Gold Pack Purchase Error, Took Away Points Anway

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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I just tried to get a gold pack with 10000 of my req points, but I received a “purchase error,” had my points taken away, and didn’t get anything. This isn’t the first time that this has happened either. I’m already against micro-transactions, why should I feel inclined to actually buy anything when the game randomly encounters a bug and takes away my gold packs?

I feel like the code logic behind this simple transaction shouldn’t be hard. Why can’t the game deduct req points once the player has received their reqs?
-Yoink-. Why do req packs even exist? I just want Helljumper, Mark IV, and Mark V armor. Probably because it reminds me of the good old days when this series was good.

I’ve been a fan of the Halo series since day one, and I’ve been an Xbox Live member for 10 years. I’m getting my degree in computer science in large part because of the Halo series and other video games I grew up loving. It hurts to see the game I enjoyed as a kid turn into a chore to chase after these req points that get taken away from you through glitchy code. Between the lackluster/confusing campaigns of Halo 4 and 5, the req pack system, and underdevelopment of Master Chief and Blue Team in Halo 5 (12 Osiris missions vs 3 Blue Team missions?), I find it hard to go out and buy Halo 6 to finish(???) Master Chief’s story.

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A glitch I wish they would fix. Fortunately the items from the glitched pack were added to your req collection. Check your items here on WP, or reset your xbox and check your collection in game.

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I checked the end of all of my permanent reqs to see the most recent unlocks, but it didn’t look like anything was added.

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Restart the game. If it doesn’t show up in your current req packs then it means you have already obtained the items. you just don’t know what it was. lol And nobody is forcing you to use real money to buy a gold pack. its just an option. I unlocked everything by grinding my way through. I hardly bought anything except for the HCS stuff and warzone req bundle.

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> Restart the game. If it doesn’t show up in your current req packs then it means you have already obtained the items. you just don’t know what it was. lol And nobody is forcing you to use real money to buy a gold pack. its just an option. I unlocked everything by grinding my way through. I hardly bought anything except for the HCS stuff and warzone req bundle.

You’re right. No one is forcing me to buy req packs. I was just making the point that it’s funny that people actually do use their money to buy them. I wouldn’t. Not when it’s for a game that’s still buggy 9 months after release.