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So I have to ask everyone... even if he is right, is anybody else getting sick of seeing Jim's Anti-EA crusade on the front page every day?
The sad part is that its a common practice in the "social" / "freemium" market.
They'll never write $60, but with all the different currencies, levels lock and whatsnot, you've paid big money before understanding what you're doing exactly.
They'll never write $60, but with all the different currencies, levels lock and whatsnot, you've paid big money before understanding what you're doing exactly.
I hate what video games have turned into. I'm so happy the bubble burst is going to happen sooner than later. Enjoy the money while it lasts cocksuckers.
"even if he is right, is anybody else getting sick of seeing Jim's Anti-EA crusade on the front page every day?"
You do realize I couldn't do these posts if EA wasn't giving me fresh material, right?
You SHOULD be sick of the fact that EA's been able to provide something new and horrible to post about every day, but of course, it's a lot easier to just blame me, because that's what you do best.
You do realize I couldn't do these posts if EA wasn't giving me fresh material, right?
You SHOULD be sick of the fact that EA's been able to provide something new and horrible to post about every day, but of course, it's a lot easier to just blame me, because that's what you do best.
This is getting really, REALLY stupid at this point. Can we all just agree to not buy any EA games until this madness ends?
WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!?
WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!?
@SephX
Yep. Pretty much. The whole forum banning thing from yesterday I can understand but this and the Tetris thing are just silly things to get upset about.
Yep. Pretty much. The whole forum banning thing from yesterday I can understand but this and the Tetris thing are just silly things to get upset about.
Realy Dont get Jim's hate for EA lately I respec his as reviewer but realy hope they dont let him review ME3
@SephirothX
It's not so much that I'm sick of hearing about EA, it's more like I'm sick of EA being a bunch of money-grubbing dick-bags. I honestly can't believe how shitty they've become. It's cliché but they really are making Activision look reasonable by comparison.
If they want to act like this, then I think it's worth reporting.
It's not so much that I'm sick of hearing about EA, it's more like I'm sick of EA being a bunch of money-grubbing dick-bags. I honestly can't believe how shitty they've become. It's cliché but they really are making Activision look reasonable by comparison.
If they want to act like this, then I think it's worth reporting.
This went around a few months ago, I bookmarked it and just read it last night, it is relevent to the pricing structures of these terrible 'social' games.
http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/
http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/
So I have to ask everyone... even if he is right, is anybody else getting sick of seeing SephirothX's Anti-Jim crusade on every article Jim posts?
What do you expect in an industry where the mindset has gone from people creating things they love to monetary metric obsession.
The myth of free to play has to be one of the more insidious concepts to emerge the last few years. People who lament 60 dollar price points or monthly subscriptions have no idea how much money they'll spend to play "free" games and get the same enjoyment they might from the more traditional pricing structures.
Additionally, in a culture and society consumed by "now now now" and instant gratification to make basic play mind crippling slow and pay play accelerated is like dangling drugs in front of a junkie or xeno morphs infront of Jim while demanding a insane price to get it.
All this adds up to more prove that we are no longer consumers and fans to be sought after, cherished, and rewarded for purchasing a game companies products. We are now wallets and purses to be herded, right up a ramp to a slaughterhouse to be squeezed, wrung, and bilked of every last possible cent.
I wonder how long the industry can survive with this mentality of freemium, day one DLC, over charged map packs, and so on before either A: a backlash occurs and revanues reflect a rebellion against the bullshit or B: another industry crash as people stop supporting entirely what at best can be described as sleazy business design and ethics. Time will tell.
The myth of free to play has to be one of the more insidious concepts to emerge the last few years. People who lament 60 dollar price points or monthly subscriptions have no idea how much money they'll spend to play "free" games and get the same enjoyment they might from the more traditional pricing structures.
Additionally, in a culture and society consumed by "now now now" and instant gratification to make basic play mind crippling slow and pay play accelerated is like dangling drugs in front of a junkie or xeno morphs infront of Jim while demanding a insane price to get it.
All this adds up to more prove that we are no longer consumers and fans to be sought after, cherished, and rewarded for purchasing a game companies products. We are now wallets and purses to be herded, right up a ramp to a slaughterhouse to be squeezed, wrung, and bilked of every last possible cent.
I wonder how long the industry can survive with this mentality of freemium, day one DLC, over charged map packs, and so on before either A: a backlash occurs and revanues reflect a rebellion against the bullshit or B: another industry crash as people stop supporting entirely what at best can be described as sleazy business design and ethics. Time will tell.
Why not just create a daily feature? Something along the lines of "Today in EA Dickdom". Bet it could run quite a while on weekdays.
This and Tetris might seem pretty trivial--since no one is forcing you to pay the extra money, you can just ignore it and it's no big deal.
For now.
What I'm worried about, and what I think Jim may be driving at, is this is a *shitty* direction for games to be taking. It's definitely a bad precedent that shouldn't be acceptable. The Tetris thing was milder, I think--it was a crazy-pants fee/season pass deal, but I think EA might have got the picture after no one paid for it.
This, on the other hand, comes off as pretty predatory in nature.
For now.
What I'm worried about, and what I think Jim may be driving at, is this is a *shitty* direction for games to be taking. It's definitely a bad precedent that shouldn't be acceptable. The Tetris thing was milder, I think--it was a crazy-pants fee/season pass deal, but I think EA might have got the picture after no one paid for it.
This, on the other hand, comes off as pretty predatory in nature.
Well, here's a good idea, stop treating phones like gaming platforms.
I'm sure that comment won't be much appreciated, but just remember, you and people like you gave EA the in.
I'm sure that comment won't be much appreciated, but just remember, you and people like you gave EA the in.
It's depressing to me that so many people are so apathetic with regards to the bullshit practices of the games industry that they would prefer that the games media stop reporting because they would rather ... what? read something different every day? That's called complacency. Even if you aren't as bothered by some of the news as the rest of us, this industry needs whistleblowers and I'm thankful for Destructoid being one.
If you're sick of reading about EA being assholes, blame EA, not the messenger. Either that, or make your way to a less informative game blog that conveniently keeps the wool over your eyes just so you have a comfy reading experience.
If you're sick of reading about EA being assholes, blame EA, not the messenger. Either that, or make your way to a less informative game blog that conveniently keeps the wool over your eyes just so you have a comfy reading experience.
It is sickening that other websites don't have a guy who actually voices an opinion about this bullshit.They just roll over and take it up the ass. This is why I like Jim Sterling. He doesn't take it up the ass. \\
These companies are only beginning to fuck us.
These companies are only beginning to fuck us.
Fuck EA right in their dicks in my opinion, sure you can just say don't buy those games but honestly, their market strategies are now just plain and simple turd grabbing without any real value for what you're paying for. So people claiming this an anti-EA crusade, fuck yeah this should be an anti-EA crusade with the turd burglary going on right now because of them.
AT ARMS MEN, WE WILL PUSH BACK THE SARAC-EA-N ARMIES TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL THEY COME FROM!
AT ARMS MEN, WE WILL PUSH BACK THE SARAC-EA-N ARMIES TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL THEY COME FROM!
Wow, really? Screw Skyrim, I'm using MY $60 on that awesome skull train ride for my theme park! :D
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I don't blame EA. They just want a piece of the action, and it's obvious there are plenty of people out there who can't manage their wallets to save their lives.
I'm jealous actually. I only wish I had the imagination to convince people to give me their money in exchange for nothing, or practically nothing.
I'm jealous actually. I only wish I had the imagination to convince people to give me their money in exchange for nothing, or practically nothing.
@LittleBigD
Certainly, the people who will pay for this are part of the problem. But that doesn't absolve a company of ethics. Merely launching this product in the first place is an insult. Even if we don't buy it, it's a very good indicator of just how EA thinks of us. It's gross.
Certainly, the people who will pay for this are part of the problem. But that doesn't absolve a company of ethics. Merely launching this product in the first place is an insult. Even if we don't buy it, it's a very good indicator of just how EA thinks of us. It's gross.
THAT'S IT! EA wins ahole company of the year, time to stop buying their games...........after Mass Effect 3 also inb4 they pull some crazy shit on ME3
If y'all are so mad about a couple of EA games, wait till you find out how much money Zynga made last year doing the same thing.
I hope EA's mobile division goes bankrupt. That's just lousy.
Remember a couple years ago when EA turned everything around and was the one company offering up new IPs and taking risks and -almost- becoming the video gamer's company? What happened EA? Why do you gotta be like this?
Remember a couple years ago when EA turned everything around and was the one company offering up new IPs and taking risks and -almost- becoming the video gamer's company? What happened EA? Why do you gotta be like this?
Have you seen how much they are charging for some of the items in the Sims Social on facebook?
EA does not know the meaning of MICRO-transaction
EA does not know the meaning of MICRO-transaction
@Jim Sterling
I'm not saying this isnt bullshit. It's just that I did a quick run-through of my other frequented gaming sites and I saw nobody even mention this, gives me the impression that you're going out of your way to find more dirt on EA.
/opinions & perspectives
I'm not saying this isnt bullshit. It's just that I did a quick run-through of my other frequented gaming sites and I saw nobody even mention this, gives me the impression that you're going out of your way to find more dirt on EA.
/opinions & perspectives
Why not find more dirt on EA? Isn't that what news is all about? Actually finding information and relaying it people? Other websites are content to just report on it with a minimum of discomfort with this bullshit. Jim Sterling stands against this nonsense, furthermore, this post will now contain pictures of Jake the Snake in response to it.
This is quite a shame, I always had a soft spot for the theme park sims. What I'd love to see is a resurrection of one of the old Roller Coaster Tycoon games (before they went 3D), preferably without this pay to play model. Probably won't ever happen, but a man can dream.
Are you kidding me? $60 for a rollercoaster is an absolute steal! They cost way more than that in real life!
What's the problem, again?
What's the problem, again?
@SephirothX
No. He's going out of his way to find out bullshit in the industry, and put the spotlight on it. The other game sites simply don't care, and that's fine. But Jim is one of the few who provides the spotlight on bullshit practices and gives them their deserved criticism. If you don't like reading it, then just don't read it. Dtoid has a whole lot of other content that would suit your tastes. And no Jim stories don't overtake as much of dtoid as you might think it does.
No. He's going out of his way to find out bullshit in the industry, and put the spotlight on it. The other game sites simply don't care, and that's fine. But Jim is one of the few who provides the spotlight on bullshit practices and gives them their deserved criticism. If you don't like reading it, then just don't read it. Dtoid has a whole lot of other content that would suit your tastes. And no Jim stories don't overtake as much of dtoid as you might think it does.
One of the all-time greats, and one of the best heel turns in wrestling history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtX0RZLoBz0
Trust me.
SephirothX: Well you could either find fault with the other sites for NOT talking about it, or find fault with me FOR talking about it. I mean, it goes both ways.
In any case, you admitted it was BS, so why be annoyed about it? Why not at least be pleased that Dtoid at least brought something *new* to your attention.
To attack me for it is to deflect from the issue of what EA's done (which again, you ADMIT is bad) and basically apologize for it by claiming I'm on a crusade, like I'm bullying poor defenseless EA.
In any case, you admitted it was BS, so why be annoyed about it? Why not at least be pleased that Dtoid at least brought something *new* to your attention.
To attack me for it is to deflect from the issue of what EA's done (which again, you ADMIT is bad) and basically apologize for it by claiming I'm on a crusade, like I'm bullying poor defenseless EA.
@SephirothX Jim is sourcing a games blog and I've seen a lot of Twitter traffic about this, so he's not the sole broadcaster of this information.
@Tristrix even by Zynga's standard $60 for an in-game item sounds mercenary.
@Tristrix even by Zynga's standard $60 for an in-game item sounds mercenary.
@People who are okay with companies that set rotten examples of proper business practices designed to burden and fleece the consumer out of every hard-earned dollar they've scraped together in this collapsing world economy.
Why?
Why?
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