--- In mepbmlist@y..., "corsairs game 101" <corsairs101@h...> wrote:
>If you are so dissatisfied with the way Harley runs the game then
why
>do you play the game through them?
1) I'm not dissatisfied with how they run the game. I was VERY
dissatisfied
with the way automagic was implimented, and a price hike for those
that
didn't want to do their jobs for them. I will never use automagic.
I very much don't like the idea of a ranking system. The way it
was
presented as "open to debate", yet it was going to happen no matter
what
from day 1.
2) The only language I speak is English, and Harley is the only
company
running the game in English.
The Reason I ask is the only emails I see from you have been
complaining about them and the way they choose to do business.
The impression I get is that playing this game through them causes
you a lot of anger and frustration. If that is the truth, in my
opinion it wouldn't be worth playing just to be frustrated by
everything Harley does.
The price hike happened and using automagic did not provide a lower
cost. You should be happy, your complaint became null and void,
there was no Discount for easing their workload.
As far as ratings I have my doubts as to the usefullness of the
rating system, but blaming Harley for it is inaccurate IMO. Before
Harley took over the USA market there were players discussing how to
do a player ratings system. I might be wrong but Brad has worked on
ideas for Player Rating System for years. I personally think Clint
put the time and effort into coming up with a Rating system because
players expressed interest in it. I wonder if Clint has considered
Emailing all the players requesting them to reply with a simple "I
want a ratings system", "I don't want a ratings system", or "I don't
care either way."
If Harley were only interested in money they would not be in the play-
by-mail business. They have aprox. 700 players. When you look at
250 million+ Americans, and over 59 Million in UK that isn't much of
a market. I find it refreshing that the people running the games
play the games. With GS I got the impression that they just hired
temps to answer phones for the 1 hr a day (or was it week) they
answered the phone. If I asked a question they said "I don't know"
no matter what the question might be. Stuart being the exception,
but He would give the "Company Response" which under GSI was "We
Don't Care." And when GSI made changes to thier policy it was "Tough
we won't even read your complaint let alone consider it."
David Gray
