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They can also deny you a new code if you do not prove to them that you actually own the game. Also its not a toll free number. Its long distance for everyone except those who live in the call center's local area. They like to put you on hold as well. I assume you prove you own the game by giving the key, so I don't know why that would be an issue. I've dealt with a lot of customer support folks and I've never had an issue where they "don't believe me". Customer support people aren't trained to be detectives. Not having a toll free number does seem to be a problem, I'm surprised a huge company like EA would have that issue. That sounds like something the customers might actually be able to fight to change, rather than this fruitless attempt at wrestling with DRM. I'd sign a petition for an EA Customer Support toll free number.

It's a little more complicated than that, and the new codes are given out on a "case by case basis." You mean like when I re-install Windows? Because case-by-case means I give them the old code, they give me a new one, and the story ends right there. I really think people are making mountains out of mole hills here.

So wait...after the 3 installs, you just need to call in and get a new code? That doesn't seem all that draconian.

I couldn't disagree more. Doom created the FPS market. Before Doom, you had a couple shareware titles that raked in a few bucks. Doom was a huge financial success in a market dominated by adventure games.

Huh, you're about 2 hours from me too. Central Valley is a tough place to be right now, the housing market slump affects everything out there. What level of education do you have? What type of job do you want?

I think so. I actually didn't turn it on until about 15 minutes in. It didn't get good until the mad scientist showed up. The other show I caught the pilot for was Sons of Anarchy. I don't like it. The main guy is terrible, he walks weird, and he's probably going to smoke around his premature newborn son. I can't watch that trash. The supporting cast is great, but it's not enough.

Anyone catch The Fringe tonight? It's a new sci-fi show, JJ Abrams is involved. It actually was pretty entertaining. The mad scientist was very fun to watch.

I'm not surprised the online play is buggy, it's the same with every EA sports game. They make some fixes every year, but one issue is the fact these games only really last a year. So every year they introduce a new title with new bugs. MMO's usually take the first year to get really stable, and they also have the benefit of a longer development time. EA has created a very difficult task for their developers. Anyways,s orry to hear about the wipe. Hopefully we'll see a patch soon that should fix stuff.

I picked Spore up tonight. The nice thing is my wife actually got into playing it. That's really the appeal the game has.

I don't think anyone mentioned the original Xcom.

We gonna have anyone on today? I've got some time, would love to try a co-op game.

Yes, racism still exists. So does sexism, so it might be a wash in this election. It's tough to say whether it will make a difference because most racists don't really advertise. They'll look for some other reason to vote against Obama and use that. But their real motive will be bigotry. I'm not saying everyone who doesn't vote for Obama is a racist, far from it, but the percentage is probably higher than a few yahoos who wear pointy white hats. I'd hazard a guess at 5% of people that vote against Obama are doing so for racist intentions (mind you, not all those go to McCain) but it could be much higher than that.

I'm not sure what Krook is doing to score so much. Do you use the skill stick a lot? I get a ton of chances and bury only 1 or 2 a game.

NHL09 and the WAR beta.

Doesn't a blind purchase have to be a game you know nothing about? Have you been living in a cave for the last 8 years? I bought GTA III as a blind purchase. I knew nothing about it, other than the fact that it was based on a funny little arcade game.

17, but that's not including the stuff I have downloaded from Gametap.

Snipers get about 10 extra points in accuracy. But my power forward gets 10 extra points in shot power. It will probably even out over the long run regardless. I lead the team in penalty minutes

Pixies, defense is fun, you get to demolish people. I actually think it's harder than offense though, getting out of position can cost a goal, whereas forwards have more room for error. I'll be home late tonight. I'll try to catch up with you all this weekend. When Krook and I tried to join a club game, we couldn't find a match. Do you need a full squad to get a club match, or can you do it with 2 or 3 people? Volourn, how did you do it?

It's funny, because I've heard dozens of arguments against MMO's. Some are strong, like the problems with grinding and lame playerbases. Some are weak, like complaints about monthly fees. But this is the first time I've heard someone complain about an ONLINE game being ONLINE.

Crap, somebody stole my screenplay!

The Fallen was frustrating because Denzel pulled out all the stops to kill the demon and still failed, but it was still very awesome. Se7en rocked. I think that was the first film I noticed Kevin Spacey in.

Um, what? Your reason for not playing MMO's is because you have to be online? I don't think I've ever heard that as a reason before.

Snipers get about 10 extra points in accuracy. My power forward only has 6 goals in 10 games, and it's mostly because I miss the net on quite a few shots. I'm playing center, and I win a ridiculous amount of faceoffs. For online I'm open to playing anything. Goalie will be interesting.

It's actually available on Steam and Gametap, although I've heard there are issues with them. But hopefully they've been fixed by now.

I honestly didn't read that closely. I skimmed a few of the posts and bought it fully.