They are the worst company in the gaming industry today. That's pretty much a fact at this point. The thing is this is an online poll and gamers by far have more web presence that BofA victims. You could say that gamers are 'always-on' which is sort of ironic in light of the SimCity fiasco.
Do you Think E.A is the worst company?
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No, if you go out and rob someone, someone'd be surprised if you were labeled "worst criminal ever", pretty much. I mean, "EA is shit" is more or less a defalut position around here these days, nobody's trying to paint them in a good light or anything. Merely saying there's no way they're "the worst".the hidden eagle said:
And what's wrong with that logic?
Well unless you believe that only the absolute worst need be condemned or acted against; and that saying "X is not the worst" somehow implies we're willing to just look the other way for X, that is.
Which is a rather weird belief to have, especially after reading the responses around here.
I never said EA wasn't a despicable entity for using its current business practices, but I would consider murder to be a worse crime than robbery. One is taking away money while the other is taking away someone's life. If you think your money is more valuable than your life, that you're an idiot and shouldn't be allowed to handle money in the first place. A company that steals is evil, but a company that kills is more so. If that logic doesn't make sense to you, you need to rethink your priorities.the hidden eagle said:
All major gaming developers are nobs, no one pissed off with how 2k is nickel and diming every one of their games? For example borderlands 2 no one is pissed off that even if you got the season pass not all dlc is free? Oh you got the season pass but want that new character? Tough because the new character is not dlc its BS of us wanting more fo your money. Yet fanbois go "OMG I WANT ETS NOAWS!" Also $5 for just having 11 more lvl ups? REALLY?
I blame the fanboys of willing putting up with this shit and paying for all these dlc and then have the nerve to whine about it. Act with your wallets but with hot air.
I blame the fanboys of willing putting up with this shit and paying for all these dlc and then have the nerve to whine about it. Act with your wallets but with hot air.
No one was flipping a shit over the award, all I did was explain why I agreed with Bara's notion. Also, the only reason I responded with a hostile tone was because you responded with one. You drop your patronizing attitude, and I'll drop mine, deal?the hidden eagle said:
Whining about it is the best way to get results. Not buying it just makes you another untapped market in their eyes.BakedZnake said:
Whining got the Mass Effect 3 ending 'fixed' (I know the ending is still shit), which is more than any online petition or 'voting with your wallet' ever did.
It's crazy to think that people put EA on top of a list of "worst" companies. When people ignore WalMart and some of the big banks, because they get games they don't really like, you can see that people need to pay more attention to the world around them.
The poll is named The "Worst" Company on a blog named The Consumerist. It is not about morality so there is no reason to throw around words like good or evil. It is a poll about the company with the worst consumer practices for the people that frequent the blog. It it not representative of the opinion of the entire US population.
If the majority of people frequenting the site have never dealt with WeTakeYourMoneyAndSpitOnYou Ltd. then they would have no reason the vote for that company in that certain poll on that certain site.
Is it the worst company for the people frequenting the site? Yes, they have been voted so 2 years in a row and i would be intrigued to see someone make a compeling argument against it considering that the evidence is right there in front of them.
Are they the worst company for most of the US population? Unlikely since alot of people don't play games.
It is all a matter of context, nothing more and nothing less.
If the majority of people frequenting the site have never dealt with WeTakeYourMoneyAndSpitOnYou Ltd. then they would have no reason the vote for that company in that certain poll on that certain site.
Is it the worst company for the people frequenting the site? Yes, they have been voted so 2 years in a row and i would be intrigued to see someone make a compeling argument against it considering that the evidence is right there in front of them.
Are they the worst company for most of the US population? Unlikely since alot of people don't play games.
It is all a matter of context, nothing more and nothing less.
Worse company in the world? Definitely not.
Worse company in America? Still not even close.
Worse entrainment company? They are in the competition.
Worse game company in the US? I think this is entirely possible.
They are pretty bad, but in the end they are a game company that produces entertainment. They are not nearly as bad as companies that actually cause real misery in people's lives, like for profit prison corporations for instance. It is important to look at these things in context.
Worse company in America? Still not even close.
Worse entrainment company? They are in the competition.
Worse game company in the US? I think this is entirely possible.
They are pretty bad, but in the end they are a game company that produces entertainment. They are not nearly as bad as companies that actually cause real misery in people's lives, like for profit prison corporations for instance. It is important to look at these things in context.
AgreeFavouriteDream said:
I do think this is an issue, but I agree in that it's not an issue with EA, more of an industry one.FavouriteDream said:
Just because they have 50 Million accounts doesn't mean those users made them. I read somewhere that many people had the accounts made for them, from old EA accounts that they already had. I don't personally think Origin existing is a bad idea (although that EULA fiasco was annoying), no; but, I also didn't have an Origin account forced onto me.FavouriteDream said:
People called foul when Blizzard did it too. This isn't a case of "Blizzard is awesome so it's cool, EA sucks so it's a bad idea for them." No, people had issue then, and many of those people are complaining about it to EA. Just because another company did it first doesn't make it right and mean that the complaint is invalid.FavouriteDream said:
I don't think it's consenting if they make you a special account so they can flaunt numbers, see above on my comment on Origin.FavouriteDream said:
OT: Do I think they're the worst company in America? No. Do I think they're one of the worst video game publishers? Yes, they keep making the same mistakes and never learning from them.
Eh. EA gets a lot of unfair heat for "pissing off gamers". Part of the problem is the gamers themselves, who have created an environment of entitlement that I simply have never witnessed when it comes to entertainment products. Nothing EA has done, whether it's Day 1 DLC or microtransactions or even their often bizarre marketing ideas, is bad. Entitled whiners turned those into negatives. People who believe they deserve all the content that's ever developed for a game once they pay their $60 (or usually less, since a lot of these clowns only buy used.)Rattja said:
EA has a target on its back because it's a huge company, and because it's actively trying new business models. Both of these are somehow unforgivable crimes in the eyes of many people.
A lot of people here seem to be misunderstanding the context of this poll. It's meant to be the worst company as perceived by their customers, not flat-out worst company across the board. Maybe this will shed some light.
The ridiculous defenses the EA CEO comes away with ('you hate EA because you're all homophobes!') is also a good insight into why they deserve to top the list.
Also, I really wish people would drop this idea that insurance companies are willingly killing people. The sad reality is that they can't feasibly pay out for every single person, especially in America where medical costs --especially in regard to uncommon treatments-- often bankrupt families.
Cracked done a bit on this a while ago that explains it much better than I can, since I'm in the UK where I'm far more likely to die as a result of going into a hospital than because I can't afford to go.
The ridiculous defenses the EA CEO comes away with ('you hate EA because you're all homophobes!') is also a good insight into why they deserve to top the list.
Also, I really wish people would drop this idea that insurance companies are willingly killing people. The sad reality is that they can't feasibly pay out for every single person, especially in America where medical costs --especially in regard to uncommon treatments-- often bankrupt families.
Cracked done a bit on this a while ago that explains it much better than I can, since I'm in the UK where I'm far more likely to die as a result of going into a hospital than because I can't afford to go.