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Penny-Arcade: "Marketers of the Avenger Controller are thieves and liars".
- Thread starter SpeedingUptoStop
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give him a dictionary
Don't you see?
The marketting dude is the actual maker of the controller. With the financial backing of the Mayor of Boston, he's a one man operation.
adamsappel
Member
I tried out the Avenger at PAX East. It seemed a little needlessly complicated, at least for an able-handed gamer. I did like the straps underneath which shortened the throw needed to use the triggers.
This debacle reminds me of a situation with the Triton Labs Afterburner. Remember that install-it-yourself internal light for the Game Boy Advance? Also a small start-up invention, and let's take a moment to thank that guy for indirectly prodding Nintendo to make the GBA SP. I was a moderator at the official forums, and a poster there offered an installation service. Many people sent him their GBAs and money. While he initially did a nice dust-free job on them, he advertised his service everywhere and the orders quickly backed up. People started to complain and he adopted the same apologetic/belligerent attitude. Legal action threatened, Internet detective work, actual police got involved. It turns out that during all this, there was a personal family tragedy (newborn baby SIDS), and he essentially disappeared, so I'm not sure of the final results. Triton Labs shut down the Afterburner after the SP came out and became a music production site.
This debacle reminds me of a situation with the Triton Labs Afterburner. Remember that install-it-yourself internal light for the Game Boy Advance? Also a small start-up invention, and let's take a moment to thank that guy for indirectly prodding Nintendo to make the GBA SP. I was a moderator at the official forums, and a poster there offered an installation service. Many people sent him their GBAs and money. While he initially did a nice dust-free job on them, he advertised his service everywhere and the orders quickly backed up. People started to complain and he adopted the same apologetic/belligerent attitude. Legal action threatened, Internet detective work, actual police got involved. It turns out that during all this, there was a personal family tragedy (newborn baby SIDS), and he essentially disappeared, so I'm not sure of the final results. Triton Labs shut down the Afterburner after the SP came out and became a music production site.
I'm less than a mile away.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
eBay said:
That explains a lot. Also, his one negative feedback which was added yesterday:
The Dutch Slayer
Member
EmCeeGramr
Member
On snap, you just got told.
planar1280
Banned
go out and protest with sign saying 'Ocuppy Ocean Marketting'
Mihos
Gold Member
Just wow... this isn't the fist time he has done this to a customer:
http://www.notgoodenough.org/viewtopic.php?p=329158
http://www.notgoodenough.org/viewtopic.php?p=329158
Neuromancer
Member
I looked it up on Google Street view, it's just an office building. Not much you can do unless you wanted to go knock on the door.
Oh wow. Has no one sicced 4chan or reddit on them?
The Dutch Slayer
Member
You could make an entire class in marketing about this day for the next 5 years.
[edit] @Lonestar use 2 T's
[edit] @Lonestar use 2 T's
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How had this not been posted here?
so he uses an iPad and still has typos. HOW?
Seriously considering youtubing a delivery...
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
I knew this would blow up overnight but "Marketting" to "Stratagy" was something I wasn't expecting.
ElRenoRaven
Member
OMG. Just took a look at the amazon ratings again. It's flying downward.
http://www.amazon.com/Avenger-Xbox-360-Adapter/dp/B0051JSJ44/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Square Triangle
Member
creating @oceancostomersurvice
Frankenstrat
Member
Buy a bunch of dictionaries, put them on his doorstep, ring the doorbell, and then run
Gary Whitta
Member
Go to LegoLand?
I literally joined Twitter just to follow you and the rest of the people watching this mess unfold. I am almost in tears this is so funny!
Neuromancer
Member
see? Twitter is fun
Sportbilly
Member
"Currently unavailable". I'm sure it was still for sale earlier today.
Of course =)
I'm really hoping all this attention really ends this guy. Few things I hate more than plagiarism.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CMZJL6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
90 1 star ratings. No 2, 3, 4 or 5 star ratings. Fantastic.
EDIT: Oh wait, 2 5 star ratings. THE TWO EMPLOYEES OF OCEAN MAYBE? Dun dun
90 1 star ratings. No 2, 3, 4 or 5 star ratings. Fantastic.
EDIT: Oh wait, 2 5 star ratings. THE TWO EMPLOYEES OF OCEAN MAYBE? Dun dun
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Have a good day, Dan.
My absolute worst customer service experience has been with, of all things I would have expected, Barnes and Noble. Maybe I should explain my situation to Penny Arcade, seems they make things happen. ;p
My absolute worst customer service experience has been with, of all things I would have expected, Barnes and Noble. Maybe I should explain my situation to Penny Arcade, seems they make things happen. ;p
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
and I was almost starting to feel sorry for the guy. And now it's gone.
Square Triangle
Member
I follow you now =) We can use this thread as a sub "I have a Twitter Account" to start getting this guy to trend worldwide
ElRenoRaven
Member
ROFLMAO. OMG If someone does this they have to film it and his reaction.
Those who learnt to wwebsite:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamers-Against-Ocean-Marketing/198782886877983
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamers-Against-Ocean-Marketing/198782886877983
WarMacheen
Member
Parallax Scroll
Banned
damn i got a lot of catching up to do
Gary Whitta
Member
Holy shit!
To put the whole customer relations thing into some sort of focus.
I ordered a new pc from a popular UK retailer (not saying the name, I don't want to look like I'm shilling). They built it for me and overclocked it. They pushed forward the date because I requested it, 2 weeks before Christmas. I didn't want hard drives or an o/s as I was supplying my own. They asked if I wanted the necessary cables thrown in, and routed (no charge of course). I said sure. They said they didn't have my graphics card of choice, but because I was desperate to get the rig before Christmas, they sourced it elsewhere, it was more expensive but they didn't pass that charge on to me.
They gave me a delivery date. On the day of delivery, they were sending me texts to my phone telling me what time I could expect the courier. It came bang on the time I was told it would, between 9am and 10am. No waiting in all day.
They followed it up a week later with an email wishing me a happy christmas, and asking was everything in working order.
That is how you dole out customer service, and they are now my go-to retailer of choice. I won't go anywhere else, even if its cheaper there.
I ordered a new pc from a popular UK retailer (not saying the name, I don't want to look like I'm shilling). They built it for me and overclocked it. They pushed forward the date because I requested it, 2 weeks before Christmas. I didn't want hard drives or an o/s as I was supplying my own. They asked if I wanted the necessary cables thrown in, and routed (no charge of course). I said sure. They said they didn't have my graphics card of choice, but because I was desperate to get the rig before Christmas, they sourced it elsewhere, it was more expensive but they didn't pass that charge on to me.
They gave me a delivery date. On the day of delivery, they were sending me texts to my phone telling me what time I could expect the courier. It came bang on the time I was told it would, between 9am and 10am. No waiting in all day.
They followed it up a week later with an email wishing me a happy christmas, and asking was everything in working order.
That is how you dole out customer service, and they are now my go-to retailer of choice. I won't go anywhere else, even if its cheaper there.
No thanks. The coolest thing there for an adult is the Lego version of the world, and it's all dirty because it's been left outside for years, and that's depressing.
Well, I'm not sure a site that is almost assuredly using a trademark without permission has much room to complain.
To say that Kotick wipes his ass with people like this would be an insult to his toilet paper. At age 27 Kotick owned a quarter share in Activision and was their CEO for 17 years, overseeing what could be argued to be the most successful company in the industry's history. This guy has a culinary degree and uses his company's official website to sell sports memorabilia on eBay.
It just keeps getting better and better as time goes on
Gianni Merryman
Member
Exactly.
I have done some customers support myself some years back and I must say I quite enjoyed it overall; sure, sometimes you have to deal with some real nuisances trying to give you a hard time, but if you're honest, straight and sympathetic, most of people do understand you're a reliable person who'll try to help them as much as possible and they will just be content with it.
In any case if your job involves PR you're supposed to communicate always in a professional flawless manner, no matter what, since you're paid for it.