Venmoch Gets Pwned By Ea

VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Or Venmochs adventures with BF:V</div> Well it all seemed perfect.

Postman arrived with a package from Gameplay. Which I had ordered yesterday. The contents of said package? Battlefield Vietnam.

So I open the box and what do I find?

The Manual
CD 1
CD 2
CD 2

Now as many of you may know, something isn't quite right here. BF:v is <b>meant</b> to have 3 different disks.

Mine doesn't.

Now after talking to Gameplay (Who with all fairness are doing a damn fine job so don't start saying OMG GAMEPLAY ARE TEH SUCK. The guy on the other end has been great. <b>This issue is a problem at EA's end not Gameplay so don't involve them</b>)

I find out something a little disconcerting....

Log Transcript below (With parts altered regarding privacy)

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>Please wait a moment. You are being connected to an available operator.
>You are now chatting with 'Gameplay'
Gameplay: Hi, how can I help ?
Venmoch: I recieved Battlefield Vietnam today
Venmoch: And I have two CD 2's but no CD 3
Venmoch: I was wondering whether I should send it back to you or talk to EA Games about it
Gameplay: ok, one moment please
Gameplay: EA wouldn't replace it
Gameplay: we will have to swap it
Venmoch: OK
Venmoch: SO I should just send it back to you
Gameplay: joy
Gameplay: just opened my copy
Gameplay: same thing
Gameplay: one moment
Gameplay: I'll check with someone
Gameplay: Hi, sorry about that
Gameplay: checking some more
Venmoch: Don't Worry
Gameplay: ok, what I'll do is keep your details whilst my manager sorts out what we are going to do
Gameplay: as we don't want to have to return them all we want to just send out disc 3
Venmoch: OK
Gameplay: so I'll get back to you later
Gameplay: [E-MAIL ADDRESS REMOVED]
Venmoch: By E-Mail?
Gameplay: is that your email ?
Venmoch: Yeah
Gameplay: ok, I'll email you later on today
Gameplay: Sorry about all this
Venmoch: Hey Don't Worry
Venmoch: Stuff like this is bound to happen
Gameplay: Yeah, thanks for your understanding
Gameplay: I'll get back to you as soon as I find out what to do
Gameplay: Cheers
Venmoch: OK
Venmoch: Hear from you soon!
Venmoch: Thanks Again
Gameplay: Cya
Gameplay: you still there ?
Gameplay: how far did you get with playing it only on 2 discs ?
Venmoch: You can't install it
Venmoch: It gets to about 75-80% and then askes for disk 3
Gameplay: at all
Gameplay: oh dear
Gameplay: ok, thanks for that
Venmoch: Don't worry
Gameplay: Cheers
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It appears to be a slightly larger problem then first realised.

However if the same thing has happened to you don't go nuts to the person that sold it too you. It isn't their problem.

Anyway a big cheer for Gameplay for sorting it out so quickly!

Comments

  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    Dunno, isnt it part of their resposibility to insure that you get all 3 discs <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Epidemic+Mar 18 2004, 12:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Epidemic @ Mar 18 2004, 12:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Dunno, isnt it part of their resposibility to insure that you get all 3 discs <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But that would mean opening each and every product, and i dunno about you, but i prefer to buy my games still in their plastic wrapping so some punk kid doesn't steal the game while it's sitting on the store shelf.
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    Didnt all copies have the cd 3 missing?
  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    lol that sucks , now u gota wait even longer heh..
  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    Did you try putting hte other CD 2 in your drive? It might have been a mislabel.
  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Yep

    Tried that.

    It is a Disk 2
  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Did you try charging EA headquarters with a pack of bubble gum in hand? Only to loose said gum, leaving only one thing to do?

    Maybe that's illegal...

    That is pretty bad though. A serious mess up!
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    UT2k4 probably needed some more CDs..
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    HEADLINE: BF:V releases... then delayed... due to lack of CD 3
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Mar 18 2004, 02:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Mar 18 2004, 02:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> HEADLINE: BF:V releases... then delayed... due to lack of CD 3 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LOL

    Well once my CD key was missprinted on the manual, ie in the black bit you cant see and 1 digit was completly off the manual.

    GG EA GG
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    This may be completely uncharacteristic as I usually hate EAs guts, but let's put this into perspective: Practically nobody on this planet publishes as many CDs as them. Sooner or later, you just get slip ups. It ain't nice, yes, but it's just human.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Man that sucks Venmoch. At least they aren't like EB or Gamestop though and just accuse you of pirating the game. heh.
  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    EA seems to have problems with this kind of thing about 1/3 of the time. I remember when I bought a copy of BF1942: Secret Weapons, only to find that the CD-KEY hadn't been printed <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Mar 18 2004, 07:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Mar 18 2004, 07:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Man that sucks Venmoch. At least they aren't like EB or Gamestop though and just accuse you of pirating the game. heh. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah right, like if you magicly turned CD3 into CD2 <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    or bought two copies of the game and used one in a trade in order to have only 1 CD2 left and 3 CD3s <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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