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[AresKeith]

HiddenInWar wrote...

EA may not be perfect but the notion that they're "the worst company in the world" is actually false.

Banks that rob people and get away with shady economic practices, multinational corps screwing over consumers while US states allow companies to discriminate against their employees. EA sometimes shelves out half-finished/mediocre games, and while it's not excusable, it's not right to claim they're the worst over the former IMO.

EA got voted twice because the poll is open through out the whole world and other people voted because it would more likely affect them over companies like BOA

[Ravensword]

AresKeith wrote...

HiddenInWar wrote...

EA may not be perfect but the notion that they're "the worst company in the world" is actually false.

Banks that rob people and get away with shady economic practices, multinational corps screwing over consumers while US states allow companies to discriminate against their employees. EA sometimes shelves out half-finished/mediocre games, and while it's not excusable, it's not right to claim they're the worst over the former IMO.

EA got voted twice because the poll is open through out the whole world and other people voted because it would more likely affect them over companies like BOA

Most of the companies listed there are pretty much companies that provide luxury products and services. You didn't see companies like BP or Monsanto on there.

EA one the award twice in a row b/c, unlike Skank of America which won the award the year before EA won the award for the first time, they actually bothered responding to the award and that pretty much put the spotlight on EA for the next year. People probably thought that EA would change their business practices and start shelling out better games if they voted for them again.

[AresKeith]

^ Pretty Much, I voted for Bank of America but EA would still be in the Top 5 to me lol

[Blind2Society]

HiddenInWar wrote...

EA may not be perfect but the notion that they're "the worst company in the world" is actually false.

Banks that rob people and get away with shady economic practices, multinational corps screwing over consumers while US states allow companies to discriminate against their employees. EA sometimes shelves out half-finished/mediocre games, and while it's not excusable, it's not right to claim they're the worst over the former IMO.

There were a lot of good reasons behind them getting the poo award and them being the absolute worst company was not among them. For example, they perhaps were percieved as one of the most likely companies to change their ways. Their are many other reasons which I'm sure you can think of yourself.

Modifié par Blind2Society, 31 mai 2013 - 11:03 .

[Blind2Society]

EntropicAngel wrote...

 Eeyup.

But hey, Origin!<3

I sincerely hope you're joking with putting hearts next to Origin...

[Blind2Society]

J. Reezy wrote...

EntropicAngel wrote...

 Eeyup.

But hey, Origin!<3

Stuff like this takes me back to that thread you made about how much Origin cares about you and Steam doesn't.

Wait, so s/he is being serious?  Must be an EA plant. Afterall, EntropicAngel.

Modifié par Blind2Society, 01 juin 2013 - 01:20 .

[Ravensword]

J. Reezy wrote...

Blind2Society wrote...

J. Reezy wrote...

EntropicAngel wrote...

 Eeyup.

But hey, Origin!<3

Stuff like this takes me back to that thread you made about how much Origin cares about you and Steam doesn't.

Wait, so s/he is being serious?  Must be an EA plant. Afterall, EntropicAngel.

I doubt it.

He really liked Origin.

[MegaSovereign]

EA is far from the worst company in the world....Complaining about microtransactions looks ridiculous when you compare it to actual unethical practices that corporations get away with.

And before anyone says it, yes I'm an EA agent. But that's besides the point.

Modifié par MegaSovereign, 01 juin 2013 - 02:52 .

[Blind2Society]

Origin deserves no praise. None.

[Blind2Society]

So I've found one thing about the box that may be a positive, though it could go horribly wrong.

"...and introducing a new Reputation system that will (hopefully) mitigate the bigotry and offensive language spewed by players in online gaming sessions.

“There is a new system in what we call Live 3.0 internally that totally remaps the matchmaking, and there is a reputational element to it as well," Phil Harrison, one of Microsoft's corporate vice president for games, told Kotaku. “We want the best gaming citizens of Xbox Live to be mapped together and joined together and I think that’s a really positive movement for the community.”"

Article

Modifié par Blind2Society, 01 juin 2013 - 04:33 .

[Ryzaki]

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

Modifié par Ryzaki, 01 juin 2013 - 04:36 .

[The Love Runner]

Ryzaki wrote...

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

Based on all the speculation, does this mean the PS4...will inherit all the swearers who were on 360?

(GASP!)

Modifié par Galactic Runner, 01 juin 2013 - 04:44 .

[AresKeith]

Galactic Runner wrote...

Ryzaki wrote...

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

Based on all the speculation, does this mean the PS4...will inherit all the swearers who were on 360?

(GASP!)

Unless PS4 have the same thing, only downside to it are the possible trolls using it on people

[Blind2Society]

Ryzaki wrote...

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

I tend to curse a bit when gaming. What gamer doesn't? I don't think a bit of cursing here and there is the problem.

[LPPrince]

Blind2Society wrote...

So I've found one thing about the box that may be a positive, though it could go horribly wrong.

"...and introducing a new Reputation system that will (hopefully) mitigate the bigotry and offensive language spewed by players in online gaming sessions.

“There is a new system in what we call Live 3.0 internally that totally remaps the matchmaking, and there is a reputational element to it as well," Phil Harrison, one of Microsoft's corporate vice president for games, told Kotaku. “We want the best gaming citizens of Xbox Live to be mapped together and joined together and I think that’s a really positive movement for the community.”"

Article

Now that I like. Problem is, people will rep you negatively for nothing at all. You can just be a really good player and a poor sport can negatively rep you just because they don't like you.

[Gatt9]

MegaSovereign wrote...

EA is far from the worst company in the world....Complaining about microtransactions looks ridiculous when you compare it to actual unethical practices that corporations get away with.

And before anyone says it, yes I'm an EA agent. But that's besides the point.

I bought the PC Dead Space 2 Collector's Edition to discover that there was a sizeable amount of content locked behind doors I couldn't open because I hadn't also bought pre-launch DLC that wasn't available on the PC,  and the box didn't tell me about that.

I bought Mass Effect 3 based on the very public statements of "Multiplayer is not required to get the best ending",  to discover that it was required to get the best ending.

I feel pretty robbed.  I'm guessing the SimCity fans do as well,  spending $60 for a game they couldn't play,  discovering that "We'll give you a refund" wasn't true if you bought it online,  and then finding out that the "Servers do work your PC isn't powerful enough to do" wasn't remotely true either. 

Those other companies,  OTOH,  have never ripped me off.

[Gatt9]

LPPrince wrote...

Blind2Society wrote...

So I've found one thing about the box that may be a positive, though it could go horribly wrong.

"...and introducing a new Reputation system that will (hopefully) mitigate the bigotry and offensive language spewed by players in online gaming sessions.

“There is a new system in what we call Live 3.0 internally that totally remaps the matchmaking, and there is a reputational element to it as well," Phil Harrison, one of Microsoft's corporate vice president for games, told Kotaku. “We want the best gaming citizens of Xbox Live to be mapped together and joined together and I think that’s a really positive movement for the community.”"

Article

Now that I like. Problem is, people will rep you negatively for nothing at all. You can just be a really good player and a poor sport can negatively rep you just because they don't like you.

Yup.  Alternatively,  it's likely going to be quite easy to buy reputation,  or buy negative reputation for someone else,  or organize a campaign to de-rep someone out of spite.  A highschool kid for instance could organize a bunch of other kids to de-rep someone.

If silver accounts are still free,  this can easily go wrong rapidly.

[Ryzaki]

Blind2Society wrote...

Ryzaki wrote...

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

I tend to curse a bit when gaming. What gamer doesn't? I don't think a bit of cursing here and there is the problem.

Yeah well I could do without people spewing certain ones.

[Ravensword]

Galactic Runner wrote...

Ryzaki wrote...

If that means less morons using the word f***** every 2 minutes in multiplayer matches huzzah.

Based on all the speculation, does this mean the PS4...will inherit all the swearers who were on 360?

(GASP!)

Or abusive players will start using different words and phrases to insult each other w/. The sale of thesauruses will soar.

"You, my good sir, are quite terrible when it comes to executing the simplest of objectives in this game. This may be to you abysmal upbringing. Please leave the lobby forthwith, sir."

[SlottsMachine]

f-bombs only!