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Absolutely. And i would be a great big hypocrite if i said i never complained, even when something can't be helped. =) People like complaining - it makes us feel as if we're at least doing something. But I draw the line at the point where people move from simply complaining about something frustrating to feeling entitled to something because they are frustrated.

Really it comes from years of working retail. At this point in my life (although I've since found a different profession) whenever i walk into a store i immediately see everything from the point of view of an employee and not from that of a customer. I am forgiving of a lot because i can recognize an employee who's had one hell of a day and wants nothing more than to go home and sleep. i don't demand perky happy service-with-a-smile, because those are real people behind the counter.

As for "motivated complaining", yes, it serves a good purpose, hehe. But i'm just inclined to be wary that 'motivated complaining' isn't just 'seeking out something to be upset about for the sake of getting upset about something' in disguise. =)

I for one am tired of technologically dumb people complaining about "SE appologists".

I'm not appologizing for SE when I defend the fact that computers are not magical boxes that once turned on can work perfectly all the time. As someone who actually knows a thing or two about technology I think SE is doing a fantastic job keeping things up as much as they are. If you don't understand that you know nothing about networking.

I'm sick and tired of people ******** about SE, because I'm sick and tired of people who know nothing about computers and networking expecting the impossible. Anyone who works in IT is sick of the same idiots, because they have to deal with this stupidity for a living.


I have an idea... why don't all you SE haters go and make your own MMORPG, and you keep it running 24/7/52 without ever having a glitch. Good luck with that.

Ok, I read through 2 out of 3 pages of this nonsense.

Everytime there is a major update someone goes on one of these moronic crusades...

WoW goes down for 5-8 hoours every week, as well as several "restarts".

CoH used to go down for updates 1-3 times a week, with no set times.

EQII would have tons of maintenance, almost every friggin day.

You are playing one of the single most "up" games available currently. Don't like paying for it? Stop, sign up on another game, and go ***** about their downtime on their boards.

It's a game. I pay for it just like the rest of you working stiffs. But I also accept that, just like when the phone lines are knocked down and prevent me from making calls, that sometimes servers go down and need to be fixed.

If your money and time are so very precious, please, quit, save yourself the entire 12.95+ you are paying to be here. Otherwise, sit back, relax, and realize these updates ARE FOR YOUR OWN GODDAMN GOOD!

We read the post. Guess what? We'll post anyways.

As opposed to if it *was* a US company, in which case they could...warn people. That's all the BBB does, you know. Tracks complaints against companies and provides that information to people who inquire. They're not any kind of enforcement agency.

You have no idea what you just agreed to, do you? The poster you replied to pointed out that they're more vulnerable to being sued if they DON'T have the downtime!

let me remin you that we PAY for maintenance's

ofcourse i dont like downtime when i wanna play but i realise that SE is doing their best to keep the servers running and their doing a darn good job