@Draco_V_Ecliptic Oh yeah, that’s an ongoing saga. So Royal Mail have essentially lost it. The guy sent it weeks ago and I have proof of postage but it’s just not arrived. Who knows what’ll happen because if I get a refund then the guy will be out of pocket and if I don’t get a refund then I’ll be out of pocket. I’m beginning to think that somebody nicked it at the post depot as it’s been stuck at the local depot for about 3 weeks. It’s rather frustrating!
@kyleforrester87 That was honestly my first thought but it really does look like it’s Royal Mail who’ve messed up. Still... no chance I’m gonna just soak up £450, I’m basically guaranteed a refund but it’s just a bit crap because I’ve got games and stuff that are paperweights at this point.
@nessisonett He surely had postal insurance on an item of that value, so shouldn't be out of pocket himself. If he didn't insure it then that's his mistake. Hopefully new stock will start appearing soon.
@nessisonett I take it you will opt for the refund then? Are you gonna wait until the shops have it in stock again or will you have another go with ebay?
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Random thought — It dawned on me that I’ve never played NG+, not ever on any game. Am I missing something? I barely even know what NG+ is. I assume you start over at the beginning but with most, or all, of your experience, skills, and equipment intact. So I assume you plow through all the early and mid game enemies with ease and just skip a bunch of the extra content that is done predominantly for XP and finding the best armor and just fast track to the end. I mean, is there some element of fun it brings that I’m missing? Am I off base here? What’s the best game to play NG+ to appreciate its allure?
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@Th3solution The only games I’ve ever played it on are Souls/spectacle fighters where it’s encouraged and is pretty much a game mechanic and then Ratchet & Clank 2016 when I attempted to get the platinum and still didn’t have it 3 playthroughs later. It’s not usually for me to be honest, my backlog’s so huge that I don’t have the time to really replay games.
@nessisonett what happened with your ps5 in the end? As others have said, the onus is on the person who sent it to get their refund from Royal Mail, it's not really anything to do with you. The person should just refund you the money you paid them because the sale contract is between you and them and nothing to do with Royal Mail.
@Th3solution I don't normally bother with NG+ unless it's a game I'm replaying years later. It can spoil it a bit if you are replaying it for the experience rather than trophies or something. MGS3 is much much easier when you have the Patriot gun for example but it's too tempting to not play without it!
Recently I replayed shadow of the tomb raider on NG+ to mop up the last couple of trophies for higher difficulty playthrough. It was good on that one because I basically have a 100% save on medium difficulty with all maps explored and sidequests done but more importantly, the skill tree was maxed out so flying through the story again on the hardest difficulty without having to stop for side quests and exploration while being massively over powered was a breeze and didn't take very long at all!
@ralphdibny I’m getting a refund as like you said, as a buyer I’ve given my money in good faith and the onus is on them to deliver the goods. It’s a right bugger though, I’ve got games and stuff for it so I’m back to where I started. The annoying thing is that it’s not as if I’ve been scammed or anything, it’s just Royal Mail being Royal Mail.
@nessisonett I know it sucks but stores will get stock soon, I'm sure of it! I find it more comfortable to not dwell on the details of these sorts of scenarios when they happen to me. I bought a 3DS XL from game a few years back and it had like a weird burn mark on the screen out of the box, I took it back and they were like "Go home and ring up, get a return authorization over the phone, come back in and we will refund or replace". I told them that their internal company procedure is not my problem, I bought it from here so I am returning it to here. If they wanted to ring up HQ and get a return authorization then they are more than welcome to do so - and they did lol.
It is weird though, I've never had any issues sending stuff through Royal Mail, a high value item would always go Special Delivery Guaranteed anyway with the appropriate amount of insurance. Just last week I bought a yoga mat from an Amazon seller though and it got delivered to somewhere in Oxfordshire (based on the delivery office stated on the tracking page they sent me) 🤷♂️. I got a refund eventually and ordered the same mat from eBay and that one arrived with no issues like 2 days later
@RogerRoger Yeah, in the vast majority of games nowadays, upon completion of the story the player is given access to the map or a chapter select feature so as to go back and mop up collectibles and trophies. I will sometimes do that after a I see the conclusion or “watch the credits roll”, so to speak. But usually the thought of starting over from scratch immediately following completion of the base game doesn’t particularly interest me. In an alternative universe where I didn’t have a backlog of games a mile high, it might be more tempting. And like you say — if it’s been a while, it’s probably better to start over from scratch. Nevertheless, maybe I need to try NG+ sometime though and see why it is such an oft requested feature. Shoulda included that in my goals for the year 😅
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@ralphdibny Recieved a mysterious note from Royal Mail today, saying that there’s a £1.50 outstanding delivery charge I must pay before my item is delivered. I honestly can’t remember ordering anything else coming soon so perhaps the PS5 isn’t dead in the water yet? The only other things I’ve ordered are the Persona 5 and Disco Elysium OSTs on vinyl and they’re supposed to ship Q2 2021, which it most assuredly is not.
@nessisonett oooo, might be worth a look down at the delivery office? Especially if you've already had your refund...depending on your level of scrupulousness...
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