Cosair 1300 P/S | Three: 990Pro 2TB NVME                    One: Eugenius ECS2512 - 2.5 GHz Switch | Three: Ice Giant Elite CPU Coolers | Three: 75" 4K UHDTVs | One: Boeing 737NG Flight Deck

1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

Real simmer don't do refund LOL

True but a REAL simmer also sticks with what works for him/her and not just jump knee deep into the so called next best thing with uncertainty.

10 minutes ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

May not make a dent is sales, but the looks on the faces of Asobo during the aftermath video tells the entire picture! 


Unsurprisingly, given the day 1 server overload issues that happened. It is what it is, they'll move on and build this out into a great sim just like they did 2020. If anything, I feel for Asobo given the immovable release date they were given by MS, as devs and creators they surely would have wanted more time to polish before release. I am sure Jorg would've wanted more time too (despite some around where who have a weird thing against him), but the corporate overlords at MS must have set the stake in the ground for a Nov 20th release.

As a consumer however I am glad they released it earlier since I get to keep using 2020 as my stable sim platform, while enjoying 2024 and its new features. I was gonna hold off for a bit more, but hearing all the rave reviews of the new stuff (when the sim works), especially re: flight dynamics and ground handling, I'll jump in very soon me thinks.
 

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Len
1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS
Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD

1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

Real simmer don't do refund LOL

Real simmers dont make avatars or race through glowing gates or need their hands held to take photos in game.....

Ryzen 5 3600 / RTX 2070 8GB / 2x8 RAM/

21 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

True but a REAL simmer also sticks with what works for him/her and not just jump knee deep into the so called next best thing with uncertainty.

Sublogic ATP works! 🙂

Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASEL

My System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSD

Put my hands on (pic/dual/given)

7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22

 

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