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�io
2003-05-23, 07:13 PM
Make sure the clerk and you check the CDs BEFORE leaving the store. Not sure if every store is aware of this so i'm warning you guys but i picked up my copy at EB today and the guy said he wanted to check my CDs first because Sony sent them an e-mail that some CDs got damaged during transpo, usually the 3rd one.

Well he checked and sure enough the 3rd CD was scracthed, the 2nd set he took out also had a damaged 3rd CD. So make sure you check those CDs before leaving the store guys. :)

Seer
2003-05-23, 07:21 PM
I think I'll pin this one on the criminally shoddy jewel cases :o

Sentrosi
2003-05-23, 07:23 PM
Those paper things are jewel cases?


I never bothered to check my CD's out because I didn't uninstall my Beta. I just got the CD key and installed it that way. I will when I get home though. Hate to have to reformat and have the thing all screwed up.

�io
2003-05-23, 07:24 PM
Yeah, you'd think that with all the cash they will make they could make a better case. The way things are going this will definitly be my last SOE buy.

mistled
2003-05-23, 07:30 PM
Did we miss something Dio?? Last SOE buy over a bad case?? wtf??

Hamma
2003-05-23, 07:31 PM
:lol:

�io
2003-05-23, 07:34 PM
Cheapest case ever + ban people from game because of something posted on forum + somewhat expensive fee + possible(have yet to play release version so i can't comment) buggy game = yes last buy from said company

Hamma
2003-05-23, 07:36 PM
people dont understand, if you want to be a jackass on official forums, welcome to banville.

I applaud sony for taking a stand, gamers dont realise how badly they can fuck a game with their whining

�io
2003-05-23, 07:39 PM
Yeah but there's being a good nazi and being a bad nazi, banning from game without a warning just isn't right in my book, if it were only a ban from the forums or if they PMed a warning sure no problem, but from the whole game with no warning. :nono:

Hamma
2003-05-23, 07:42 PM
sony's game, sony's rules. You accepted them when you pushed "Accept" :p

mistled
2003-05-23, 07:44 PM
whoa, what the hell, I must have missed something while I was working today... someone want to post or pm me who got banned and for saying what??

Squeeky
2003-05-23, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by Hamma
sony's game, sony's rules. You accepted them when you pushed "Accept" :p

Yup, Just behave its not that freakin hard

PapaRoach
2003-05-23, 08:08 PM
This is why I go to fan sites befor I decide if I am gunna buy the game and browze forums for compants becuz the offical forums will not let them fly and delete them afraid of the fact that someone who is interested in buying a game might read it and change there minds. We have seen the true face of planetside I am not saying I like the company behind it but I have the luxury of having to w8 2 mouths befor I get my computer upgrades I will be watching closely how the game progesses and how good customer Service they provide weather this game is worth buying or not.

Peace
PapaRoach

mistled
2003-05-23, 08:20 PM
Someone going to tell me who got banned??

�io
2003-05-23, 08:35 PM
Don't member Nav, all i know is i've heard of quite a few people being banned from the game for something they said on forums. Now granted i'm sure some of those were idiots and/or jerks but when you post a question about XP and get banned with no warning that IMO is just being a nazi mod.

And i know it's sony's rules, never said anything else, just saying that i think they are too strict and it's just 1 of many reasons why i'm gonna try to stay away from futur games by them.

mistled
2003-05-23, 08:37 PM
Have we heard of these people from decently reliable sources?? Or did some people get suspended for a few days and people are saying they were banned??

�io
2003-05-23, 08:38 PM
I meant temp ban. :)

mistled
2003-05-23, 08:40 PM
Ah, ok. :p

Matuse
2003-05-23, 08:51 PM
People who go to official forums for the express purpose of whining serve NO purpose at all.

They don't even help people on the fence about buying the game or not. A game could be flawlessly perfect, but just not to the taste of someone...it is easy to make a this-game-is-total-shit thread that distorts facts, presents opinions as facts, and all manner of bullshit. People read it, and not knowing any better, believe it, and don't buy a game that they could easily have loved. What point is served by that?

Nobody has been banned from PS for forum posts. At worst, some people have had their accounts suspended. It is always worst to misbehave at the beginning because you are holding up a sign that says "MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF ME PLEASE". The Devs have simply obliged. Once again: Darwinism at work. I have no sympathy of any kind for you.

Destroyeron
2003-05-23, 09:08 PM
Originally posted by �io
Don't member Nav, all i know is i've heard of quite a few people being banned from the game for something they said on forums. Now granted i'm sure some of those were idiots and/or jerks but when you post a question about XP and get banned with no warning that IMO is just being a nazi mod.

And i know it's sony's rules, never said anything else, just saying that i think they are too strict and it's just 1 of many reasons why i'm gonna try to stay away from futur games by them.

Thats incredibly gay. That's also why I barely ever use official forums for everything except tech support.

Eyyeball
2003-05-24, 11:44 AM
Look, as far as I know the people that got banned from the game where using the exp exploit and it just so happens they where stupid enough to post on the forums in reference to it causing them to be investigated. If Sony banned someone for using an exploit (*cough* Hand of God *cough*) and/or posting info about the exploit on the forums the GOOD FOR SONY.


In other words, FUCK THE CHEATERS GO SOE!!!!!!

simba
2003-05-24, 12:30 PM
shouldent b banned bcoz of sayin that the new XP system sux.
I dont think whining ppl have much effect on the ppl who read it.
Unless theres many ppl whining about the game suck, then the readers might not buy the game.
And when many ppl whine, the game is prolly not good so the ppl who read the whining wont buy it so the whiners have done the readers a favor.

nhedge
2003-05-24, 01:02 PM
I heard the same as what Eyyeball said. At least get your story straight before you go whinging about people that aren't you getting banned.

I'm all for them being banned...they cheated/exploited, were caught, got banned. I haven't seen or heard of anyone that got banned because they complained about the XP.

NightWalker XI
2003-05-24, 01:08 PM
Mine arrives on Tuesday I ordered it over the net, I hope its ok...*gulp*

�io
2003-05-25, 03:29 AM
BUMP

Originally posted by �io
Make sure the clerk and you check the CDs BEFORE leaving the store. Not sure if every store is aware of this so i'm warning you guys but i picked up my copy at EB today and the guy said he wanted to check my CDs first because Sony sent them an e-mail that some CDs got damaged during transpo, usually the 3rd one.

Well he checked and sure enough the 3rd CD was scracthed, the 2nd set he took out also had a damaged 3rd CD. So make sure you check those CDs before leaving the store guys. :)

Shipper
2003-05-25, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by �io
[B]Make sure the clerk and you check the CDs BEFORE leaving the store. Not sure if every store is aware of this so i'm warning you guys but i picked up my copy at EB today and the guy said he wanted to check my CDs first because Sony sent them an e-mail that some CDs got damaged during transpo, usually the 3rd one.

You were right I went to Sam Goodie to buy the game and told them about the possible damage to the CD's. They went through 3 game boxes before they found an undamaged one.

Thanks for the heads up. :D

�io
2003-05-25, 03:43 PM
Glad to help!

Pissed off beaver to teh rescue!! :D

1024
2003-05-25, 03:51 PM
woo!

�io
2003-05-25, 03:58 PM
Originally posted by 1024
woo!

http://bohica.planetside-universe.com/images/forumImages/spamfairy.jpg

Seriously man take a breather, no need to get l33t whore that soon. :lol:

Quality > Quantity

Hamma
2003-05-25, 04:45 PM
Originally posted by 1024
woo! yes, please only reply if you actually have something to add to the topic.

�io
2003-05-25, 05:14 PM
Originally posted by Hamma
yes, please only reply if you actually have something to add to the topic.

Says the smiley guy.

Originally posted by Hamma
:brow:

Originally posted by Hamma
:lol:

Originally posted by Hamma
:brow:

;)

Hamma
2003-05-25, 05:15 PM
The good thing about being the admin, is I can do whatever I want. :)

�io
2003-05-25, 05:16 PM
:lol:

http://bohica.planetside-universe.com/images/forumImages/indeed.gif

I wish i was a nazi admin. :(

TheEvilBlight
2003-05-25, 05:18 PM
Alright, so the Moral of this thread is this:

Check your CDs.

Thx folks.

Flaming Sony won't stop it from making profit. It's also the reason why we can't post unless we buy the game...they don't want people walking off the 'net to whine, or open-beta people to show up and make balance suggestions, no matter how good or bad.

�io
2003-05-25, 05:56 PM
Ummm...ok Mr recruit...i'm sorry. :(

Hamma
2003-05-25, 06:28 PM
:mad:

�io
2003-05-25, 06:30 PM
Originally posted by Hamma
:mad:

:spam:

:nono:

LesserShade
2003-05-25, 09:21 PM
yeah, I had to return the game. My 2nd CD was jacked when I got it and I couldn't install <:(

MilitantB0B
2003-05-28, 11:50 PM
Good thing I didn't need the CDs, I love my beta client. :hug: