No Dragon Age 2 for Suspended BioWare Forumite - UPDATED

[Andy Chalk]

If one didn't buy it from the EA store, but from Steam or even retail . . could the same scenario occur?

Apparently, in this case, he's screwed because he bought it from the EA Store, so EA community rules apply.

And yes, it's only 72 hours, but that's not the point. The point is that EA took his money but they're not giving him his game in return because of something he did that's entirely unrelated to the transaction. It's outrageous.

I loathe piracy, I really do, but some days...

 

[Lord_Gremlin]

1. You're stupid enough to buy from EA store.

It's like throwing money out of a window.

 

[Something Amyss]

Whoa, note to self: do not buy from EA Store. That's outrageous.

This was a retail purchase.

It needs an online registration to activate.

EDIT: This article says it was from the EA store, my bad. The prior bit I read called it a retail purchase. You know, a boxed copy from a brick and mortar store.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Whoa, note to self: do not buy from EA Store. That's outrageous.

if you want o log on to the game and get some of the "free buy-new bonus" it won't matter where you bought it, it all goes back to EA.BIOWARE

What this tells me is DON'T EVER POST ON OFFICIAL PUBLISHER/DEVELOPER FORUMS! yeh just use it as a FAQ sheet ppl. Thats all i do. I do all the other Rantings here! where i get a message every time some1 quotes me! Yall are awesome Escapist :3

 

[8bitlove2a03]

He ought to be looking on the bright side: at least he got an answer to the question that got him banned.

 

[La Barata]

From the looks of things, yes. Yes, they have sold their souls to the EA devil.

 

[Hungry Donner]

Sheesh, suspend or ban someone from a forum if they're misbehaving but don't remove their games.

he's suspended from the EA servers nobody stole his game

Remove was an inappropriate term, but even temporarily blocking access to the game seems like an inappropriate step to take. If someone is misbehaving on the forums I fully support taking actions against their account but to extend it this far seems extreme.

 

[MNRA]

"Consider it an added incentive to follow the rules you say you're going to follow."


So what they are saying is that if you don't act nice on their forums, they will take away your ability to play a single player(!) game that you've paid for?

 

[rsvp42]

Why is this news? "Random dude can't play DA2! Everyone get up in arms over it!"

I promise I'll care if it turns into an epidemic, but one random guy's forum woes are hardly worth reporting on, especially when there was already a thread on this.

 

[RelexCryo]

Funny how the comment that got him suspended is given credence by Bioware's response.

Heh. This line made me giggle. Excellent summary. Though I think it might be EA that did it rather than Bioware. Not sure if this is really their fault.

 

[Clankenbeard]

So much backlash against EA for this. We don't know the whole story. True, EA could just be jerks. Maybe, this person could be a complete blight on the community and this is the first legitimate violation where EA had an opportunty to take some sort of actual action against him. Is this their first offense or 20th?

Those people who are appalled by this story, let me ask this. If this story is of great interest and a source of anger, ask yourself "why?". It initially made me angry because I too thought EA overstepped their bounds here to smack some knuckles. I was frustrated because I would not want that to happen to me. Then I realized it never WOULD happen to me. I would take one of two actions:

1. I would hate a corporation bad enough to blaspheme it on their forums. I would boycott all of their games out of pure hatred. I can hold a grudge.

2. I would like/tolerate a corporation and play their games. I would be be civil on their forums. Or, just stay off the forums altogether.

This isn't like saying "I have a piece-of-crap car, but it's all I have to drive". There are plenty of titles and developers out there. If you hate EA, get out. If you tolerate, them stay in. Whay does the corporation have to take the high road in all instances where a player doesn't? I think they should. But I guess I don't know why they have to.

 

[Vakz]

I disagree, he should pirate it, make 100 copies, distribute them to as many friends as he can, and then throw a molotov at the EA HQ parking lot.

Not to be "that guy", but you should probably watch out for suspicious vans and men in suit with in-ear headsets for a few days.. just sayin'..

 

[FarleShadow]

Am I the only sane person on the planet?

Here's a helpful tip about how to avoid getting banned from your games (Applies to Valve/EA/etc)

DON'T USE THE SAME GODDAMN USERNAME TO TALK SHIT AS THE ONE YOU PLAY WITH.

Online Darwin awards.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Jesus, that's a bit harsh. Suspend the guy from playing the game for a few days, don't outright ban him from the game. I can't really defend that guy too much since he did break the rules, but I do think the punishment is a bit too much.

 

[Zhukov]

Dick move extraordinaire!

I'm glad to see this incident is getting so much publicity.

 

[belderiver]

Bioware's been pissing on its customers lately. I'm glad word is spreading about this. The people who think he's over the line... Quite shocking, really. Consider the kind of vitriol you have to spout about another USER before people are willing to consider things "over the line" on most internet forums - even if you're speaking about them indirectly.

Furthermore, it is pretty factual that EA is indeed the devil.

 

[Vakz]

Am I the only sane person on the planet?

Here's a helpful tip about how to avoid getting banned from your games (Applies to Valve/EA/etc)

DON'T USE THE SAME GODDAMN USERNAME TO TALK SHIT AS THE ONE YOU PLAY WITH.

Online Darwin awards.

Using a second account for flaming/being angry would have saved the guy from this, yes, but that's hardly the point. EA/BioWare handled this like true idiots. They're the ones who should fix their own system and rules, not the users to start figuring out ways to circumvent the system.

 

[Worgen]

I would start suing and wouldnt stop, or I would start being a pirate all over the place but then again, I get a bit vengeful over things like this

 

[shurryy]

Honestly? I don't care.
I really dont find a reason to care. If he found a reason to absolutely have to argue and say: "Did you sell your souls to the EA devil" then he simply brought it on himself. Sure it's wrong but...
Whether you like it or not this is how the system works, big companies have money and can do whatever they want, they can get sued for a billion and have a trillion left to get sued for.

On the other hand if it was a joke and the joke was simply not taken:
Too bad for the prankster, perhaps he's not so funny afterall?

If people wonder why I posted here, it was simply because I found a strange urge to express my opinion on this matter.
And it remains undiffered.
"I don't care."

EDIT:
Edited this post since originally I might have been trespassing the "RESPECT FOR OTHERS" rule?

 

[ecoho]

Ok this is bullshit i have to say if i bought a game and couldnt play it because of my opinon im sorry but this is something id sue EA over and win on first amendment rights or at the very least would have my money refunded. EA you pull this shit too much you will lose in the end.