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[ahandsomeshark]

it's an ugly day when Activision is the most above board publisher.

[BadlyBrowned]

Banelash wrote...

aw assassins creed wasnt ruined. They were already upfront about a yearly affair so we kinda got whats coming.

EA... so many studio down.. so many T_T

As a PC Gamer I'd say Ubisoft's draconian DRM just ruined gaming in general. 

[j78]

Remember Pandemic studios was suppose to be joining Bioware as equal partners after EA bought them .When was the last time we heard from them.
http://en.wikipedia....andemic_Studios

[Hylndur]

*begin sarcasm* god...gamers think their so entitled to content *end sarcasm*

seriously, i hate these major corporations

[t_i_e_]

I AM A GAMER!

AND I"M FURIOUSLY MAD ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF!!!!!

Developers are launching games on release day with pay to play content that is important to the playing experience! This cancer has to stop now!!!

I WILL NOT STAND FOR CRAP LIKE THIS!!!!

I SUPPORT THOSE HACKERS!!!!

Modifié par t_i_e_, 29 mars 2012 - 03:04 .

[HiddenKING]

Ca$hcom has been doin this type of stuff for 20 years.

[Silpheed58]

Resident evil 6
Takes place in China.
Day 1 DLC - China Levels - $10 per level; Zombie type A - $10; Zombie Type B - $10; Tyrants (All) - $20 ea.; True Ending - $20

[Holoe4]

It's spreading...

[Surgate]

Alexraptor1 wrote...

SealKudos wrote...

I'm seriously debating dropping video gaming as a hobby soon. I just can't stand getting screwed over developer after developer, having publishers ruin game after game.

And if I was to, that would be a huge commitment. Dunno what I'd do with my free time. Something productive, I guess But seriously, no use for a hobby that makes me feel irritated every time I hear news about it. Real shame.

My feelings exactly!

EA ruined C&C series.
EA ruined Mass Effect
EA ruined Dragon Age
EA ruined battlefield
Ubisoft ruined Assassins Creed
Microsoft killed Flight Simulator

Etc etc... every single game franchise I love and have loved is turning into complete sheite with stupid DRM and rushed products!
Now i'm pretty much waiting to see how they can also ruin Sim City in 2013. >.<

Don't forget the Ultima series and Command & Conquer. The rEApers have a long history of taking legendary developers that revolutionized the gaming industry and harvesting them to make way for the next cycle.

[BadlyBrowned]

Silpheed58 wrote...

Resident evil 6
Takes place in China.
Day 1 DLC - China Levels - $10 per level; Zombie type A - $10; Zombie Type B - $10; Tyrants (All) - $20 ea.; True Ending - $20

Ammunition for your firearms - $1 / magazine

Save Game - $0.50

Load Game - $0.75

Start up game - $5

[Silpheed58]

Money is a hell of a drug.

[Rath111]

Surgate wrote...

Alexraptor1 wrote...

SealKudos wrote...

I'm seriously debating dropping video gaming as a hobby soon. I just can't stand getting screwed over developer after developer, having publishers ruin game after game.

And if I was to, that would be a huge commitment. Dunno what I'd do with my free time. Something productive, I guess But seriously, no use for a hobby that makes me feel irritated every time I hear news about it. Real shame.

My feelings exactly!

EA ruined C&C series.
EA ruined Mass Effect
EA ruined Dragon Age
EA ruined battlefield
Ubisoft ruined Assassins Creed
Microsoft killed Flight Simulator

Etc etc... every single game franchise I love and have loved is turning into complete sheite with stupid DRM and rushed products!
Now i'm pretty much waiting to see how they can also ruin Sim City in 2013. >.<

Don't forget the Ultima series and Command & Conquer. The rEApers have a long history of taking legendary developers that revolutionized the gaming industry and harvesting them to make way for the next cycle.

Calling EA rEApers needs to become official. It's so fitting for them given their history.

[Silpheed58]

Lets not forget....

Sound queues - $5 per scene; $1 per cutscene; $2 per herb (all); $15 annual fee for patches

BadlyBrowned wrote...

Silpheed58 wrote...

Resident evil 6
Takes place in China.
Day 1 DLC - China Levels - $10 per level; Zombie type A - $10; Zombie Type B - $10; Tyrants (All) - $20 ea.; True Ending - $20

Ammunition for your firearms - $1 / magazine

Save Game - $0.50

Load Game - $0.75

Start up game - $5

[ahandsomeshark]

BadlyBrowned wrote...

Silpheed58 wrote...

Resident evil 6
Takes place in China.
Day 1 DLC - China Levels - $10 per level; Zombie type A - $10; Zombie Type B - $10; Tyrants (All) - $20 ea.; True Ending - $20

Ammunition for your firearms - $1 / magazine

Save Game - $0.50

Load Game - $0.75

Start up game - $5

[experience game crashing bug]

patch- $10 bucks

[Clayless]

Judging by the Retake movement, gamers are just whiney brats that'll give games that cater to fans 0/10 and will do disgusting things like compare it to getting their mother raped, or asking for people in Bioware to be fired, or the company to collapse, or make threads on how to get refunds and praise support on the people that do.

The fans are no better than the companies in my eyes.

[ahandsomeshark]

From now on I refuse to refer to EA as anything but rEApers.

bioware fans are the vanguard of your destruction EA. You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it.

[Narsilsword]

Seriously, I don't know what's worse the fact that this is what the industry is becoming or that people just might go along with it and fork up the extra cash.

I hope the publishers that use these strategies lose their consumers.

[DanteImprimis]

Our_Last_Scene wrote...

Judging by the Retake movement, gamers are just whiney brats that'll give games that cater to fans 0/10 and will do disgusting things like compare it to getting their mother raped, or asking for people in Bioware to be fired, or the company to collapse, or make threads on how to get refunds and praise support on the people that do.

The fans are no better than the companies in my eyes.

We question your judgment.

[Mendelevosa]

Screw this, I'm going back to board games. Unless they start excluding game pieces from the packages and charging me extra for dices, cards, and player pegs.

[Militarized]

I think quite a bit of this just has a lot to do with what's wrong with our economic policies in general at the moment, this extreme form of crony capitalism being put forth is rearing it's ugly head in every part of the market it seems... EA/Bioware and places like IGN seem to be a replica of Goldman Sachs & AIG + Moodys.

I also have a theory that a lot of these issues come from public companies, Goldman Sachs was a decent company when it was privately run.

[Midarc2nd]

M12311 wrote...
<kasnip>
This IS the future of gaming. Everything in the world is moving towards YOU ARE LEASING NOT OWNING what you buy. Games will be no different.
<postus-reductio>

You're right, but it's a grim old future indeed.
Already the case, for the most part.
Granted, we're not quite at the point of regular monthly payments to use a game.
Well, unless you use xbox live, onlive or one of it's mutant offspring / imitators.

I think the alarm bells rang for me when around two years (or so) ago when folk during interviews began to refer to games as 'a service' or 'more service like'.
Not a product anymore.
That, you pay for and own.
A service?
Well, you just pay to use that.
...and, if you keep getting stuff, well then you keep paying.

I'm sure most of you know it already, but you don't really own the game.
Take a close look at your EULA (the origin furor drilled that into me...)
You have a licence to use the software, but don't actually own it said software.
Your entitled to the use of a copy of that software, provided to you by some method.
Access is permitted and determined by agreement with the licence.
Ownership of a game has always been a... contested point.
As digital distribution becomes more wedded to gaming, so our ownership of a game erodes.

Control of game ownership is one of the main lures of onine distribution.
Makes it easy to regulate users
...and, of course, monetise their actions.
No annoying second hand games for pc users, easier to regionalise sales and control grey market purchases.
No wonder the next generation of consoles seem to be leaning towards having those controls built in on release...

Got on a bit of a ramble there.
Anyway.
I wonder if those chaps complaining will be lined up and branded with the entitlement badge of shame too?

Modifié par Midarc2nd, 29 mars 2012 - 03:27 .

[jess05]

2484Stryker wrote...

I'm switching my loyalty to CDProjectRed. Now there's a developer that knows how to properly reward its fans. Bought Witcher & Witcher 2 when they each first came out - they've both received massive upgrades and soon both will be enhanced editions with loads of worthwhile extra content.

I wouldn't give a second thought to preordering CDProjectRed's games. Bioware, on the other hand, gives me a lot of pause.

Couldn't agree more.  I will buy anything they put out, based on the track record thus far.
Companies like this not only deserve thier fans support, but earned it as well.

Modifié par jess05, 29 mars 2012 - 03:22 .

[ryuasiu]

We will see. at the moment I am giving them the benefit of the doubt till we hear something from them. I am kind of interested in seeing if they have 5-10 hour DLC that they are going to periodically come out with, like 3-4 of those that so over trying to fight for the earth and galaxy back. if its just like an hour long and not any new gameplay then yeah, I will be mightily displeased.

[Silpheed58]

Its hard because if you don't pay, you miss out on the hobby you love. On the other hand you have to decide just how fleeced you're willing to be.

New consoles reach near $500 or more and probably will get more expensive.  Then you have to deal with the price of the games themselves.  

Narsilsword wrote...

Seriously, I don't know what's worse the fact that this is what the industry is becoming or that people just might go along with it and fork up the extra cash.

I hope the publishers that use these strategies lose their consumers.

[BadlyBrowned]

Mendelevosa wrote...

Screw this, I'm going back to board games. Unless they start excluding game pieces from the packages and charging me extra for dices, cards, and player pegs.

I've always wanted to give tabletop RPG's a try.