Paysafecard and Presentation

[DjParagon]

Indeed, I never had to use or create an account for PaySafeCard.

Although it's not the regular PaySafeCard form, but if you look closely, you can pay just with your numbers like usual.

[Absim]

I can confirm. It's not possible to buy the game without registering at the paysafecard page anymore. And they really want A LOT of personal data. I was about to buy the game for my girlfriend but i'm not willing to give all this data to paysafecard...

Maybe it's just a problem in germany...

[Nova]

Yeah, can verify that: Payment not possible without registration on that site.

[Absim]

I tried using a us proxy but it didn't work. Last idea i had was to try if i can do something esle with the code... I had no problem filling up my steam balance with the code, without having to register at the paysafecard site.... just as intended...

[jaywalker9999]

I tried using a us proxy but it didn't work.

I tried that aswell, and it seems that it depends on the location if it is possible to pay without an account.
From Germany where I am it is not possible, but from the USA for example it is.
So using a proxy from the USA should fix the issue, it at least worked for me.

[Absim]

I had no luck with a US proxy. I think it has to do with gopay, if they would accept anonymous payment via paysafecard for german customers, it would work.
The same issue started a few weeks ago with many browser games that use microtransactions in game. Some of them were able to convince their payment partner to accept anonymous payments via paysafecards again (for germans).

[slpwnd]

I will ask the Gopay to try to negotiate this (anonymous paysafecard payments for the Germany region). I have tested the Czech version which works fine (as well as many others).

[Hyprodermic]

That would be really good! Because there is no sense in using paysafecards if you have to register and give them so many information... And there is also no way to give such a card back...

[SWSe]

I'm glad to hear you are trying to change this restriction for Germany.
I only found out it's not possible to just enter the PIN code here after I bought some paysafecards for Factorio today. I really don't want to set up an account with that much information

[BurnHard]

Tried with an proxy from Austria? Never had to create an account for paysavecard payments so long (seems to work with factorio purchase)

eg: first google-hit http://webproxy.at/

or some other proxy or VPN (Google helps)

[SWSe]

As already mentioned above, Proxys don't seem to work (Besides from being illegal in this case, I guess). Didn't test it though.

I never had to create an account before as well (and still don't have to in other places, just tested it with Steam), so I don't get why it is mandatory here...

[SWSe]

Hi,

I'm sorry I double-post, but I'm really eager to hear any updates. It's been a week now and I wonder if you have gotten a response from GoPay or Paysafecard yet and if there is any chance we can use this service without creating an account in Germany as well?
I know you are busy developing the game, but I'd just like to know

[slpwnd]

Hi,

I'm sorry I double-post, but I'm really eager to hear any updates. It's been a week now and I wonder if you have gotten a response from GoPay or Paysafecard yet and if there is any chance we can use this service without creating an account in Germany as well?
I know you are busy developing the game, but I'd just like to know

I have contacted them again today and asked for the status. I am afraid there is quite a bit of bureaucracy involved :/

[SWSe]

Thanks for looking after it. Guess I'll just have to wait and stay tuned

[slpwnd]

If you have a German anonymous paysafecard you can now purchase the game. The problem has been resolved by Gopay:)

[SWSe]

Good news! Thanks very much for taking care of it, I'm glad it works now (which I can confirm).

[Oroberus]

Hi from germany too,

I decided to buy Factorio today via Paysafecard but I get forwarded to the GoPay site and am forced to give them my mail address and to agree to their terms of use and privacy policy in order to make the payment.

After some google-action I'm not pretty convinced about GoPay as you find douzens of links to pages which are based on bad experience with GoPay (for example charges that you never agreed and so on) so I'm not that confident if I would like to risk the payment via some third party that I don't know and that shows such bad entries all over the place and that will be incredibly hard to fight against if something is set up (no racism or offense ment but foreign corporations, expecially the financal once are the worste you can end with, regardless of the nation you're from or they're from).

What is the experience of you other users regarding GoPay?

[SWSe]

@ Oroberus
That's an interesting topic, thank you for pointing this out. I didn't hear anything from GoPay since I bought the game (June 10th, 2014) and I hope it stays that way .

I found those reports of scams that you mentioned, however they were ONLY in German language. I didn't find anything in English. Also those reports have been about cell/smart phones, but that probably doesn't say anything.
I think it's another company that we are talking about than the one involved in the process of buying Factorio.

One of those sites with reports (first hit in german Google when searching "gopay") links to the "GoPay website" which has the following URL:
https://gopay.net-m.net/abo/
It redirects to yet another site that doesn't seem lilke it has anything to do with the company that provides the GoPay gateway (http://www.gopay.com/cs).

I don't think there is a connection besides the name.

I'd like to hear what others have to say about this too as I might be wrong. But I guess this isn't the right place for this discussion.
If you want more people to see this you should consider creating an own thread in the general discussion sub forum.

[black power]

@ Oroberus

I bought it via Paysafecard from Germany long time ago around May this year and up to this point you even needet a full post adress to pay form germany. But i maild Tomas and he fixt this so you only need the pin. And i had no problems with the payment at all it just wored fine.

And i just got the payment confirmed via e-mail nothing else no spam or anything, and i can tell because i just made i adress on my server just for factorio. So i think it will be fine.

[Tregen]

Is it still fixt? I wanted to buy this Game but the Paysafe site wanted me to Register