APB Players! Free EA game or voucher as compensation.

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  gambe19841 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #1

  Epic games are supposidly buying it and realunching it in the future, as its run of the unreal 3 engine. So watch this space, it may go global again.
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  Butterbean1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #2

  APB = most expensive coaster I ever bought.
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  matedodgy1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #3

  Butterbean

  APB = most expensive coaster I ever bought.

  
  
  Tabula Risa for me.
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  Avenger13241 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #4

  Thanks for the heads up
  
  Heat added so this gets more attention - there will be plenty of people affected by this, and they might as well get something out of it.
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  alasrati1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #5

  Free current game? How about pre-orders? Would they give you the Medal of Honor pre-order for free?
  
  Also isn't 25% off a future game worth much less than a free current game let alone a proper cash refund?
  
  Anyway, this is a lesson about why it's important for a game to have third-party servers.
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  Butterbean1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #6

  Are they offering everyone a free game, or is it on an individual basis? Seems to me there is no set 'compensation', they are just seeing who complains and giving away as little as they can get away with.
  
  Did it work properly for anyone who tried it in the nanosecond it was live? We had epic problems with it stuttering, despite exceeding all minimum requirements.
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  Cuddy1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #7

  I bought mine straight from EA. Might have to see if they can give me anything.
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  KinanswerMe1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #8

  Butterbean

  Are they offering everyone a free game, or is it on an individual basis? Seems to me there is no set 'compensation', they are just seeing who complains and giving away as little as they can get away with.

  
  
  

  alasrati

  Free current game? How about pre-orders? Would they give you the Medal of Honor pre-order for free?
  
  Also isn't 25% off a future game worth much less than a free current game let alone a proper cash refund?
  
  Anyway, this is a lesson about why it's important for a game to have third-party servers.

  
  
  Impressed they gave me anything really (considering I purchased it from Steam). Contacted them via the support system to complain (wasn't public knowledge about this "offer") but got a nice mail back saying I could have a free digital game - but only choose one that was currently available, not a pre-release title (such as MoH). The Steam forums are telling a similar story (free game or coupon code).
  
  Sure if you haven't got Battlefield Bad Company 2 or Mass Effect 2, this is a great deal! As I've already got both I was a bit gutted ...but still £10-12 off a future release is better than a kick in the joystick!
  
  I can use the voucher towards the new Need for Speed game, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam or Crysis 2 when they come out. Maybe try and use some Cokezone vouchers and the HotUKDeals 20% code for an uber discount.
  
  You could wait a couple of weeks and try and contact them when MoH is out, maybe they'll give you a free copy ...just maybe.
  

  
  Edited By: KinanswerMe on Sep 26, 2010 15:23: Typo
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  Mascherano1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #9

  wow APB I used to love this when I was a kid- running over traffic cones etc. Good times
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  Retro891 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #10

  Do you have to provide any sort of receipt of purchase or disk key? Or could you just contact them saying i bought it and i want compensation?
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  Infinite Element1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #11

  EA should just release an exe file that alters the game to point to a list of third party servers instead. Unless that's not possible?
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  crazyblondechick1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #12

  my other half (saxo_appeal) worked on the game as QA tester but he was saying the developers never listened to them
  
  shame really could have a been better game
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  CaptainWest1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #13

  thanks for this, i've given it a go!
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  dicksteel181 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #14

  could you buy this off ebay for like £.50 then get a free game worth £40 out of it?
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  ProStreet1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #15

  dicksteel18

  could you buy this off ebay for like £.50 then get a free game worth £40 out of it?

  Yes
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  saxo_appeal1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #16

  The heads never listened to QA or Beta testers, it was like a fast train with no driver
  
  Shame though, 200 people got laid off and some have to return to their home countries as far like China for example.
  
  One thing that I hated about the game was the fact there was no story, nothing to draw you in
  

  
  Edited By: saxo_appeal on Sep 26, 2010 16:46: Edit
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  Jamaxx1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #17

  Little help here. I go to the support page at EA and the game isn't on the list so I can't send them an email. Anyone have a direct email address without having to go through the support pages?
  
  And FWIW I loved APB. Was fun with a capital F. No messing about levelling your character by killing bunny rabbits for three weeks. It was straight in, and straight to the action.
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  alasrati1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #18

  Infinite Element

  EA should just release an exe file that alters the game to point to a list of third party servers instead. Unless that's not possible?

  It is possible, as long as they also release at least the executables for the servers. But then there is the issue of maintenance e.g. bug fixing. Ideally they would open source the whole lot. However, in reality, nobody cares enough to do this: they have no motivation, i.e. there is no money in it and it costs a bit of money to do.
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  robo9891 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #19

  alasrati

  Free current game? How about pre-orders? Would they give you the Medal of Honor pre-order for free?Also isn't 25% off a future game worth much less than a free current game let alone a proper cash refund?Anyway, this is a lesson about why it's important for a game to have third-party servers.

  
  
  Not at all relevent here. You do know this game is an MMO right.
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  KinanswerMe1 year, 7 months agoShow comment toolsReply #20

  Retro89

  Do you have to provide any sort of receipt of purchase or disk key? Or could you just contact them saying i bought it and i want compensation?

  
  
  Just e-mailed via the support side and said to them "The game has shut down and Steam can't give me a refund. Are you able to help?" I gave the key and a screen grab of my Steam window (showing APB). Guess if bought retail, a scan of the receipt and the CD key would be enough as proof of purchase.
  
  

  Jamaxx

  Little help here. I go to the support page at EA and the game isn't on the list so I can't send them an email. Anyone have a direct email address without having to go through the support pages?

  
  
  I just selected a random game (think it was Bundled Software > EA Classics). It all goes to the same customer services team. I think you have to raise a ticket/incident through this system. It's a bit of a farce but they were quick to respond.
  

  
  Edited By: KinanswerMe on Sep 26, 2010 17:04: Clarification

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