I love all the comments about how a lawsuit like this is ridiculous and would not be viable. Everyone making these comments is the reason why trolling on the internet was invented. No. I did not threaten to sue, say I was suing, or think it would be a good idea to sue. Looks like I will have to explain myself because everyone takes things literally on the net.
I had a goal in mind when making this thread. My motivation is that I don't like the random unlock system. I want to play the new dlc characters and have put much time and effort into unlocking them, but have been unlucky so far. I have no problem with having to work to unlock something. The problem is that with the current system, you are forced to gamble with the proceeds of your hard work. So you can either get lucky or see your time and effort go down the drain.
So, I wanted to make a point with this thread. A good way to make a point is to exaggerate or be extreme. I want Bioware to see this thread and realize people are unhappy and they need to do something. I also wanted to get a thread that would get a lot of hits and stay near the top. Being controversial is a good way to do this. It looks like I have succeeded in this. Thank you.
There are people accusing me of not being grateful for free dlc. First of all, I would be grateful if I could, you know, actually play it. Secondly, I am not fortunate/unfortunate enough to be so ignorant as to not be able to see through EA's motive behind releasing the dlc this way. It's diabolical, really. 1) They get player good will from being able to say they released free dlc. 2) They get to keep players interested that are starting to leave me3 multiplayer. 3) They get to make probably even more money than if it wasn't free from people buying packs. Whether it is people who have a lot of money so that they don't care about how much they spend to unlock stuff or people that get tired of farming and cave in to buying a pack because they get impatient or even taking advantage of younger players who nag their parents for a points card and their parents buy them it without knowing the nature of the unlock system.
Think about the new gear system. It's ok, but it seems a little out of place. What was the motivation for it? Why do most of them do the same thing as consumable equipment? I bet the idea for the gear system first started from the need for more cards to be added to the system and then someone came up with the gear system. And now we have 90 new cards added for people to buy. It wouldn't surprise me to see more stuff like this.
Why hasn't repeating character cards been removed after all the complaining about them? Why couldn't the dlc have released with the characters unlocked? What is the argument? That is only 6 cards. The only reason for them not to release them unlocked is that they want people to buy packs.
Take into account casual players. Are they just screwed as far as unlocks go? How is someone that is only able to play 5-10 hours a week suppose to unlock enough to enjoy the game? They will be playing bronze/silver because of low quality weapons so they will get less credits. Are they expected to play for several months and still not be able to unlock what they want?
A company trying to make money is not a bad thing. Doing it in a dishonest way is. RNG is dishonest. Take the example of the kid that has their parents buy a points card because he seen someone with the new vorcha and he wants to play that character. So he gets the points card by telling his parents that he can play as a new cool character. He buys 6 psps and 1 spectre pack and doesn't unlock it. This scenario, which I am sure does occur, is not cool.
I'm sure the big corporate EA appreciates all of you defenders whenever they get attacked by a little guy. Good job. I would call you a name, but that's against policy even though many of you have done so to me. So, I'll just close by saying I'd rather spend my time playing a video game called Lemmings, but soon i will have to count sheep to help me fall asleep.
Modifié par acfiz99, 04 juin 2012 - 05:12 .
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