I need to vent!

[Autocon]

Man to sue Lineage II for addiction.

games may come with new warnings

[1AZRAEL1]

games may come with new warnings

You mean will come with warnings

Whatever happened to people taking responsibility for their own actions? I mean sure I play games and such, but I stop after a while because there are other things to do. And because I am addicted to some games on facebook, does that mean I can sue the creators of those?

The guy sounds like he lives in his mums basement with no contact to the outside world

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

There isn't at least for Sydney. At my previous place I got hit like that by the Real State so I decided to move. They wanted to increase my rent by $60 for a 1 BR unit with no car space or internal laundry. The stupid thing is that I ended up moving down the road to a 2BR unit with car space and internal laundry with a big kitchen for just $10 more than I was already paying for the 1BR and $50 less than their stupid proposed increase.

I know there isn't one in WA, already checked from last time the rent went up. I tell ya, land prices over hear are ridiculous! Considering the lack of services and such like housing is WAAAAAAY overpriced. I wanna buy a house, but not in WA.

You mean will come with warnings

Whatever happened to people taking responsibility for their own actions? I mean sure I play games and such, but I stop after a while because there are other things to do. And because I am addicted to some games on facebook, does that mean I can sue the creators of those?

The guy sounds like he lives in his mums basement with no contact to the outside world

Or he is looking for a quick buck.

Hopefully it will get thrown out of court, beacause that is just sad. Unless I can sue Mars for Starbursts which has gotten me onto my sugar addiction.

Seriously though, an addiction to something usually points to problems elsewhere. The games people could come back with a "Get your life balance right and you won't get addicted." Sort of motif. I think the only uncontrollable addiction would be a chemical one, so even though playing games would release endorphins or something like that, that is not really the games companies fault is it? Are all people addicted to this game that play it? No, probably not.

Sounds like the guy is a loser. I should be a lawyer!

[1AZRAEL1]

I think the only uncontrollable addiction would be a chemical one, so even though playing games would release endorphins or something like that, that is not really the games companies fault is it? Are all people addicted to this game that play it? No, probably not.

You know, this reminds me of something Lemmy said in an interview (which I watched last night ) where he said that the media focuses on the negatives basically. This was in reference to some kid blowing his brains out because he listened to a certain CD. He went on to say how many people didn't do that? The CD sold 500K and out of all that only one person died? Pretty good odds

You are right though, I think it has to do with his own personal life that is to blame, not the video game. It's the age old story all over again when people want to blame someone else for their own problems.

Could also be that he is just after a quick buck

[kaiden]

Oh dude , I'm so sorry, that really sucks the big one.
Not to sound like a dick but, lessons learnt eh?
Is there no possible way you can recoup the loss?

at the moment i dont know. there's a problem which i am having trouble figuring out how to handle.

the back door's doorknob/lock had been recently replaced by the landlord. what i discovered (after the robbery) is that even if you lock it from inside, it didnt lock properly.

which is why when i came home that night it was the only door that was open plus the gate behind it.

so what should i do?

ask for compensation from the landlord? (and if he refuses, take him to court?)

[1AZRAEL1]

If it was replaced recently by the landlord, he should have checked that it worked properly. And because it didn't, and you didn't know there was a problem with it, he is liable I think. You would need to speak to rent tribunals or someone like that to see what they say. IMO he would unlikely give you compensation, but you can always ask.

I'd suggest ask him about it first and if you don't get the response you want, seek legal advice.

[Tabias Prime]

Man to sue Lineage II for addiction.

What a cop out, hasn't he heard of the off button.....get a freaking life

[kaiden]

If it was replaced recently by the landlord, he should have checked that it worked properly. And because it didn't, and you didn't know there was a problem with it, he is liable I think. You would need to speak to rent tribunals or someone like that to see what they say. IMO he would unlikely give you compensation, but you can always ask.

I'd suggest ask him about it first and if you don't get the response you want, seek legal advice.

yeah i had a look online and i need to consult with the OCBA rent tribunals which i will have to do in the morning.

i finally accounted for everything missing and the total loss is $4000+ approximately. All those little things added up in the end! Which made me look at my Transformers collection and think 'damn this is giving me such a headache'

i'm now organising moving back into my mums home -_-
i was paying $150 per week (for 2yrs now) and i just cant afford to find a new place which would probably be $250+

f**k my life.

[Tabias Prime]

at the moment i dont know. there's a problem which i am having trouble figuring out how to handle.

the back door's doorknob/lock had been recently replaced by the landlord. what i discovered (after the robbery) is that even if you lock it from inside, it didnt lock properly.

which is why when i came home that night it was the only door that was open plus the gate behind it.

so what should i do?

ask for compensation from the landlord? (and if he refuses, take him to court?)

I would think he is liable because he didn't get a locksmith in to do it..the question I would of asked him, are you a qualified locksmith?

I would also try and contact the local tenancy tribunal/ombudsman in your state and find out where you stand because I would think he would have a case to answer...

[Tabias Prime]

Man to sue Lineage II for addiction.

Dos that mean we can all sue Hasbro for our plastic crack addicting?

and then Hasbro will need to start putting label on all toy saying that this will lead to addiction, then Transfomers will come in plain packaging, and after that, they will start to put them behind the counter out of sight of little kids.