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Posted 03-18-2013 at 11:28 PM by BruceJohnJennerLawso 
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3D Moon landing sim
If you need a beta-tester just PM.Posted 03-18-2013 at 11:18 PM by APDAF
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Part 2: I Get Schooled
Always carry a wrench, they say.Quote:Originally Posted by MaverickSawyer
I'll link the one we saw in training. Same thing with the pictures and videos of intake hazards and ingestions.
I dont really need to see the ingestions, but I do want part 3!Posted 03-15-2013 at 01:46 AM by BruceJohnJennerLawso
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Posted 03-14-2013 at 09:18 PM by Bloodworth
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Part 2: I Get Schooled
I'll link the one we saw in training. Same thing with the pictures and videos of intake hazards and ingestions.Posted 03-14-2013 at 02:58 PM by MaverickSawyer
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Part 2: I Get Schooled
Lol, we don't want to her stories of close encounters with jet wash...we want to see VIDEO :DPosted 03-13-2013 at 03:53 AM by Bloodworth
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Part 2: I Get Schooled
Don't worry: I did just fine. some of my fellow new hires, though, had some close encounters with jet wash. I'm planning on sharing some of those stories with the names changed to protect the (not-so-)innocent. 
Posted 03-11-2013 at 03:33 PM by MaverickSawyer
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Part 2: I Get Schooled
OJT is where you'll learn the most. A flight deck/ramp/taxiway/apron can be a very dangerous place. A book or computer can only teach you so much, the only way to actually learn what "head-on-a-swivel" means is to be somewhere you need it.
I've seen some smart people do some pretty stupid things on a flight line. So remember that "beware" really means "BE AWARE".Posted 03-11-2013 at 11:25 AM by PhantomCruiser 
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A rant.
Aye. Heartily agree with you. First, the good:Quote:Originally Posted by Urwumpe
Looks like you are really not alone complaining about Origin:
Over 1000 negative reviews with very detailled text to explain, why Origin is responsible that they can't even play that game. In German law, it would be a reason to demand the money back from EA, because the claimed product was not delivered.
A PR disaster.
This about sums it up right there. I like this guy!Quote:Originally Posted by plantos500, amazon.com subscriberYou'd think I'd be mega unhappy like everyone else at the constant waiting and lack of actually being able to play a game I purchased.
Well, you'd be wrong.
The hours upon hours since launch that I haven't been able to log in, whether it be sitting in queues, or server busy messages, or just plain old not working screens, I've managed to do a heap of things that I never do when I'm locked in my man cave playing video games.
I've washed the dishes, the laundry, changed the oil in the car, mopped the floors, dusted, did a spot of gardening, greeted my children who I hadn't really seen since Christmas, walked the dog, asked how my wife's day has been and listened to the entire response, restocked the groceries and many more things! My family has never been happier that they've got a father and husband again.
In fact, I feel like Simcity has given me a new lease on life. This wouldn't have been possible without the seemingly crazy decision to have constant online connections and server side save points even for single player.
So I can only thank EA and Maxis. Your failures have been my rewards. 5 stars!
In any spare time I have at work, usually after peak activity, I actually enjoy reading the customer reviews of the products I'm selling. I'll usually go for the worst/most flagrant reviews first; these guys know how to gripe, and they do it well. Plus, it's the fact they give a
enough to say something, that's remarkable enough as it is.
Perusing the amazon site today was a walk down sheer pleasure, soaking in all the bile.
Now, the bad:
The plot is thickening with the whole debacle. I'm only going to post this (http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/1...h-origin-bans/) once, and definitely as far out of public as possible, as this is getting way over my head. I'm definitely starting to run out of steam. I'm just going to eat that $30 I spent (of course, it could've been a lot worse!) and just stay away from this whole mess.Posted 03-09-2013 at 05:48 AM by Scav
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Posted 03-08-2013 at 09:23 PM by Urwumpe
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A rant.
It's kinda sad. EA basically took a really good product and ripped it apart, then shoved dependancy on bloatware in it, and asks people to pay 60$. I can absolutely guarantee you, there'll be a cracked version, and it'll work better than the retail version.Posted 03-08-2013 at 06:10 PM by mojoey
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Posted 03-08-2013 at 12:43 PM by Proximus
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A rant.
Looks like you are really not alone complaining about Origin:
http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Art...words=sim+city
Over 1000 negative reviews with very detailled text to explain, why Origin is responsible that they can't even play that game. In German law, it would be a reason to demand the money back from EA, because the claimed product was not delivered.
A PR disaster.Posted 03-08-2013 at 12:21 PM by Urwumpe
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A rant.
If I buy games, I buy them for my Xbox 360. The last game I bought was Borderlands 2. The last game that I've bought for my PC was... FSX.
I don't have much time for gaming, and the time that I have will go in Orbiter: planning missions, preparing for launches etc.
I used to game a lot (I had a couple of surgeries a couple of years ago, so there was plenty of time for that), but I have college now, a girlfriend, work.. just not enough time to spend on gaming. Besides that, I don't really enjoy it anymore as I did in the past.Posted 03-07-2013 at 10:37 AM by IronRain
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Part 1: "You're Hired"
"They informed me that it had to be double checked because it was so clean: No credit reports, no criminal record, no traffic violations"
A world where that isn't the normal state, I just died a little inside...
Anyway, congratulations on your employment and lots of fun,money and whatever else you'd expect.Posted 03-06-2013 at 11:41 PM by MattBaker
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A rant.
You're correct Scav, there IS DRM on consoles. Hell, Far Cry 3 has a 'user code' wherein if you didnt buy a code, or a new copy of the game, you can't play multiplayer.Posted 03-06-2013 at 07:00 PM by mojoey
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A rant.
And that's just the thing -- Maxis (and Origin, to a great extent) used to mean something. That was an unintentional shocker right there.Posted 03-06-2013 at 04:07 PM by Scav
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A rant.
The only really bad thing: Because EA bought Maxis, the new Simcity will also be ruined with Origin. Well, to quote a Hungerian:
I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
This one will get especially important because: Games that require me to be online for playing them are completely non-sense if you are using them in places where you have no internet. I could invest into a mobile data stick, but that would be expensive and quickly drained.Posted 03-06-2013 at 07:54 AM by Urwumpe
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A rant.
Heh. Yeah. DRM used to be an acronym in my lexicon: "Doesn't Really Matter."
I guess the biggest thing I've taken away from this whole thing -- and it really did start right at the installation process -- was how utterly ridiculous the whole affair was. I mean, no explanation or rhyme or reason was given for the necessity of the bloatware, and the fact said bloatware ended up being absolutely required (without ever being glossed over, and in fact outrightly denied) was just too much for me.
At this point, I'm more disappointed than anything, really. I could have spent good money on the entire Sims 3 franchise had this worked out (that should answer your question, Aeadar). It didn't, and I'm all kinds of 'ugh' on the whole thing; I don't even know where to begin.
I suppose the next step is DRM on console games -- and I've heard they're already well on their way to achieving that dream. Imagine if your console gets busted, or (heaven forbid) you mouth off to the wrong person on a social forum -- that $60-70 you just spent is effectively spent for no reason and you've just bricked your game.
Seriously. It's a game.
Posted 03-06-2013 at 04:06 AM by Scav
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A rant.
The last game I paid for was Borderlands. I might get Borderlands 2, my daughter plays it and she wants us to team up on some things (I'm the sniper type, while she more rough-and-tumble).Posted 03-06-2013 at 02:53 AM by PhantomCruiser
