Post by Hitori §K.Zero ~*DS*~ on Oct 23, 2006 6:37:17 GMT -8
It is a healthy debate...
EA DID announce that there would be in-game advertising... but they DID NOT announce that they would be putting files on your computer or log your ip address until AFTER you bought the game... which is why they have caused such an uproar and lost alot of their customers. As far as money making goes, yes - they are a business, just like many want to make more money... But let's take a look at the past... For all of the old DF2 players here, I am sure you can relate... Novalogic tried to pull the same stunt with a money making management... They hardly put out patches, and you would be lucky if you got an update in a 5 month span... Customer support was zero... On top of that they pushed alot of titles out soon AFTER releasing their latest title... similar to what EA has done, except 2142 only looks like a souped up mod of BF2... However I must say that cheaters and hackers were hardly seen in bf2, whereas DF2 cheaters were everywhere, which lead to the game's demise and ultimately the companies... but even now, Novalogic is still slacking and this "New" title of theirs is nowhere to be found, even to the beta testers (HH)... And yes, I would say that they are money hungry, even though they are rich as it is... they will always have that need for more and soon the company will lose... my two cents
EA DID announce that there would be in-game advertising... but they DID NOT announce that they would be putting files on your computer or log your ip address until AFTER you bought the game... which is why they have caused such an uproar and lost alot of their customers. As far as money making goes, yes - they are a business, just like many want to make more money... But let's take a look at the past... For all of the old DF2 players here, I am sure you can relate... Novalogic tried to pull the same stunt with a money making management... They hardly put out patches, and you would be lucky if you got an update in a 5 month span... Customer support was zero... On top of that they pushed alot of titles out soon AFTER releasing their latest title... similar to what EA has done, except 2142 only looks like a souped up mod of BF2... However I must say that cheaters and hackers were hardly seen in bf2, whereas DF2 cheaters were everywhere, which lead to the game's demise and ultimately the companies... but even now, Novalogic is still slacking and this "New" title of theirs is nowhere to be found, even to the beta testers (HH)... And yes, I would say that they are money hungry, even though they are rich as it is... they will always have that need for more and soon the company will lose... my two cents
