I've been ripped off
I bought a computer game, and began playing it with all the glee of a true nerd. A couple of hours in, I get my first crash. Oh, well, maybe it was a one off, I'll clear my temp files, reboot and hope for the best.

then came the other crashes.
so I go and look on some forums...

The game is fucked, totally fucked and I paid £35 for it and can't even play it.

When was the last time you were ripped off by The Man?
( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:21, archived)

What game is it?

(PsychoChomp, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:21, archived)

What game are you referring to?

( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:21, archived)

Fallout 3
They should rename it Crashout 3
( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:23, archived)

Oh there'll be a patch soon.

( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:23, archived)

Soon? How soon is soon?
I deliberately got it nice and early so I could, you know

Play it.
( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:24, archived)

I don't know
but the turn around of a patch for such a large game is normally quite quick.

I think you should be well within your right to take it back and swap it for the xbox 360 version.
( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:26, archived)

I bought it through Steam

( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:29, archived)

I'd still like to take this moment to bemoan the ethic of 'shove it the fuck out the door and we'll patch it later' that seems to have sprung up nowadays.

( ArthurTheRat, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:30, archived)

THANK YOU

( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:31, archived)

It'll get patched eventually. But still, it's deplorable.
I'm going to buy it for 360, mainly cos my creaky old PC can't handle it. I should hope it's a bit less buggy.
( ArthurTheRat, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:33, archived)

I agree
but there is a lot of politics involved. The publishers are the ones who force it out on a specific date so they don't miss their targets. The devs just have to put with the misery of releasing an unfinished product.
( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:33, archived)

Also with pc games it would be impossible to test it on all possible
hardware/software combinations. So some bugs only come up once the software's released.
(PsychoChomp, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:35, archived)

oooo
I saw what you did there
( executiverocker only wears C&A, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:23, archived)

I'm making light of disaster
to keep my spirits up.
( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:25, archived)

I don't open myself up to the chance of getting fucked by The Man.
Unless you count the Great University Rip-Off.
( TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:22, archived)

Oh but it is so much fun.

( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:23, archived)

This
and the real rip-off comes if you want to retrain later.
( WormuIus, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:24, archived)

Getting fucked by the man,
or Uni?
( TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:25, archived)

Uni.

( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:26, archived)

Getting fucked by a man is fine, but not The Man.

( TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:31, archived)

Never. I'm a clever consumer
(Probably the other day when I was walking back from Sainsburys and the bag split. I had to walk home with a dripping open tub of double cream in my hand)
( SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:23, archived)

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly is like that.
Crashes like a mofo.
( Bob Todd whee, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:25, archived)

This is exactly why people should have spent their money on Lego Batman.
It's the game of the year, make no mistake.
( SuperMatt, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 12:27, archived)