I've never understood the hate for EA myself. I don't know much about the company but they have some good games, some bad ones too but that's always the case.
Hear the plea of Bioware. EA devoured them. If they resisted, then they would have died.lostclause said:I've never understood the hate for EA myself. I don't know much about the company but they have some good games, some bad ones too but that's always the case.
Basically they are balancing the scalesRebelRising said:Simple. Activision has simply become so evil that EA has shifted its ground in order to bolster a more favorable image and destroy Activision's competition by making a good move for every bad move Activision makes.
Though, I've never had much of a problem with EA to begin with. They were a profit-oriented company, sure, like any company, but considering that they've released some risky quality titles in the past year or so, they are partnered with my favorite developer Bioware, and such, I did support them monetarily, because I want my developers to succeed.
And? Bioware is still making good games like mass effect and has ambitious projects going (I think the new starwars MMO is theirs). As to EA taking them over, it's a dog eat dog world.Hail Fire 998 said:Hear the plea of Bioware. EA devoured them. If they resisted, then they would have died.lostclause said:I've never understood the hate for EA myself. I don't know much about the company but they have some good games, some bad ones too but that's always the case.
The whole buying out and destroying smaller game developers got them a bad rep, along with over the top DRM and buggy/unfinished games.Internet Kraken said:I never understood why everyone said EA was so evil in the first place. I've never had a problem with them.
Well, back when I was a fanboy of the xbox 360, Mass Effect was an exclusive to run with. EA changed that. Plus. EA does really, really annoying things with their games, making them 0% use friendly (ie: limited installs).lostclause said:And? Bioware is still making good games like mass effect and has ambitious projects going (I think the new starwars MMO is theirs). As to EA taking them over, it's a dog eat dog world.Hail Fire 998 said:Hear the plea of Bioware. EA devoured them. If they resisted, then they would have died.lostclause said:I've never understood the hate for EA myself. I don't know much about the company but they have some good games, some bad ones too but that's always the case.
Except EA has it now because Activision didn't want it, because it couldn't be milked fucking dry. Activision has become the new EA (also why they dropped Ghostbusters.)Ormick said:Ever heard of games that are bland shit? EA is behind most of them.Internet Kraken said:That had no impression on me.HardRockSamurai said:Ever heard of SecuROM?Internet Kraken said:I never understood why everyone said EA was so evil in the first place. I've never had a problem with them.
Anyway, after hearing about EA picking up Brutal Legend, I have abandoned hope. We all know what happens to studios that EA takes interest in. If the words "Milked fucking dry." don't spring to your mind, then you need to get your head checked out.
I think most people would disagree and say that porting mass effect was a good thing (where's pho3nix when you need him?) especially since it was designed for pc. I've never encountered the limited install thing but surely they would realise that it has no benefit it's annoying (unlike securom which has a benefit and only annoys some people)? Wouldn't that cause them to drop it? Anyway, this is all render moot by the fact i have them to thank for dungeon keeperHail Fire 998 said:Well, back when I was a fanboy of the xbox 360, Mass Effect was an exclusive to run with. EA changed that. Plus. EA does really, really annoying things with their games, making them 0% use friendly (ie: limited installs).
I thought it was designed for Xbox 360... Hmm. I guess you have a point. Im still not glad about seeing "EA" games on a Bioware game box. It bugs me in the biggest way possible.lostclause said:I think most people would disagree and say that porting mass effect was a good thing (where's pho3nix when you need him?) especially since it was designed for pc. I've never encountered the limited install thing but surely they would realise that it has no benefit it's annoying (unlike securom which has a benefit and only annoys some people)? Wouldn't that cause them to drop it? Anyway, this is all render moot by the fact i have them to thank for dungeon keeperHail Fire 998 said:Well, back when I was a fanboy of the xbox 360, Mass Effect was an exclusive to run with. EA changed that. Plus. EA does really, really annoying things with their games, making them 0% use friendly (ie: limited installs).
So did I until pho3nix corrected me. And really the only reason it seems to bug you is that there is this whole anti-ea sentiment, which is slowly being changed to activision. The best way round that is to remember the true genius behind the game anyway (here's looking at you Brutal Legend).Hail Fire 998 said:I thought it was designed for Xbox 360... Hmm. I guess you have a point. Im still not glad about seeing "EA" games on a Bioware game box. It bugs me in the biggest way possible.
I hate both EA and Activision and I dont really care for Ubisoft (after the new PoP, that is.) I'll have to talk to this pho3nix guy. Im interested in what he told you.lostclause said:So did I until pho3nix corrected me. And really the only reason it seems to bug you is that there is this whole anti-ea sentiment, which is slowly being changed to activision. The best way round that is to remember the true genius behind the game anyway (here's looking at you Brutal Legend).Hail Fire 998 said:I thought it was designed for Xbox 360... Hmm. I guess you have a point. Im still not glad about seeing "EA" games on a Bioware game box. It bugs me in the biggest way possible.
Personally I prefer to judge games on their own merits, or that of the developer. EA has a lot of ups and downs, Ubisoft has some good games but they seriously need to think things through before they start a game (a hint for AC2 there). I don't think I've ever played an activision game so I'm in no position to comment there, though they've had a bad run recently with product placement in bionic commando and RE5's partner system. pho3nix is a nice guy, what he told me can be confirmed by wikipedia.Hail Fire 998 said:I hate both EA and Activision and I dont really care for Ubisoft (after the new PoP, that is.) I'll have to talk to this pho3nix guy. Im interested in what he told you.