Major Nelson's Website Slammed Due to H3 Beta

Major Nelson's website has been decimated by the legions of angry gamers looking for answers to their Crackdown / H3 Beta woes.

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[IBLEEDBLU]

they cant even get a download of a beta rite - MS is useless honestly

[Rhezin]

they all deserve to be slammed, people lost work pay today for calling in sick just to play the beta. They deserve to be called names, bashed, and more

[cuco33]

and that is where people's priorities are ass backwards. picking a limited beta version aka timed demo over work or money is beyond retarded. but it's ok, some of us have real jobs and patience. i dont think mcdonald's will miss out on the burger flipper for a day or two since he picks a video game as higher priority over bettering himself to a better, more respectable job since it's obvious halo 3 is more important
sh*t happens. i expected the servers to be flooded... main reason why i try not to download things first night. main reason i dont go to the movies for the movie release... we as americans (and people) need to learn to have patience.

[power091999]

Cuco: you sir deserve an extra bubble

The day I take a day off of work to play a video game, better be the day after I retire.

Putting food in my family's mouth, comes WAY before a video game.

[Bonsai1214]

yeah, people who take off a day to play a video game are idiots.. whats so bad about waiting 6 hours for? you've waited several years, a few more hours is not much.

[calderra]

As I once said during the Halo 2 launch, when I had to wake up and go to class (and take a test) at 8am the next day:

If you miss school/work to play a game, you are an idiot.
Please re-evaluate your priorities in life.

[reaperxciv]

that's what happens to people alligned with M$ and bill, the big bully

[EZCheez]

Your commenters disagreeing with you are obviously not on salary. I have two friends who skipped work today (they said they had a family cruise planned for their families, lame excuse but it worked) for the beta. I would do the same for a game that I loved, because I can, and not lose any of my wages because I am not paid by the hour.

[Boon Tarkas]

Ask the jack-a-ninny why he defended the GH2 DLC pricing

[Crazyglues]

yeah some people like myself stayed up until 1200pm to download as soon as it dropped and what did we get... Nothing..

After all that mess about buy crackdown and get in on the halo beta, what a joke.. I bought the game just for this. And they can't get a simple download to work..

XboxLive or XboxLive beta.. LoL Dam shame that you have to actually pay for this service. (it's like having to pay to use the bathroom at burger king after you already paid for your food.)

Thanks Microsoft - first the 3 red rings of death now this... you gotta love it.

[shotty]

The funny thing is that it was suppose to come out at 5 AM not 12 PM, why would you need to stay awake until 12 PM since thats noon

[PS360WII]

my word. It's a game! Sure a great one for the xbox but still a game it's nothing to go and want to kill someone over for not being able to play the beta version of it one day late... This is like the petition sony fans did when dmc4 was deemed multi

[Xi]

There was probably a jump in crackdown sales this week and their servers aren't set up to handle all the downloads. So instead of crashing everything completely they're probably making sure everyone with the other invites download the game first, hopefully relieve some strain before they release the beta for other users.

There's probably a very good reason to explain the delay.

[Bill Gates]

Ok, so let me get this straight...

1-M$ is milking their customers out of $130+ for fixing their consoles after it craps out on them.

2-M$ is ripping their customers off with a very expensive HDD.

3-M$ is giving their customer's the "choice" of participating in the Halo 3 Beta with the purchase of crackdown. All in all, M$ is ripping these super halo fanboys off because M$ knows they're dumb enough to fall for it.

You IDIOTS will fall for anything.

FOOLS!! I tell ya, fools.

Please feel free to add to all the ways/tactics M$ uses to milk their blind customers. hahaha

also, I wonder if all this "halting" for the Halo 3 Beta has anything to do with the recent Killzone Beta announcement/rumors going around, and why would they release this game in Sept., knowing that GTA4 is just around the corner, along with a bunch of other great games? Anyone?

EDIT:@Oman,..I didn't get tricked into buying anything. I don't have a PS3 YET. I was going to pick one up a few weeks ago but decided to hold out until after E3-07. Blu-ray will only add to the games I will purchase in the future.

EDIT:@Poopdust....I post on this news because "I FEEL LIKE IT" I'm a member too. Get over it F4GGOT!! Plus it's under "Industry dipsh!t.

[omansteveo]

You got tricked into buying a blu-ray player

Lets see how many bubbles i lose for my opinion

[MoonDust]

I don't know why that guy comes to all the H3 articles.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

wtf sony fanbot

[dachiefsman]

Gary Johnston: Bak. Derk-derk-Allah. Derka derka, Mohammed Jihad. Haka sherpa-sherpa. Abaka-la.
Terrorist: Ahhh! Derka derka derka!

Joe: Sh/t! I've got five terrorists going southeast on Bakalakadaka Street!

[Jdoki]

Anyone who took time off work just to play a Beta is crazy in my opinion!

This foul up is disappointing more than anything, especially for those saps that bought Crackdown just for the Beta. It's no big deal to me; I'm excited about playing Halo 3, but not so much that I'm going to care about a couple of maps in a Beta for a game less than 5 months away from release!

[Havince]

to play it, im p1ssed but its just a damn game

[Close_Second]

...all you Sony fanboys (above). Its like watching a baby spit its dummy and having a good ole hissy fit.

[Black Republican]

wow

u guys are all sad
let me get all of you a kleenex hold on how about a big slap of shut the fack up

and IBLEEDBLU you are one stupid fackin fanboy

[mmmmmm]

just call in tom., its only your job.

[MONTY 187]

anyone who didnt know something like this would happen the first day is silly.

[Darksage]

Sucks to be someone who didn't get a F& F invite... *goes to play Halo 3*

[LoveHateTragedy]

and yet this happens? Talk about embarrassing

[FeralPhoenix]

why you even care DJ, you don't even own a 360. Yet you consistently follow 360 news adding negative comments. -But I guess that's what certain types of "fans" do. "Talk about embarrasing"

[Nickels]

But when I woke up at 6:00 CST I tried to download, but no luck. So I tried again at 7:00 CST which is 5:00 PDT but nothing at 8:00 CST I was on my way to work. Even if I missed to day I get paid if I take a day off I still get paid for that day its call a VACATION DAY. To the guy from McDeez you should talk to them about that. Back to the point I would have like to play but you know things don't always go your way. So when I get off today at 5:30 CST I'M try again.

[JsonHenry]

Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!!

That is what you fools get for buying that P.O.S. Crackdown game! Bwuahahahahahhahahahaha!!!

[Happy Hippo]

I had kinda hoped to get some competetion today. All my friends are "playing" crackdown, hoping to grap the beta, and I really need some one to play with. *sigh*

[reaperxciv]

after all is said and done, lets just pray that this won't be a another "failure on launch" boo-boo

[Primal Rex]

Theres new update on bungie.net obout the halo 3 beta/crackdown problem they say it should be fixed in the next 3 or 6 hours if every thing goes to plan

[power of Green]

#4.1 he's a lier thats why.