Poll: If you buy something and you aren't entirely happy...
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I voted yes: in 2014 most of us have access to the mighty Internet and thousands of reviews at the click of a button. If you didn't do proper research on an item, I feel that you are partially to blame for your unhappiness. If you buy something blindly or before all of the evidence has been made public (ie pre-order) then you are taking a risk and if it doesn't pan out you are responsible because you decided to take the risk.
Fivel
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You've asked for a simple yes or no and I don't think it us that straightforward. For example if I do my research and am forewarned about certain issues and still buy the item, I shouldn't be unhappy if the issues crop up that I'm aware of.
BUT
if I want to buy something when it is first released based on all the hype etc expecting it to work as advertised then I wouldn't shoulder any of the blame.
I don't expect to carry any risk when I buy a product at full value, my purchase price should cover sufficient R&D etc to address this!
BUT
if I want to buy something when it is first released based on all the hype etc expecting it to work as advertised then I wouldn't shoulder any of the blame.
I don't expect to carry any risk when I buy a product at full value, my purchase price should cover sufficient R&D etc to address this!
Yep, I know it's not entirely that straightforward.
If you see an advertisement on TV promising something, let's use an infomercial as an example. Do you just take it at face value and buy the item because they said that's how it will work?
Or another example, Cell C claims to be the people's champion, fighting for low prices and they claim to have awesome signal coverage. Have you switched to then just because of their claims, or did you ask your friends / colleagues for their opinions and maybe searched for an article on MyBB comparing the different companies?
Fivel
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I agree that you should do your research before you buy as many active forum members do, but let's also spare a thought for those folk who buy something on good faith that it would work as advertised, they shouldn't be labelled negatively.
MetalSoup
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I'm going to say no. If I buy something, it means I already did my research on it, and from the information I had available I could only assume that it was worth my time or money. Anything that's wrong with it after that is purely because the product's marketing and/or reviews were misleading.
I agree, those guys are perhaps brave, but I feel that they take a risk upon themselves when they buy something in good faith and if that risk backfires hopefully they will be willing to acknowledge that it was a risk that they took.
Relying on a product's marketing is very dangerous in my opinion.
If the reviews were misleading, isn't it more a case of you not having read enough reviews, or not the correct reviews?
MetalSoup
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Quite. That being said, I don't think I can remember the last time I bought something that really let me down. Maybe some stale buns from checkers or something.
Quite. That being said, I don't think I can remember the last time I bought something that really let me down. Maybe some stale buns from checkers or something.
Yep, my next pole would be something like: Have you ever bought a game that you were so bummed out with that you wanted to refund it but couldn't? I personally can't think of anything that I've bought that I would have wanted to refund, but I am quite picky about what I buy.
MetalSoup
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Yeah, Max Payne 3. Reviews were good, game looked really good, lots of positive feedback, and it turned about to be lame cut scene after lame cut scene with minimal gameplay. Hardly ever get a chance to get used to the controls. I stopped playing after about an hour (of cut scenes)
Really? I quite liked MP3, but I never played 1 and 2 so that might have something to do with it as well. The cut-scenes were annoying for me as well but mostly because they were unskippable and sometimes placed just before a huge fight so you have to watch the same cutscene over and over and over
LOL, just heard this quote in that 70s show:
Kitty Forman: Well Red, everybody doesn't research every product before they buy it.
Red Forman: Well then they're dumb-asses!
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Grievous
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Really? I quite liked MP3, but I never played 1 and 2 so that might have something to do with it as well. The cut-scenes were annoying for me as well but mostly because they were unskippable and sometimes placed just before a huge fight so you have to watch the same cutscene over and over and over
LOL, just heard this quote in that 70s show:
Kitty Forman: Well Red, everybody doesn't research every product before they buy it.
Red Forman: Well then they're dumb-asses!
Agreed, I really enjoyed MP3, I liked the cut-scenes, the 1st time you watched it. But being unskippable and straight after a checkpoint could be a pain. The checkpoints should always be after a cut scene.
As regards to your question, I find it hard to think anyone could say no (In the way the question is wored). Saying yes doesn't mean there is no blame on the producer of the product, just that some of the blame is yours.
Yep, as do I, but the majority so far disagrees.
XbatousaiX
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I think this being a Ubisoft Pc title anyone that bought it at launch should of known what is coming there way but I do not condone such bad performance on the pc it should have been delayed.Ubisoft is is already saying that they are working hard on not delaying the pc version of the new assassins creed,which is a warning sigh that we could get a hot mess on the pc at the end of the year.
MetalSoup
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Funny, you're the first person in this thread that mentioned Ubisoft
Pretty sure the poll is about games in general.
The poll is generic and not specifically about Watch Dogs or Ubisoft.
James
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If we are talking about levels of satisfaction only (i.e. the product wasn't faulty in some way) then yes, the consumer is responsible for how they spend their money.
Hitman Absolution is a good example for me. The game was gorgeous, no bugs worth noting, but I didn't find the gameplay compelling and after a few hours got bored and haven't played it since. That's my fault for buying it before making sure it would be a game I'd thoroughly enjoy.
I've never regretted buying a Dota 2 cosmetic item though
Hitman Absolution is a good example for me. The game was gorgeous, no bugs worth noting, but I didn't find the gameplay compelling and after a few hours got bored and haven't played it since. That's my fault for buying it before making sure it would be a game I'd thoroughly enjoy.
I've never regretted buying a Dota 2 cosmetic item though
MetalSoup
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XbatousaiX
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Well we all know why this poll was created but I think some blame does lie with the consumer for buying something that they know is not gonna be rock solid at launch but I do miss the days of buying a game and it working and not needing a 10 gig day one patch.Funny, you're the first person in this thread that mentioned Ubisoft
Pretty sure the poll is about games in general.