[JohnE.]

Well, I picked up my CE this morning but can't play until next payday

Nowhere in any advertising, official website or forum post did I see ANY mention that you MUST either have a) a credit card, or b) a purchased game card. The first month is supposed to be free but if you don't have a credit card or some extra cash on hand... it isn't. There is no way to create either a full account or "guest pass" account without either a CC or valid game card.

If I had know this ahead of time I would've made budget decisions based on having to spend an additional $30.00 for a game card today, instead of buying groceries yesterday.

Not impressed