The_Enforcer
Aug 14, 2003, 10:12 PM
Right now, I'm nervous and angry, so if it seems like I'm rattling on, please forgive me. I just need to let out some steam.
You may remember in the thread "How many of you are offline only?" I said that if I ever suffered a data corruption, I'd go offline only. Well, it happened. I was in Antares 8 and entered a game. As the game was saving, it froze. I knew the familiar buzzing sound of the FSOD, I'd heard it many times, but the fact that it happened at this one choice moment, I couldn't help but remember all the things people on the servers had been telling me. I know it was put there to stop dupers, but I was legit, damn it all to hell! I had never even taken a gift from anyone for fear it would be a dupe. 214+ hours, stopping all the other games I'd been playing, and this happens. I hurriedly turned my Cube off and on, and the message "Your System File, Character File and Guild Card Files are corrupted and need to be deleted" comes on after the Sega and Sonic Team logos. And there it was. My characters (Enforcer, and a FOmarl I'd been starting up named Rosa), were gone. I didn't hesitate in following my word: I canceled my account, which is apparently effective the next billing cycle (Though I still need to call Sega as I'd been double billed). After this cycle ends or I get to talk to Naroku and Cammy in person, whichever comes first, I'm likely going to either put the dialup modem and the keyboard on ebay, or offer them for trade here (If permitted - moderators please comment). Am I going to stop playing PSO at all? No, it's a wonderful offline game. However, I'm not going to pay $9 USD a month if Sega is going to sit on its ass and do absolutely nothing about this crap. The cheaters you can ignore, or at least play with, but this is too, too much. I can tell you this - I'm not coming back. Not now, not ever.
To Naroku, I say this. I know I gave you a lot of hard times because I was suspicious of you duping. You've been a great friend, and I hope to talk to you more, either here or elsewhere. I know you don't like that I'm leaving, but please understand.
To Cammy, yeah I never liked that you duped. But you were a good friend despite it all. You were always there for a good laugh, and you always listened to me. Don't be a stranger just cause I'm not on the servers anymore, K?
To the people on the board, I know this sounds like pathetic whining, but thanks for reading this all the way through. I just needed somewhere to vent, and this was the best place I could think of. Thank you all, and expect me to be quite the regular on the boards. I might even write a fic or two.
You may remember in the thread "How many of you are offline only?" I said that if I ever suffered a data corruption, I'd go offline only. Well, it happened. I was in Antares 8 and entered a game. As the game was saving, it froze. I knew the familiar buzzing sound of the FSOD, I'd heard it many times, but the fact that it happened at this one choice moment, I couldn't help but remember all the things people on the servers had been telling me. I know it was put there to stop dupers, but I was legit, damn it all to hell! I had never even taken a gift from anyone for fear it would be a dupe. 214+ hours, stopping all the other games I'd been playing, and this happens. I hurriedly turned my Cube off and on, and the message "Your System File, Character File and Guild Card Files are corrupted and need to be deleted" comes on after the Sega and Sonic Team logos. And there it was. My characters (Enforcer, and a FOmarl I'd been starting up named Rosa), were gone. I didn't hesitate in following my word: I canceled my account, which is apparently effective the next billing cycle (Though I still need to call Sega as I'd been double billed). After this cycle ends or I get to talk to Naroku and Cammy in person, whichever comes first, I'm likely going to either put the dialup modem and the keyboard on ebay, or offer them for trade here (If permitted - moderators please comment). Am I going to stop playing PSO at all? No, it's a wonderful offline game. However, I'm not going to pay $9 USD a month if Sega is going to sit on its ass and do absolutely nothing about this crap. The cheaters you can ignore, or at least play with, but this is too, too much. I can tell you this - I'm not coming back. Not now, not ever.
To Naroku, I say this. I know I gave you a lot of hard times because I was suspicious of you duping. You've been a great friend, and I hope to talk to you more, either here or elsewhere. I know you don't like that I'm leaving, but please understand.
To Cammy, yeah I never liked that you duped. But you were a good friend despite it all. You were always there for a good laugh, and you always listened to me. Don't be a stranger just cause I'm not on the servers anymore, K?
To the people on the board, I know this sounds like pathetic whining, but thanks for reading this all the way through. I just needed somewhere to vent, and this was the best place I could think of. Thank you all, and expect me to be quite the regular on the boards. I might even write a fic or two.