A Little Help

Subject: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:15 pm

So I have Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 on 360, and I recently noticed that it has a couple of 'cracks' in the disc...that's the only real way I can describe it.

I bought the game new, and it certainly wasn't like that when I first got it. I haven't lent it out to anybody, and I guarantee that I take damn good care of my games.

So yeah, the cracks in the disc, not any scratches, as I said, I take good care, but I don't know what caused the cracks, so any ideas?

Thanks.

Oh, and I also feel like I should mention that it still plays, though freezes on me a lot more. I finish a match, and it goes to a black screen as if it's about to start loading up the main menu or whatever, and just stays there.....

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:37 pm

Holy crap, I hope nothing like that happens to my games D: Never heard about this happening... Could it be the disc was somehow flawed?

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:43 pm

Mass Distraction wrote:

Holy crap, I hope nothing like that happens to my games D: Never heard about this happening... Could it be the disc was somehow flawed?

No clue. Like I said, I don't think I did anything to it, consciously.

I keep it in the 360 most of the time. It just seemed so, spontaneous.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:48 pm

As I suggested, maybe the disc was flawed or something? Like, during the manufacturing. It just waited for the right time to start breaking.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:50 pm

Mass Distraction wrote:

As I suggested, maybe the disc was flawed or something? Like, during the manufacturing. It just waited for the right time to start breaking.

Does that happen? It's something to take into consideration.

Oddly enough, I saw the same thing with the 2010 I was given. Of course this one was used, and already had the cracks, to a greater extent than my new 2011, and it wouldn't even play, so I gave it back...

You know, I also play 2011 a whole lot, perhaps the heat from the noisy ass 360 is the perpetrator?

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:52 pm

Spike991 wrote:

You know, I also play 2011 a whole lot, perhaps the heat from the noisy ass 360 is the perpetrator?

That could be, although I've heard about discs having manufacturing problems earlier. Those have been just CDs, though.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:54 pm

Mass Distraction wrote:

Spike991 wrote:

You know, I also play 2011 a whole lot, perhaps the heat from the noisy ass 360 is the perpetrator?

That could bem although I've heard about discs having manufacturing problems earlier. Those have been just CDs, though.

Yeah, sucks if you've spend 60 bucks. Once I have some extra money, if it becomes a real issue, I'll probably just buy another copy.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:56 pm

Could you just get it back to the store to get your money back or to trade it for a working one?

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:01 pm

Mass Distraction wrote:

Could you just get it back to the store to get your money back or to trade it for a working one?

Knowing Gamestop, probably not. I could try, I might still have the reciete(I think I mispelled that), though it hasn't stopped working yet, I do feel like it's only going to get worse.

I don't know, Gamestop is picky about when they will take, too many scratches, or maybe cracks will get you're trade in turned away, but they'll sell you any peice of junk so long as they get some money.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:07 pm

Hmm... Never been to Gamestop, although I'm sure we have a few around here somewhere.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:15 pm

Mass Distraction wrote:

Hmm... Never been to Gamestop, although I'm sure we have a few around here somewhere.

Yeah, I'll post back later if I get any changes, good or bad. I hope for some good theories as to what caused it though, I might try to google it.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:56 pm

It was in a 360. What do you expect?

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:16 pm

NiteKrawler wrote:

It was in a 360. What do you expect?

Hardy, har, har....

I thought I might get one of those...any ideas? Other than "360 sucks....derrrr"?

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:24 pm

I heard rumors of the original Xboxs actually melting discs...Dunno if it's true. Could have had a flaw and then the heat of the system could have expanded the disc in such a way that small cracks appeared. Only thing I can think of. That's why I love Bluray discs. They are tough as all hell.

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Subject: Re: A Little Help Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:35 pm

NiteKrawler wrote:

I heard rumors of the original Xboxs actually melting discs...Dunno if it's true. Could have had a flaw and then the heat of the system could have expanded the disc in such a way that small cracks appeared. Only thing I can think of. That's why I love Bluray discs. They are tough as all hell.

I have an Elite, got it used, but it still runs perfect.

I'll just have to be more careful from now on, if it was indeed me, or even if not, careful couldn't hurt. I'll just avoid leaving it in there too much, especially if it's like an oven, and avoid cases that really require you to stomp the disc into it.

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