zelfren wrote:Just to further the point that this was the most fair it's ever been, this from Wikipedia:



Eight SECONDS and 3.1 MILLION requests vs the TEN HOURS we had this time?

I'm sorry for those people who had game issues, but more normal people had a chance this time than ever before.

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" this time it was literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!

redscot68 wrote:I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual.

I see you too got Bags on Level 1 and 2. So I'm not the only one. Still, I emailed woot for some sort of an explanation. Awaiting reply.

Is it too soon to start complaining about shipping???

:P

bdecker202 wrote:What do you mean you can't get on it? What issues are you having?

SAYS SUBMIT DISABLED.

wollern wrote:That's a trade I'd make any day! Hopefully your bag from woot isn't filled with leftovers from Convatec. Good luck with the reversal/pullthrough.

Hahah. Thanks a ton man. It interrupted my life for a year, now I'm taking it back!

Ya know, you guys can probably move on already. I heard a rumor that the guys over in Crap Level 3 are already on to complaining about shipping. >_>

So was it 750 bags per level or 250 orders? Even though each person clicks 1 they are each getting 3... so that would be only 2500 bag orders given out. Anyone offhand remember the usual number?

I still want to know if they will give us a link to be able to download the music from the game. That $#!+ was catchy!

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" or a "Crapshoot" this time it was, literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" or a "Crapshoot" this time it was, literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!

Whoever came up with the game idea for a Big o' Cosmos is a Big o' Cosmos.

crktfrog wrote:So was it 750 bags per level or 250 orders? Even though each person clicks 1 they are each getting 3... so that would be only 2500 bag orders given out. Anyone offhand remember the usual number?

749-750 woots per level, 3 craps per woot. The usual offering is around 3,000 woots total. This one was 7500.

crktfrog wrote:SAYS SUBMIT DISABLED.

Click the box above the "Submit Disabled" and type the numbers you see.

Note: Won't work on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

kitcatbrat wrote:Yeah, when I played level one, I died right away, entered my information on the buy it page, then it was sold out. When I reloaded the page it was on level two, so I played the game again, and died after about two seconds into level one (AGAIN) and went straight through to purchase the level 2 baggie.

We got lucky. They were having problems starting from about two minutes after I got my bag, and my roommate didn't get one (she even played the game when it was a level 3 bag, beat level 4, but nothing happened). You do NOT have an epic fail, rather an epic WIN because you didn't have to go through the game to buy two bags :P

Fun idea though, can't wait to see what they do next year!

DITTO on next year! I didn't get one last year but, I enjoyed the game.
I was afraid, at first, that since the actual GAME hadn't come up yet, that I was going to have to make it through the buy process 10 times before it sold out and I KNEW my old computer would never make it without crashing! Then I got the payment confirmation email for the Level-2 Carp and thought "Aw Hell No, I'm not paying $86.60 with sales tax for 1BOC!" I figured Aw We, the Hitchhikers, I'll see if I can make it through the Level-3 buy process before my comp crashes, even if I get charged a 3rd time! That's when the jig was up and I realized that I had been APRIL FOOLed in a good way! Thanks Again WOOT!

From now on I use my Linux machine to try for the Big o' Cosmos. Clicked 'refresh' on both Linux and Windows at the same time. Got my first Big o' Cosmos (in many years) on Linux - got the game on Windows, and I suck at games....

WOOT!!!!

zelfren wrote:I'm sorry for those people who had game issues, but more normal people had a chance this time than ever before.

There are definitely more ab-normal than "normal" people on here. No matter how you look at it.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" or a "Crapshoot" this time it was, literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!

opps wrote:I miss jnissel threads, they were the best!

So entertaining!

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

Everyone should head over to the Level 10 thread to keep everything in one place now.

NightGhost wrote:And don't forget the mentally handicapped. They should have asked questions such as:

Who was the first president of the United States?

A) George Washington
B) A salami sandwich
C) I almost had a third answer, but now I'm hungry for a salami sandwich.

My useless bit of trivia crap for the day.

The first president of the United States was John Hanson, not George Washington. Good old George was the first president under the Constitution. Hanson was the first president under the ratified Articles of Confederation.

Even Hanson was not really the first because Samuel Huntington was the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled and was followed by Thomas McKean.

Now I'm going to see about making a sandwich for myself.

Is anyone else still playing crapshoot?

I am.

http://www.woot.com/?crapshoot if you want to crank those wasted hours up to 11.

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" or a "Crapshoot" this time it was, literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!

I agree with ALL of the people who said something to the effect that "The game gave More people a Chance to obtain a Big o' Cosmos" based on the facts that:
It was available Much Longer than usual. If you had enough time to play the game even once before it sold out, you had more of a chance than you NORMALLY would have had. Typically, 2500 orders would have sold out in No Less Than 20minutes even with the servers crashing. That being said, NOBODY who logged in any later than 12:20CDT would have had ANY chance At All! If you logged in later than that, you have NO REASON TO COMPLAIN because you actually did have MORE of an opportunity than normal! Getting the Big o' Cosmos is ALWAYS a "Game Of Chance" or a "Crapshoot" this time it was, literally. If you cannot handle that, stay away from casinos! I also don't think that the Bot users have much of an advantage but then again, my computer is slow so what do I know? The bottom line is, if you can't handle losing for FREE don't bother trying to "Win" because that is the only time that the Big o' Cosmos costs you any money. Any other costs are by YOUR CHOICE and you need to learn to be responsible for YOUR OWN ACTIONS like an adult!