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Old 07-30-2006, 01:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
Demondim
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CTD that costs peds!

Copied from my post on EF as it is really more relevant here.....

Tonight, I convinced 3 socm8s that it would be fun to goto cND for an event.

With about 15 minutes to go before the start of the event, we were in a bit of a hurry.

I only had 1 pilot online, and she was already at cND.
Thankfully, a pilot advertised in Twin Peaks that she had 4 seats available, and we were on our way.

With a little under 10 minutes to go, we reached the Fertiliser Room.
I purchased my ticket/registration.
3 seconds later I get a CTD.
No problem I thought, wait the mandatory 1 minute, then relog.
Upon login though, I was back in the Hangar on Calypso !!!
Other socm8s and pilot were all ok up at cND.
I relogged again, just in case it was a glitch.
It wasn't

My sincere thanx to "Foxy FoxyPilot Cuddlebottom" who returned to the planet with an empty ship to take me up for the second time in 20 minutes.
Consequently, I missed a whole 1/3 of the event (definately NOT happy about that!)
Of course, I paid my fare up again too.

I have created a Support Case (included below for completness) and will update a reply for anyone concerned. No idea when that'll be though, MA seem to be ignoring Support Cases atm.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dem wrote to Support
Case 86819 History
30 Jul 2006 irl name removed:
Dear Support,

I paid for a flight upto cND on 29-07-2006 at appoximately 18:40.
Upon arriving at cND, I proceeded to the Fertiliser Station and purchased a ticket/registrationn for a 1 hour event due to start at 19:00.
A couple of seconds later, I had a CTD (Crash To Desktop).
I waited one minute and logged back in.

Instead of still standing next to the Fertiliser Station on cND, I was back in the Spaceship Hanger on Treasure Island!
At this point there was 2 or 3 minutes left until the start of the event.
I relogged in case it was a glitch, but aparrently it wasn't, I was still on Trasure Island.

The spaceship pilot (Foxy FoxyPilot Cuddlebottom) returned to the planet at her own expense and I paid for a flight AGAIN to goto cND.

Not only did I have to pay twice to get to the Event, I also missed 20 minutes of the event, a full 1/3 of the total event time.

I would appreciate it if you could see your way to reimbursing my additional costs, and perhaps a portion of the event entry fee as I was unable to attend through no fault of my own.
And yes, I know your policy on refunds etc. but I feel this is an exceptional case.

I look forward to hearing your reply,

Sincerely,

irl name removed.
aka Demitri Dem Costas.
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