![]() So why do we hate EA? For every single reason listed above.For more than five decades, Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate and professor of psychology at Princeton, has been asking questions like this and analyzing our answers. It's hard for me to believe that anyone could say they love EA considering how much damage they've caused to the industry. They're taking away products we own in place of leased content packages, and they're turning beloved genres, franchises and brands into bottom line ventures. In essence, gamers hate EA because they're taking the fun out of gaming. It's a really sad example of the direction the industry is heading in, and anyone defending why it's necessary to pay more and get less (other than more Michael Bay 'Splosions™ and scripted, linear corridor adventures) really is out of touch with what makes video games fun. In other words, more content stripped out of the game and either hidden poorly on the disc (ala Capcom) or hidden on a server (ala EA). The excuse has become rampant in the industry that people want more content sooner, which means more disc-locked content and more day-one DLC. Moore's headlining phrase was that they managed to turn a $60 product into a $80 purchase. EA was even brazen enough to proudly exclaim that their day-one DLC was a huge success with Mass Effect 3. A lot of corporate apologists have been trying to justify what accounts for a quality, complete game experience for $60, but it's becoming more and more hazy with all this DLC. No one goes out to pay $60 for half a game, for a third of a game, or to find out that they have to pay more to get the true ending. Some people may not see this as much of a bad thing, but let's be completely clear: gamers buy games to experience the complete game, to have fun and to enjoy that complete game. Thank you for letting us eat our bread sideways, I guess. I mean really? It's like a market vendor saying you can now eat your bread sideways without being slapped in the face for doing so. Don't take this for a reason to like the company, basically they're just saying they're less restrictive on games you buy from the service, which should send warning bells and red flags off for anyone who considers buying from a company like this. Rock, Paper, Shotgun has the updated rendition of the forum bans, and we later received word from EA's support staff that banned accounts can now access games in offline mode. That's right, doing something idiotic on the forum boards for an Origin game resulted in you being banned from your Origin account, which means ALL the games you purchased would be off limits to you. Gamers who found themselves banned on the forum boards were actively banned from their entire Origin account. If you think this isn't real or wasn't the plan, keep reading the rest of the items on the list.ħ.) Origin Forum Bans Result In Bans From All Your Purchased Games Someone in legal got lawyer-hungry." The reality is that had the clause stayed in effect gamers would be forced to re-purchase entitlements had they been revoked. EA later threw up their hands and said "Oh, ho, ho, ho.that clause wasn't real, we just put it there by mistake. The idea that you HAD to use Origin within two years lest your account fall victim to mandatory expulsion generated a furor, and rightfully so. Ignoring everything else about Origin, this two year entitlement clause caused all sorts of vengeful fury from gamers. ![]() EA killing out favored studios in order to control their brands is easily one of the top reasons why people hate them the way they do. We don't buy and trade games the way Wall Street suits buy and sell stock, we buy games that look fun and we play games that are fun. Gamers hate corporations who buy out studios who designed fun games and then turn those studios into industrialized, perfunctory factory-outlets. ![]() It's sad, sick and a complete antithesis to gaming culture. A lot of people will jump to the defense and say "But, but, but.they're a business, they needs the monies!" of course, but if they can't make money making good games then maybe they shouldn't be in the game making business, eh? Zynga seems to be heading the same way, trying to buy their way into continued success. Remember Bullfrog Entertainment? Remember Westwood Studios? Remember Pandemic Studios? That's a few who have fallen to EA's poor attempt at monopolizing the industry to fill their coffers. ![]() This here can make you throw up a little bit in your mouth.
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