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Nut · 07-01-2008, 03:49 PM

I recently nearly lost my second league I started due to the game crashing when I go to save and corrupting the files ( I had'nt backed it up the first time and after 2 days of trying everything under the sun and on the verge of deleting the game managed to get it to work again) Now I manage each of my teams games individually so as you might imagine it was a very large time investment on the first one I lost and could of been on the second.

I typed the first paragraph to put into perspective my frustrations allready when I came to the tech forums to look for help. I tried search first ofcourse and read through more threads than I want to count but anytime I found one that was exactly the same problem as mine being that the game was playable but would crash and corrupt if I tried to save it the thread starter never followed through on the thread which resulted in it's being closed leaving me no closer to ending my frustration.

The reason for this is in my opinion the fact that when I made my own post it took 2 days for it to pass moderation and actually be posted in the forum. Now I understand moderators are busy but watching all these other posts being added( I assume others that waited but were ahead of me) and be replied to ect just adds to the frustration and makes you want to just give up. Even the reply needs to be moderated first before it's posted. All these things in my opinion greatly discourage people seeking help aswell as people who may be able to help.

I did however take the time to reply with my results anyhow in the hopes it does help someone in the future but I was very close to not bothering with it as I went from checking the forum every chance I had to giving up on it (which is when my post was added)

Anyhow what I dont understand is that the time required to proof read every single post and then adding it is actually more than just deleting the ones that should'nt be allowed while making those in need wait even longer to be able to play a game they payed for increasing the frustration and as I was VERY close to just deleting the game myself as I tried what I could think of alone. If that had happened I would also of course pass along that information to the communities I run thus hurting this game (which really is a great game btw).

So basically what I'm saying is that allthough once your post gets in it is responded to I personally feel that by making the person wait 2 days for the post to even appear does hurt the game.

07-01-2008, 03:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nut Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	A tech forum observation I recently nearly lost my second league I started due to the game crashing when I go to save and corrupting the files ( I had'nt backed it up the first time and after 2 days of trying everything under the sun and on the verge of deleting the game managed to get it to work again) Now I manage each of my teams games individually so as you might imagine it was a very large time investment on the first one I lost and could of been on the second. I typed the first paragraph to put into perspective my frustrations allready when I came to the tech forums to look for help. I tried search first ofcourse and read through more threads than I want to count but anytime I found one that was exactly the same problem as mine being that the game was playable but would crash and corrupt if I tried to save it the thread starter never followed through on the thread which resulted in it's being closed leaving me no closer to ending my frustration. The reason for this is in my opinion the fact that when I made my own post it took 2 days for it to pass moderation and actually be posted in the forum. Now I understand moderators are busy but watching all these other posts being added( I assume others that waited but were ahead of me) and be replied to ect just adds to the frustration and makes you want to just give up. Even the reply needs to be moderated first before it's posted. All these things in my opinion greatly discourage people seeking help aswell as people who may be able to help. I did however take the time to reply with my results anyhow in the hopes it does help someone in the future but I was very close to not bothering with it as I went from checking the forum every chance I had to giving up on it (which is when my post was added) Anyhow what I dont understand is that the time required to proof read every single post and then adding it is actually more than just deleting the ones that should'nt be allowed while making those in need wait even longer to be able to play a game they payed for increasing the frustration and as I was VERY close to just deleting the game myself as I tried what I could think of alone. If that had happened I would also of course pass along that information to the communities I run thus hurting this game (which really is a great game btw). So basically what I'm saying is that allthough once your post gets in it is responded to I personally feel that by making the person wait 2 days for the post to even appear does hurt the game.