To be frank, all of this could be resolved if there was better communication from the get go between all parties involved.
On IMC’s part, there needs to be an advisory that new accounts may be limited on TP usage until a specified period of time has passed. Also, perhaps better clarification beyond “We will be reviewing” would be nice.
Being clear about the limitations in place, along with the requirements to meet to be able to have your TP limit removed would be very nice.
As it is, I wouldn’t recommend TOS to any of the ‘cash-tosser’ folks I know, solely because of this kind of situations.
I am not sure on how chargebacks on payments through Steam will affect IMC and other companies providing such services through their platform, so I will refrain from commenting.
@Ersakoz Chargebacks and other related problems are a business expense. They should not be pushed onto the consumer.
@Aoi_Kanashi Not particularly close, regarding your analogy. Limitations due to credit card chargebacks and other refund issues shouldn’t be pushed onto the consumer, and have to be worked out with the service provider. To provide a correct analogy, it would be saying that the bread store is telling you that you cannot consume more than half your sandwich, because previous customers had tried to refund their sandwiches.
Edit: As far as I know, TOS is the only game right now with limitations on your ingame currency expenditure. If any of you guys know of other games with similar limits, please advise.