One and only rant.

[spook]

Alright, so I got hooked into the hype over K&L because it looked cool. Looked fun, fancy graphics, interesting plot. Too bad it's too short to make paying 50USD worth it. I'd have been fine paying $25-$30 for the short singleplayer campaign with the broken menu system and incomplete, inoperable multiplayer system. But $50? Nah..

Singleplayer is okay. It's got quite a few bugs, however I personally haven't had issues with it crashing. I've read about it all over though, how many simply can't get it to work. Or for others, it works for three to five minutes. It isn't all that innovating actually; repelling was already done in a game, Rainbow Six. The only reason I truly bought K&L was for the multiplayer potential of fun times and hilarity that I'd get into with some friends.

I have it for the PC. Vista Pro etc.

And since we're on the PC side, why, just WHY and how much did you guys get contracted to use Windows Live for this? It must have been a large sum of cash to throw in as short-sighted and incomplete as it is. It creates so many errors just trying to connect to a game with someone else, to host, random disconnects, host crashes upon game start, and IF you get into the game, the only person that can move is the host. The rest of the players are stuck in the spawn point unable to move.

Then the menu and user-interface. If the host crashes, it kicks you back to the main menu. Where it signs me into Windows Live AGAIN, and I have to hit escape to avoid that intro movie that I can't disable, and then navigate my way all the way back to List Games. Because List Games is the only one that ever has a server or two going.

That you can't connect to.

And if you do connect, you can't move.

Shortly before the host crashes.



This is one of many posts warning people AWAY from Kane and Lynch: Dead Men and any other brainchilds that may come from Eidos and Microsoft together. One of those being Something Awful, which is where I read about Kane & Lynch, and against their advice I still bought the game. Now I wish I listened to them. Too bad PC games are non-refundable these days.

[Kneo24]

That is simply a lie. PC games *ARE* refundable. If you are disatisfied with the product for any reason, and it's still within their return policy time frame, you should be able to return it. After all, why should you be forced to keep a game that doesn't work as advertised?

[Death v2]

I work and Gamestop and he's right it's unfortunately not refundable. It looked like a good enough game so I bought it. I'm the only person I know in real life that bought it. The sales of this game bombed. But nonetheless, I bought it and it would be a mediocre game if it didn't crash. But since it crashes, it's reduced to crap. And Eidos hasn't responded to any posts regarding when the patch is due. I'm sure they gave up on this game and are swimming in their money. Maybe they'll log on to delete my post.

[dvsmoi6]

K&L is an awsome game, but its not enough. What are you going to do about it eidios?

(removed section by Chip5541. The comment was not appropriate and will not be tolerated.)


Eidios, i loved Hit Man, it was awsome. Blood Money was the Best, but Contracts hit so hard, i thought i would be buying your games without first renting them.

However it looks like you've taken advantage of my trust :mad2:
Leaving my pocket book like :eek:
and if thats the way its going to be, then ****

I'll support K&L, however i won't lie to my fellow Gamers.:scratch:
This ones a rental, wait for them or someone else to do it better,
Bigger & Bolder. Sorry eidos.
p.s. i tried to post my own topic but couldn't figure out how. Just not very user friendly are we Eidos.

[Kneo24]

A store has to honor its return policy if the product does not work. In this case, I would say that K&L does not work as advertised and would have to fall inline with said policy. There are numerous people here who have already stated that they had successfully returned the game. If a store refuses to honor it's return policy you can do a few things: Take the loss and never buy anything from the store again, go up through the chain of command, or sue (in which case you will win anyway). I personally don't buy anything from gamestop because their return policy is crap. I hate to say this, but Wal-Mart has a better return policy than gamestop.

[chip5541]

p.s. i tried to post my own topic but couldn't figure out how. Just not very user friendly are we Eidos.

On the left side of your screen you will see the words User CP. Under that you will see the button that says New Thread. Push it :whistle:

[Littleweasel]

ive posted something kinda like thisasking for an eidos or io person to answer the same questions on this post:

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=75133

read the reply i got for an io person, kinda makes you feel like you took it in the a** for buying the game. :mad2:


Could be that you have a too slow internet connection. :mad2:


and with a reply like i recived it also makes you feel like they have no plans to fix it since they believe there is nothing wrong with it, they always point the finger at you to person that baught it instead of admitting there is something wrong with it.:mad2:

most of the time they says its your ISP, your PC or in this case maybe you have to slow of an internet conection. weirdly enough this is the ONLY online game i have EVER had problems with while triing to play it online?:mad2:

[Littleweasel]

and this post asking again, ive never recived a reply to:

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=74883

[dirtyCAT79]

That sucks for you guys.
I am sorry that you can't get it working.

I do think its very bad that no one from IO has posted an official message admitting there are problems and a rough idea of when a patch will be out. The longer they leave this the more people will complain, and you would have thought that they would be doing all they can to reduce negative vibes about this game as it got a bad enough start as it was.

I have seen various messages from them saying they are working on it, but dont think there are any official stickies or whatever, so you just end up with lots of frustrated people.

Its a shame because i am really enjoying this game on xbox live... and even THAT has a few probs if someone tries to host a game with too many players and so on.

I would deffinately try and get a refund on the game... write some letters. I am sure if enough people are doing it (which from the sounds of it they are) then you will have a strong case on your hands.
Like Kneo says... the product is simply NOT working as advertised.

I really do hope they patch it though, because once you start playing fragile alliance you will really enjoy it.

I fully intended to finish the game and then put it on ebay.... but actually... its a title i am going to hang onto for a bit longer because its great to pick up and play for half hour sessions now and then.