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Daemon · Apr 03, 2005, 06:50 PM // 18:50

Well, apparently I am down for "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" so the only thing confusing is that it's a month away from release and nothing has been said about it...

Soiled Egg Roll · Apr 03, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Maybe it's a surprise that only EBgames knows about?

....Or not

Luggage · Apr 03, 2005, 09:00 PM // 21:00

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Originally Posted by Daemon

... so through all their incompetance, it was still put in their system by someone who had to know something about what they were doing to put it there. There must be something going on if it was in their computer...

What makes you think the one putting it in their computer is any less incompetent?

"OMG IT*S ON TEH INTARNET IT MUST BE TRUEEE!!!12"

*sorry for being a jerk*

Jaythen Tyradel · Apr 03, 2005, 10:29 PM // 22:29

I havent had much luck with my EB store either. I got the pre-order and the beta key with no problem, however, they keep telling me incorrect info.
That the largets praty you can have is two people.
You can play "every" weekend until the game comes out.
Limitations and problems are due to the fact that arenanet isnt charging a monthly fee.

IF Eb\Best Buy\ Gamestop people kept themselves informed on games as some posters here. People wouldnt have alot of these problems.

Lunarhound · Apr 03, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44

It does stink that EB employees tend to know so little about so many games, but it's understandable, really. I know a few of them IRL. They're always complaining about how customers expect them to know everything about every game that's coming out, and they do have a point. We may expect them to know these things because... well... they work at a game store, and tend to be game enthusiasts. But the fact is, they're not paid enough to be gurus and there's nothing in their job description that requires them to do all sorts of research on their own time concerning release dates, preorder packages, etc. for every single one of the hundreds of games that they sell. They're just clerks. Like any other gamers, they'll be full of information on the games that they like, but won't really know much about everything else. What they know is what they can look up in their computers, or what they're told to promote by corporate. If the information they're given isn't what it should be, it's really not their fault.

If I worked at a game store, I'd do the best I could to help customers with what I was given, but I definately wouldn't spend all of my own free time researching games that I had no interest in.

Shrapnel_Magnet · Apr 04, 2005, 04:25 AM // 04:25

I dunno EB Store guys that I've met have all been questionable, personally, lol. I don't expect a lot, either.

Hell, I was in one where ALL the people working (like 4) said that they liked the movie "Pitch Black"... I felt sick. I forget how it came up but I couldn't talk to them after, I just paid and left with my head down.

Apr 03, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44	#25
Lunarhound Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005	It does stink that EB employees tend to know so little about so many games, but it's understandable, really. I know a few of them IRL. They're always complaining about how customers expect them to know everything about every game that's coming out, and they do have a point. We may expect them to know these things because... well... they work at a game store, and tend to be game enthusiasts. But the fact is, they're not paid enough to be gurus and there's nothing in their job description that requires them to do all sorts of research on their own time concerning release dates, preorder packages, etc. for every single one of the hundreds of games that they sell. They're just clerks. Like any other gamers, they'll be full of information on the games that they like, but won't really know much about everything else. What they know is what they can look up in their computers, or what they're told to promote by corporate. If the information they're given isn't what it should be, it's really not their fault. If I worked at a game store, I'd do the best I could to help customers with what I was given, but I definately wouldn't spend all of my own free time researching games that I had no interest in. Last edited by Lunarhound; Apr 04, 2005 at 04:51 AM // 04:51..

Apr 04, 2005, 04:25 AM // 04:25	#26
Shrapnel_Magnet Pirate? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Guild: Idiot Savants Profession: R/	I dunno EB Store guys that I've met have all been questionable, personally, lol. I don't expect a lot, either. Hell, I was in one where ALL the people working (like 4) said that they liked the movie "Pitch Black"... I felt sick. I forget how it came up but I couldn't talk to them after, I just paid and left with my head down. __________________ Show Some Beta Love!

Apr 03, 2005, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#21
Daemon Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Profession: Mo/W	Well, apparently I am down for "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" so the only thing confusing is that it's a month away from release and nothing has been said about it...

Apr 03, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53	#22
Soiled Egg Roll Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ripon, Wisconsin Guild: IVEX Profession: Mo/	Maybe it's a surprise that only EBgames knows about? ....Or not

Apr 03, 2005, 10:29 PM // 22:29	#24
Jaythen Tyradel Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2005	I havent had much luck with my EB store either. I got the pre-order and the beta key with no problem, however, they keep telling me incorrect info. That the largets praty you can have is two people. You can play "every" weekend until the game comes out. Limitations and problems are due to the fact that arenanet isnt charging a monthly fee. IF Eb\Best Buy\ Gamestop people kept themselves informed on games as some posters here. People wouldnt have alot of these problems.