DO NOT BUY RaF Anymore! Blizzard found and banning the Method!

[Stige]

Not a single issue yet with RAF gametime for me, just dont be a moron and buy 12 months at once...

[manreater]

you all want a proof? hope you understand german than i have a proof for y'all

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[mydsmbr]

Any idea how to force Blizzard into canelling my anual pass?

[AnnieTheEagle]

Any idea how to force Blizzard into canelling my anual pass?

No, because it was a legally binding contract... you can cancel it but with that you cancel your WoW account / D3 Account and you CANNOT play it until you decide to reactivate your payments (thus continuing the Annual Pass Contract).

One thing I find a little funny in this thread is how many people are like sh** brix because of their cancelled gametime. I mean, people should understand that when you get GameTime for alot cheaper than it actually is, something is being done to cheat one party out of money (in this case, the credit card owner). People should understand the risks of buying something that isn't direct from the service provider.

[buzzalot]

I recently bought 4 12month RAFs and only 1 got time taken away, my main account i do 1-3 months at a time around when my account is getting close to running out. I have had no problems at all with Medfrog but Pr3cious' time however that has been taken away. I am like a couple in here and I really don't care if they take my gametime away as I spent gold which is almost technically free. I mean it is nice to be able to pay for WoW without actually having to pay but I mean its not the end of the world if I actually have to pay.

[RIPglider]

I've been buying gametime from Precious for about a year now for 2 separate accounts. No problems so far. I get the gold out of the gbank on my bot account, face to face trade it, and have the RAF time applied to both accounts. I was buying a few months at a time then I bought a year for my main account and just let the bot account expire. I don't really care if it gets removed or banned now but I did buy the 12 months at once about 4 months ago.

[abridged]

I know everyone here has their own assumptions on why their game times were removed. Let me share mine and why I feel it is the most logical reason as to why our RAF gametime was removed. On April 4, Blizzard sent out 250,000 beta invites for Annual Pass holders.

My 12 months was removed on April 4. I'm pretty sure most of you had yours removed on or close to that date. It's too much of a coincidence. This leads be to the conclusion that I was probably a flagged for one of the beta invites. Being flagged, I'm assuming that a blizzard representative is required to check each account to make sure everything is in order. Upon checking, they saw the 12 months of RAF all referred to one e-mail address, investigated the issue and removed the game time.

Okay, now here are some things that I think everyone should consider:
-I agree to the suggestion of the previous posters. Don't buy 12 months all at once. I know the discount is awesome but what's the use if it's going to be removed by Blizzard anyway.
-If you haven't received your beta invite, DO NOT purchase a lot of RAF. I think laying low, say 1-2 months is safe.
-If you have received your beta invite, I'm guessing that the next flagging will be sometime near May 15 which is the Diablo 3 release.
-Use a unique e-mail address and name for each RAF month you'll be purchasing.
-Pad your account with legit game time. Example: Month 1 is legit, months 2-4 is RAF, month 5 is legit, months 6-7 is RAF... and so on.

To further strengthen my assumption, here's my friends' current situations. I have 6 friends that bought RAF gametime, 4 of them bought the 12 months. 3 got their game time removed. 1 still has is active (l'm assuming he wasn't flagged for MoP beta yet or is a lucky SOB). 1 of my friends bought 4 months and is still active and was invited in MoP beta on April 5.

Anyway, hope that this information will help you guys.

Oh, btw here's the link to the announcement of the 250,000 invites.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/blizzard-is-sending-out-another-250-000-beta-invites/

[bearsmack]

I bought only from Precious, my time was removed-over 14 months worth.

Edited to add: I have not ordered mine all at once, I spread it out over time-but 14 is the amount of months I had left on the account total.

[TheBasedMartyr]

I've bought from Precious, reset.

[arenawarrior]

I forgot who i bought from and i had all my time reset.. 7 months worth

[buzzalot]

Emails today, lost a total of 17 months between 3 accounts using medfrog. Think they are really cracking down on RAF gametime now.

[haseo9999]

I bought from Precious as well. I got my game time reset just today. I bought 12 months worth from her with PayPal; Using In-Game Gold for game time is just too risky.

It also says "This account is not eligible for this service. Only active, non-trial World of Warcraft licenses in good standing can use Recruit a Friend." I've been active already!

[nab23]

12 months from medfrog, This account is not eligible for this service at RAF page

[lee13169]

6 months poof, back to paying 15 a month with the annual pass shoved down my throat t_t

[Shodokan]

This isn't cool.