Artful Dodger Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Got there around 11:50pm... Got out at 1:10 ! Till was messed up couldn't generate codes for the Free 800Msps.. Awful experience stood in a massive Queue full of sweaty nerds. Definatley pre-ordering my next game online.. Oh, & the game fucking rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie126 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 yeh same thing happened to me at GAME something was wrong with all the tills so they didn't give me the 800 points they did however give me back £6.99 on my credit card... so slow though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBuzz7S Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 No one told you to wait in line for the MS Points. You chose to, yet you still complain. Beggar and a chooser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Andy Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yeah Same here, They could accept my £350 gift card, eventually they could but couldnt give out the points.. I've got to go back today for them. Also I bought the limited edition guide and the normal, reckon they'd let me return the normal guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Woopan Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Awful experience stood in a massive Queue full of sweaty nerds. I'm sure they're on forums typing the exact same thing about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful Dodger Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 No one told you to wait in line for the MS Points. You chose to, yet you still complain. Beggar and a chooser. I didn't ask for the Msp's, They code is printed on the receipt so i had to wait regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriis21 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 The reason it took so long for the tills, was because loads of Game and Gamestation stores were doing the same offer, and that's why it took so long when there's like 4-500 stores doing the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yep. Luckily I was one of the first 10 people to get served (and I was still there until 12:30). I'd have hated to be at the back of the queue. I think the first 2 people got their microsoft points, before the tills crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkx3no Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 What the hell is a till Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty1 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 That's just insane. I figured there was going to be headaches. I dodged a major bullet then cause I pre preorder. Gonna be at my doorstep when I get home. I was tempted but I mean its just a game...not to mention I had work today lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonizer_andy Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 to the guy making the comment about being stood in a que of nerds..... your at a shop at midnight waiting for a game....... wat isnt nerdish about that lolololol, i on the other hand strolled into asda this morning picked up my copy, am sat at work and will play the game when i get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the emcee Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 That's the price of impatience, I bet half the people queuing at midnight were so knackered when they got home they fell asleep at the title screen! Then woke up later than usual, waste of time but it's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natz Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I went to give my friend discount and bought it myself there was nothing wrong with our tills got the 800ms points was bad that there were only 2 people working for the amount of people waiting in line though especially as there were more staff there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I went to the midnight release because I've never been to a midnight release before and it's put me off them forever hahahha.. I had the same problem with my local gamestation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adz5000 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 The problem was that 700+ Stores (~3,000 Tills) were all tring to get 800MSP codes from the server as they no longer use the cards they use their server to generate fresh codes from MS. So, there were about 3,000 tills all trying to get UNIQUE codes at the same time. This fried the server and fucked it all up. I was in GAME from 11:40pm till 00:40am (number 27 in queue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Finn Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 You should try WORKING through that shit. Was the least fun launch I've ever fucking done. Shame, because I was so fucking pumped before hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNUCKS x360a Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 What the hell is a till Till = Cash Register in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorsemanOfWar16 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Got there around 11:50pm... Got out at 1:10 ! Till was messed up couldn't generate codes for the Free 800Msps.. Awful experience stood in a massive Queue full of sweaty nerds. Definatley pre-ordering my next game online.. Oh, & the game fucking rocks! Exactly the same, went to gamesattion - ques was fucking long, not moving watsoeva!! - was in there over an hour!! mental! - and yea loads of fat sweaty nerds ! - i just wanted my game - get in, get out kinda mentalitly ! wernt meant to be! lol - Only reason i had to go was casue i got the EPIC editon! - think ima order all of my games online from now on. - cheaper/ gets to you eralyer aswell! BUT YE THE GAME FUCKING ROCKS! BRAVO EPIC!! - too bad you had to reveal yourself at the end as scanky wankers, but watever! the games great! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardyboo Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Any one that queue's for a game and cant wait until the next morning needs their head examined. More proof that we live in want society than a 'need' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnorm Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Till was messed up couldn't generate codes for the Free 800Msps.. Awful experience stood in a massive Queue full of sweaty nerds. Hold on, so you went out at Midnight to get a video game yet you bash the others that did the same as you....what a dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Star Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 It was an issue with every GAME and Gamestation as far as I am aware, be lucky you got out at 1:10, we were still serving at 2:45pm I enjoyed working the launch but the hassle and attitude of some of the people we served atleast was not worth it in my opinion, coulda done with the nights sleep instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphyder Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 lol, in a queue for a game and complaining about the length of the queue AND about being surrounded by sweaty nerds... I'm never doing a midnight launch again, cheaper online AND you get it early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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