I know it's been rough, but you've handled it, giving your best shot at being fair to blind gamers and doing the right thing by us. I, for one, appreciate it. This way of dealing with an awful situation should be kept in mind by those who might order from you in the future. I hope it pays off. Thanks. --- Shepherds are the best beasts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma Alchemy Pre-order confusion
> Hi Tobias, > That is pretty much what happened. Here is the scoop on James North's > plans to refund orders as I know it. > Back in late 2005 and early 2006 James North was getting sick and tired > of being hounded about Monte and Raceway so he said he would refund > everyones orders, delete the games, unless someone else would take them > over and finish them. Either way he was baling out of the accessible > games business. > The nice guy that I am, perhaps too nice for my own good, decided to > take over these games, complete them, and release them under USA Games. > James was suppose to refund the customers since he no longer held > copyrights for the games, but never did. Instead he held onto the money > claming it was money owed to him to buy him out of the copyrights for > Monte and Raceway. I never argued with him, but decided I'd simply try > and give copies to the Alchemy pre-ordered customers rather than fight > with him over who had a right to the money gathered in pre-orders. > For my single act of good will for the accessible games comunity I got > my share of being cussed out, chewed out, called names I shall not > repete, threats of law suits, because I really was in no financial > position to give anyone their refunds which James North had the money > for. I certainly didn't deserve that sort of treatment, but that didn't > seam to matter to some of the people in our comunity. It took a titanic > act of will not to email each and everyone of them back and tell them to > bend over and where to put that pre-order money. Following that I could > tell them where they could go. However, because I no saying those things > wouldn't do anyone any good I tried to be civil with everyone of them > through that rough transition. all of them shut up after I released Beta > 1 and now they got their keys they are happy as clams. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
