[project1dev] Re: wtf EA
- From: Matthew Freeland <mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:48:01 -0700
... Not I think you've pretty much got covered. I'd live in that world.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:47 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> so in summary: my dream world consists of a land where no
> tv/movies/videogames exist, i play basketball against a robot, harass
> christian joggers on a hoverboard and own a boob mousepad. am i missing
> anything?
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Matthew Freeland
> <mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Then promptly crash and fall in a pond where you CAN'T ESCAPE because your
>> hoverboard doesn't work over water and then a bunch of unrealistic bullies
>> accost you and chase you down with super powered hoverboards?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:42 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> in my town there are these two crazy christian dudes with beards that jog
>>> all day every day through town holding a "jesus loves" sign and sometimes it
>>> says other christian related thing... i'd love to fly past them on my
>>> hoverboard with a sign that says "THE DEVIL RULES!!!"
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Matthew Freeland <
>>> mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Then you just need to put lasers on the front of the hoverboard to shoot
>>>> political dissenters from orbit and you can RULE THE UNIVERSE! WOO!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM, eric drewes<figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> > japan is trying to make it so humans dont have to come into contact
>>>>> with
>>>>> > each other at all hahaha
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Matthew Freeland <
>>>>> mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Ultimately I think Japan is trying to reach the goal of making
>>>>> antonymous
>>>>> >> + anatomically correct Love-Bots that won't accidentally weld off
>>>>> your vital
>>>>> >> bits then they will probably give up on Robotics all together. They
>>>>> be
>>>>> >> CRAZY.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:35 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> yeah but a basketball is 20 dollars and maybe a robot pal to play
>>>>> it w/
>>>>> >>> you would cost 150 with maybe 30 dollars to charge him over the
>>>>> year haha
>>>>> >>> i was just thinking of the hypothetical world where technology
>>>>> veered in
>>>>> >>> a different path entirely from the one we're on now... like i bet
>>>>> we'd have
>>>>> >>> hoverboards ha
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Matthew Freeland
>>>>> >>> <mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> I'm glad it was invented... $200 a year buying video games keeps
>>>>> me
>>>>> >>>> entertained for the entire 365 days. :P That's a damn cheap habit.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> hey, i wonder what the world would be like if technology like
>>>>> >>>>> monitors/tv's/etc. were never invented, like all displays were
>>>>> analogue like
>>>>> >>>>> watches, etc. how crazy shit would be, like instead of
>>>>> videogames all the
>>>>> >>>>> creativity and tech research went into robots and the like - i
>>>>> bet the world
>>>>> >>>>> would be a really weird place! i kinda wish it happened although
>>>>> i guess i
>>>>> >>>>> like movies and videogames :P
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Chris Riccobono <
>>>>> crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, EA is the devil for what they did to Will Wright. They
>>>>> made him
>>>>> >>>>>> hate video games so much by what they did to his game that he
>>>>> now
>>>>> >>>>>> makes toy robots
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:19 PM, eric drewes<figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>> > hey have you played the tecmo bowl remake for the DS that came
>>>>> out
>>>>> >>>>>> > recently?
>>>>> >>>>>> > i read about the DRM stuff from EA, pretty ridiculous...
>>>>> wasn't
>>>>> >>>>>> > there a huge
>>>>> >>>>>> > fiasco w/ spore over this?
>>>>> >>>>>> > i love the Valve approach w/ steam... its so nice to never
>>>>> worry
>>>>> >>>>>> > about disks
>>>>> >>>>>> > and codes again. I noticed blizzard is doing the same thing
>>>>> but
>>>>> >>>>>> > unfortunately i cannot find my starcraft code...
>>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>>> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Matthew Freeland
>>>>> >>>>>> > <mattthefiend@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> >>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>> >> Yeah I pretty much said Fuck EA for life about 5 years ago.
>>>>> Not
>>>>> >>>>>> >> only do
>>>>> >>>>>> >> the abuse the shit out of their developers they produce
>>>>> crappy
>>>>> >>>>>> >> games and the
>>>>> >>>>>> >> only lifeline they have these days is their sports games.
>>>>> Don't get
>>>>> >>>>>> >> me
>>>>> >>>>>> >> started on that, I'd rather whip out my nintendo and play
>>>>> Tecmo
>>>>> >>>>>> >> Bowl than
>>>>> >>>>>> >> play most of the new football games. :P
>>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>> >> Also EA games pisses me off hard because they were probably
>>>>> the
>>>>> >>>>>> >> biggest
>>>>> >>>>>> >> adapter of really oppressive and vicious DRM.. They have
>>>>> since
>>>>> >>>>>> >> backed down
>>>>> >>>>>> >> but when I got Sim City 4 I think it was a few years ago I
>>>>> went to
>>>>> >>>>>> >> install
>>>>> >>>>>> >> it and It wouldn't let me install it unless I had an EA Games
>>>>> >>>>>> >> Passport and
>>>>> >>>>>> >> went to sign me up for one and I was like 'Well fuck that
>>>>> shit!'.
>>>>> >>>>>> >> Ultimately
>>>>> >>>>>> >> I went and set up one of the stupid accounts and then I
>>>>> couldn't
>>>>> >>>>>> >> install the
>>>>> >>>>>> >> game because their authentication server was down and assumed
>>>>> I was
>>>>> >>>>>> >> pirating
>>>>> >>>>>> >> it. Fuck EA.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Alan Wolfe <
>>>>> alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> >>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> im not sure who DOES like ea cause they are crappy to their
>>>>> dev's
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> too.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> maybe retailers like them? :P
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> i heard EA was origionally started cause so many game
>>>>> companies
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> treated
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> their employees like crap and required long hours.... now
>>>>> they are
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> by far
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> the worst offenders.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> damn man fuck those guys :P
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:20 PM, eric drewes <
>>>>> figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> wow, ok so for NCAA football this year they stripped a
>>>>> bunch of
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> features
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> THAT ALREADY EXISTED IN THE GAME and then re-added them as
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> microtransactions
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> you have to pay real $ for... wow, that is fucking
>>>>> ridiculous.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> seriously,
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> people already pay 60 dollars for a game, then they have to
>>>>> pay
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> extra for
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> content that was already in the game for free last year?
>>>>> You
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> know, for
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> games like fallout 3, etc. i am cool w/ downloadable
>>>>> content but
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> the thing
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> about sports games is they basically just sell you a roster
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> update every
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> year, and the 360/ps3 versions are STILL catching up on
>>>>> features
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> that
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> existed in ps2/xbox... what else makes it FUCKING TERRIBLE
>>>>> is
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> that EA paid a
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> ton of money to buy exclusive rights to all major football
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> associations,
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> college, pro, even canadian league and arena league, so if
>>>>> you
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> want to play
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> a football game on a console, you are forced to pay for an
>>>>> EA
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> product.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> i buy maybe 3-4 games a year tops (this year i have
>>>>> purchased
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Zero,
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> unless you count orange box for pc for 10 bucks) -- EA may
>>>>> have
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> just earned
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> a special place on my "never give these assholes my money
>>>>> no
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> matter how good
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> their game might be" list.
>>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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