TechnocratTechnocrat’s Random Thoughts

After writing my last blog post about gamefly.com (http://www.techn0crat.com/index.php/2008/07/25/gamefly-review) I was sort of thinking maybe I was too hard on it. So I decided to try it again, make some notes, and be a little more scientific objective about it this time. The results were the same, gamefly still sucks in the same areas that I complained about before.

I turned the my previous game into the local USPS at 8:00am on Monday and setup my game queue with no currently availables at all. Then noted my queue.

So I get an email on Wednesday letting me know Conan was shipping. Again it took two days to get to LA. What are they paying for 3rd class mailing? Seems odd to me that it takes that long but anyways.

Now for my biggest bitch the queue. Conan was a one game that had a high availability level but it was the 3rd game down my list with that level. Plus it was in position 11 of my queue. What the fuck is the point of having a queue when the system ignores it!? I can not really understand stand it skipping low and medium levels I guess. But to skip two other highs!! Why!! This makes no sense and seems stupid as hell. I mean seriously what is the logic behind that? My best guess is they ship you the game they have the most of, which in this case was probably Conan because well the game sucks. But if that’s the case why have positions.

So off rant, I get the game Friday. Again with two days? I guess I am spoiled with Netflix. Really two days isn’t bad I guess.

Then I get an email on Friday saying they have received my previous game. Really!? Where did it go from Wed till then? Maybe it went with all the other games in my queue into some bizarre world where number positions have no purpose and customer service gets get treated like a $5 whore.

GameFly.com get your shit together please! >:XX