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IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 20 Oct 2008, 22:02

The company isn't holding money back, it doesn't have any to pay us.

£250 a month? Where did you get that figure from? If I qualified I would have been entitled to £49.50 a month...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Oct 2008, 22:08

I used to get £125 every two weeks (paid in arrears). It does depend how much you earn, how much your savings are and how many people you live with etc...

Do you have a partner earning? I had no money coming in, a lot less than £16000 savings and live on my own. I don't think it makes a difference if you're on contribution or income based JSA. I was originally on contribution and then changed to income based when my contributions ran out.

It also depends how old you are. See here:

http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/ ... sallowance

You must have lots of savings, other people earning cash or something to only get £50 a month.

IronMonkey wrote:The company isn't holding money back, it doesn't have any to pay us.

They are if they're not paying you because they expect you to get it from JSA. The fact they don't have it is secondary and like you are you definitely want to take it to the small claims court.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 20 Oct 2008, 22:11

How can they pay us if they don't physically have the money?!

I've got over £16,000 saved, I live with my parents & I don't have a partner. I just need another job, fast!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Oct 2008, 22:16

IronMonkey wrote:How can they pay us if they don't physically have the money?!

That's not what I meant. I'd imagine it's illegal to hold back money you're owned because they expect you to get it from JSA. The fact they cannot actually pay you is secondary to that and why we have a small claims court.

IronMonkey wrote:I've got over £16,000 saved, I live with my parents & I don't have a partner. I just need another job, fast!

It's a good job you've saved up. I'd have really struggled if not for JSA, my rent/council tax paid for and living incredibly frugally.

I even had change left from the £250 a month after food and bills.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 22 Oct 2008, 10:48

Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Shaolin Wooden Men
Fearless Hyena
Magnificent Bodyguards

I thought some of those DVDs had extras according to Play (one had a commentary etc)? The back covers list NO EXTRAS at all

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Oct 2008, 22:29

Sold a bunch of old dvds and invested the money on a Nobuhiko Obayashi dvd that is apparently going oop right now.

Sabishinbou

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Oct 2008, 23:10

Spiderman 2.1 (2 Disc Set) from CD WOW

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Oct 2008, 13:10

CD WOW said they cant Spiderman 2.1 from their supplier so they cancelled my order

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Oct 2008, 18:57

It is an old disc. I guess it's discontinued.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Oct 2008, 20:31

Maybe.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 27 Oct 2008, 19:27

The HKL DVDs have extras.
Also got recently:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 4 from Tower.com

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 28 Oct 2008, 13:24

More Brain Training DS (PlayTrade).

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 30 Oct 2008, 12:11

Just bought a PS3, with FIFA09 and Resistance Fall of Man.

Now, I just need to buy me a plasma screen to play it on.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 30 Oct 2008, 12:25

I recommend playing Resistance on Normal difficulty, if you actually plan on enjoying the game. The hard difficulty lives up to its name. The save checkpoints are very badly placed and can be far apart from each other; ie if you die you might have to redo sections that often take up to 10 minutes to get through.

The PS3 has a permanent HDD, they had no excuse not to implement saving anywhere.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 30 Oct 2008, 12:35

Yeah, I'll probably play it on normal. I never pick 'easy', as it usually just ruins the game. If 'normal' is too easy, I'll switch to 'hard' (which I did with Jade Empire, which was supposedly much too simple on the normal setting, so I played it only on the hardest setting)

Too bad about the checkpoints being bad. I dont mind checkpoints (in a game like Ninja Gaiden Black I felt it added to the experience and difficulty), but with certain games you prefer the option to save when and where you want.

Ah well, we'll see how it is. As soon as I get the plasma, I'll probably first play a bunch of other games anyway, before Resistance. I still have GTA4, HL2 Orange Box, MGS4, Uncharted, etc etc etc lying around. Resistance will be the kind of game to throw into the machine when you're bored for a day, and will give it a try...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 30 Oct 2008, 18:55

Fallout 3: Limited Edition for PC.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 31 Oct 2008, 12:25

Hellboy 2:Golden Army BD
Seaman No.7 German dvd
South Park Season 11
Indiana Jones 4 BD

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 18 Nov 2008, 13:30

The Machine Girl (2 Disc Tin with Hajirai Machine Girl)
Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge
Doberman Cop
Roaring Fire
Kamikaze Adventurers

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 20 Nov 2008, 22:25

Like a Dragon (German DVD)
Noriko's Dinner Table (Korean DVD)
Waterboys (Korean DVD)
Night of the living Dead (German 3-Disc Version)
Chocolate (German DVD)

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 20 Nov 2008, 22:45

diceman wrote:Like a Dragon (German DVD)

Love it. Seen it once on 35mm and twice from the KR dvd. Tokyo night has never looked better on film. But you'll get more out of it if you've played the game. Excellent adaptation.

diceman wrote: Noriko's Dinner Table (Korean DVD)

Don't tell me you got this from yesasia. DVDfromkorea is selling it for 10$. I need to order it sometime. Suicide Club is a delight.

diceman wrote: Chocolate (German DVD)

Saw this a few months ago. Will probably buy the dvd at some point. The stunts are insane.

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 21 Nov 2008, 15:04

No, I didn't buy "Noriko's Dinner Table" from yesasia, but traded it in on a German forum, same as "Like a Dragon". The latter I've already watched on our big Genre-Filmfest and loved every second of it, although some of the twists and characters started to confuse me a little, but it wasn't so bad that I'd lose interest. Maybe I'm gonna play the game after all.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 21 Nov 2008, 15:15

It's not the greatest game ever made but it's pretty fun. In the beginning it feels monotonic, but then you meet a karate master on the streets and he starts teaching you the moves (blocks, combinations, counter-attacks). Also, you can use pretty much anything as a weapon (trash bins, umbrellas, swords, rocks...)

There's some very atmospheric yakuza film style sequences (event spoiler, no story spoiler) --> (attending a big shot's funeral) and it's fun to walk around in Tokyo. There's a bit too much random fighting that you can't prevent, though. But the story is good. Also remember to visit a restaurant a couple of times a day. The character loses his strength if he doesn't eat anything.

Oh, and beware the hostess clubs. The girls cost a fortune.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Nov 2008, 22:08

The Dark Knight UK BD
Leon German LE Tin BD

Due to the expensive cost of BDs I'm trying to be extra picky over which ones I want and especially which require upgrading. These two are musts though.

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 29 Nov 2008, 15:51

The Prophecy

An American Crime

W Django!

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 29 Nov 2008, 16:32

Thank you. I always wanted to post pictures, but never had the courage.