• Re: A much needed documentary on Syndicate

    From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Thu Sep 18 12:24:36 2025
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    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 19:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:04 this Sunday (GMT):

    Stop killing games? STOP STEALING THEM FROM OUR ACCOUNTS, EA!

    It's EA, I'm not surprised they're being anticonsumer again. Really
    hoping SKG is successful.

    Update:

    Anyway, after about a month, the games reappeared on EA App/Origin/whatever-it-is-called. No notice from customer service, no apologies, just one day the games aren't there, and the next they are.

    Honestly, I wasn't too upset by the lack since most of the game's I
    either wasn't going to play again (Plants vs Zombies), or had on
    different platforms/formats (like Syndicate). But some of the missing
    games _were_ interesting to me (the Jedi Survivor games, for
    instance). Either way, though, stealing games from paying customers
    --whether intentionally or because of a technical issue-- isn't cool.

    But it probably is going to become more and more common in the future.




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  • From candycanearter07@candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Sat Sep 20 20:30:08 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 16:24 this Thursday (GMT):
    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 19:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:04 this Sunday (GMT):

    Stop killing games? STOP STEALING THEM FROM OUR ACCOUNTS, EA!

    It's EA, I'm not surprised they're being anticonsumer again. Really
    hoping SKG is successful.

    Update:

    Anyway, after about a month, the games reappeared on EA App/Origin/whatever-it-is-called. No notice from customer service, no apologies, just one day the games aren't there, and the next they are.

    Honestly, I wasn't too upset by the lack since most of the game's I
    either wasn't going to play again (Plants vs Zombies), or had on
    different platforms/formats (like Syndicate). But some of the missing
    games _were_ interesting to me (the Jedi Survivor games, for
    instance). Either way, though, stealing games from paying customers
    --whether intentionally or because of a technical issue-- isn't cool.

    But it probably is going to become more and more common in the future.


    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Sun Sep 21 10:02:57 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)


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  • From Justisaur@justisaur@yahoo.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Sep 22 08:35:55 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"
    --
    -Justisaur

    ø-ø
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    ¶¬'\( ,_.-'
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Sep 22 11:43:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"

    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that
    when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I
    just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then
    maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing,
    right? ;-) https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Sep 22 09:03:23 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On 9/22/2025 8:43 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"

    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that
    when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I
    just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then
    maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?

    REAL virtual reality.
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    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.
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  • From Xocyll@Xocyll@gmx.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Tue Sep 23 10:06:26 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
    the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"

    ... but the Bill is Nighy.

    Xocyll
    --
    I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
    a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
    Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
    FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
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  • From candycanearter07@candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Wed Sep 24 18:40:03 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:43 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"

    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that
    when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I
    just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then
    maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing,
    right? ;-) https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


    Can't believe theres another big movement around the world ending.
    It's starting to get a bit ridiculous..
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Wed Sep 24 13:13:47 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On 9/24/2025 11:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:43 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they
    didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty
    sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh"

    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that
    when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I
    just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then
    maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing,
    right? ;-)
    https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


    Can't believe theres another big movement around the world ending.
    It's starting to get a bit ridiculous..

    There is ALWAYS some movement about the world ending.
    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Thu Sep 25 10:37:53 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:13:47 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 9/24/2025 11:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:43 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they >>>>>> didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty >>>>> sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh" >>>
    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that
    when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I
    just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then
    maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing,
    right? ;-)
    https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


    Can't believe theres another big movement around the world ending.
    It's starting to get a bit ridiculous..

    There is ALWAYS some movement about the world ending.

    Often promulgated by the same groups, who take no shame in predicting
    the next End Of The World after the previous one fails to appear. "The
    world will end on May 2nd." "Ooops, our calculations were wrong. It
    will end on May 12th." "Ooops, sorry, I guess, um... maybe June 3rd?"

    And the believers keep believing despite all the evidence to the
    contrary.

    But I guess it's easier to hope for the end of the world than deal
    with your own problems.

    Also, the world will end on the May 2nd.


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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Thu Sep 25 08:35:57 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On 9/25/2025 7:37 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:13:47 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 9/24/2025 11:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:43 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they >>>>>>> didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty >>>>>> sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh" >>>>
    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that >>>> when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I >>>> just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then >>>> maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing,
    right? ;-)
    https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


    Can't believe theres another big movement around the world ending.
    It's starting to get a bit ridiculous..

    There is ALWAYS some movement about the world ending.

    Often promulgated by the same groups, who take no shame in predicting
    the next End Of The World after the previous one fails to appear. "The
    world will end on May 2nd." "Ooops, our calculations were wrong. It
    will end on May 12th." "Ooops, sorry, I guess, um... maybe June 3rd?"

    And the believers keep believing despite all the evidence to the
    contrary.

    But I guess it's easier to hope for the end of the world than deal
    with your own problems.

    Also, the world will end on the May 2nd.

    Which year?
    --
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    dirty old man.
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  • From candycanearter07@candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Fri Sep 26 16:30:03 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 15:35 this Thursday (GMT):
    On 9/25/2025 7:37 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:13:47 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 9/24/2025 11:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:43 this Monday (GMT):
    On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:35:55 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 9/21/2025 7:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:30:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
    <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

    I'm personally glad that the initiate had some effect, even if they >>>>>>>> didn't announce it or try to bring any attention to it.

    Me too!

    The alternative would be that The Number goes _down_, and I'm pretty >>>>>>> sure that heralds the End-Times. ;-)

    As people have been saying since the beginning times, "The End is Nigh" >>>>>
    Apparently a number of American Evangelicals think the Rapture will
    happen this week!*

    Although who believes in such a ridiculous made-up mythology like that >>>>> when you have the factual Truth of The Number to believe in instead, I >>>>> just don't know. ;-)

    But who knows... if Epic doesn't give us a free game on Thursday, then >>>>> maybe it *is* the end of the world!

    I wonder what video-game platform (PC, XBox, whatever) they use in
    Heaven?




    * or, at least, its trending on social media. That's the same thing, >>>>> right? ;-)
    https://www.statesman.com/news/article/rapture-bible-why-christians-23-tomorrow-pastor-21060773.php


    Can't believe theres another big movement around the world ending.
    It's starting to get a bit ridiculous..

    There is ALWAYS some movement about the world ending.

    Often promulgated by the same groups, who take no shame in predicting
    the next End Of The World after the previous one fails to appear. "The
    world will end on May 2nd." "Ooops, our calculations were wrong. It
    will end on May 12th." "Ooops, sorry, I guess, um... maybe June 3rd?"

    And the believers keep believing despite all the evidence to the
    contrary.

    But I guess it's easier to hope for the end of the world than deal
    with your own problems.

    Also, the world will end on the May 2nd.

    Which year?


    And there's where the trick is, if you don't specify you have a 1/365
    chance to eventually be right ;)
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