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Mike Tennant · « **Reply #660 on:** December 08, 2008, 01:07:09 PM »

The TPIR electronic tabletop game has been reduced to $14.66 at Amazon, slightly less than half of list price.

clemon79 · « **Reply #661 on:** December 08, 2008, 05:39:37 PM »

[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'203164\' date=\'Dec 8 2008, 10:07 AM\']
The TPIR electronic tabletop game has been reduced to $14.66 at Amazon, slightly less than half of list price.
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I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.

alfonzos · « **Reply #662 on:** December 08, 2008, 06:15:59 PM »

One critic trashes the TPiR game for the PC.

TroubadourNando · « **Reply #663 on:** December 08, 2008, 07:27:34 PM »

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'203188\' date=\'Dec 8 2008, 06:15 PM\']
One critic trashes the TPiR game for the PC.
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He has plenty of good points, but it also sounds like this guy has a few (legitimate) axes to grind outside of the actual game.

clemon79 · « **Reply #664 on:** December 08, 2008, 08:21:37 PM »

That was clearly a freelance job from some kid looking to make a name for himself as a reviewer. And he failed. That was utter crap writing.

TroubadourNando · « **Reply #665 on:** December 09, 2008, 01:22:08 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'203190\' date=\'Dec 8 2008, 08:21 PM\']
That was clearly a freelance job from some kid looking to make a name for himself as a reviewer. And he failed. That was utter crap writing.
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Oh, easily.

The game does have plenty of flaws but... reviews like that are why I don't generally 'use' reviews for anything.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #666 on:** December 09, 2008, 04:58:14 PM »

[quote name=\'TroubadourNando\' post=\'203258\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 01:22 PM\']The game does have plenty of flaws but... reviews like that are why I don't generally 'use' reviews for anything.[/quote]The unfortunate side of things is that it is rather expensive to purchase a game, only to end up not liking it. Some companies (Electronic Arts is the best, in my experience) care about their customers having a positive experience, others (Atari, Sony) couldn't care less if you are happy with their games.

clemon79 · « **Reply #667 on:** December 09, 2008, 05:11:38 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'203280\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 01:58 PM\']
Some companies (Electronic Arts is the best, in my experience) care about their customers having a positive experience[/quote]
Rest assured that yours is a VERY isolated experience.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #668 on:** December 09, 2008, 05:18:54 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'203282\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 05:11 PM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'203280\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 01:58 PM\']
Some companies (Electronic Arts is the best, in my experience) care about their customers having a positive experience[/quote]
Rest assured that yours is a VERY isolated experience.[/quote]Really. Maybe its only in their EA Sports division, then. Every time I have been dissatisfied with one of their games (usually their NASCAR products), I simply send the game back to EA. They send me a new, sealed copy, and I take it back to the store and get my money back. They have never declined a request.

TroubadourNando · « **Reply #669 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:30:15 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'203280\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 04:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'TroubadourNando\' post=\'203258\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 01:22 PM\']The game does have plenty of flaws but... reviews like that are why I don't generally 'use' reviews for anything.[/quote]The unfortunate side of things is that it is rather expensive to purchase a game, only to end up not liking it. Some companies (Electronic Arts is the best, in my experience) care about their customers having a positive experience, others (Atari, Sony) couldn't care less if you are happy with their games.
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Which is why I really stick to what I know I like. I've only returned two games in the last like five years. The TPIR game wasn't quite what I hoped, but I've still enjoyed it nevertheless.

Don't get me started on Sony. My dim view of them couldn't get dimmer if you threw a sheet over it.

clemon79 · « **Reply #670 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:31:30 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'203283\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 02:18 PM\']
Really. Maybe its only in their EA Sports division, then. Every time I have been dissatisfied with one of their games (usually their NASCAR products), I simply send the game back to EA. They send me a new, sealed copy, and I take it back to the store and get my money back. They have never declined a request.[/quote]
Words completely fail.

JasonA1 · « **Reply #671 on:** December 10, 2008, 10:52:12 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'203295\' date=\'Dec 9 2008, 08:31 PM\']
Words completely fail.
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Could you explain? I've never heard of anybody doing what Mark did there, but if that's true (and not an unofficial policy he's created unknowingly) that sounds like good customer relations. Albeit, I don't know why a company would make it easier on you to return their games, but...

-Jason

clemon79 · « **Reply #672 on:** December 10, 2008, 11:33:57 AM »

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'203311\' date=\'Dec 10 2008, 07:52 AM\']
Could you explain?[/quote]
No, it's really probably best if I don't.

NickS · « **Reply #673 on:** December 10, 2008, 09:46:03 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'203314\' date=\'Dec 10 2008, 10:33 AM\']
[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'203311\' date=\'Dec 10 2008, 07:52 AM\']
Could you explain?[/quote]
No, it's really probably best if I don't.
[/quote]
Out of curiosity, how so, Chris?

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #674 on:** December 11, 2008, 01:47:57 AM »

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'203390\' date=\'Dec 10 2008, 09:46 PM\']Out of curiosity, how so, Chris?[/quote]
If I understand Chris correctly, to explain it sufficiently to make it understandable is to fail to avoid what he's trying to avoid by not explaining it.

(I should know--I just tried about three different ways myself, and gave up. Jason's last sentence in his last post bears some further thought, though.)