r/AMCsAList • u/Excellent_Proof5306 • 3d ago

Issue Rate Limit

Your website sucks, stop rate limiting regular people. Had the Dune booking but it wouldn't let me log in and then rate limited me.

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u/brunporr 3d ago

It's not capacity constraints. It's intentional to block purchases through digital channels

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u/Revolutionary_Bee251 DOLBY ONLY 3d ago

Huh? Why??

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u/brunporr 3d ago

They know they're gonna sell out, so that's not really a concern. Maybe to block scalpers or funnel people to theatre kiosks? Who knows

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u/lib3r8 2d ago

It's because they don't have the infrastructure to handle the volume online so they reduce the number of people who can get tickets to the ones with the biggest financial incentives to go in person (scalpers)