(19:57:08)<arabian_horse_boss>hi synGuest591
(19:57:25)<synGuest591>hello
(19:57:34)<synGuest591>Can anyone help me with something?
(19:58:07)<arabian_horse_boss>i guess not
(20:00:01)<dan>Hello?
(20:00:02)<arabian_horse_boss>hello dan
(20:00:21)<dan>Hi do you work for stellar stone?
(20:00:31)<arabian_horse_boss>stellar stone has gone out of business
(20:00:35)<arabian_horse_boss>we are just loyal fans
(20:00:36)<dan>Oh
(20:00:38)<arabian_horse_boss>keeping the dream alive
(20:00:42)<dan>Who are you?
(20:00:54)<arabian_horse_boss>ahb
(20:01:09)<dan>Why are you on the support chat?
(20:01:47)<arabian_horse_boss>the support chat is run by the fans of stellar stone
(20:01:51)<dan>Well anyway could you help me with something?
(20:01:57)<arabian_horse_boss>i'll try
(20:02:24)<dan>I have a game "Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing"
(20:02:29)<dan>It does not work
(20:02:39)<arabian_horse_boss>what happens when you try to load it
(20:02:56)<dan>Well when I say "it does not work" I do not mean that it does not run
(20:03:14)<arabian_horse_boss>how so
(20:03:15)<dan>It runs perfectly but it seems that there is no clipping in the entire game
(20:03:43)<dan>As in I do not go over bridges or crash ever
(20:04:01)<arabian_horse_boss>that's how the game was made
(20:04:09)<arabian_horse_boss>it's called over the road racing
(20:04:14)<arabian_horse_boss>as in you have gone beyond roads
(20:04:15)<dan>.........Why would anyone make a game like that?
(20:04:40)<arabian_horse_boss>sorry about that
(20:04:47)<arabian_horse_boss>think of the game as taking place in the year 2015
(20:04:53)<arabian_horse_boss>where they don't need roads
(20:05:25)<synGuest304>Well why do they put bridges in if they dont work? I am sorry this is very confusing
(20:05:40)<arabian_horse_boss>well other people need to get around too
(20:05:45)<synGuest304>?
(20:05:54)<arabian_horse_boss>the other people
(20:05:56)<arabian_horse_boss>in the buildings
(20:06:11)<arabian_horse_boss>2015 is not the distant future
(20:06:19)<arabian_horse_boss>not everyone has upgraded to super rigs yet
(20:06:33)<synGuest304>Also the truck seems to go crazy when ever I try to drive it
(20:06:45)<arabian_horse_boss>like how
(20:07:19)<synGuest304>It can go in reverse at an infinite speed and climbs over mountains into out of the map. Also the brake lights seem to float behind the truck is this normal?
(20:07:57)<arabian_horse_boss>like i said, the game was made like that
(20:08:09)<synGuest304>Also the other truck driver does not race
(20:08:10)<arabian_horse_boss>video games don't have to be realistic you know
(20:08:29)<arabian_horse_boss>if you want to drive a truck realistically, you can apply for various trucking companies after some educational courses
(20:08:32)<synGuest304>Yes but usually there is a way to lose
(20:08:50)<arabian_horse_boss>do you want to lose?
(20:08:58)<arabian_horse_boss>the point of a video game is to win yes
(20:08:59)<synGuest304>I am not at all trying to insult your games but I am just curious if this is normal?
(20:09:11)<arabian_horse_boss>it's definitely not typical in other video games
(20:09:18)<arabian_horse_boss>which is why we value stellar stone's hard work
(20:09:19)<synGuest304>Yes but the point is also to have some competition no?
(20:09:35)<arabian_horse_boss>think of stellar stone as breaking new ground
(20:09:40)<arabian_horse_boss>this was made in 2003
(20:09:47)<arabian_horse_boss>you can say it pretty much started casual gaming
(20:09:58)<synGuest304>I can play poker with myself for years and never lose but it won't ever be entertaining
(20:10:03)<synGuest304>is there a patch to fix it
(20:10:20)<arabian_horse_boss>there is a patch but it doesn't fix anything
(20:10:31)<arabian_horse_boss>rather it makes it worse because it alters the YOU'RE WINNER ! screen
(20:10:32)<synGuest304>So all of this was intentional?
(20:10:33)<arabian_horse_boss>to YOU WIN!
(20:10:36)<arabian_horse_boss>yes
(20:10:51)<arabian_horse_boss>stellar stone has a more accessible release as well
(20:10:51)<synGuest304>Were they not finished with the game?
(20:10:53)<arabian_horse_boss>but it is harder to find
(20:11:01)<arabian_horse_boss>Midnight Race Club: Supercharged!
(20:11:10)<arabian_horse_boss>it's like big rigs but with bikes and that realism that you value so much
(20:11:36)<synGuest304>Well why would they sell a game that says it offers racing and police pursuit if none of that exists?
(20:11:51)<arabian_horse_boss>well the game had to sell somehow
(20:12:03)<arabian_horse_boss>big rigs does not appeal to the mainstream market
(20:12:03)<synGuest304>But that is false advertisement
(20:12:09)<arabian_horse_boss>not quite
(20:12:14)<synGuest304>yes quite
(20:12:15)<arabian_horse_boss>think of the other rig as a policeman
(20:12:23)<arabian_horse_boss>you are not breaking the law
(20:12:28)<arabian_horse_boss>so he does not chase after you
(20:12:34)<synGuest304>but it does not chase you in fact it does not do anything at all
(20:12:46)<arabian_horse_boss>it's watching for speeders
(20:12:59)<synGuest304>Then why would they put it in there if there is no way to break the law
(20:13:10)<arabian_horse_boss>other people break laws all the time
(20:13:15)<arabian_horse_boss>haven't i told you before about other people
(20:13:19)<arabian_horse_boss>and how they need bridges
(20:13:21)<synGuest304>But there are no other people in the game
(20:13:30)<arabian_horse_boss>because it's nighttime in most courses
(20:13:37)<synGuest304>Well why would the police be in big-rigs?
(20:13:49)<arabian_horse_boss>because they advertise police on the back of the box
(20:14:00)<arabian_horse_boss>you can't flase advertise!
(20:14:04)<synGuest304>I don't understand
(20:14:06)<arabian_horse_boss>false rather
(20:14:35)<arabian_horse_boss>it is a hard to swallow game for those brought up on mindless games of today
(20:14:36)<synGuest304>Well anyway if there is no update for this or a way to fix it is there a way I can get my money back?
(20:14:39)<arabian_horse_boss>that require no imagination
(20:14:44)<arabian_horse_boss>but you will come to appreciate it in good time
(20:14:47)<arabian_horse_boss>will that be all?
(20:14:52)<arabian_horse_boss>oh
(20:14:55)<arabian_horse_boss>about that
(20:14:58)<arabian_horse_boss>you didn't pay for it
(20:14:59)<synGuest304>...
(20:15:26)<chef_tony>hello
(20:15:30)<synGuest640>Why did you boot me?
(20:15:35)<arabian_horse_boss>it wasn't me
(20:15:40)<chef_tony>ask stellarstone
(20:15:42)<arabian_horse_boss>but stellarstone, the resident bot
(20:15:53)<synGuest640>Well why did he boot me

(20:15:59)<arabian_horse_boss>you said ...
(20:16:27)<synGuest640>any way I did pay for this game
(20:16:32)<arabian_horse_boss>you did not
(20:16:41)<arabian_horse_boss>come on let's be honest here
(20:16:42)<chef_tony>where did you buy it
(20:16:45)<synGuest640>Sir I am fairly sure I did
(20:16:46)<arabian_horse_boss>i don't mind if you didn't buy it
(20:16:49)<arabian_horse_boss>the money doesn't go to me
(20:16:52)<synGuest640>Cost-co
(20:17:00)<synGuest640>In the used bargain bin
(20:17:08)<arabian_horse_boss>that's silly
(20:17:09)<synGuest640>well not used but old
(20:17:15)<arabian_horse_boss>nobody would ever want to return big rigs
(20:17:17)<arabian_horse_boss>oh i see
(20:17:30)<synGuest640>I assure you I payed good money for this game and it clearly does not work
(20:17:38)<arabian_horse_boss>you didn't pay good money at all
(20:17:46)<arabian_horse_boss>you probably paid not very much money
(20:17:47)<synGuest640>Please enlighten me
(20:17:52)<arabian_horse_boss>when the game is in fact worth 6000 dollars
(20:17:53)<arabian_horse_boss>new
(20:17:59)<synGuest640>oh really?
(20:18:05)<arabian_horse_boss>yes
(20:18:11)<synGuest640>According to whom?
(20:18:14)<arabian_horse_boss>it's hard to find a physical copy these days
(20:18:20)<arabian_horse_boss>ebay auctions
(20:18:47)<synGuest640>Oh well when I am finished I will be sure to look that up but at the moment I would just like a refund
(20:18:58)<arabian_horse_boss>like i said, this chat is run by the fans
(20:19:04)<arabian_horse_boss>we can't do anything
(20:19:29)<synGuest640>Well where are the makers of this disc with information on it?
(20:19:37)<arabian_horse_boss>probably in eastern europe
(20:19:56)<synGuest640>Well that's great can you give me their information?
(20:19:58)<arabian_horse_boss>we have been able to contact sergey titov, head programmer
(20:20:22)<arabian_horse_boss>we had a short q&a with him but we've never seen him since that day
(20:20:31)<arabian_horse_boss>you can ask ej the administrator where he got a hold of him
(20:20:50)<synGuest640>Where can I find him?
(20:20:57)<arabian_horse_boss>but that won't do much because he can't refund your money either
(20:21:21)<synGuest640>Is he adolfHipster?
(20:21:29)<arabian_horse_boss>no he is ej
(20:21:38)<arabian_horse_boss>and he won't be on for the rest of the day
(20:21:39)<synGuest640>What is his screen name?
(20:21:43)<arabian_horse_boss>ej
(20:21:51)<arabian_horse_boss>just leave him a private message at yourewinner.com
(20:23:33)<synGuest640>This is ridiculous you are obviously aware that this game does not work how can you be an advocate?
(20:23:58)<arabian_horse_boss>the game does indeed work
(20:24:12)<arabian_horse_boss>it doesn't follow the conventional rules of game development
(20:24:15)<arabian_horse_boss>does this scare you?
(20:24:23)<arabian_horse_boss>i can understand why people would not like this game
(20:25:46)<synGuest640>No the fact that scares me is that anyone could market this project in such early development as a game when a game is a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules
(20:26:16)<arabian_horse_boss>huh
(20:26:40)<arabian_horse_boss>since when is that a game?
(20:27:02)<arabian_horse_boss>video games are an artform and there are no rules for art
(20:27:06)<synGuest640>It scares me that you anyone could market this as a game at all when a game is defined as a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules,
(20:27:09)<synGuest640>why
(20:27:40)<arabian_horse_boss>thank you for repeating an archaic definittion for a game
(20:27:45)<arabian_horse_boss>this is the 21st century you know
(20:27:50)<arabian_horse_boss>games have elevated into an art form

after that he quit

 

fetch yeah, ahab

Sure showed that guy.

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