levyjl1988
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Imagine pouring hundreds or even thousands of hours into a video game only for something stupid happening and losing your entire save data.
Data corruption, lost save data through connecting to servers, bad writing of game saves, accidental deletion can all contribute to loss of save data and it can all be disheartening.
Before anyone says "clouds saves" is the answer, cloud saves simply sync your save file as a backup. But what happens if your corrupt save gets synced up to the cloud? You are fucked either way.
I've lost hours in Assassin's Creed 2 with the faulty uPlay synchronization.
I've lost hundreds of hours on Mario Kart 7 after playing online and the game hanging on me only to restart to find my save data was being wiped.
I've lost hundreds of hours in Super Smash Bros. 3DS through data migration from 3DS to 3DS XL because I had a digital copy and Nintendo back then had this really outdated and stupid system.
I've lost save data from gameboy games due to having an internal battery that died, goodbye Pokemon from Ruby, Hamtaro Ham-Hams Unite, etc.
Fuck data corruption and lost saves.
RIP progress.
After such traumatic experiences, I've never gone to put many hours in a video game, not even to completion anymore because I know that developers will fuck up with their bad coding because of poor quality control and players will suffer because of it.
I'm glad hacking is a thing to get you an almost save state. Grinding in video games is a fucking bitch and save data corruption can really dishearten and put you off the game for good like that Monster Hunter World PC save data corruption.
Also what is with devs that put only one warning when deleting save data, I at least want 5 messages before telling me all my data will be wiped.
Also, I want multiple backups of backups of save files just in case the worse happens.
In Marvel Avengers there was this stupid fucking glitch that reset my character level from 50 to 0 and I had to restore my save, glad there was an option, if it didn't then this game can go fuck itself. Others were also experiencing such problems.
Video game fuck ups like these will always be remembered.
/rant
Any stories you've had which you lost save data?
Data corruption, lost save data through connecting to servers, bad writing of game saves, accidental deletion can all contribute to loss of save data and it can all be disheartening.
Before anyone says "clouds saves" is the answer, cloud saves simply sync your save file as a backup. But what happens if your corrupt save gets synced up to the cloud? You are fucked either way.
I've lost hours in Assassin's Creed 2 with the faulty uPlay synchronization.
Uplay wipes out saves. Beware. :: Assassin's Creed II General Discussions
It has happened twice in row now. I play for hours then exit to windows. When I return it sometimes loads a save that is several days old or one that is about one and a half days old. I've lost about seven hours of play time now. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it fixable? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Ubisoft...
steamcommunity.com
I've lost hundreds of hours on Mario Kart 7 after playing online and the game hanging on me only to restart to find my save data was being wiped.
My Mario Kart 7 save data got corrupted :( - Mario Kart 7
For Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "My Mario Kart 7 save data got corrupted :(".
gamefaqs.gamespot.com
I've lost hundreds of hours in Super Smash Bros. 3DS through data migration from 3DS to 3DS XL because I had a digital copy and Nintendo back then had this really outdated and stupid system.
I am beyond pissed at Nintendo at this point. Nintendo is anti-consumer.
To keep the story short.... I purchased the New Nintendo 3DS XL (Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition). I am upgrading from my Nintendo 3DS Phat from launch. I also want to go pro digital from now on. I purchased digitally the Super Smash Bros. 3DS game on my 3DS phat. I used the Save Data...
www.neogaf.com
I've lost save data from gameboy games due to having an internal battery that died, goodbye Pokemon from Ruby, Hamtaro Ham-Hams Unite, etc.
(GameBoy Advance) GBA Games Requiring Batteries
I'm working on a repair project and couldn't find any information on this. So, I decided I would start up a thread on which games require batteries to...
gbatemp.net
Fuck data corruption and lost saves.
RIP progress.
After such traumatic experiences, I've never gone to put many hours in a video game, not even to completion anymore because I know that developers will fuck up with their bad coding because of poor quality control and players will suffer because of it.
I'm glad hacking is a thing to get you an almost save state. Grinding in video games is a fucking bitch and save data corruption can really dishearten and put you off the game for good like that Monster Hunter World PC save data corruption.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PC is deleting save files for some players
Some of those who jumped into Monster Hunter World: Iceborne immediately after its release found that their save files are gone.
www.vg247.com
Also what is with devs that put only one warning when deleting save data, I at least want 5 messages before telling me all my data will be wiped.
Also, I want multiple backups of backups of save files just in case the worse happens.
In Marvel Avengers there was this stupid fucking glitch that reset my character level from 50 to 0 and I had to restore my save, glad there was an option, if it didn't then this game can go fuck itself. Others were also experiencing such problems.
Video game fuck ups like these will always be remembered.
/rant
Any stories you've had which you lost save data?