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[Sajji]

Electronic Arts? How do you view them?

[naughty99]

This is a huge publisher with all kinds of different games. I don't really have a positive or negative impression. There are a number of EA games I've enjoyed a lot and some I have no interest in. It's like asking, what is your impression of Warner Bros or Universal. "EA" encompasses so many different kinds of games that there is not much brand recognition, like there is for "Bioware," for example. 

Out of all three Mass Effect games, I enjoyed ME3 the most, by far. As for the Dragon Age series, I enjoyed DA:O more, but I did like a few of the changes made for DA2. Still looking forward to Dragon Age 3.

I'd like to try BF3 at some point and I recently bought Dead Space 1 and 2 during a Steam sale. Bulletstorm was OK, but my interest waned after a few hours playing it. I tried the TOR beta and loved some of the voice acting and the narrative for the Sith inquisitor class, but I didn't really enjoy the gameplay. That was the first MMO I ever tried. 

Have never been into sports games, Sims, or fighting games, which form the bulk of the games released by EA.

I really enjoyed the Secret World beta, except there were some serious bugs that did not get fixed between one beta weekend and the next, so I couldn't continue playing. If these are addressed, I might consider buying the game.

Modifié par naughty99, 03 juin 2012 - 06:56 .

[Tazzmission]

no differnet then any other publisher


as a consumer im happy with the games i bought from them so far

[AshedMan]

EA values the almighty dollar above everything else. They are willing to do just about anything to try and pry another cent from their consumers. I think it's a bad business philosophy. The things they do may boost short-term revenue, but in the long-term it is going to bite them in the buttocks.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

EA seems to make a lot of business decisions that look good on paper, but the way they pursue such practices belies a lack of understanding of the IPs and developers they own; as well as a level of contempt or lack of respect they have for the consumer. There is the underlying assumption that gamers are almost privileged to purchase their products and should put up with whatever EA decides to do in order to gain more money.

There's that video of EA's CEO talking about how forcing players to purchase ammo with real money in a Battlefield game was a good direction for games to go in.

[Zanallen]

They are a company that publishes video games. They own several developers. I have no real opinion on them one way or another.

[Fidget6]

Zanallen wrote...

They are a company that publishes video games. They own several developers. I have no real opinion on them one way or another.

[rwilli80]

Some of their games I liked, some of their games I don't. Some of their decisions I agree with some I don't. I don't understand how some people have such strong feelings for something they have no control over, good or bad, sure some of the things they do are shady, but hey if its making them money and in turn making their share holders money I am okay with it... just wish I was a share holder. (As long as my shares keep making money )

[Elhanan]

Like 'em better than many of the so-called fans....

[Persephone]

They made some of my fave games, so I'm fine with them.

I do wish they'd give Bioware a bit more time to develop their games into the jewels they can be. DAII was a diamond in the rough, so much potential lost. ME3 is the best game I have played in years and I love Sims Medieval. So yeah. Far from perfect, but hardly the big bad EVIL many make it out to be.

[Rockworm503]

Elhanan wrote...

Like 'em better than many of the so-called fans....

Well yeah you wouldn't be a fan if you didn't like them....
I don't tend to stay fans of things that make feel stupid for being a fan of them.
I wish I could be unrated here as I feel very strongly about this.
I play games for a lot of different reasons.  To help me deal with my pretty lame life.  Help me cope with depression.  An escape from life (something we all need from time to time)  but overall I play because I love them.  I am so passionate because nothing grabs like games do.  Sure I'll rave about a movie or a tv show but when all is said done I would get rid of all of that if I had to to keep gaming.
Sometimes in my excitement i forget that a game company is just that a company with a bottom line and people who need money to live.  But that does not give any of them permission to walk all over me like gaming is something dirty that i should stop doing it because its wrong.
NO thats my dad talking I'm not going to feel dirty for doing what I love but some of these companies give me that feeling.
Capcom is the worst but we're not talking about that.
When I hear the CEO of EA talk about microtransactions and selling ammo for your gun in Battlefield 3 it just made me feel so wrong.  I'm not claiming their evil  lets not be so melodromadic but lets look at the past.
Westwood Studios and many other beloved companies became part of EA and are now gone.  People complain about the Command and Conquer series being ruined and now I'm seeing it happen with Bioware.  Lets not kid ourselves here Bioware is gone they are just EA now.  EA will keep the name Bioware around if they think it will turn a profit.  I truly think Bioware is on its last legs here and its just another trophy on the dead companies EA have taken from us.

Haven't even talked about the first day DLC business and well I don't even want to.  Someone is going to defend it saying "get a job and it wont be an issue"  So missing the point every time.  Its not about money its about how much your willing to take before your just bending over and paying them to screw you over.

TL:DR? I think EA and companies like the EA are the worst thing happening to the game industry and I wont be buying anything from them until I see evidence they've changed.  If Valve with Steam has taught us anything is that you don't have to treat your costumers like crap to make a profit.

[Tazzmission]

Elhanan wrote...

Like 'em better than many of the so-called fans....

this i agree with

[xsdob]

Zanallen wrote...

They are a company that publishes video games. They own several developers. I have no real opinion on them one way or another.

Pretty much this, though I do think that sometimes they make decisions that are not exactly good, the same can be said for everything and everyone who has ever exsisted.

[Seagloom]

They are a business. Profit is their foremost goal. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but it can by nature run counter purposes to game development on occasion. EA is not unique in this, however. It is a potential issue in any publisher/developer relationship.

I do not agree with their DLC practices. Specifically, project ten dollar irks me as I do not believe publishers are entitled to profit off used game sales.

A few criticisms aside, I'm mostly neutral to EA. They are the most benign of the big publishers as far as I can tell being an outsider.

[Chromie]

Seagloom wrote...
A few criticisms aside, I'm mostly neutral to EA. They are the most benign of the big publishers as far as I can tell being an outsider.

Sadly EA isn't the worse. 

Ubisoft is worse imo with them nearly destroying their PC userbase and come on they are French. 

Modifié par Skelter192, 03 juin 2012 - 08:52 .

[legion999]

I dislike them.

[PlatonicWaffles]

I'd say it if I could, but I'd most likely get banned.

[TheBlackBaron]

Zanallen wrote...

They are a company that publishes video games. They own several developers. I have no real opinion on them one way or another.

This.

They're a business. And on the whole, they're more benign than Activision and Ubi have been of late, though none have a particularly sterling record.

Also what jreezy said. Though I do love me some Madden every couple of years, and I'm disappointed it's been eight years since the last proper Sim City game. 

[Chromie]

TheBlackBaron wrote...
Also what jreezy said. Though I do love me some Madden every couple of years, and I'm disappointed it's been eight years since the last proper Sim City game. 

Have you not seen the latest SimCity? I hope it's great I really do but I already hate that it's going to have always online. Diablo III already showed how much that sucked though.

 

Modifié par Skelter192, 03 juin 2012 - 09:33 .

[TheBlackBaron]

 No, I've seen it. I've got high hopes for it, but I am a little wary that they're just rolling with "Sim City" (as opposed to "Sim City 5" - gives it the feel of a reboot than a true sequel or iteration of the series) and after the disaster that was Societies. 
Plus, since the game isn't out yet, -technically- saying it's been eight years since the last proper one is still correct. 

Modifié par TheBlackBaron, 03 juin 2012 - 09:41 .

[ObserverStatus]

I kinda feel sorry for them, tbh, I don't know if they realize it, but their company is committing suicide.Some of the decisions that they thought would make them money just keep blowing up in their faces, like banning people from ToR for making money without questing, locking people out of ME3's single player for annoying the mods on BF3 forums, charging people twice for the same copy of BF3, the way they're handling ME3 criticism, and all that disk locked content. If they keep it up and the company really does destroy itself, I wonder if the epitaph will say something about the "entitled gamers" still being wrong.

Modifié par bobobo878, 03 juin 2012 - 09:47 .

[eroeru]

CrustyBot wrote...

EA seems to make a lot of business decisions that look good on paper, but the way they pursue such practices belies a lack of understanding of the IPs and developers they own; as well as a level of contempt or lack of respect they have for the consumer. There is the underlying assumption that gamers are almost privileged to purchase their products and should put up with whatever EA decides to do in order to gain more money.

There's that video of EA's CEO talking about how forcing players to purchase ammo with real money in a Battlefield game was a good direction for games to go in.

[eroeru]

In my own words - as much as it actually is in my hands (via purchasing products), I don't want anything good for EA. Their philosophy is a bad one, with consumeristic, and anti-value "values". 

Modifié par eroeru, 03 juin 2012 - 09:54 .