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Trainz is a fucking scam! (RANT)
5 years ago
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While I was looking for a download for Trainz (I just wanted it for when I'm bored), I searched "Trainz 2009 download" and the first result was from the Trainz website Itself. They were doing a giveaway for Trainz 2009 and all I needed to do was register to their website.
A free download to a nice version of Trainz, sounds cool right? WRONG!!!
I tried registering with my main gmail and stuff, but it wouldn't let me because "that gmail is already being used". Now I know for a FACT that I didn't sign up for it with that gmail because I have NO recollection whatsoever of visiting the site prior to now. Not only that, but it wouldn't let me type in a new password without an underscore. THAT'S RIGHT, A FUCKING UNDERSCORE!!! You should be able to decide what goes in your password or not, not the site.
I managed to get around those issues with my secondary gmail and a site-suggested password respectively, then I subscribed to their newsletter (another requirement by the site). Then after that, I went to the link again to try and get the download again. You'd think you could do so immediately once you've registered and signed in, right? NO!!!
It took me to the register page AGAIN! *rage incoming* I ALREADY SIGNED UP ONCE, WHY DO I NEED A NEW ACCOUNT WHEN I'VE ALREADY GOT ONE!!! IT WON'T LET ME GET IT EVEN WITH A NEW ACCOUNT AND TRIES TO FORCE ME TO MAKE ANOTHER ACCOUNT AND KEEP REPEATING THE FUCKING PROCESS!! WELL GUESS WHAT TRAINZ?!! I'M NOT FUCKING DOING THAT OHOHO NO, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FUCKING DO TO ME AND I'M NOT FALLING FOR IT!!!
To those who are like "It's not a scam bro!" IT IS! these people offered a free program to people who registered and subscribed to their newsletter, I did both and got NOTHING from it! If that's not a scam I don't know what the fuck is.
So what i learned from this is: if the big guys themselves offer a free program to you, they aren't and are actually trying to fuck you over and waste your time. And believe me, I WILL be sticking to my PHYSICAL models I have from now on. This whole mess and waste of time and life energy WASN'T WORTH IT.
I'm just gonna go over to my wooden railway layout and calm down now...
A free download to a nice version of Trainz, sounds cool right? WRONG!!!
I tried registering with my main gmail and stuff, but it wouldn't let me because "that gmail is already being used". Now I know for a FACT that I didn't sign up for it with that gmail because I have NO recollection whatsoever of visiting the site prior to now. Not only that, but it wouldn't let me type in a new password without an underscore. THAT'S RIGHT, A FUCKING UNDERSCORE!!! You should be able to decide what goes in your password or not, not the site.
I managed to get around those issues with my secondary gmail and a site-suggested password respectively, then I subscribed to their newsletter (another requirement by the site). Then after that, I went to the link again to try and get the download again. You'd think you could do so immediately once you've registered and signed in, right? NO!!!
It took me to the register page AGAIN! *rage incoming* I ALREADY SIGNED UP ONCE, WHY DO I NEED A NEW ACCOUNT WHEN I'VE ALREADY GOT ONE!!! IT WON'T LET ME GET IT EVEN WITH A NEW ACCOUNT AND TRIES TO FORCE ME TO MAKE ANOTHER ACCOUNT AND KEEP REPEATING THE FUCKING PROCESS!! WELL GUESS WHAT TRAINZ?!! I'M NOT FUCKING DOING THAT OHOHO NO, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FUCKING DO TO ME AND I'M NOT FALLING FOR IT!!!
To those who are like "It's not a scam bro!" IT IS! these people offered a free program to people who registered and subscribed to their newsletter, I did both and got NOTHING from it! If that's not a scam I don't know what the fuck is.
So what i learned from this is: if the big guys themselves offer a free program to you, they aren't and are actually trying to fuck you over and waste your time. And believe me, I WILL be sticking to my PHYSICAL models I have from now on. This whole mess and waste of time and life energy WASN'T WORTH IT.
I'm just gonna go over to my wooden railway layout and calm down now...
Good thing I have my Wooden Railway, Take Along, Ertl, and other models. Those are much better anyway.