: Civilization 4 won't run on my under-spec system -- let's sue!
So it's not a typical subject for![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif)
fandom_wank</lj>, but I think it fits.
The newest version of the Civilization series of PC games, Civ IV, has just been released, and, shockhorror, it's not bug-free. Predictably, this has outragedthe easily outraged the loyal fanbase.
So MrManganese decides that what is needed is a class action lawsuit.
It was a mildly amusing "righteous crusader versus the ass-kissing fanboys" thread for about the first page, but what put it over the top for me was the OP's comment from page 2:
"Those of you who think [this lawsuit is] silly might also have laughed at the Civil rights movement. You probably think Rosa Parks could have found a better way to get a front seat on a bus, or should have just learned to live with her low position in society.".
Yes folks, comparing one's fandom disappointments to the plight of black people is not just for Harmonians anymore!
Best response in the first couple of pages is from Defenestrator, who wants to sue Civ IV's manufacturer for his paper cut.
(The forums have a once-per-24-hours takeover ad upon first entering, but once in, it should be pop-up free.)
So it's not a typical subject for
fandom_wank</lj>, but I think it fits.The newest version of the Civilization series of PC games, Civ IV, has just been released, and, shockhorror, it's not bug-free. Predictably, this has outraged
So MrManganese decides that what is needed is a class action lawsuit.
It was a mildly amusing "righteous crusader versus the ass-kissing fanboys" thread for about the first page, but what put it over the top for me was the OP's comment from page 2:
"Those of you who think [this lawsuit is] silly might also have laughed at the Civil rights movement. You probably think Rosa Parks could have found a better way to get a front seat on a bus, or should have just learned to live with her low position in society.".
Yes folks, comparing one's fandom disappointments to the plight of black people is not just for Harmonians anymore!
Best response in the first couple of pages is from Defenestrator, who wants to sue Civ IV's manufacturer for his paper cut.
(The forums have a once-per-24-hours takeover ad upon first entering, but once in, it should be pop-up free.)