:)

[gibbonsl]

http://www.allrpg.com/rpgnews/news_show.php?newsid=1461

i find this kind of funny

[Brandito]

i think thats good. he paid all that money into the game, and faulty software made him lose it all? and then the company refused to give it back?

sure it's just data, but it was data he had invested time and money into. thats like saying windows operating systems are just data, they should be free right? no. people worked hard creating that data, so they should be reimbersed.

though i think games like those are kinda silly, and i doubt i'd get into them myself very much, i think the guy got what he deserved.

just my 2 cents.

[Lerxst]

Look at all the RPG related items for sale on ebay. I'd say his case is quite valid.

[gibbonsl]

i know but i still find it kinda funny

[clement]

$1,210 is a lot of money to waste on a computer game. I would rather go out and buy a top of the line computer with that scratch instead of wasting it on one game.

[Brandito]

Originally posted by clement on 12-22-2003 at 08:15 PM
$1,210 is a lot of money to waste on a computer game. I would rather go out and buy a top of the line computer with that scratch instead of wasting it on one game.

it was over a period of time though, so it's a little different when you think of it like that.

it's kind of like telling a smoker how much they can save in a year if they stop. or someone who plays the lotto.

still a lot of money on a game though

[Booster]

Thats why i avoid games that require you to pay to play.

[retepsam]

I like this - as all the stuff I have in UO is as a result of 3+ years serious long term play, plus generosity from friends who have either played long and hard or, in one case, spent over 1000 dollars on ebay for in-game items.

Of course the effort has a value. Otherwise people in service jobs shouldn't get paid, and folk who lose old master paintings should only receive a few tubes of oil paint and some linen from the insurance company, with the reassurance "This paint is better, it is new"