Kicked Off The Xbox Platform

[toobfreak]

Hey!!! I'm back in. Not sure what happened but it looks like I solved my own problem. I guess I'm not as dumb as I look.
Disregard the above. It looked like I was back in but was rejected again. I truly am as dumb as I look.

Hey, I'm no gamer, I've never owned nor played any of the stuff you mention, but my first thought was: why can't you simply open a new account on the XBox thing creating a new password in the process?

And if it relies on a passcode that came supplied with a given game, etc., surely they have a support room, or you can contact Microsoft with the problem? Or maybe call a gaming store or somewhere that sells Microsoft products and games and see what they say?

 

[SaxonJackson]

Hey, I'm no gamer, I've never owned nor played any of the stuff you mention, but my first thought was: why can't you simply open a new account on the XBox thing creating a new password in the process?

And if it relies on a passcode that came supplied with a given game, etc., surely they have a support room, or you can contact Microsoft with the problem? Or maybe call a gaming store or somewhere that sells Microsoft products and games and see what they say?

I did actually open a new account but I still lost hundreds of dollars worth of saved games; nearly 250,000 gamer score; and hundreds of dollars worth of spendable points (enough to buy lots of gift cards, etc.). That had me concerned that I could invest a bunch more money with a company that could end up screwing me again down the road. At this point, anger and pointed me in a new direction.

 

[toobfreak]

I did actually open a new account but I still lost hundreds of dollars worth of saved games; nearly 250,000 gamer score; and hundreds of dollars worth of spendable points (enough to buy lots of gift cards, etc.). That had me concerned that I could invest a bunch more money with a company that could end up screwing me again down the road. At this point, anger and pointed me in a new direction.

Well, those are legitimate complaints you have with the Microsoft Corporation deserving legal remedy. I would say Microsoft or whomever operates the game site owes you a solution saving all of that, otherwise, I might have to go talk to someone about some other way of getting satisfaction.

I mean, if this goes unresolved and the parent company remains oblivious to the problem, what is to say it just won't keep happening?

If it helps any, I own a pro desktop that in today's economy would probably cost $8000-$10,000 now to replace on the grounds of its eminent serviceability. First time I had a hardware issue (several years ago, it was my graphics card), the best Apple could do for me is suggest I take it to some third party service center that was a 4 hour drive each way.

Luckily, I persisted and found a guy just 30-40 minutes away who fixed the problem.

 

[SaxonJackson]

Well, those are legitimate complaints you have with the Microsoft Corporation deserving legal remedy. I would say Microsoft or whomever operates the game site owes you a solution saving all of that, otherwise, I might have to go talk to someone about some other way of getting satisfaction.

I mean, if this goes unresolved and the parent company remains oblivious to the problem, what is to say it just won't keep happening?

If it helps any, I own a pro desktop that in today's economy would probably cost $8000-$10,000 now to replace on the grounds of its eminent serviceability. First time I had a hardware issue (several years ago, it was my graphics card), the best Apple could do for me is suggest I take it to some third party service center that was a 4 hour drive each way.

Luckily, I persisted and found a guy just 30-40 minutes away who fixed the problem.

I'd fight it and there's no doubt that Microsoft/Xbox is in the wrong and owes me a lot of money but the "red tape" I'd have to go through to satisfy lady justice is more than I want to deal with. I've been ripped off many times in my but I generally cut my losses; learn a lesson; adjust my future choices; and move on. I'll just consider 20 successful and enjoyable years on the Xbox platform as having paid for itself.

 

[toobfreak]

I'd fight it and there's no doubt that Microsoft/Xbox is in the wrong and owes me a lot of money but the "red tape" I'd have to go through to satisfy lady justice is more than I want to deal with.

That seems to be the case with everyone these days. Every company merges to become a giant mega company, then the customer service falls through the floor and customers become like ants with no recourse in trying to deal with the leviathans.

 

[Moonglow]

Not yet. I'm currently downloading Oblivion Remastered but download speeds are brutally slow. I started the download at 6:30PM yesterday. It's currently around 1:30AM and it's only at 21%.

Do you have dial-up?