Why Do People Hate EA? - Page 7

Smegger · 29th July 2012, 6:13 PM

"The book of Origin tell us that enemies of the Ori will show no mercy in their attempt to lead us astray from the true path, likewise we must attack with all the Strength which we have been given."

Hallowed are ~~The Ori~~ EA.

Franc · 29th July 2012, 6:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lithos

EA have stated they want to, eventually, charge for individual bullets in shooters! Day One DLC, and DLC in general. No gamer likes this, yet as a sign of just how out-of-touch your average AAA game CEO is, they come out and say this to consumers like it's a good thing (though, mostly, it's to show the shareholders that they're really going through with it).

Eek.

If you play world of tanks (I do) 10,000 matches and counting you already have the option of paying for shells.

Now its not compulsory, they are a bit better but you can do without them.

JoJoker · 29th July 2012, 7:03 PM

http://chzvideogames.files.wordpress...developers.jpg

Sledge · 29th July 2012, 7:07 PM

Damn.. this just reminded me i have to re-install Origin and get the games working again

Hammer · 29th July 2012, 7:21 PM

Origin blows goats, EA made Origin......

Sledge · 29th July 2012, 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sledge

Damn.. this just reminded me i have to re-install Origin and get the games working again

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO HARD !!!??

Philll · 2nd October 2012, 6:46 PM

"Fuck you very much", Oddworld developer tells EA

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When it comes to business and public image, there's a lot of tight smiles and strained voices. This is definitely not the case between Oddworld Inhabitants studio founder Lorne Lanning and Electronic Arts.
In an interview with Games Industry International on how he left the game business (and what he's been up to now that he's rejoined it) Lanning alleged that not only did EA try to buy them out, but that they spend the money they make on triple A games buying private jets and expensive cars.

"You won't be seeing our profit being spent on Ferraris and shit like that. Our profits are going back into games" said Lanning.

Regarding what he told to EA when they supposedly offered to buy his company out, Lanning claims he told them "Fuck you very much." He went on to say "That's not a sustainable model,
that's a hostile acquisition," Lanning said of EA's plan to acquire the team. "That's why we had to strive to get independent. Rather than get into bed with someone we knew was a horrible bed partner we said 'let's stay virgins for longer'."

Lanning also added, on why they chose to remain independent that "Publishers are flying jets, do you think they care about the customers just one fucking percent? Not at all."

And what did EA have to say? "We wish Lorne luck on the game and recommend Lithium for the paranoia and Tourette Syndrome," said Corporate spokesman for EA, Jeff brown.
“Nobody here remembers a jet, a Ferrari or an offer to buy his company," he told Games Industry.

Okay...it is pretty clear something went down between the publisher and Lanning, but EA's not telling.

Lanning indicated that there's more to tell but that he can't. "If fans heard me vent and were just like "you're a pussy, you're a complainer". You know what, you don't know the half of it.
I don't mean to be condescending to fans it's just true. The real dirty shit we can't talk about because there's laws and all-powerful leaders."

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/9...rld-dev-to-ea/

Dr Evil · 2nd October 2012, 6:54 PM

Sounds like a personal shit-storm to me. But I can see EA buying stupid crap with the easy earned money from re-published games & stupid subscriptions to those games.

MR CHILLED · 2nd October 2012, 6:56 PM

Meh, what can you say? Someone has a bee on their bonnet. Who knows what went down.

elvis · 2nd October 2012, 7:09 PM

http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/

Flamin Joe · 2nd October 2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammer

Origin blows goats, EA made Origin......

I really wish they didn't use that name. It's as if killing Origin wasn't enough, they had to fuck it's corpse by associating it with this abomination of software.

kreegor · 2nd October 2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamin Joe

I really wish they didn't use that name. It's as if killing Origin wasn't enough, they had to fuck it's corpse by associating it with this abomination of software.

I don't understand the hate. What is wrong with Origin? I have personally had very, very little trouble with it.

.Radiant · 2nd October 2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kreegor

I don't understand the hate. What is wrong with Origin? I have personally had very, very little trouble with it.

It's not steam.

I personally don't mind it, it's a got a nice selection of games published by EA, unlike uPlay, which only really has a handful of inhouse games by ubi. It's still pretty incomplete though.

ni9ht_5ta1k3r · 2nd October 2012, 10:52 PM

shame both of the Doctors retired....they made the company.

Philll · 2nd October 2012, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kreegor

I don't understand the hate. What is wrong with Origin? I have personally had very, very little trouble with it.

I'm guessing from his post that he's referring to Origin not always being a digital service for games

29th July 2012, 6:13 PM	#91
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