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Now that needs to get fixed ASAP. If you want to do this pass shit those codes need to work indefinite.
I suspected as much. That's why I activate them as soon as I get the game, just in case.
At this rate, games will soon expire, too. Hideo Kojima's dream of disposable one-time-use videogames is slowly coming true.
At this rate, games will soon expire, too. Hideo Kojima's dream of disposable one-time-use videogames is slowly coming true.
What a shitty deal. I'm sure of you get ahold of the company that issued the pass they'd happily replace it. Good luck contacting EA tho. The only customer service I was able to find for them was Facebook and twitter. Really?!? WE ARE NOT FRIENDS! I want to speak to an actual customer service rep... Even if they are in India.
This is pretty silly. I bought my copy of NFS:HP brand new and sealed from the EA online store back in May, 7 months ago, and finally popped it open to play for the first time last night. I didn't activate the online code last night, because I was only playing career mode.
Before I went to bed, I kept thinking to myself, "I wonder if those online code will expire... nahhhhh", and of course, I wake up today and see this story.
So I just hopped on my 360 and entered my online code and it worked just fine. Maybe this is an isolated incident for this guy.
Before I went to bed, I kept thinking to myself, "I wonder if those online code will expire... nahhhhh", and of course, I wake up today and see this story.
So I just hopped on my 360 and entered my online code and it worked just fine. Maybe this is an isolated incident for this guy.
Online passes expiring a year from now for games that have a shitty mp? I'm fine with that. I would probably buy that game used anyways as I have no need for playing mp.
Online passes expiring for things like the catwomen content? Now that's all kinds of bullshit.
Online passes expiring for things like the catwomen content? Now that's all kinds of bullshit.
It's in moments like these that i thank God i'm a late buyer that doesn't give a damn about online play, though in cases like B:AC Catwoman's online pass i still get burned at least it's at least not that often and in any case i already pay much cheaper (or closer to the product's real value in cases like these when the pass is already dead).
Fuck being a true fan to these shitty publishers, they don't deserve it, you want to be a true fan? great, but do it with those that don't treat you like their own walking cash machines with BS like this.
Fuck being a true fan to these shitty publishers, they don't deserve it, you want to be a true fan? great, but do it with those that don't treat you like their own walking cash machines with BS like this.
As someone who is generally fine with online passes... this is totally fucking bonkers.
Video game developers/publishers need to realize that, if they want to use DRM or online passes or other techniques to fight against used games and/or piracy, they NEED gamers on their side. They NEED to make this as painless and issueless as possible. If they don't, it will just fuel the fires of hatred, which will result in a backfire.
Video game developers/publishers need to realize that, if they want to use DRM or online passes or other techniques to fight against used games and/or piracy, they NEED gamers on their side. They NEED to make this as painless and issueless as possible. If they don't, it will just fuel the fires of hatred, which will result in a backfire.
Because it doesn't matter if you buy new unless you buy on launch day/week. Otherwise buying the game on sale used or pirating it .... you're all the same in their eyes.
You should be in line to buy the game at their midnight launches or you are all FILTHY THIEVING THIEVES stealing from the mouths of starving executives.
You should be in line to buy the game at their midnight launches or you are all FILTHY THIEVING THIEVES stealing from the mouths of starving executives.
I can't register with neogaf, since they won't accept my hotmail or gmail addresses, but anyone with an account, could you be so kind as to post my little story on there about successfully activating an online code from a brand new sealed game.
You know, he probably only needs to contact EA for a new one. Sounds like a serious lack of stock rotation.
Perhaps some publishers are just looking to destroy online gaming altogether by making it as inconvenient as possible. Kudos!
Not to be a wet blanket here, but these expirations have been known about on passes for quite a while.
It's never been about rewarding buying new, just controlling when people buy new.
Now let's hear the defense for this from EA bootlickers...
It's never been about rewarding buying new, just controlling when people buy new.
Now let's hear the defense for this from EA bootlickers...
@Scuffles
"buying the game on sale, used or pirating it .... you're all the same in their eyes"
Fixed now with 75% more comma!
"buying the game on sale, used or pirating it .... you're all the same in their eyes"
Fixed now with 75% more comma!
Every day I consider getting into online gaming, these companies seem to be coming up with more reasons to stay the hell away.
Oh well, it's not like they WANT me to consider DLC or subscriptions...
Oh well, it's not like they WANT me to consider DLC or subscriptions...
It's the code that was expired, not the pass. The game is over a year old, of course the code in it isn't going to work, it's like that for all games that include DLC...
So maybe Jim, just maybe, you should reword this article to make it clear that the code was expired before he put it in, and not seem like the guy had already redeemed the code and then it expired after a period of time...
So maybe Jim, just maybe, you should reword this article to make it clear that the code was expired before he put it in, and not seem like the guy had already redeemed the code and then it expired after a period of time...
Probably just a bad use of language on the part of EA. I would assume that online passes expiring refers to the possibility that a company may eventually shut off a game's MP servers, like what happened with Halo 2. Nonetheless, I would like to see what EA has to say about this.
I've purchased a few games with online passes "used" from gamefly. Guess what, the online passes work because the box has been sitting in a warehouse since it was shipped in. I just got dead space 2 used for like 14 bucks and the code worked fine... Now whether or not ill ever use it is another story, but I'm getting off topic. USED GAMES FROM GAMEFLY HAVE A VALID ONLINE PASSCODE IN THE BOX WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP THE GAME.
How EA got to become EA I don't know. The company now doesn't identify with today's consumers. Instead all they do is bring up a big fat middle finger to anyone they feel like.
This industry ... 2011 is going to be the downfall of quality. Everyone is going to follow suit. Levels are going to be locked out, your going to have to purchase every single gun you want in multiplayer, buying used get's you 1/3 of a game. Consumers are going to get pissed and stop buying, the industry will lose money, get cautious and start remaking unnecessary games. That last part, it's already begun happening if you didn't notice.
This industry ... 2011 is going to be the downfall of quality. Everyone is going to follow suit. Levels are going to be locked out, your going to have to purchase every single gun you want in multiplayer, buying used get's you 1/3 of a game. Consumers are going to get pissed and stop buying, the industry will lose money, get cautious and start remaking unnecessary games. That last part, it's already begun happening if you didn't notice.
To clarify, online passes use the exact same system as "codes" - redeemed for DLC, games, etc - the system isn't that great, because things can expire.
However, at least on 360, there is infrastructure for "subscriptions" - you input something and you get a subscription for that game - Call of Duty Elite did this. Perhaps if publishers are willing to work with Microsoft and Sony, they can devise a way to have a handful of codes that do not expire, and are "subscription" codes, rather than redemption codes.
Until then, all codes will expire at some point - and it's not just EA here, even if they're the biggest culprit. Hell, Warner Brother's Catwoman code is worse than most of the things EA ever did outside of Bioware passes - that's vital single player content!
However, at least on 360, there is infrastructure for "subscriptions" - you input something and you get a subscription for that game - Call of Duty Elite did this. Perhaps if publishers are willing to work with Microsoft and Sony, they can devise a way to have a handful of codes that do not expire, and are "subscription" codes, rather than redemption codes.
Until then, all codes will expire at some point - and it's not just EA here, even if they're the biggest culprit. Hell, Warner Brother's Catwoman code is worse than most of the things EA ever did outside of Bioware passes - that's vital single player content!
I've noticed that when I entered expired date codes for Xbox LIVE e.g. for older games like Lips or stuff that come with extra song codes.
Clearly the dates were expired, although were accepted by Xbox LIVE... so maybe this has all to do with EA coming back to their Evil Aempire ages?
Clearly the dates were expired, although were accepted by Xbox LIVE... so maybe this has all to do with EA coming back to their Evil Aempire ages?
My online pass for Fifa 11 expired, i bought a new one from the PSN Store and it didn't work because the "regions didn't match" or whatever.
Doesn't sound like an expiration problem at all. Reading into the thread, it sounds like some other problem at work, because the new codes EA gave the guy don't seem to work.
If you buy a new game with an online pass, then you get online access, period. However, if you get unlucky and get old stock, then you might have to get a new code. Big difference between that and the "sky is falling" scenario some people are pushing.
This is the problem with using the first post in a forum thread as your entire source.
If you buy a new game with an online pass, then you get online access, period. However, if you get unlucky and get old stock, then you might have to get a new code. Big difference between that and the "sky is falling" scenario some people are pushing.
This is the problem with using the first post in a forum thread as your entire source.
"I've run out of ways to vocalize how truly disgusted I am with this industry lately."
Then be quiet.
Then be quiet.
And even if you do get them in time, there's always a chance EA will shutdown the online servers for a game, which it often happens. This is ridiculous, AND damaging the game's longevity.
And that's why not having dedicated servers on the end-user side is going to fuck this entire generation of online multiplayer. A few years from now, you might wanna say "geez, I sure want to play NFS online right now", but then you're shit out of luck, because thanks to a greedy control bitch, there won't be any servers or online passes to buy.
Fuck EA. They are helping turning GAMING (not the sale of games itself) into business. And that will hurt our VG history.
And that's why not having dedicated servers on the end-user side is going to fuck this entire generation of online multiplayer. A few years from now, you might wanna say "geez, I sure want to play NFS online right now", but then you're shit out of luck, because thanks to a greedy control bitch, there won't be any servers or online passes to buy.
Fuck EA. They are helping turning GAMING (not the sale of games itself) into business. And that will hurt our VG history.
I've run out of ways to vocalize how truly disgusted I am with this industry lately.
Good! Because we're sick of hearing about it!
Actually.... just kidding in this case. I'm usually not against online passes since I'm of the understanding that 30 seconds out of my life isnt going to kill me, however if the current 'system' allows online passes (aka, the perk of buying new) to expire even for new copies... that's pretty bullshit.
Good! Because we're sick of hearing about it!
Actually.... just kidding in this case. I'm usually not against online passes since I'm of the understanding that 30 seconds out of my life isnt going to kill me, however if the current 'system' allows online passes (aka, the perk of buying new) to expire even for new copies... that's pretty bullshit.
" Here at EA, we will sit on your face and demand you tell us you love it, muffled through sweaty, hairy cheeks"
why cant more games be like skyrim and just be good enough to stand up on its on not needing some BS tacked on MP and shitty online pass codes.
Dear EA, Capcom, and every other video game publisher that think with their wallets and not with their heads:
Online Passes = Worst. Idea....EVAAAAAR!!!!!
Online Passes = Worst. Idea....EVAAAAAR!!!!!
Online passes are the main reason I dislike EA over Activision. I'd rather buy an Activision game than an EA game any day now.
Once again, Jim rushes out with a sensationalist headline on news that is older than internet on consoles. When online started on the PS2 with Madden, there was a clause on the back of the box that stated online servers could be taken offline after one year. I didn't expect to get a shock-jock of a games reviewer.
See? You fucking fags supporting this shit? You happy now? Fuck you. Im so fucking glad dark souls is free of this shit.
@manasteel - I wasn't aware of Atlus or Nintendo being absolutely horrible to their customers and having mindless fanboys buy from and defend them anyway.
EA, THQ and Sony? They certainly have bootlickers.
EA, THQ and Sony? They certainly have bootlickers.
The only way to fight this is to not buy the fucking games whatsoever. Progress in the industry cannot be made without consumers controlling their impulse to buy a game they want even though it has a ton of bullshit attached.
Yeah....I'm pretty sure if you complain to your respective politician something can be done about this.
In Canada for example, laws were passed that made gift cards never expire. This is exactly the same issue. You already paid for the goods, they shouldn't expire.
Can someone for the love of anything please tell me why companies like EA feel like pushing consumer rights to the limits. It's just boggles my mind.
In Canada for example, laws were passed that made gift cards never expire. This is exactly the same issue. You already paid for the goods, they shouldn't expire.
Can someone for the love of anything please tell me why companies like EA feel like pushing consumer rights to the limits. It's just boggles my mind.
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