Thread:Velt211/@comment-2003:D6:4722:2E2A:DD17:3F8A:F36C:2C58-20190924042015/@comment-2003:D6:4715:BA6D:E105:846E:B33:F822-20191119130034

Absolutely. Though, in the end, society pays for the smokers here. And that means it's done via the health insurance companuies...which, funnily enough, the state also adds money to. So they should just do it properly instead of squeezing as much money out of the people as possible. Though, another issue would be the black market which would probably flourish at some point. Meh. I mean, I have seen pinball machines in restaurants/bars but never more complex traditional arcade types or the arcade machines I'm talking of (Street Fighter II, all the Sega ones etc). I really do feel like I missed out there. Yep, regulation would be good in that regard. The state can take their cut and everyone is happy...except the non-smokers next to the smokers again. I never did that back then but I was also young. But to be fair, I still don't really go to any shady ones, unless Google links lead me there while looking for some games or information. Activate via keyword, eh? But yeah, everything in China is monitored, just like in the US, except the former is more upfront about it. If it was me, I would make smartphone 18+, hehe...but I also hate them, so...

Usually, you send the product back and when it's there and they looked at it (or don't), then you get your money back. That's how it is on Amazon.jp. Should be the same on the other Amazon websites as well...at least I remember the story where one customer sent the "product" back but instead of the product being there, he filled it with sand, so that the weight would be the same as when the package initially came. And well, he abused that for a very long time before it eventually caught up to him. Re-shrinking is a real issue but apart from that, i's fine. After all, everything not new is not new, so you should be able to get your money back. Used goods is just a mess in that regard and often enough, it still costs too much. No idea, deleting feedback is pretty awful and from how I see it, the Amazon.jp staff that does it is corrupt. I know I have some deleted reviews that were all according to the guidelines and it still was deleted (mostly negative one of course). So when I leave negative reviews again, I will be sure to make a screenshot and then pester the English support again (I did it before but it was completely pointless). Japanese people sometimes just say "It was ok" and then just rate 3 or 4 stars, haha. The Belgian guy doesn't buy games but other (from my point of view, useless) stuff.

Absolutely. And it's pretty easy to see when you visit websites where they sell doujins. 90% is low quality goods, 9% is mediocre and 1% is good. Maybe, possibly. At least I'm done with the game, so luckily I don't have to care this time anymore. Still sad to see when something is killed by the publisher because he wants to make more money.

Mhm, sounds kinda messy to be honest. And the monthly subscription seems like PS Now, EA Access and the like. So your "free" is definitely the right wording there. Ah, what I did know was that it was often just Steam keys, so basically DRM'ed games which I don't care about. I don't even know whether their mobile/social game was already released or not. If they have been working on it for over a year now, it should have been, right?

Hehe, at least I could respect people playing the marketplace game in MMOs and getting rich (ingame) that way. It's a different matter in real life. Buying things new...he would be the sole exception basically since everyone else usually sells below original retail price which I would always be willing to pay if the game + shrinkwrap is in a really good condition. Also seems like Kichikuou Rance on Amazon.jp sold today. It was put on there last week IIRC and I was super stoked until I read that the shrinkwrap has a tear. Still, 3800 Yen for such a game and new (apart from the shrinkwrap), pretty good. But well, at least it was something on the horizon for that game. So I will just have to wait longer...