8th June 2006, 7:00 PM
That's one thing, but the real reason seems to be the amazing power of NOOOON REEEFUNDABILITY! SEE IT SAVE THE DAY!
You see, something may cost 150 "tokens" but if you can only buy tokens in increments of 500, that leaves 350 left that you have nothing to do with but mindlessly spend away. So basically, anything less than the minimum number of tokens you can buy individually is actually that very same minimum. It is a rare case when everything you want "fits" perfectly in the number of units you would need to get so you don't spend any more than exactly what you wanted to get.
On the practical side, it adds an extra step. I can't just buy something, I have to go through a bunch of extra menus to get to it.
I should just call them reporting this as a "pretty aweful glitch" that needs to be "repaired" for optimul user functionality. It's for the Users! I generally despise when my ability to use a program is hindered by "features" that are not meant to aid the users. This also includes any sort of advertising annoyances. XBox 360 is officially the first console to sport "ad banners". And, these aren't just for games, I'm talking "EL NACHO LIBRE COMING TO THEATERS" taking up a significant portion of the screen in the OS. If they are getting advertising monies, why am I still paying the same amount for Live again?
You see, something may cost 150 "tokens" but if you can only buy tokens in increments of 500, that leaves 350 left that you have nothing to do with but mindlessly spend away. So basically, anything less than the minimum number of tokens you can buy individually is actually that very same minimum. It is a rare case when everything you want "fits" perfectly in the number of units you would need to get so you don't spend any more than exactly what you wanted to get.
On the practical side, it adds an extra step. I can't just buy something, I have to go through a bunch of extra menus to get to it.
I should just call them reporting this as a "pretty aweful glitch" that needs to be "repaired" for optimul user functionality. It's for the Users! I generally despise when my ability to use a program is hindered by "features" that are not meant to aid the users. This also includes any sort of advertising annoyances. XBox 360 is officially the first console to sport "ad banners". And, these aren't just for games, I'm talking "EL NACHO LIBRE COMING TO THEATERS" taking up a significant portion of the screen in the OS. If they are getting advertising monies, why am I still paying the same amount for Live again?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)