Customer Serive guareented…..NOT!!!
Anyone hear the saying the customer is always right? Or you know how businesses are supposed to keep their customers happy? Well I used to think EA followed this law but I guess i was wrong and now will embark on a journey of hate and ranting about their “amazing” customer service.
Recently the game APB tanked and many gamers, including me, were disappointed. After that set in we became sad because we lost 60 dollars that we just dropped and some eve, not including me, lost more money by actually buying game time for this. But then the gods descended upon me and EA, in all their generosity offered a refund, Sort of. What they offered was for digital purchasers to get EA store money and pretty much buy a game from EA.
Reference: http://gamerant.com/apb-refund-ea-dyce-42879/
Oh yes the EA company was acting honorably in their defeat.
So I go to claim this refund and I what do I get instead??? I get a person copy pastaing answers.
Here is the chat log along with my thoughts during the conversation:
Carol (Nice helper): Hi, my name is Carol. How may I help you?
Happy Customer: I was wondering how do i get my refund for APB from Valve(Steam)?
Happy Customer: Well the refund is from you guys but how do i acquire it?
Carol(still okay): I do apologize for the inconvenience that caused to you.
Carol(really seems like Copy Paste): EA has no relationship with the digital channel Steam. Our distribution of APB was limited to specific digital partners. You purchased your game from a retailer that has no relationship with EA for APB. EA has no obligation to provide compensation of any kind. However, if you feel you are entitled to a refund or other entitlement based on the terms and circumstances of your specific purchase, we suggest that you contact Steam retailer and/or your credit card company to determine if a refund, chargeback and/or other relief is available
Annoyed Customer: Yea see but EA is offering refunds so??????????
Annoyed Customer Validating their Return Policy: “But now it appears that EA, publisher and distributer of the boxed copies of the game, has decided to extend a peace offering to APB users. According to SavyGamer, EA is now willing to refund purchasers of the Steam version by granting them one free title from the EA Store. While it may not be the refund fans were hoping for, it does give them a free copy of one of Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Spore, The Saboteur, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, among many others.”
Annoyed Customer(Letting it sit in that i know your return policy): Your company is allowing for refunds so?
(Douche): But the policy has been changed now and we are not able to assist in this matter.
Angry foaming at the mouth Customer: What you mean the policy has changed when did this happen? What the hell so I was screwed by you guys?
Continued: That article and other articles were posted 12 days ago? Your policy changed in 12 days?
Douche who works for EA: I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. But we are not able to do anything in this matter. Once please contact to Steam for further assistance. (BTW guys STEAM does not offer refunds because they are just a distributor. I believe EA knows this but likes to give customers the run around)
Endless Rage Customer: Yea well its okay ill just call tomorrow and get to the bottom of this bull shit you guys call customer serivce
And that is my story so ill have to call and see what is happening but so far I am not pleased. 😀 but maybe their is hope for EA. I only hope they learn from these experiences.
-Angry customer or Hussein
Expert or Bust!
Well this is going to be the first content post since the re-up and my subject, Guitar Hero and Rock band.
We’ve all played it, or at least heard about, this infamous duo of rhythm games, but are we all expert level players? The answer is simply no, but somehow it always seems when the makeshift band set comes out everyone is an expert. If you’re not an expert you just dodge the, “do you play” question and just fade to the back. The question is pose is why?Why do you hold back the desire to rock and look ridiculous and awesome at once?
Before the elitist there was Guitar Hero
The answer is there are too many Guitar Hero/ Rock Band games! It seems like if you didn’t get on the wagon early you can’t hop on it now. Do you remember when rocking out with a group of friends on easy or medium was cool? Now it seems like if you are not serious about your Rock Band you can’t just get in there.
The solution? Everyone should just get to expert status. Who cares if you are trying too hard at a game to have fun, at least you look awesome to everyone in the room! Right? No! The REAL solution is everyone needs to chill out about their rhythm games. Have fun with friends and more importantly have fun with the game.
My name is Femi Olanubi and i proudly rock on Medium!
Hello Internet
Welcome to my slice of the internet.
I would first like to start of by saying thank you to all the readers of this blog! [ If anyone even cares to read it ;)] Second this will be my first post on this blog and so ill make a quick introduction and then preview things I will talk about. So here it goes;
My name is Hussein and unlike Femi I do not have a cool nick name, I like to pretend its because my name is already so bad ass. I am also a junior at Arizona Sate University and friends with the creator Femi. My majors are Political Science and most likely Philosophy as well. I am usually unbiased in opinions on things or at least try to be moderate.
I am a avid gamer and also enjoy movies, anime, manga, manhwa, and cons regarding these hobbies. I do share Femi’s love for Comics books however I am nowhere as versed as Femi or even the majority of fellow comic nerds. I have just recently started getting into them pretty much so be gentle.
From what I have heard most of Femi’s prior posts were on forced topics for a school class he had but now we have complete freedom to write about anything we want. My posts will mainly be on things related to nerd culture, technology, games, manga and ect.
I hope you will give me advice and feedback even if you disagree with my statements and I look forward to a fun and exciting experience with you all.
First Posts:
One of the first major post I plan on doing is dedicated to a game I have been playing regularly called League of Legends. I will also talk about its competitor HoN and try to let you guys know the differences and which one is more suitable for you. Look forward to this post coming to a monitor near you.
-The fake asian pop star; Hussein
We’re BACK
Well Hello to the many people of the internet, I would like to reintroduce myself. My name is Gbolahan Olanubi, but everyone calls me Femi. I am a junior at Arizona Sate University, and I love Comics, Games, Movies, Manga, Manhwa, Cons and More.
I started this Blog about a year ago while i was a Communications major, but now my major is Psychology and Sociology. Despite the change in major i am still surprising literate, (yes i know that there are typos here and there and syntax of my sentences are not perfect, but we’ll worry about that later). I have been wanting to give this Blog a reboot for a while and now that I have free time, i.e time i should be using to write my 7 page paper that is due tomorrow, it is time to take on this endeavor once again.
So why did it fail the first time? Simple, it was forced. I did not have the passion to write about anything. Would you want your opinions to be the topic of assignments and be judged by others? This time and its free and “off the chain” if i may grant myself one of the most Ebonic expressions i know.
As far as the subject of my blog. It is still the same. I’ll give opinions of things i am interested, but this is also a challenge for me. I intend to go to San Diego Comi-Con ’11. On the road to the best weekend of my life i want to read all the Marvel Universe events, and as many related readings. I have completed Civil War and am starting Secret Invasion and i am pretty excited. I want to report the glory of Marvel events to the vast amount of people on the internet, and this will be my medium.
Aside from myself, but does anything exist beside from one substance that is not myself (some Spinoza for you), Hussein Shaban will also be dropping word fairly frequently. He is a cool guy who wants to be an asian pop star. He’ll introduce himself soon.
Sooooo since all of what came before was TLDR to put it simply I am back to blogging, so read it. I hope to cover Saboten Con, an increasingly popular Anime Convention that started here in the Vally, other conventions, my top to Korea in December, League of Legends, and a bunch of other great stuff!!
Dj Hero demo
In the beginning there was Guitar Hero. After a sequel Rock Band was born. It added two important things to the Guitar Hero series; full band experience and competition. Along the way a few bastards were born, games that wanted to be Heroes, but just couldn’t live up to it. ShredMaster I’m talking about you.
Now that guitar based music games have been beaten to death, Activison has moved on to something new. Something called Dj Hero (official site). As the title describes you take the roll of a Dj. News Djs are equipped with a turntable, original mixes and pixilated rave girls. I was only able to play a demo of it, but what a demo it was.
The game obviously plays similar to the other Hero games. The turntable has three buttons green, red and blue. To the side there is the cross-fader, which i personally think is the hardest part of the game-play. The turntable actually turns and is also incorporated in the game-play. If you have played Beatmainia than you have effectively played Dj Hero. The concepts are the same, but Dj Hero is noob friendly.
For veterans of rhythm games the learning curve may be about 30 minutes to an hour. For those who aren’t so talented be prepared to give up you social life for a day.
From the demo I played Dj Hero is looking pretty good. The mixes are fun a play, and are pretty awesome to listen to. I’m not a Dj, so i can’t tell how authentic the experience is, but there were actually Djs in the development process. The game is going to be hard at first, but after a few days everyone should have the hang of it.
Dj Hero is a relatively fresh concept. I’m glad they are stepping away from the guitar games and doing something new.
The downfall of Game Crazy
Game Crazy’s all of over Arizona are gearing up for a dark few weeks. It has been made official that Movie Gallery Inc., Game Crazy’s mother corporation, is going to be closing down the majority of Game Crazy’s in Arizona. After the liquidation sales no more than ten Game Crazy’s will be left in Arizona.
This is terrible news; however it’s not all bad. Liquidation sales mean everything has to go. For bargain buyers Christmas has come a couple months early. Starting in a week or so the closing stores will have their entire stock 30% off. In the following weeks the discount will increase to 40%, 50% and possibly 75%.
The unfortunate stores are receiving old titles while shipping newer titles out. Their inventory will contain massive amounts of older titles, especially PS2 games. If you are still sporting Sony’s little guy these sales will have something for you. Expect to see lots of Game Boy Advanced games, Psp and Ds games also.
The sale is all fine and well, but the disaster does not go unnoted. Stores are closing, meaning Game Crazy is not making enough money. If they are having such a bad year, what are the projections for next year? With less than ten stores still open at the end of this year Game Stop is going to have Game Crazy severely out numbered. I don’t expect to see another buy-out like the case of EB Games, but future is not looking too good for Game Crazy, or Movie Gallery as a whole.
Halo3: ODST
So yesterday was a pretty good day for me. Went to school. Went to work. Oh, and i checked out Halo3: ODST.(Amazing live-action trailer)
ODST’s single player is a step up from the previous three. It is refreshing to play as someone besides Master Chief, or the Arbiter. ODSTs, Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, are more mortal than the Chief and you’ll notice that early on. In Halo 3 taking down a wave of Grunts and Brutes was child’s play. You had your battle rifle and favorite second weapon and went to town. In Halo3: ODST you hope you have enough ammo in your pistol; you pray that you have a sniper rifle; and you take things slow. If you can always keep a sniper rifle handy. From what i saw the story seems to have much to offer. I have hopes for plot, unlike the confounding Halo storyline.
People have talked about how big the free roaming section of the game is, but experiencing it is beyond words. There is nothing like walking down a desolate street and turning a corner to find Covenant ready to kill you. Another interesting thing is that scenarios don’t reset if you run away. After you retreat to get health packs and weapons don’t be surprised if the Covenant has moved on.
Halo3: ODST is a great game. I can’t wait to own it in a few days. Tommrow i should have some offscreen photos so check em out.
9 gets 6 for Substance 8 for Style
When I first saw the trailer for 9 I thought, “Wow! It’s Little Big Planet with Coheed & Cambria in the background!” Seeing little Sack Boys fighting robotic-animal-beast with Welcome Home in the background was more then enough to get me interested. Soon after the trailer I found Director Shane Ackes’s short film of the same name. The feature is based on his original short film of the same name.
The movie takes place in the near future, when machines have won the war against humans. Imagine the scenes from Meet the Robinson where the Helping Hat changed the future. Now imagine instead of the humans running and screaming they are all on the ground dead. That is the world of 9.
The movie starts with the hero of the film, #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), awaking. Once he awakens 9 quickly gets a feel for the world. He meets another Sack Boy called #2 (voiced by Martin Landau). Soon after they meet #2 is captured by a Beast, robotic-animal monster. With #2 gone #9 is alone in the world again.
#9 rather quickly finds the resolve to rescue his new friend. Along the way he meets others like him. #1 (voiced by Christopher Plummer) the groups makeshift leader; #3 and #4 mute twins that specialize is archiving; #5 (voiced by John Reilly) cowardly medic; #6 (voiced by Crispin Glover) troubled artist; #7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly) the lone warrior; and #8 (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) the muscle. The adventure to rescue #2 becomes much more. They discover the secrets of their creation and the key to a peaceful future.
The atmosphere of 9 dark and the animation fits it beautifully. Post-apocalyptic has been done over and over, but seeing it in 9 is a little different. There is scene where #8 nonchalantly sits on a dismembered hand, or when #9 simply walks by a corpse. The casual manner they have about the human carnage is eerie and interesting. The action sequences in 9 are a treat. You get to watch little Sack boys fighting robotic-animal monsters. Despite how good 9 looks it can’t make up for its lack of substance.
There is not much going on in 9 plot-wise. The plot is painfully straightforward, and the characters don’t have a chance to develop. The movie is only a bit over an hour so the characters don’t really change from their earlier descriptions. There are a few exceptions #5 does rise the occasion and help the team. #9 does change, but he takes a rapid route on generic sc-fi protagonist archetype. The plot is as straightforward as the characters. They set out to do something. They accomplish it. They get chased. They fight back. The movie ends.
If you have some free time I would recommend going to see 9. The movie may not do much, but it is a delight to watch. The battle scenes are epic, and almost make up for lack of story.
Could Kingdom Hearts get Super Hero aid
Disney is in the process of buying out Marvel. This 4 billion dollar deal will undoubtedly change the way Marvel brands are distributed, but what about one Square Enix/Disney franchise. Click here for the full story on the Disney/Marvel deal.
Kingdom Hearts is a combination of Square Enix story telling filled with Disney Magic. It brings Disney characters like Aladdin, Alice, Tarzan and Mulan together with Square Enix characters such as Aaron, Squall, and Arieth to make a crossover of epic proportions. Since Disney will acquire over 5000 Marvel characters could this mean Sora, Goofy and Donald will get some super hero aid?
Seeing Sora fighting alongside heroes like Spiderman, Iron Man or Captain America would be an amazing surprise for fans of the franchise. My hopes for the next installment in Kingdom Hearts have escalated to a new level due to this news.
Downfall of a Dream: Playing Dissdia: Final Fantasy Online
Dissidia: Final Fantasy was released Wednesday, Aug. 21st. Dissidia is a major Final Fantasy crossover, bringing heroes and villains from the first ten proper Final Fantasy games. From the Warrior of Light to Jecht everyone is here, and everyone is down for a fight. The game play is fun, the voice acting is neither here nor there and the soundtrack is amazing. Dissidia does so many things right, but only one thing wrong.
Dissidia lacks one thing that all fighting games should have; online multiplayer. It does however support ad hoc, Psp’s wifi network. For he fortunate this won’t seem like a problem at fight. A close group of friends is enough to keep a good fighting game active. For the unfortunate this problem will become noticeable faster.
Dissidia’s Quick Battle mode is a great alternative for those who don’t have anyone to play against. Players fight against a character of their choosing. It is challenging and entertaining, but lacks the human interaction.
In Dissidia’s defense online multiplayer is still out of reach for most Psp games. The lack of online multiplayer won’t stop fans from purchasing the game. Playing Dissidia online may be a pipe dream, but so was playing Pokemon online. Hopefully in the next installment, if they make another one, online multiplayer will be standard. Dissidia’s lack of online multiplayer is no reason to skip the purchase. It is however a good reason to make new friends.
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