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vanadiel007 There comes a time when you have to take a stand. This is one of those times. Simply boycott EA. Reply
coolitic Simple: The EA "fans" venting are not the same ones that are buying. Reply
Blastomonas The game itself seems like a bit of a scam to me. Other than ripping people off, I don't see why they don't release a new dlc each year with the new players etc.. for a small fee and then release a new base game every few years with more substantial updates to graphics, gameplay etc.. Like most games I guess… Reply
bigdragon Those prices are ridiculous. If people stopped buying the annual titles then EA would be forced to change. The last time I bought an EA game was about 15 years ago in 2011. Their games are not worth it. Every game is excessively monetized, extremely grindy to pad out playtime, locked down to limit replayability and modding, and includes some degree of social or live service nonsense. Reply
MJS WARLORD EA have never had a good relationship with gamers , i once returned a cracked game disc to them in england because the shop would not replace it , they emailed me to say the disc was NOT cracked and said if i wanted a replacement i could ring them to pay for one , why would i replace a disc that did NOT have a crack in it , they sent the not cracked disc back to me complete with the crack they said it did not have. To be fait to EA and i dont see why i should …. they are not the only company who have been releasing 3 different versions of a game on the release date , basic , delux , and complete with dlc's It has been well doccumented … if you know where to look … many years ago they very sneakyly recruited gamers writers that they knew were working on a rival product , once recruited they would be told ALL your work belongs to us …. their rival games never got released …. i cant get into trouble for saying that because like i said if you know where to look the stories about this are out their. Reply
husker I'm not a fan of EA, but the price for any non-essential product on the market (for long) is never wrong. Either it makes money and the price was right, or it doesn't make money and it goes under. No need to call for a boycott, that sort of thing is just built in. Reply
Hella_D When are these companies gonna figure out that hiking your prices only results in MORE pirating… and that DRM isnt gonna stop anything. Reply
USAFRet Hella_D said: When are these companies gonna figure out that hiking your prices only results in MORE pirating… and that DRM isnt gonna stop anything. Unfortunately, there are probably enough people that are actually buying, that they don't care that much. Reply
Sluggotg In the 80s, EA was a great company. When they published games, the packaging had Credits showing who was involved in making the game and supported the developers. They had some really good games. Now? they are easily the most hated publisher in the business. (and they have been for a very long time). As long as the money flows in, there will be no changes to their policies. Reply
beyondlogic ea have been pulling this crap for years only now do people freak out . practically any football game is been the same for years and people keep vaccuming it up if anything some of the player ai have gotten worse why because ea know people will jump and buy it even if some dont there making a fortune selling the same broken crap for years. Reply
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