It’s a point worth emphasizing. To continue the metaphor of the silly, they haven’t stopped fucking us just because they pulled out temporarily. They’ve still got us bent over the counter.
I guess (& hopefully) what they going to do is to change the micro-transactions to more like how Overwatch’s micro-transactions is; complete cosmetic & no pay to win.
…or they might be trying to just hold off the pay to win until they think our attentions are away from them to restore it.
Really, should wait & see 1st.
Camaron
7 years ago
At what point do you stop buying EA’s games? So many people act like we don’t have a choice in the matter “Well, this game is an obvious cutthroat scam! It’s a real shame we don’t have the option of not buying into it”.
Well said. People seem to forget that the option of not buying something is a thing. Like their value as a human being is suddenly forfeit if they miss out on the latest big releases.
It’s people like that who are the reason that publishers like EA are still around and don’t have to change their ways.
The problem is much deeper than that, though. Yes, educated adults can just not buy the games, and that’s no problem; I sure haven’t bought an EA game at full price in many years. However the issue lies in the fact that these marketing ploys are designed to force the uneducated to pay, generally children with access to their parents money or people who (largely through ignorance) just don’t understand. On top of that, they DO make pretty good games at their base level, they’re just coated in all this greedy bullshit. When they have monopolies on things like Star… Read more »
This. Pretty sure the last game I bought by them was Shadow of Mordor, and that was at a steep discount when I got ahold of it. EA doesn’t produce much I actually care about, and I actively try to avoid them now.
Just wanted to say… Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor had nothing to do with EA. It was made by Monolith PRoductions and Feral Interactive (with feral mostly handling the mac and linux ports). And the Publisher was Warner Brothers, not EA.
I guess EA just knows their audience. As a working adult I have little time to game and there are SO many titles out there. So the pitch appeals to me differently: Spend uber tons of cash for a game you might get a chance to play and we’ll throw in some extra ways to get even more money out of you! Nah, it’s cool, I’ll grab a beer and browse Indie on Steam.
I honestly have no idea. I mean, when was the last time EA even released a decent game?
I don’t even understand why people are looking forward to Battlefront 2 so much. Have they forgotten how bad Battlefront 1 was? Is everyone really just getting it because it’s Star Wars and Star Wars is popular?
I think the problem might be because everyone has to do what everyone else does, and much like the Fidget Spinner fad, all of EA’s games are just fads that everyone with a social life has to buy because everyone they know buys them.
Everyone with a social buys the game because everyone they know has one; if no one buys the game they have no need to buy one
Eldest Gruff
7 years ago
Eh, after mainstream media and CNN got hold of it, I’m guessing that “for the time being” means “really until everyone else stops caring, and maybe a month after the new movie comes out.”
Remember, less than ten percent of game buyers follow the industry. They wait for a while, then introduce it slowly, all they basically did was get a larger amount of people playing and maybe losing two months’ worth of microtransactions.
Anonymous coward
7 years ago
I don’t like the whole “Sex as a metaphor for something really unpleasant and/or humiliating” thing :(.
No matter how much the bitch and complain, if they bought the game they’re basically saying, “I’m going to spend money on stuff even if I whine up a storm on Facebook.” All companies really care about is there bottom line. If people spend money on crap, companies will continue to produce it. Because it sells.
Mr B
7 years ago
Come here, buy an expensive game. Oh yeah, and then, spend more money in game to get ahead. Wait, we got bad press? Holy shit, lets put this on hold, and write some none-commital blurb about how we are going to make it all so much better. Hey Larry. Are you listening to this? Larry!? Quit pulling their hair, and get some lube before you try to remount them. It looks bad, and we don’t want this much bad publicity… Oh fuck it. we aren’t getting away with it right now anyway, lets just smooth it all over for a… Read more »
Kirk
7 years ago
I really like BF2 and no and I did not buy any of the Crystals and nor do I plan to. It’s just not needed.
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Not removal, suspension! They said they’d add them back later.
Dude, that is LITERALLY what “for the time being” means.
It’s a point worth emphasizing. To continue the metaphor of the silly, they haven’t stopped fucking us just because they pulled out temporarily. They’ve still got us bent over the counter.
Smacking asses and pulling hair.
I did NOT need that mental image :X
I guess (& hopefully) what they going to do is to change the micro-transactions to more like how Overwatch’s micro-transactions is; complete cosmetic & no pay to win.
…or they might be trying to just hold off the pay to win until they think our attentions are away from them to restore it.
Really, should wait & see 1st.
At what point do you stop buying EA’s games? So many people act like we don’t have a choice in the matter “Well, this game is an obvious cutthroat scam! It’s a real shame we don’t have the option of not buying into it”.
Well said. People seem to forget that the option of not buying something is a thing. Like their value as a human being is suddenly forfeit if they miss out on the latest big releases.
It’s people like that who are the reason that publishers like EA are still around and don’t have to change their ways.
The problem is much deeper than that, though. Yes, educated adults can just not buy the games, and that’s no problem; I sure haven’t bought an EA game at full price in many years. However the issue lies in the fact that these marketing ploys are designed to force the uneducated to pay, generally children with access to their parents money or people who (largely through ignorance) just don’t understand. On top of that, they DO make pretty good games at their base level, they’re just coated in all this greedy bullshit. When they have monopolies on things like Star… Read more »
Enough people do. There are those who don’t bother with EA but enough do….
Well, I did not. Last EA game I brought is Miiror’s Edge 2.
Hold myself off the 1st EA Battlefront because the game looks too shallow, bet your ass I am not buying EA Battlefront 2 for this pay to win shit.
Hell, I didn’t even buy Shadow of War. May just buy it at discount prices later.
This. Pretty sure the last game I bought by them was Shadow of Mordor, and that was at a steep discount when I got ahold of it. EA doesn’t produce much I actually care about, and I actively try to avoid them now.
Just wanted to say… Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor had nothing to do with EA. It was made by Monolith PRoductions and Feral Interactive (with feral mostly handling the mac and linux ports). And the Publisher was Warner Brothers, not EA.
I guess EA just knows their audience. As a working adult I have little time to game and there are SO many titles out there. So the pitch appeals to me differently: Spend uber tons of cash for a game you might get a chance to play and we’ll throw in some extra ways to get even more money out of you! Nah, it’s cool, I’ll grab a beer and browse Indie on Steam.
I honestly have no idea. I mean, when was the last time EA even released a decent game?
I don’t even understand why people are looking forward to Battlefront 2 so much. Have they forgotten how bad Battlefront 1 was? Is everyone really just getting it because it’s Star Wars and Star Wars is popular?
I think the problem might be because everyone has to do what everyone else does, and much like the Fidget Spinner fad, all of EA’s games are just fads that everyone with a social life has to buy because everyone they know buys them.
Everyone with a social buys the game because everyone they know has one; if no one buys the game they have no need to buy one
Eh, after mainstream media and CNN got hold of it, I’m guessing that “for the time being” means “really until everyone else stops caring, and maybe a month after the new movie comes out.”
Remember, less than ten percent of game buyers follow the industry. They wait for a while, then introduce it slowly, all they basically did was get a larger amount of people playing and maybe losing two months’ worth of microtransactions.
I don’t like the whole “Sex as a metaphor for something really unpleasant and/or humiliating” thing :(.
But daiam was it a good metaphor 😛 😉
No matter how much the bitch and complain, if they bought the game they’re basically saying, “I’m going to spend money on stuff even if I whine up a storm on Facebook.” All companies really care about is there bottom line. If people spend money on crap, companies will continue to produce it. Because it sells.
Come here, buy an expensive game. Oh yeah, and then, spend more money in game to get ahead. Wait, we got bad press? Holy shit, lets put this on hold, and write some none-commital blurb about how we are going to make it all so much better. Hey Larry. Are you listening to this? Larry!? Quit pulling their hair, and get some lube before you try to remount them. It looks bad, and we don’t want this much bad publicity… Oh fuck it. we aren’t getting away with it right now anyway, lets just smooth it all over for a… Read more »
I really like BF2 and no and I did not buy any of the Crystals and nor do I plan to. It’s just not needed.