Topic: BOYCOTT GAMESPY (Read 9404 times)

Maxillius · « **on:** February 13, 2003, 12:26:48 pm »

I'm pissed. I'm trying to download the 2525 OP patch, so I go to where the link points me to, wait the 90 minutes on the free servers, and I get 25 minutes away from having the entire thing (after 2 and a half hours of actual dowloading) and IE tells me the connection with the server was reset. Does anyone else have the OP patch? I know I'll have to sit for another 3 hours to download it, but hopefully I won't have to wait an hour and a half to even start the damn thing and get 2 and a half hours in only to have some dumb@$$ reset the server.

Mog · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2003, 01:12:49 pm »

www.sfcx.net

Akhilles · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2003, 04:21:27 pm »

Yeah the whole FilePlanet thing cracks me up. Game companies should want people to download demos so they will be more likely to buy their games.

Granted, from a technical standpoint, FilePlanet is pretty slick, but the $70+ entry fee to download FREE demos is frustrating.

Whats more annoying, is there are gaming companies that ONLY release their demos on FilePlanet.. to which I'd say "keep your game then".

StarTrekcaptain · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:05:14 pm »

Quote:

wait the 90 minutes on the free servers

Actully if you subscribe to GSA, by paying $20 then you get free immediate game patches. So stop complaining and give out $20.

God i hate everybody like you who comlain about things like this, just $20 and you can be happily downlaoding all the patches you want!

AlienLXIX · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:19:09 pm »

Try
www.xenocorp.net

Look to the left and scroll down to Star Fleet Command Downloads. The window on the right will give you the list of the patches that are out.

Hope that was of some help to you.

Tulmahk · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:20:56 pm »

Patches should be free. The idea of having to pay for them is beyond rediculous. Anyone who pays for a game has a right, a RIGHT to patches.

shadpwriath · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:22:48 pm »

I either look else where for it or wait for a time when it's not as long a wait. The reason down load times are long is cause everyone is rushing to get them...take your time and it'll be faster. Seen things like this at major events with 50 people trying to fit in a 1-2 person door at the same time and other things that are the same look.

It's just one of those fine example's of the unending human stupidity (as time time goes on the human race finds more ways to prove or add on to their own lack of commen knowledge)

Blitzkrieg · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:27:32 pm »

I didnt know I could get patches for free instantly, maybe Im just dumb!? Either way it dosnt take more than 2-3 mins on a search engine to find what your looking for and no cues. Also if your going to download a massive demo, go on in the daytime for UK'ers early morning for US'ers and if ure unlucky enough to get a cue it wont be long.

Basicaly Fileplanet offer a decent free service, but also a good premium service, why would they provide all those servers completly free of charge?

DONOTDELETE · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2003, 05:29:25 pm »

I have had my troubles with gamespy in the past,
and avoid FilePlanet like the plauge (get SFC patches
from http://www.sfcx.org/ or http://www.xenocorp.net/ ).
I waited four hours once to download a Roger Wilco client
(848KB) only to be disconnected - all the while it pushed
dozens of megabytes of advertising at me...
(I now offer the RW client for download on my website...

)

But before judging them too harshly check this out:
peerchat.gamespy.com is acting up
I have been in communication with gamespy's
Developer Relations Manager throughout the day
and their chat server seems to have stabilised.
<crosses fingers>

Note that we rely on gamespy for Dynaverse user authentication
and Roger Wilco voice communication.

Also note that all this is free (fileplanet excepted).
They could require registration...
ugh... pay to play... <shudder>

Azrael · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2003, 06:15:37 pm »

What?

You pay money to download demos and patches?

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Oh.

Ow...

Oh, stop... please....

You are joking right?

What do they say about a fool and his money?

Hey, you might be rich though. I mean, really rich.

Sheesh.

Az

Blitzkrieg · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2003, 06:43:55 pm »

lol you dont mean me right, cause I dont pay obviously, did I miss somthing though? Really is late and Im too drunk

FireSoul · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2003, 06:47:57 pm »

Add my site to the list of places you can get patches from:

http://klingon.stasis.ca/
.. or more specifically..
http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/

-- Luc

Blitzkrieg · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2003, 06:58:54 pm »

Yeah but where is the patch for SFC3?

j/k lol

Akhilles · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2003, 08:45:50 pm »

Paying for a demo ... that's like paying to test drive a car. Or paying an entrance fee so I can walk around the mall...

FPF_TraceyG · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2003, 09:46:43 pm »

We live in the land of the Ferengi, ladies and gentlemen. The promise of capitalism and 'free' trade. Market economics and the laws of supply and demand at work. Everything has a price and can be 'freely' traded in a 'freely' competitive environment. Competition spurs on growth and development. And the currency for the trade is money of course!
The greater a consumer is willing to pay for an item, the higher its demand, the higher the price will be.

Its why this planet produces enough food in total to feed itself over completely 3 times, and yet, one-third of the entire world's population is starving to death.

It's why 90% of the world's resources are controlled by 2% of it's population.

It's why there must be poor people, in order for rich people to exist.

It's why a first time offence on aggravated assault will get you a 6-month behaviour bond and a slap over the wrist, but credit card fraud will give you a jail term.

It's why no matter how much money you plug into social welfare, there will always be poverty and the ever widening gap between the 'have's and the 'have-nots'.

Ah yes, you can buy absolutely anything and everything is 'freely' available in a corporatised, privitised, capitalised world. Food, medical and health services, education, shelter, even your pet Mirak can have the best of living standards offered to him/her. Oh, just one teeny weeny small thing, so long as you can pay for it.

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2003, 11:30:58 pm »

You can get to fileplanet through starfleet universe and use there link and bypass the line

Same DL, same place, no waiting. They also have a couple of mirrors up, just in case.

http://www.strategyplanet.com/sfc/patches_sfcop.shtml

Blitzkrieg · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2003, 04:21:51 am »

Aye the new deal is $20/annum LOL I was told about this on the very last day they had the "for life registrations" and got mine then with an hour to go! Ok surely I have better things to do on V day, right? Last post

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