Comments on: Spore Patch for Mac Breaks Everything http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/ Guard your jewels... we're coming for em Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:33:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gross http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-44948 Gross Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:14:14 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-44948 Dear EA and Maxis, I am extremely angry. I wait over a year for this game, pay $50.00 for this, and download this patch and the game just won't start!!! It goes to a black screen, 5 minutes later... it says "Unhandled page fault on write access to 0x0000000c at address 0x00e5ffc9. Do you wish to debug it?" And no matter if I click "yes" or "no" the game automatically quits. THIS SUCKS. I REALLY LIKED THIS GAME BEFORE THE PATCH, BUT YOU HAD TO RUIN IT. I go on google, and it turns out that EVERY SINGLE MAC USER I HAVE READ ABOUT HAS HAD PROBLEMS. Some have no audio, some can't download the patch, others freeze at the end of stages, and some have random crashes. They are LUCKY. I can't even play. People say you didn't even test it on macs. And, I'm sorry, but it says "mac compatible" right on the front. I heard that you DELETE some comments that say that you didn't test it. And "customer services" has NO experience with macs. If you can't make a game for a mac, then don't try. I just wanted the new limbs for my creatures! And this isnt JUST with macs, I hear even PC users have issues. AND TO ANYONE, I REPEAT ANYONE, NEVER EVER DOWNLOAD THIS PATCH. And to EA and Maxis: FIX THIS!!! Thank you, GRoss Dear EA and Maxis,
I am extremely angry. I wait over a year for this game, pay $50.00 for this, and download this patch and the game just won’t start!!! It goes to a black screen, 5 minutes later… it says “Unhandled page fault on write access to 0×0000000c at address 0×00e5ffc9. Do you wish to debug it?” And no matter if I click “yes” or “no” the game automatically quits. THIS SUCKS. I REALLY LIKED THIS GAME BEFORE THE PATCH, BUT YOU HAD TO RUIN IT. I go on google, and it turns out that EVERY SINGLE MAC USER I HAVE READ ABOUT HAS HAD PROBLEMS. Some have no audio, some can’t download the patch, others freeze at the end of stages, and some have random crashes. They are LUCKY. I can’t even play. People say you didn’t even test it on macs. And, I’m sorry, but it says “mac compatible” right on the front. I heard that you DELETE some comments that say that you didn’t test it. And “customer services” has NO experience with macs. If you can’t make a game for a mac, then don’t try. I just wanted the new limbs for my creatures! And this isnt JUST with macs, I hear even PC users have issues. AND TO ANYONE, I REPEAT ANYONE, NEVER EVER DOWNLOAD THIS PATCH. And to EA and Maxis: FIX THIS!!!
Thank you,
GRoss

]]> By: Lawrence Leichtman http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-42488 Lawrence Leichtman Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:23:26 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-42488 The patched crashed my Mac and I tried to reload it. No dice. Without reloading the game won't run at all as the patch even when the download is unsuccessful crashes the game and weird display screens occur and no game is present. This is the biggest ripoff by a major company that I have ever seen and I've used Macs for 24 years. I don't know how the last user got the patch to load and run. The patched crashed my Mac and I tried to reload it. No dice. Without reloading the game won’t run at all as the patch even when the download is unsuccessful crashes the game and weird display screens occur and no game is present. This is the biggest ripoff by a major company that I have ever seen and I’ve used Macs for 24 years. I don’t know how the last user got the patch to load and run.

]]> By: Gray http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-40472 Gray Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:19:17 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-40472 Yeppers. I'm on my third uninstall/reinstall right now. all because of that damn patch. When I started to get the patch the first time it never stopped downloading and just continued to take up space until it had taken up almost 20 gigs. I had to force quit and restart. Lame. Yeppers. I’m on my third uninstall/reinstall right now. all because of that damn patch. When I started to get the patch the first time it never stopped downloading and just continued to take up space until it had taken up almost 20 gigs. I had to force quit and restart. Lame.

]]> By: macdude22@mac.com http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-39869 macdude22@mac.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:35:41 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-39869 The first patch broke on my iMac too. Locked up 2/3 the way through the patch. Watched two episodes of Boston Legal and was still @ 2/3, got it quit and restarted the computer. Spore seemed to load but was buggy as sin once I got in. Near as I can tell iPatch had probably managed to replace some of the files it needed to but not all. Anyway I had to trash and reinstall, no doubt using another activation. My saves were trashed too, I had to start from scratch. I haven't touched it since. My heart was too broken. Way to go EA. This plus your inability to release Kane's Wrath make me weep for Gamers Everywhere. My copy was digital from Game Tree, there's another point of contention. I expected to instantly get my copy, I didn't get it for over 48 hours. I could have driven out to Cali and back for a physical copy in that amount of time douchebagios. The first patch broke on my iMac too. Locked up 2/3 the way through the patch. Watched two episodes of Boston Legal and was still @ 2/3, got it quit and restarted the computer. Spore seemed to load but was buggy as sin once I got in. Near as I can tell iPatch had probably managed to replace some of the files it needed to but not all. Anyway I had to trash and reinstall, no doubt using another activation. My saves were trashed too, I had to start from scratch. I haven’t touched it since. My heart was too broken. Way to go EA. This plus your inability to release Kane’s Wrath make me weep for Gamers Everywhere.

My copy was digital from Game Tree, there’s another point of contention. I expected to instantly get my copy, I didn’t get it for over 48 hours. I could have driven out to Cali and back for a physical copy in that amount of time douchebagios.

]]> By: EA Confirms Workaround for Spore Mac Patch - Loot Ninja http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37407 EA Confirms Workaround for Spore Mac Patch - Loot Ninja Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:08:48 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37407 [...] the v1.1 patch for Spore on the Mac. I’m sure by now you’ve heard about all the wonderful issues with the patch. But after spending a few hours, I now have everything up and running with the newest patched [...] [...] the v1.1 patch for Spore on the Mac. I’m sure by now you’ve heard about all the wonderful issues with the patch. But after spending a few hours, I now have everything up and running with the newest patched [...]

]]> By: Spore (Mac) Patch Broken? | Game Stooge http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37264 Spore (Mac) Patch Broken? | Game Stooge Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37264 [...] Loot Ninja.) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] Loot Ninja.) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: Al Zamora http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37227 Al Zamora Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:06:37 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37227 That patch is not coming any where near my new Mac or Im flying out to Cali and having a word with the folks at Spore HQ That patch is not coming any where near my new Mac or Im flying out to Cali and having a word with the folks at Spore HQ

]]> By: Jonah Falcon http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37225 Jonah Falcon Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:57:35 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37225 Okay, missed that line. I remember one developer whose game got bad word-of-mouth because pirated copies crashed due to the software protection. The game got a reputation as "buggy" as a consequence. Okay, missed that line. I remember one developer whose game got bad word-of-mouth because pirated copies crashed due to the software protection. The game got a reputation as “buggy” as a consequence.

]]> By: Matt Banks http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37223 Matt Banks Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:39:16 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37223 @Jonah Falcon - Yes, I did. Says so in the second sentence of the article. Bought it from Best Buy. @Jonah Falcon – Yes, I did. Says so in the second sentence of the article. Bought it from Best Buy.

]]> By: Jonah Falcon http://loot-ninja.com/2008/10/10/spore-patch-for-mac-breaks-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-37222 Jonah Falcon Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:35 +0000 http://loot-ninja.com/?p=9593#comment-37222 Not to be indelicate, but did you actually pay for your copy of Spore? Not to be indelicate, but did you actually pay for your copy of Spore?

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