Is "contact customer service" a cruel joke?

#1 - July 31, 2013, 10:21 a.m.
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So I’m trying to log into my NCsoft main account. No joy. I try resetting my password, answer my security questions, and am rejected repeatedly. I eventually find a screen that lets me contact customer service, but it wants me to provide things like the credit card I used for the purchase God only knows when, the serial number which is on “The email,” which I can’t find. I’ve fired off the form with the info I DID actually have, but Lord knows if that’ll actually do anything. Some questions I couldn’t answer.

To get some help and reset my stinking NCsoft account password, do I have to remember what I ate for breakfast on June 3, 1996? Is there a lousy phone number I can call? I have never, ever dealt with a gaming company that has worked so very, very, hard to ensure that players cannot actually locate, much less contact, customer support. The funny thing is, I just wanted to sign up for the Wild Star beta. Which, if I liked it, I might preorder or buy when it comes out.

Guys, if I can’t reach you, I CAN’T BUY THINGS FROM YOU.

Seriously. Is this some new marketing strategy? Is it a puzzle? Do I need to learn witchcraft, sacrifice a hobo and examine his entrails to learn the secret code to actually get some help here? I mean, I’m interested in Wildstar and maybe some other NCSoft Games, but I’m not hobo-killing interested. Hobos are sad and harmless, and I wouldn’t be able play games in jail anyway. So if there’s a way to get some help without remembering random details from years past and hurting innocent panhandlers, I’d really like to hear about it.

#4 - July 31, 2013, 4:49 p.m.
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Actually, please fill out what you can and put “None,” “N/A,” or “Unknown” in the other spaces. I don’t think it’ll process well with blanks, so please just slip in “No” or “none” or another indication that you cannot provide that point of info. (But if you already submitted, no worries! What’s your 12-digit number, do you have that handy?)

You do not need to provide ALL info, but as much as you can would be very helpful. Please don’t worry about the breakfast in 1996. We do want to know your show size in your junior year in high school, though.