Xenoblade Chronicles - Operation Rainfall Collectors Edition Box $10
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"I'm so sorry you had to go through this. And that many people are being S**t heads about it. I'll pray that everything will get better for you and your family. Thank you for taking the time to reason with people."[/QUOTE]
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Love ya CheapyD!
"I'm so sorry you had to go through this. And that many people are being S**t heads about it. I'll pray that everything will get better for you and your family. Thank you for taking the time to reason with people."[/QUOTE]
It's important to curry favor with extremely minor internet celebrities.
Love ya CheapyD!
Lol. This is posted in their comments section.
[quote name='Somebody who caresses the sweet supple tip of Operation Rainfall'] I don't get the big deal. someone at OpRf was in a hurry and didn't have all the info. The next day we get the full story. Cases are insured and are gonna be reprinted. and if people don't like it, OpRf has said that they will refund you if you just send them an email.
the only people I see complaining are from CheapAssGamer, and even then, the only people that are complaining either didn't read all the updates or don't really care cuz they didn't make a donation.
Am I pissed because I made a donation? A little. I'm a little pissed that they were in a hurry to make the first post, which seemed like they wer trying to say "the cases were stolen you're all screwed".
Then we got an update that clarified and another update explaining a bit more. Now we know the full story and people are still bent outta shape?
A police report and tracking number won't do anything at this point, and even then, CAG would probably still say they forging it.
I'm gonna wait and see if I still get my case and if nothing happens in a few weeks then I might request a refund but I still might not request a refund just because I still like the news on oprainfall because they actually talk about games and not stuff like Japanese food and Babes.
Just sayin
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[quote name='Somebody who caresses the sweet supple tip of Operation Rainfall'] I don't get the big deal. someone at OpRf was in a hurry and didn't have all the info. The next day we get the full story. Cases are insured and are gonna be reprinted. and if people don't like it, OpRf has said that they will refund you if you just send them an email.
the only people I see complaining are from CheapAssGamer, and even then, the only people that are complaining either didn't read all the updates or don't really care cuz they didn't make a donation.
Am I pissed because I made a donation? A little. I'm a little pissed that they were in a hurry to make the first post, which seemed like they wer trying to say "the cases were stolen you're all screwed".
Then we got an update that clarified and another update explaining a bit more. Now we know the full story and people are still bent outta shape?
A police report and tracking number won't do anything at this point, and even then, CAG would probably still say they forging it.
I'm gonna wait and see if I still get my case and if nothing happens in a few weeks then I might request a refund but I still might not request a refund just because I still like the news on oprainfall because they actually talk about games and not stuff like Japanese food and Babes.
Just sayin
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More: This Steven Baez guy hates us. Also, he made an account here. This is the what he posted in their comments section in response to somebody asking for transparency. Unfortunately, because their formatting is different from ours (or some reason), it turns into a massive wall of text when copy/pasted here.
[quote name='Steven Baez in the Operation Rainfall comments section']Hey, you bring up several good points. My name is Steven, and I am both an admin here at Oprainfall and the one that this incident happened to.
Yeah, I've been without steady internet the past few days, so I haven't been able to address this as properly as I would have liked to.
First off, contrary to the CheapAssGamer forums (which I have thoroughly caught up on), we aren't "changing our stories". Unlike major "games journalism" sites, Oprainfall does not have a central office. We're scattered around the world and our main communication method is via the internet, and in emergency situations, we will make phone calls.
When I came home to find my house vandalized and pretty much everything of value stolen, my wife and I were traumatized. The next morning, when I had finally regained some composure, I came into the chat group that Oprainfall operates from to let them know what had happened. At that moment in time, I didn't even give a shit about the cases. I was more concerned that my wife and I would need to find a new place to live.
Richard, a fellow admin here at Oprainfall immediately thought of Oprainfall and the cases, and his first course of action was "full disclosure". Which would have been GREAT if he had all of the details. The only problem was that in our limited communication, very little of what made it to the initial post (which has since been hidden) is actually what happened. Several facts were distorted in the initial post, leading forum-goers to think that we had stolen their money and ran with it. The fact that it was the weekend and our printer was closed did not help matters. If I had been robbed during the daylight in the middle of the week, it would have been far more convenient because I could have immediately called the printer to request a duplicate receipt for our goods. But, unfortunately, whatever assholes decided to do this did it at night, at the start of the weekend, when my wife and I were away from the house.
I have noticed that the forum users at CheapAssGamer have been trying to do some internet sleuthing, and I guess they (maybe) deserve props for finding my old address from a few years ago registered to my old company that I happened to register our domains under. As nice as it is that "investigative journalists" are trying to dig up "the truth", unfortunately there's not much more to it than that. How do we know that the users are coming from CheapAssGamer forums? Because our analytic data showed that nearly 90% of readers on the post we made about the cases came directly from CheapAssGamer or were users refreshing the page after coming from CAG. I'm not putting any blame on the actual website, for the record, it just so happens that they have some pretty shitty trolls.
My first thought when a police record was requested was: "sure, no problem, it only takes a minute to scan this thing." But then I gave it some more thought and quite simply put, I don't want that shit posted on the internet.
I don't have the time to sit and edit out a police record because 1) I've been legally advised that although it wouldn't HURT, it actually won't HELP either (and if we're really lying, wouldn't it be much easier to just make a photoshop?). 2) We're offering a full refund for anyone that wants their money back. No questions asked, just send us an email. I fully admit that this process took MUCH longer than expected, and this is partially MY fault for putting my personal life ahead of the cases, and partially because of going with a cheap understaffed printer. I wouldn't expect much less from dissatisfied donators. And 3) the cases were insured. The original receipt was lost in the mess of my home being vandalized, (which led to more confusion for the poor editor that made the original post), but our printer happily provided us with all the information we needed, including the tracking number and the fact that the boxes were insured. We've filed a claim with the shipping company, and when reimbursed, we'll order more cases. If you "don't buy it", ask for a refund, it's really that simple.
I've been advised that our financial information is private since we are offering a full refund to anyone that asks. I can say this much: the amount of money we made in donations was barely enough to cover the costs to print the cases and have them shipped. You can do the math yourself to find out how much it costs to have 1000 sheets of cardboard printed and shipped.
Someone earlier asked for an ETA - at the moment, we do not know. Here's the factors to consider, though: 1) the shipping company must process our claim and issue our refund (if they don't we will either pay for the cases out of our pockets or just issue everyone a full refund, and you'll hear about that when WE know the answer). 2) We must pay the cases to be reprinted (the printer asks for full payment in advance. However, since they already have our design on file, this time around should be MUCH quicker than before. 3) Once the cases are printed and shipped to our staff, we still need to package and mail each case individually. We maintain a secure database of each and every transaction. No one is forgotten. This is in addition to the records kept on PayPal itself.
Oprainfall as a whole will continue to operate, as there are approximately 30 volunteers now that research and write articles. Only a handful were responsible for the cases.
Did we miscommunicate to our audience by making the original, uninformed post? Yes.Was it irresponsible for it to take this long for the cases to arrive? Partially (I defend that because I don't get paid for this - I do Oprainfall in my spare time and my real life comes first). But ultimately, yes.Are we trying to fix the situation? Yes. As best as we can, actually. Everyone that donated will either get a case eventually or will get a refund, it's REALLY that simple.
Will the cases be shipped to the same address? No. My wife and I live in a house (no, it's not an apartment, yes we rent, no we don't have renter's insurance, and no we don't live with my parents, although for the past few days we have been staying with my in-laws while our landlord repairs some of the damage). The reprinted cases will be shipped to a secure address in a much safer location (obviously I'm not going to post it here).
When will
Do I have your money? No. Although it would sure be nice to have money right now since my home was broken into, we're looking for a new place to live, and I've had to purchase a new computer for work (as I work from home, and yes, CheapAssGamer readers got it right, I do website design!). If I had your money, I wouldn't be defending myself and I sure as hell wouldn't be visiting the CAG forums right now. (I did set up an account, but it takes a few days to comment, apparently)
Please feel free to use this comment wherever needed. But my words reflect ME, not Oprainfall (or I'd write an article about it). And if I see this comment taken out of context (which it probably will be), I'll be sure to head to CheapAssGamers forums myself to post the full body of this comment. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sensationalized headline on one of the major gaming sites taking this entire situation out of context as easy click-bait.
So as the
heads of the internet try to convince others I'm on a vacation in the Bahamas laughing all the way to the bank, my wife and I are trying to piece together our lives as best as we can.
Was this post TL;DR?1) We made several PR errors while handling this situation (yes, I admit, weed up)2) We're in the process of fixing it.3) Don't believe it? Ask for a refund.
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Jean , I apologize that I'm making this post as a reply to your questions, I'm just a little more than pissed off that this is something that I have to deal with during a particularly trying time for my wife and I, and as much as I understand that the slips of cardboard are meaningful to people, I've got a lot of real life business to take care of at the moment.
Okay, carry on.
(More from Steven, a couple posts later...)
Also, this should also be clarified:
1) We made an editorial mistake by not posting that refunds could be requested when we made our second post. Once we stated that we would offer a refund, that offer still stood, even though the line of text was mistakenly forgotten. We still stand by that. If you want a refund, just ask. MEANING: IF YOU ASK FOR A REFUND, YOU WILL GET IT AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US SOMETHING TO SEARCH FOR IN OUR DATABASE.
2) There's been no secrecy regarding the cases aside from the exact number of people that donated enough to get a case. I'm not sure if we will ever disclose that number unless required by law, but I can tell you that after we ship all of the cases to those who donated, we will still have more than half of them sitting collecting dust. It would have been nice to have ordered a smaller batch.
3) When we reprint the cases, I'll post the tracking number for the new batch so you can all follow along. If I posted the current tracking number, all you'll see is "delivered".
4) I don't get why people keep thinking we claim to have "brought over" Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story. Sure, we made a lot of noise and did free promotion, but I think it's pretty clear that those decisions were made by Nintendo and XSEED possibly even before our campaign started. Pandora's Tower would have only been different if one of the publishers we pitched to actually picked up the title. Well, it isn't here, so obviously we can't claim shit on that one.
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[quote name='Steven Baez in the Operation Rainfall comments section']Hey, you bring up several good points. My name is Steven, and I am both an admin here at Oprainfall and the one that this incident happened to.
Yeah, I've been without steady internet the past few days, so I haven't been able to address this as properly as I would have liked to.
First off, contrary to the CheapAssGamer forums (which I have thoroughly caught up on), we aren't "changing our stories". Unlike major "games journalism" sites, Oprainfall does not have a central office. We're scattered around the world and our main communication method is via the internet, and in emergency situations, we will make phone calls.
When I came home to find my house vandalized and pretty much everything of value stolen, my wife and I were traumatized. The next morning, when I had finally regained some composure, I came into the chat group that Oprainfall operates from to let them know what had happened. At that moment in time, I didn't even give a shit about the cases. I was more concerned that my wife and I would need to find a new place to live.
Richard, a fellow admin here at Oprainfall immediately thought of Oprainfall and the cases, and his first course of action was "full disclosure". Which would have been GREAT if he had all of the details. The only problem was that in our limited communication, very little of what made it to the initial post (which has since been hidden) is actually what happened. Several facts were distorted in the initial post, leading forum-goers to think that we had stolen their money and ran with it. The fact that it was the weekend and our printer was closed did not help matters. If I had been robbed during the daylight in the middle of the week, it would have been far more convenient because I could have immediately called the printer to request a duplicate receipt for our goods. But, unfortunately, whatever assholes decided to do this did it at night, at the start of the weekend, when my wife and I were away from the house.
I have noticed that the forum users at CheapAssGamer have been trying to do some internet sleuthing, and I guess they (maybe) deserve props for finding my old address from a few years ago registered to my old company that I happened to register our domains under. As nice as it is that "investigative journalists" are trying to dig up "the truth", unfortunately there's not much more to it than that. How do we know that the users are coming from CheapAssGamer forums? Because our analytic data showed that nearly 90% of readers on the post we made about the cases came directly from CheapAssGamer or were users refreshing the page after coming from CAG. I'm not putting any blame on the actual website, for the record, it just so happens that they have some pretty shitty trolls.
My first thought when a police record was requested was: "sure, no problem, it only takes a minute to scan this thing." But then I gave it some more thought and quite simply put, I don't want that shit posted on the internet.
I don't have the time to sit and edit out a police record because 1) I've been legally advised that although it wouldn't HURT, it actually won't HELP either (and if we're really lying, wouldn't it be much easier to just make a photoshop?). 2) We're offering a full refund for anyone that wants their money back. No questions asked, just send us an email. I fully admit that this process took MUCH longer than expected, and this is partially MY fault for putting my personal life ahead of the cases, and partially because of going with a cheap understaffed printer. I wouldn't expect much less from dissatisfied donators. And 3) the cases were insured. The original receipt was lost in the mess of my home being vandalized, (which led to more confusion for the poor editor that made the original post), but our printer happily provided us with all the information we needed, including the tracking number and the fact that the boxes were insured. We've filed a claim with the shipping company, and when reimbursed, we'll order more cases. If you "don't buy it", ask for a refund, it's really that simple.
I've been advised that our financial information is private since we are offering a full refund to anyone that asks. I can say this much: the amount of money we made in donations was barely enough to cover the costs to print the cases and have them shipped. You can do the math yourself to find out how much it costs to have 1000 sheets of cardboard printed and shipped.
Someone earlier asked for an ETA - at the moment, we do not know. Here's the factors to consider, though: 1) the shipping company must process our claim and issue our refund (if they don't we will either pay for the cases out of our pockets or just issue everyone a full refund, and you'll hear about that when WE know the answer). 2) We must pay the cases to be reprinted (the printer asks for full payment in advance. However, since they already have our design on file, this time around should be MUCH quicker than before. 3) Once the cases are printed and shipped to our staff, we still need to package and mail each case individually. We maintain a secure database of each and every transaction. No one is forgotten. This is in addition to the records kept on PayPal itself.
Oprainfall as a whole will continue to operate, as there are approximately 30 volunteers now that research and write articles. Only a handful were responsible for the cases.
Did we miscommunicate to our audience by making the original, uninformed post? Yes.Was it irresponsible for it to take this long for the cases to arrive? Partially (I defend that because I don't get paid for this - I do Oprainfall in my spare time and my real life comes first). But ultimately, yes.Are we trying to fix the situation? Yes. As best as we can, actually. Everyone that donated will either get a case eventually or will get a refund, it's REALLY that simple.
Will the cases be shipped to the same address? No. My wife and I live in a house (no, it's not an apartment, yes we rent, no we don't have renter's insurance, and no we don't live with my parents, although for the past few days we have been staying with my in-laws while our landlord repairs some of the damage). The reprinted cases will be shipped to a secure address in a much safer location (obviously I'm not going to post it here).
When will
Do I have your money? No. Although it would sure be nice to have money right now since my home was broken into, we're looking for a new place to live, and I've had to purchase a new computer for work (as I work from home, and yes, CheapAssGamer readers got it right, I do website design!). If I had your money, I wouldn't be defending myself and I sure as hell wouldn't be visiting the CAG forums right now. (I did set up an account, but it takes a few days to comment, apparently)
Please feel free to use this comment wherever needed. But my words reflect ME, not Oprainfall (or I'd write an article about it). And if I see this comment taken out of context (which it probably will be), I'll be sure to head to CheapAssGamers forums myself to post the full body of this comment. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sensationalized headline on one of the major gaming sites taking this entire situation out of context as easy click-bait.
So as the
heads of the internet try to convince others I'm on a vacation in the Bahamas laughing all the way to the bank, my wife and I are trying to piece together our lives as best as we can.Was this post TL;DR?1) We made several PR errors while handling this situation (yes, I admit, we
ed up)2) We're in the process of fixing it.3) Don't believe it? Ask for a refund.---
Jean , I apologize that I'm making this post as a reply to your questions, I'm just a little more than pissed off that this is something that I have to deal with during a particularly trying time for my wife and I, and as much as I understand that the slips of cardboard are meaningful to people, I've got a lot of real life business to take care of at the moment.
Okay, carry on.
(More from Steven, a couple posts later...)
Also, this should also be clarified:
1) We made an editorial mistake by not posting that refunds could be requested when we made our second post. Once we stated that we would offer a refund, that offer still stood, even though the line of text was mistakenly forgotten. We still stand by that. If you want a refund, just ask. MEANING: IF YOU ASK FOR A REFUND, YOU WILL GET IT AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US SOMETHING TO SEARCH FOR IN OUR DATABASE.
2) There's been no secrecy regarding the cases aside from the exact number of people that donated enough to get a case. I'm not sure if we will ever disclose that number unless required by law, but I can tell you that after we ship all of the cases to those who donated, we will still have more than half of them sitting collecting dust. It would have been nice to have ordered a smaller batch.
3) When we reprint the cases, I'll post the tracking number for the new batch so you can all follow along. If I posted the current tracking number, all you'll see is "delivered".
4) I don't get why people keep thinking we claim to have "brought over" Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story. Sure, we made a lot of noise and did free promotion, but I think it's pretty clear that those decisions were made by Nintendo and XSEED possibly even before our campaign started. Pandora's Tower would have only been different if one of the publishers we pitched to actually picked up the title. Well, it isn't here, so obviously we can't claim shit on that one.
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Funny shit. It looks like I and the other people who mentioned his living quarters got under his skin. At least he finally answered the "house versus apartment" question... Even though I'm hesitant to believe anything they say at this point. :lol:
It also looks like the two people that donated in this thread got $10 worth of entertainment out of this whole fiasco. Thanks for giving me and the rest of us free popcorn reading!
It also looks like the two people that donated in this thread got $10 worth of entertainment out of this whole fiasco. Thanks for giving me and the rest of us free popcorn reading!
Deader2818
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Doesnt their own comments say that while its not official that they brought the last story and xenoblade here, but its clearly obvious that they did?
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[quote name='Deader2818']Doesnt their own comments say that while its not official that they brought the last story and xenoblade here, but its clearly obvious that they did?[/QUOTE]
They had nothing to do with either game. Gamestop went to Nintendo of America and made a deal for exclusivity because they knew it would sell, and NoA is famous for not bringing RPGs over. It came out in June 2010 in JP, while finally coming out here in April 2012, only because they were handed money and zero risk.
XSEED was responsible for bringing The Last Story to NA.
They had nothing to do with either game. Gamestop went to Nintendo of America and made a deal for exclusivity because they knew it would sell, and NoA is famous for not bringing RPGs over. It came out in June 2010 in JP, while finally coming out here in April 2012, only because they were handed money and zero risk.
XSEED was responsible for bringing The Last Story to NA.
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Oh no, im not saying they did at all. Im just saying in his rant he said he has no idea why anyone brings up that they said that they helped bring the game here when they had a post acting like they did.
Re: MEANING: IF YOU ASK FOR A REFUND, YOU WILL GET IT AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US SOMETHING TO SEARCH FOR IN OUR DATABASE.
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'
[quote name='Motoki']Re: MEANING: IF YOU ASK FOR A REFUND, YOU WILL GET IT AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US SOMETHING TO SEARCH FOR IN OUR DATABASE.
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'[/QUOTE]
I bet if they have a "database" it's some sort of Microsoft word or PowerPoint file.
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'[/QUOTE]
I bet if they have a "database" it's some sort of Microsoft word or PowerPoint file.
[quote name='Ryuukishi']What's the deal with all the CAG mentions? Are no other sites/forums discussing this?[/QUOTE]
Nope. I saw a few forum posts on Gamespot about this here:
http://www.gamespot.com/xenoblade-c...rainfall-is-a-bunch-of-scam-artists-64798740/
But not much has come from it.
Seems like no one else besides CAG is talking about this at all, which is kind of unfortunate.
OP Rainfall really made no effort to let people know about the cases. I'm sure they were hoping few would notice. So essentially followers who haven't checked the site lately, or saw the Facebook post may not even know what's going on yet. If they really wanted people to know about refunds, and keep them informed there would be more Tweets and Facebook discussion over this. Instead the original post got put up late on a Saturday night when traffic on websites are lower and that was it.
Nope. I saw a few forum posts on Gamespot about this here:
http://www.gamespot.com/xenoblade-c...rainfall-is-a-bunch-of-scam-artists-64798740/
But not much has come from it.
Seems like no one else besides CAG is talking about this at all, which is kind of unfortunate.
OP Rainfall really made no effort to let people know about the cases. I'm sure they were hoping few would notice. So essentially followers who haven't checked the site lately, or saw the Facebook post may not even know what's going on yet. If they really wanted people to know about refunds, and keep them informed there would be more Tweets and Facebook discussion over this. Instead the original post got put up late on a Saturday night when traffic on websites are lower and that was it.
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It's kind of sad, because I'm willing to bet there are also a bunch of people that forgot who may never even get the cases. When you buy a ton of crap you tend to forget these things. When I look at the whole picture, I see a site that tried to make it's own name for itself, bring in an audience, however it seemed their mission was to gain recognition and not to bring those games over. Now they have a fan base so they can tell people to F off, and those same people will follow them mindlessly because they have been with them ever since.
If they genuinely wanted to get these cases out to people, they have done a bad job of portraying this.
If they genuinely wanted to get these cases out to people, they have done a bad job of portraying this.
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Wow, that admin seems quite upset. But at least something new was posted from his rant that he had little to no time to create. There was a minimum of 1,000 different donators for them to print at least 1,000 of the CE boxes. Especially since they were also accepting donations for $5.
Not sure if they had posted a number on how much they received in donations prior to this, but at least I'm finally up to date on that.
Not sure if they had posted a number on how much they received in donations prior to this, but at least I'm finally up to date on that.
[quote name='Motoki']Re: MEANING: IF YOU ASK FOR A REFUND, YOU WILL GET IT AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US SOMETHING TO SEARCH FOR IN OUR DATABASE.
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'[/QUOTE]
I sent them my name, email and transaction ID (I saved the email from my donation) and I got my money back in just over a day. So yeah, they will give you your money back assuming you can give them the right info.
They don't have a database. If they did they wouldn't need people to send them their info to send a refund back.
Re: They weren't responsible for bringing those games over.
Yes we know. The point was that they were basically saying 'We never claimed to be responsible for bringing those gsmes over...but really we were'[/QUOTE]
I sent them my name, email and transaction ID (I saved the email from my donation) and I got my money back in just over a day. So yeah, they will give you your money back assuming you can give them the right info.
This shit reminds me of that game advocate group a while back that promised a lot but did not seem (to me) to have delivered much... but they did bring us the sweetness of those awesome amazon codes... whatever happened to that group? Are they still around? Anyone remember?
[quote name='Asgardian']This shit reminds me of that game advocate group a while back that promised a lot but did not seem (to me) to have delivered much... but they did bring us the sweetness of those awesome amazon codes... whatever happened to that group? Are they still around? Anyone remember?[/QUOTE]
Ah yes, I think you're talking the ECA memberships that wereing annoying to cancel.
Ah yes, I think you're talking the ECA memberships that were
ing annoying to cancel.Okay, so I reached out and filed a request from the Police Department located in Temecula, the town of the physical address where the various websites operated by Mr. Boaz are registered under.
It is important to note that Mr. Boaz claims he has since moved from this address. While this is yet another detail that we have to take without any evidence or any third-party verification, I have no evidence one way or the other regarding his claim.
However, the following is the reply I received upon requesting a copy of the public record regarding a robbery at the aforementioned address:
It is important to note that Mr. Boaz claims he has since moved from this address. While this is yet another detail that we have to take without any evidence or any third-party verification, I have no evidence one way or the other regarding his claim.
However, the following is the reply I received upon requesting a copy of the public record regarding a robbery at the aforementioned address:
interesting...
I am still amazed that not much has gone beyond CAG and a few comments on OP. Someone should try reddit??
I guess what gets to me is if OP Rainfall REALLY wanted to notify their beloved community of being able to submit for a refund, etc. they would be announcing it to them a couple more times about it. All they did was submit one post (well actually two since the first one was deleted).
Since it happened on the weekend I'm sure very few people saw, and even know about this. OP Rainfall doesn't want to refresh the convo anywhere on their twitter or facebook, to keep their readers informed of what's happening.
any normal fundraiser will notify people of how much they received, and how many donators they had. scams won't.
I am still amazed that not much has gone beyond CAG and a few comments on OP. Someone should try reddit??
I guess what gets to me is if OP Rainfall REALLY wanted to notify their beloved community of being able to submit for a refund, etc. they would be announcing it to them a couple more times about it. All they did was submit one post (well actually two since the first one was deleted).
Since it happened on the weekend I'm sure very few people saw, and even know about this. OP Rainfall doesn't want to refresh the convo anywhere on their twitter or facebook, to keep their readers informed of what's happening.
any normal fundraiser will notify people of how much they received, and how many donators they had. scams won't.
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RabbitSuit
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[quote name='tanders']interesting...
I am still amazed that not much has gone beyond CAG and a few comments on OP. Someone should try reddit??
I guess what gets to me is if OP Rainfall REALLY wanted to notify their beloved community of being able to submit for a refund, etc. they would be announcing it to them a couple more times about it. All they did was submit one post (well actually two since the first one was deleted).
Since it happened on the weekend I'm sure very few people saw, and even know about this. OP Rainfall doesn't want to refresh the convo anywhere on their twitter or facebook, to keep their readers informed of what's happening.
any normal fundraiser will notify people of how much they received, and how many donators they had. scams won't.[/QUOTE]
Suppose you could toss a few links over to the "major 'games journalism' sites" that Steven Baez references, but I doubt that would do much. It's not uncommon for somebody that ran a kickstarter or indie-gogo to join with Billy Joe and Bobby Sue.
Don't believe they cover many details regarding those either. I'm just going to request a refund now.
I am still amazed that not much has gone beyond CAG and a few comments on OP. Someone should try reddit??
I guess what gets to me is if OP Rainfall REALLY wanted to notify their beloved community of being able to submit for a refund, etc. they would be announcing it to them a couple more times about it. All they did was submit one post (well actually two since the first one was deleted).
Since it happened on the weekend I'm sure very few people saw, and even know about this. OP Rainfall doesn't want to refresh the convo anywhere on their twitter or facebook, to keep their readers informed of what's happening.
any normal fundraiser will notify people of how much they received, and how many donators they had. scams won't.[/QUOTE]
Suppose you could toss a few links over to the "major 'games journalism' sites" that Steven Baez references, but I doubt that would do much. It's not uncommon for somebody that ran a kickstarter or indie-gogo to join with Billy Joe and Bobby Sue.
Don't believe they cover many details regarding those either. I'm just going to request a refund now.
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My take on this. I'm not a lawyer so take this with a grain of salt. It seems to me that you could hire a PI for some nominal fee to track him down (they would probably just use a Lexus Nexus search) then you could use his current address to find out if police reports were filed regarding theft. If no police reports were filed and if everything is a lie, you could then ask the investigator to file a complaint with the police and FBI. I'm pretty sure (but again, I'm not a lawyer) that accepting money via electronic transfer like paypal for fraudulent purposes is considered wire fraud and when done over state lines is particularly bad.
Again, I have no experience in the law but I'd suggest you contact someone that does know about this stuff. If he really was robbed this his home owners/renters insurance should cover it and you could probably sue for recompense anyway.
Again, I have no experience in the law but I'd suggest you contact someone that does know about this stuff. If he really was robbed this his home owners/renters insurance should cover it and you could probably sue for recompense anyway.
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Luckily I didn't buy these but this begs the question, if they don't know who contributed then how the hell were they going to mail out the boxes?
Blaster man
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[quote name='UncleBob']How do you get that they don't know who contributed?[/QUOTE]
Don't you have to provide that info again to get your money back?
Don't you have to provide that info again to get your money back?
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[quote name='UncleBob']Ummm... Having to provide your information for a refund isn't anything surprising. [/QUOTE]
It isnt? I can't remember ever having to do that for a refund in the past. They can either send money orders to all the people that they were going to send the cases to or they could just refund the PayPal transactions. What reason could there be to request the information again unless they don't have it?
[/QUOTE]It isnt? I can't remember ever having to do that for a refund in the past. They can either send money orders to all the people that they were going to send the cases to or they could just refund the PayPal transactions. What reason could there be to request the information again unless they don't have it?
[quote name='Blaster man']What reason could there be to request the information again unless they don't have it?[/QUOTE]
They want to put the onus on their "customers" (for lack of a better term) to initiate the refund themselves. Why not just refund everybody right off the bat? This way they get to keep the money from anyone who forgot all about this or just declines to request a refund for whatever reason.
They want to put the onus on their "customers" (for lack of a better term) to initiate the refund themselves. Why not just refund everybody right off the bat? This way they get to keep the money from anyone who forgot all about this or just declines to request a refund for whatever reason.
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[quote name='Ryuukishi']They want to put the onus on their "customers" (for lack of a better term) to initiate the refund themselves. Why not just refund everybody right off the bat? This way they get to keep the money from anyone who forgot all about this or just declines to request a refund for whatever reason.[/QUOTE]
I love how they mention that they already retained lawyers. I wonder if it's a criminal or civil defense lawyer?
I love how they mention that they already retained lawyers. I wonder if it's a criminal or civil defense lawyer?
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[quote name='UncleBob']Because not everyone wants refunds? They're still shipping out cases - and even if there is no cases, IF there was some evidence this robbery happened, not everyone (myself included) would want a refund.[/QUOTE]
I could understand that...assuming the guy was willing to provide something other than his word on the subject and assuming he isn't going to be reimbursed by insurance?
I could understand that...assuming the guy was willing to provide something other than his word on the subject and assuming he isn't going to be reimbursed by insurance?
I'm still curious about if fundraisers are required to disclose the amount raised to the donators. I tried looking this info up but haven't found anything on the subject.
I think they're just hoping 98% of the people who donated are going to forget about the cases. What was the initial ETA? July? They're already almost 6 months late.
I think they're just hoping 98% of the people who donated are going to forget about the cases. What was the initial ETA? July? They're already almost 6 months late.
[quote name='Ryuukishi']I'd be happy to eventually be proven wrong! But I'll believe this when it happens.[/QUOTE]
Again, assuming that it's true. I'm still trying to be reasonable about this, in spite of the fact they absolutely refuse to provide any information that would allow one to independently verify their claims.
[quote name='Blaster man']I could understand that...assuming the guy was willing to provide something other than his word on the subject and assuming he isn't going to be reimbursed by insurance?[/QUOTE]
*if* there was a robbery, even if he's covered, insurance doesn't pay for everything. I'd be willing to let them keep the donation if it was something that could be verified... I don't donate to charities I can't research though.
Again, assuming that it's true. I'm still trying to be reasonable about this, in spite of the fact they absolutely refuse to provide any information that would allow one to independently verify their claims.
[quote name='Blaster man']I could understand that...assuming the guy was willing to provide something other than his word on the subject and assuming he isn't going to be reimbursed by insurance?[/QUOTE]
*if* there was a robbery, even if he's covered, insurance doesn't pay for everything. I'd be willing to let them keep the donation if it was something that could be verified... I don't donate to charities I can't research though.
[quote name='tanders']I'm still curious about if fundraisers are required to disclose the amount raised to the donators. I tried looking this info up but haven't found anything on the subject.
I think they're just hoping 98% of the people who donated are going to forget about the cases. What was the initial ETA? July? They're already almost 6 months late.[/QUOTE]
I think they got in way over their heads. Didn't assume they'd get the donation amounts they did, and when it happened and they went to print the cases...the amount they needed to print turned out to be quite pricey. More expensive than the amount they received in donations. And then they were like "shit".
I think they're just hoping 98% of the people who donated are going to forget about the cases. What was the initial ETA? July? They're already almost 6 months late.[/QUOTE]
I think they got in way over their heads. Didn't assume they'd get the donation amounts they did, and when it happened and they went to print the cases...the amount they needed to print turned out to be quite pricey. More expensive than the amount they received in donations. And then they were like "shit".
http://www.thevalleychronicle.com/l...ime-reports-throughout-the-san-jacinto-valley
What I believe to be Mr. Boaz's local paper has updated their "Crime Report" for the week of the alleged incident.
I do not have an address for Mr. Boaz in this area. I did some preliminary research for both Mr. Boaz and his wife to see if either name came up linked to any of the streets listed as having a burglary (then later expanded to grand theft and robbery, which isn't typical in the definition of what we're being told happened, but wanted to be sure) and came up with nothing.
I want to stress, although had I found something, it would have been good for the claims made by OpR, the lack of finding anything does not prove anything bad. There's a lot of missing information (which can only be provided by a select few folks who are keeping quiet on the subject) and without that, the amount of independent verification one can provide for the claim is limited.
Oftentimes, it's easier to prove something happened than to prove it didn't.
What I believe to be Mr. Boaz's local paper has updated their "Crime Report" for the week of the alleged incident.
I do not have an address for Mr. Boaz in this area. I did some preliminary research for both Mr. Boaz and his wife to see if either name came up linked to any of the streets listed as having a burglary (then later expanded to grand theft and robbery, which isn't typical in the definition of what we're being told happened, but wanted to be sure) and came up with nothing.
I want to stress, although had I found something, it would have been good for the claims made by OpR, the lack of finding anything does not prove anything bad. There's a lot of missing information (which can only be provided by a select few folks who are keeping quiet on the subject) and without that, the amount of independent verification one can provide for the claim is limited.
Oftentimes, it's easier to prove something happened than to prove it didn't.
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Anyone a lawyer? I wonder if this qualifies as wire fraud? This is from Wikipedia.
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.[3]
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.[3]
[quote name='Blaster man']Anyone a lawyer? I wonder if this qualifies as wire fraud? This is from Wikipedia.
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.[3][/QUOTE]
ok if this is his first offense that is a little extreme not to mention he didnt exactly steal thousands and thousands of dollars how many of these things were ordered?
second the only way to say for certain is whether or not the police report actually verifies the items were stolen or not. if they were stolen oh well. if they werent then we need to see if they were actually made or not. and if they werent this is still extreme for a first offense....now if this is just another of many offenses then ok perhaps nail him for wire fraud.
not a lawyer just my 2 cents
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.[3][/QUOTE]
ok if this is his first offense that is a little extreme not to mention he didnt exactly steal thousands and thousands of dollars how many of these things were ordered?
second the only way to say for certain is whether or not the police report actually verifies the items were stolen or not. if they were stolen oh well. if they werent then we need to see if they were actually made or not. and if they werent this is still extreme for a first offense....now if this is just another of many offenses then ok perhaps nail him for wire fraud.
not a lawyer just my 2 cents
[quote name='kayne2000']ok if this is his first offense that is a little extreme not to mention he didnt exactly steal thousands and thousands of dollars how many of these things were ordered?
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They ordered 1,000 according to one of the OPR staff comments. Not really sure why. I don't know if 1,000 people actually donated, or if they HAD to order that many (like were forced to do 1,000 as minimum order.)
They refuse to state the name of the printer until after the print job is completed. They also refuse to state how much was received in donations for their Pandora's Tower Campaign fundraiser, and say they never will unless required by law. Which I also have no idea if this is a requirement in anyway.
I think if they honestly wanted to make their community and readers aware of this delay and offer the refunds, there would be more talk on their site / Facebook page on it. But, they are being as silent as possible. It's been, how long now? People seem to already have forgotten this and moved on.
So how long are people going to wait for the 2nd (or 1st) print run before realizing the cases are never coming, and never were....
I'd rather we all be proven wrong...
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They ordered 1,000 according to one of the OPR staff comments. Not really sure why. I don't know if 1,000 people actually donated, or if they HAD to order that many (like were forced to do 1,000 as minimum order.)
They refuse to state the name of the printer until after the print job is completed. They also refuse to state how much was received in donations for their Pandora's Tower Campaign fundraiser, and say they never will unless required by law. Which I also have no idea if this is a requirement in anyway.
I think if they honestly wanted to make their community and readers aware of this delay and offer the refunds, there would be more talk on their site / Facebook page on it. But, they are being as silent as possible. It's been, how long now? People seem to already have forgotten this and moved on.
So how long are people going to wait for the 2nd (or 1st) print run before realizing the cases are never coming, and never were....
I'd rather we all be proven wrong...
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[quote name='tanders']They ordered 1,000 according to one of the OPR staff comments. Not really sure why. I don't know if 1,000 people actually donated, or if they HAD to order that many (like were forced to do 1,000 as minimum order.)
They refuse to state the name of the printer until after the print job is completed. They also refuse to state how much was received in donations for their Pandora's Tower Campaign fundraiser, and say they never will unless required by law. Which I also have no idea if this is a requirement in anyway.
I think if they honestly wanted to make their community and readers aware of this delay and offer the refunds, there would be more talk on their site / Facebook page on it. But, they are being as silent as possible. It's been, how long now? People seem to already have forgotten this and moved on.
So how long are people going to wait for the 2nd (or 1st) print run before realizing the cases are never coming, and never were....
I'd rather we all be proven wrong...[/QUOTE]
Not counting $5 donations, since the box was only for $10+, or above $10 donations which I'm sure there were plenty of, an order of 1,000 means $10,000+ in donations for a $600 campaign for "dev kits" that we know nothing about either.
It's hard to imagine them receiving all that money and "forgetting" about the box. If you recall it was at least a month or so past when people starting asking questions about the box and their response made it seem like they totally forget about the box, and would then start researching a design.
They refuse to state the name of the printer until after the print job is completed. They also refuse to state how much was received in donations for their Pandora's Tower Campaign fundraiser, and say they never will unless required by law. Which I also have no idea if this is a requirement in anyway.
I think if they honestly wanted to make their community and readers aware of this delay and offer the refunds, there would be more talk on their site / Facebook page on it. But, they are being as silent as possible. It's been, how long now? People seem to already have forgotten this and moved on.
So how long are people going to wait for the 2nd (or 1st) print run before realizing the cases are never coming, and never were....
I'd rather we all be proven wrong...[/QUOTE]
Not counting $5 donations, since the box was only for $10+, or above $10 donations which I'm sure there were plenty of, an order of 1,000 means $10,000+ in donations for a $600 campaign for "dev kits" that we know nothing about either.
It's hard to imagine them receiving all that money and "forgetting" about the box. If you recall it was at least a month or so past when people starting asking questions about the box and their response made it seem like they totally forget about the box, and would then start researching a design.
Who ever lived in that house seems like it was just sold in August, I don't remember when all this started happening but but I think all his trouble coincides with this. I'm sure he lost the house, anyway I found an address that seems more viable. I don't know if he lives there but I know at least family lives there.
Steven G. Boaz
Home (951) 242-9164
11134 Night Shadow Dr
Moreno Valley, CA 92555-6548
If anybody wants to contact the local authorities there, here you go...
Moreno Valley Police Department
At a glance: law enforcement agency · assault with a deadly weapon · neighborhood watch · patrols · shooting Address: 22850 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Phone:(951) 486-6700
Hours:
Friday hours 8:00 am–5:00 pm
[quote name='mitch079']More info - http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=operationrainfall.com&prog_id=GoDaddy
Registrant:
Smash Digital Design California
42556 Devant Circle
Temecula, CA 92592
United States
Administrative Contact:
Boaz, Steven [email protected]
Smash Digital Design California
42556 Devant Circle
Temecula, CA 92592
United States
+1.7606043497
Address is a house at the end of a cul-de-sac.[/QUOTE]
Steven G. Boaz
Home (951) 242-9164
11134 Night Shadow Dr
Moreno Valley, CA 92555-6548
If anybody wants to contact the local authorities there, here you go...
Moreno Valley Police Department
At a glance: law enforcement agency · assault with a deadly weapon · neighborhood watch · patrols · shooting Address: 22850 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Phone:(951) 486-6700
Hours:
Friday hours 8:00 am–5:00 pm
[quote name='mitch079']More info - http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=operationrainfall.com&prog_id=GoDaddy
Registrant:
Smash Digital Design California
42556 Devant Circle
Temecula, CA 92592
United States
Administrative Contact:
Boaz, Steven [email protected]
Smash Digital Design California
42556 Devant Circle
Temecula, CA 92592
United States
+1.7606043497
Address is a house at the end of a cul-de-sac.[/QUOTE]
uthoria
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[quote name='skiizim'][...]I found an address that seems more viable.[...][/QUOTE]
I don't know what your source for that address is, but it close to where I had him pegged living at.
Read through the Moreno Valley local paper's website (http://blog.pe.com/crime-blotter/) and didn't see anything mentioned that would validate his story.
*again* though, I stress - the lack of evidence doesn't mean the story we're being told isn't true. It simply means that it cannot be verified based on the limited information we're being provided.
I don't know what your source for that address is, but it close to where I had him pegged living at.
Read through the Moreno Valley local paper's website (http://blog.pe.com/crime-blotter/) and didn't see anything mentioned that would validate his story.
*again* though, I stress - the lack of evidence doesn't mean the story we're being told isn't true. It simply means that it cannot be verified based on the limited information we're being provided.
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hi guy ialredy post in topic on oprainfall site about this but i still got no reund.they promise us case and game and we get nothinge i understad about case bein stoeln but y the game they dint meantion that i broke my own rule my gut instrinct say its 2 good 2 bt rue but i donate nayway any i get scam i guess its true its jus karma and leson form karma 2 not fall 4 stupid scam agian we all have no 1 2 blame 4 ourself.in the the meantime i am pursue legal action against site if ur intrest pm me with ur nam email and call back num and adress and we will not only get wat we r owed but some extra money 4 punitive damages.thanks tim.
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You people are ed in the head. Jesus ing christ.
ed in the head. Jesus ing christ.
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[quote name='KanYozakura']You people are ed in the head. Jesus ing christ.[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't you be moreed up for being ok with being swindled? So I should trick everyone in America out of a dollar, but it's ok, because you only lost a dollar.
ed in the head. Jesus ing christ.[/QUOTE]Wouldn't you be more
ed up for being ok with being swindled? So I should trick everyone in America out of a dollar, but it's ok, because you only lost a dollar.
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