The Official Rant Thread

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:46 pm

Ouch that sucks. Sorta his fault though for being drunk and all. Not saying he ain't taking the blame or anything.

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:58 pm

A lot of people complain about the battery life of Zunes. I wouldn't really complain about that so much as how long it takes to charge them. Seriously, it takes about 3 hours to get it fully charged.

That and the buggy Zune software (maybe my computer just hates it, cause it always crashes on me, but it works fine on the other computer. I would just use that one to add my music, but it's all on this computer, so I dunno) are the only things I have to complain about them.

Pyroman · Post by **Pyroman** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:51 pm

30mph winds ALL DAMN DAY.

Now comes the big storm with plenty of rain.

noscottno · Post by **noscottno** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:57 pm

Pyroman wrote:30mph winds ALL DAMN DAY.

Now comes the big storm with plenty of rain.

I'm gonna go ahead and guess you live in South-Cal?

Same rant, except it was like 60mph gusts up till around 12 today, and a lot of rain. Now I have to clean up all in damn limbs in my backyard.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:29 pm

http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9840766-56.html
Stupid ass people.
First of all, they can't sue on the grounds that Live didn't work for them, because Live, as a service, is working. So any time I have a technical error, I need to sue the company, rather than contact support? I see. I should unplug my ethernet cable, then sue Microsoft because I can't connect. They're also suing assuming the outage was due to the amount of people online, which has not been stated. Every part of this is flawed. I can't even fathom how they think they can win such a frivolous case. On top of all of this, Microsoft never guarantees, anywhere in terms of service, uninterrupted use of the service. They're suing for something not promised to them. Quick, someone sue me for not giving you a cookie, even though I never said I would.

reanimation-06 · Post by **reanimation-06** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:42 pm

well, apparently Tural, Microsoft is offering a free game download to compensate for it. Why wouldn't they point out what you just said?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:45 pm

reanimation-06 wrote:well, apparently Tural, Microsoft is offering a free game download to compensate for it.

I'm aware.

reanimation-06 wrote:Why wouldn't they point out what you just said?

Because they're dumb.

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:01 pm

Tural wrote:http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9840766-56.html
Stupid ass people.
First of all, they can't sue on the grounds that Live didn't work for them, because Live, as a service, is working. So any time I have a technical error, I need to sue the company, rather than contact support? I see. I should unplug my ethernet cable, then sue Microsoft because I can't connect. They're also suing assuming the outage was due to the amount of people online, which has not been stated. Every part of this is flawed. I can't even fathom how they think they can win such a frivolous case. On top of all of this, Microsoft never guarantees, anywhere in terms of service, uninterrupted use of the service. They're suing for something not promised to them. Quick, someone sue me for not giving you a cookie, even though I never said I would.

I do see some grounds for a case though. They paid for access to a service, but did not recieve their service. Kinda like going to McDonalds and ordering a burger, but they take your money and say they're out of meat and cheese. But 5 Mil for server outages is a bit much. If I didn't want to look like a total asshat, I'd just go for a refund.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:09 pm

Cuda wrote:Kinda like going to McDonalds and ordering a burger, but they take your money and say they're out of meat and cheese.

No, it really isn't. They're paying for a round-the-year service, which works 99.9% of the time, and isn't even down now. That would be like paying for a year's worth of burgers, then they put something you don't want on one or two, even though they never guaranteed the burgers would always be correct. You're still getting what you paid for, it's just not 100% flawless. Xbox Live is not down, it has not been down at all. Problems connecting were solved in one day, and from there it was a problem participating in games. Live connectivity was not broken. They are suing for something that did not happen.

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:12 pm

I have something Id like to rant about.... FUCK THE MILE HIGH CLUB ACHIEVEMENT. I can't do it. Ive got to the door like 6 times but I either run out of time right before, miss the guy, or shoot the hostage. Arg!

reanimation-06 · Post by **reanimation-06** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:14 pm

Do you have a list of the games that someone can download?
(I do not know because I do not have live)

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:16 pm

They aren't giving a free ticket for any game, they are choosing a game to give out for free. The list can be found on Xbox.com.

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:23 pm

rofl. I got Mile High Club, or what ever it is on the second try. I didn't even know what it was. I though it was from some movie or something. Or maybe it is >_>..

reanimation-06 · Post by **reanimation-06** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:27 pm

...can't find list. Its taking too long to even navigate the homepage xbox.com (on dialup here). Anyways, I'm presuming the games they are offering aren't worth more than 10 mins of fun.
And what is the Mile High Club?

Edit: nvm. Found list. So people can download any arcade game thats available.. wow

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:30 pm

Beating the Epilogue on Veteran.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:32 pm

reanimation-06 wrote:Anyways, I'm presuming the games they are offering aren't worth more than 10 mins of fun.

It's one game. Not several games.

If you were referring to Xbox Live Arcade games in general, that was a very ignorant statement.

Pyroman · Post by **Pyroman** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:43 pm

reanimation-06 wrote:...can't find list. Its taking too long to even navigate the homepage xbox.com (on dialup here). Anyways, I'm presuming the games they are offering aren't worth more than 10 mins of fun.
And what is the Mile High Club?

Edit: nvm. Found list. So people can download any arcade game thats available.. wow

You know those airplane bathrooms? Well...

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:45 pm

Tural wrote:If you were referring to Xbox Live Arcade games in general, that was a very ignorant statement.

Indeed. I will destroy anyone who says that Pac-Man isn't worth a lifetime.
Me second guessing myself is a rant. I want an 8600 GTS, but I also don't know if I want to just go with something that'll run things on a minimum, save the rest, and just wait for cheap PCI Express 2.0 motherboards and graphics cards.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:47 pm

reanimation-06 wrote:So people can download any arcade game thats available

What.

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:48 pm

I go to play D2, then I quickly get bored of playing it...

Then I get bored, since I'm not playing it.

So... I play it...

...And the cycle continues.