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Article #985ORIGIN SPEAKS (well, not really)
From: daa... DIEGO ARANDA
Date: Thu, 21 May 1992 15:54
Date: Thu, 21 May 1992 15:54
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I just called Origin System's Customer Service Line about the disappearing keys in U7. THIS IS NOT A BUG - IT'S A FEATURE! (so they would have me believe). It seems the folks at Origin decided keys were such heavy items to pack around on long journeys that they purposely coded the game to get rid of your keys when you sleep! The nice lady I spoke to said that all keys were meant to be used in their immediate surroundings, so it really isn't necessary to keep the keys after use. She also said that people didn't use the FEATURE as it was meant to be used, and had taken to locking up their gold in chests to return and get it later (hence, people calling this glorious feature a bug!). SOLUTION: BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP, DROP YOUR KEYS! When you wake up, be sure to pick those suckers up. To make it easy, put all you keys in a bag or sack or something, so you can drop/pick them up quickly. Too bad Origin didn't decide to make the heavy stuff disappear! Keys, gimme a break... I guess this means there won't be a free patch disk in my future - not if they're calling it a feature :)
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