From: rhythmnp@THRWHITE.remove-11ey-this   
      
     To: alt.bbs.doors   
   >I gave all my personal and CC info, then   
   >was told that my CC was declined, because of 'INV BATCH SEQ'.  That to   
   >me sounds like a problem on their end, not mine.   
      
   Yeah, sounds like their web script is messed up or something :(   
      
   >This is my first transaction with GP, and I know I've heard lots of bad   
   >things about them in here before.  I'm wondering now if I should have   
   >listened.   
      
   The one (and only?) good thing about Metropolis GamePort is that they're very   
   professional; I'm pretty sure they'll promptly send you a registration on   
   Tuesday.  (GamePort is actually owned by a fleet fuel card company of some sort   
   -- their GamePort BBS stuff is just a small extra thing they do for whatever   
   reason)   
      
   The main reason why most sysops hate Metropolis GamePort is on account of their   
   tendency to buy up BBS-related products and then shelve them without putting   
   out new versions.  They especially hurt the MajorBBS/WorldGroup scene by   
   purchasing around 90% of the games for the platform.  In almost all of those   
   cases, they haven't put out new versions; yet they kept the   
   several-hundred-dollar price tags and they agressively shut down boards that   
   pirate their severely-over-priced software.   
      
   To make matters worse, it seems that they've repeatedly refused offers from   
   independent programmers to license, contract, or port the BBS-related products   
   they own.  I think the only exception so far has been for LORD.   
      
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