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Post by Dr. Waldorf X on Dec 27, 2011 15:46:36 GMT -5
penny-arcade.com/resources/just-wow1.htmlkotaku.com/5871235/controller-company-berates-customers-penny-arcade-bring-popcornSo this moron decided that, instead of giving actual answers and good customer service, he'd instead send worthless non-answers and personal insults to a customer, then, after claiming he will be PAX East, Mike Krahulik got in on it and proceeded to get the same kind of insults. I'm not sure if my favorite part is the fact that this guy used practically every internet tough guy strategy or when he realized that he WAS talking to one of the creators of Penny Arcade and briefly tried to backpedal until Krahulik flat out told him that he will never be at PAX. Of note is also the Twitter situation caused by this. @oceanmarketting [sic] changed its name to @oceanstratagy [sic] to avoid the backlash, which didn't work since all they did was change the account's name. Since @oceanmarketting was open, someone else remade the account and is currently using it to do two things: Make fun of the idiot who caused all this and promote indie games and gaming charities. Scott Lowe, executive editor of IGN, has stated on his Twitter that he has met this guy once and he presented himself in an unprofessional manner, then asked that Ocean Marketing stop claiming to have IGN as a supporter. Epic Games pointed out on their official Twitter that the only companies they work with for official Gears of War controllers is Microsoft and Mad Catz.
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Post by shykid on Dec 27, 2011 16:03:08 GMT -5
I was going to post the MJ eating popcorn gif, but it's apparently already in the article.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 27, 2011 16:07:19 GMT -5
Posted this in the IRC and I've been watching it on twitter. This guy is a moron. He says he's a big name but I never heard of him until he fucked up.
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Post by shykid on Dec 27, 2011 16:10:29 GMT -5
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 27, 2011 16:15:10 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Waldorf X on Dec 27, 2011 18:24:01 GMT -5
penny-arcade.com/2011/12/26/an-update1And we've got an update. A few things, though. I agree that he doesn't seem sorry, just sorry that he got caught. I also agree that he deserves no sympathy. I don't, however, agree with the reason he doesn't deserve sympathy. Yeah, he fucked with someone bigger than him and probably had it coming, but I think he fails in the sympathetic department when his entire fucking website is plagiarized from other people and tells a customer that he will be refused service and his product will be sold on e-Bay. Now, I'm just waiting for the press release from the actual creator of the Avenger controller. EDIT: As a humorous aside, when @oceanmarketting was switched to @oceanstratagy, the correctly spelled @oceanstrategy was available. Someone has made @oceanstrategy to mock @oceanstratagy.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 27, 2011 18:43:50 GMT -5
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Post by shykid on Dec 27, 2011 18:45:49 GMT -5
How will he pay for his manorexia now?
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Post by Dr. Waldorf X on Dec 27, 2011 19:58:12 GMT -5
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 28, 2011 1:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by The_L on Dec 28, 2011 12:33:08 GMT -5
penny-arcade.com/2011/12/26/an-update1And we've got an update. A few things, though. I agree that he doesn't seem sorry, just sorry that he got caught. I also agree that he deserves no sympathy. I don't, however, agree with the reason he doesn't deserve sympathy. Yeah, he fucked with someone bigger than him and probably had it coming, but I think he fails in the sympathetic department when his entire fucking website is plagiarized from other people and tells a customer that he will be refused service and his product will be sold on e-Bay. Now, I'm just waiting for the press release from the actual creator of the Avenger controller. EDIT: As a humorous aside, when @oceanmarketting was switched to @oceanstratagy, the correctly spelled @oceanstrategy was available. Someone has made @oceanstrategy to mock @oceanstratagy. So, among other forms of idiocy, they also can spell neither "marketing" nor "strategy?" *applauds* It takes a lot of effort to fail that hard.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 28, 2011 20:25:09 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Waldorf X on Dec 28, 2011 23:59:24 GMT -5
Saw that on Kotaku. His response is a blatant attempt to push the blame on the customer and Krahulik.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Dec 30, 2011 13:00:17 GMT -5
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Post by askold on Dec 30, 2011 14:20:20 GMT -5
Wow... Well, I doubt he will be getting any more clients after this stunt but what are the chances of him going to jail for this? I mean this is extortion after all and he has caused a lot of bad publicity for his client (and USA is the promised land of lawyers...)
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