Class action lawsuit

[ZombieNation]

I see from the few days I've spent playing that I'll be missing out on many hours of sleep and possibly work due to their addictive and enjoyable experience. Clearly this crosses the line of "game" into something vastly different and as such, the use of the term "game" is a misrepresentation of the final product.

As I could not possibly be responsible for my own actions and simply returning this product would be too simple a solution for the dilemma (and possibly not provide me with the sense of drama that my life is sorely lacking in), I believe that I should sue the makers of this ill-controlled substance for the hours of lost productivity that their "game" will surely be responsible for.

 

[MrManganese]

Who is this moderator? I want to kiss him/her.. even if it means I get slapped

 

[Tarkhan]

While a previous poster mentioned piracy, Which is not legal or right...His reasoning is why I like demo versions. Even just to test them on my system.

 

[general_kill]

I wish I had a dollar for every time I read about someone wanting to start a class action lawsuit because their game didn't work. I would be rich!

I'm curious to know how many of these lawsuits really happen.

if you consider a few hundred maybe a thousand dollars rich, then you are very easily pleased.

 

[zeeter]

87 - 17 against so far. And that doesn't even include the people who are so busy playing the game right now that they can't post. Something tells me that this case isn't a winner.

I guess I'll get back to playing Civ4 now, since it works great on my pc!

 

[ombak]

I suppose I've had sufficient feedback from this thread to conclude that a class action lawsuit would be inappropriate. I'd like to thank the moderator(s) for respecting the legitimacy of the debate. I still maintain that it's unacceptable for such a high percentage of people to agree with the idea of a lawsuit. I also suspect that many more people will become bitter with the developers in the coming months.

How high a percentage is that exactly? You don't think this poll is representative do you?

Some more people may become bitter in the coming months, but considering the nature of computer gaming/software, it's likelier that more currently bitter people will become satisfied eventually than the other way around.

 

[Rocky Top]

This is the funniest thread I have ever read! CLASSIC!

 

[MrManganese]

I don't think this poll is representative, because it's being posted in a forum composed primarily of fans. For 15% of the game's fans to agree that the company has done them an injustice is completely unjustifiable. So Zeeter, you and the rest can go back to reveling in the fact that you're getting what you paid for (Wow, congratulations fella. You must be proud.) while the rest of us will make a statement. I'm sure that even the most adamant of you who insulted me will at some point be pissed off by the glaring flaws in the software. I pity you for not having the nerve to stick up for yourselves.

Fifteen percent of people are mad enough to want a class action lawsuit. Think about what that means. Statistically speaking, they would only have needed 7 beta testers playing for a week in order for the software to come with significantly fewer bugs. Call me crazy (those of you who haven't already), but seven is not a very high number.

 

[ombak]

I don't think this poll is representative, because it's being posted in a forum composed primarily of fans. For 15% of the game's fans to agree that the company has done them an injustice is completely unjustifiable.

You think this poll has taken a good sample of all the fans of the game? Most people who have the game are not posting here. That's why the poll is not representative.

Fifteen percent of people are mad enough to want a class action lawsuit. Think about what that means. Statistically speaking, they would only have needed 7 beta testers playing for a week in order for the software to come with significantly fewer bugs. Call me crazy (those of you who haven't already), but seven is not a very high number.

Statistically speaking wha??? Seriously, you are putting too much weight into this poll and the reactions here. Not to mention that the absuridty of your statements (7 beta testers for one week), makes it likely people will just ignore the rest of the message altogether.

 

[Willem]

Statistically speaking, they would only have needed 7 beta testers playing for a week in order for the software to come with significantly fewer bugs. Call me crazy (those of you who haven't already), but seven is not a very high number.

You really don't have a clue what you're talking about do you? They had maybe 100 beta testers working for at least 6 months on this game.
Moderator Action: Flaming removed. Warned.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[La_Musica]

For all that voted NO

another reason why America is becoming more and more like a <removed>. Moderator Action: Trolling - warned.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889 people don't mind letting the government and corperations run the damn country. whatever happened to state control and the people running the country, not a bunch of minority agencies who benifit in everyway. you all should be ashamed of yourselfs for at elast voteing no, uner principle. I do understand its hard for most people to shell out the money to do something like this. but again, American principles of freedom and liberty, are all being lose. how shamefull.

 

[MrManganese]

Okay, listen up. If 15%, or 1 out of every 7 people found the game unplayably bad within 1 week, then statistically speaking 1 in 7 beta testers would have found the same thing in a week. Naturally this isn't an accurate measurement, but I'm certain it's well within the ballpark.

Plus people keep saying that all the satisfied customers are too busy playing the game to respond. Well I'd say that the unsatisfied customers are too busy following hour-long tutorials on how to fix the game to be able to respond. It works both ways, guys. Just face the facts: the game is a pile of crap, right out of the box.

 

[ombak]

Okay, listen up. If 15%, or 1 out of every 7 people found the game unplayably bad within 1 week, then statistically speaking 1 in 7 beta testers would have found the same thing in a week. Naturally this isn't an accurate measurement, but I'm certain it's well within the ballpark.

If by ballpark you mean not even close.

Again, 1 out of 7 people is nonsense.

Plus people keep saying that all the satisfied customers are too busy playing the game to respond. Well I'd say that the unsatisfied customers are too busy following hour-long tutorials on how to fix the game to be able to respond. It works both ways, guys. Just face the facts: the game is a pile of crap, right out of the box.

Satisfied customers also aren't as likely to be as vocal. Don't forget to factor in people who don't post at all on any of these sites or don't want to.

BTW, you still haven't tried getting your money back for it have you? (No, not from the store, from the publisher/manufacturer).

 

[Brota]

It's like that one guy who sued insurance company. He bought 24 expensive Cuban cigars and also bought fire insurance for them. He then proceed to smoke them all and asked money from the insurance company. Insurance company refused to pay so they went to the court. He actually won the case and got $24,000 from the insurance company. Just as he walked out the court he was arrested for 24 counts of arson. He was fined $48,000 and landed 24 month in county jail.

 

[OurEmpire]

You can't sue for something not running well, or being good to your standards.

You'll never win. Especially not against an entertainment company that will drive you bankrupt.

 

[ombak]

For all that voted NO

another reason why America is becoming more and more like a pile of ****. people don't mind letting the government and corperations run the damn country. whatever happened to state control and the people running the country, not a bunch of minority agencies who benifit in everyway. you all should be ashamed of yourselfs for at elast voteing no, uner principle. I do understand its hard for most people to shell out the money to do something like this. but again, American principles of freedom and liberty, are all being lose. how shamefull.

This is not serious is it?

Although frankly I'm not sure if it's funnier as intentional humor or unintentional humor.

How exactly is unwillingness to file a class-action over this particular product representative of any kind of concession of rights by those who voted? Do they not have the right to make their own decisions about which causes to invest their efforts into?

 

[MrManganese]

On the contrary, satisfied customers are far more likely to speak up and defend the game they're in love with, than unsatisfied customers are to speak up and risk being ganged up on by its defenders (as I have been). Plus there's little reason for people to speak up, if they think $50 is an insignificant matter. Take a trip to China and see what they do to you if you say $50 USD isn't a big deal. And to think, people have been calling me spoiled.

 

[Multiplicity]

If the poll is not accurately representative, then why was the poll conducted in the first place?

 

[OurEmpire]

It's like that one guy who sued insurance company. He bought 24 expensive Cuban cigars and also bought fire insurance for them. He then proceed to smoke them all and asked money from the insurance company. Insurance company refused to pay so they went to the court. He actually won the case and got $24,000 from the insurance company. Just as he walked out the court he was arrested for 24 counts of arson. He was fined $48,000 and landed 24 month in county jail.

By the way, that's a myth, that never really happened.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

 

[White Elk]

The gaming industry has been ripping people off for a couple of years now. TakeTwo & Firaxis have crossed a line, and I think it's time to make an example of them. Who's interested in seeing a class action lawsuit against TakeTwo and/or Firaxis?

May Santa...

...for that suggestion.