[project1dev] Re: wtf EA
- From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:29:21 -0400
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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