Poll: Worst publisher based on Principles.
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Other - NCsoft, not only for shutting down City of Heroes, but for doing so in a way that shows that they really didn't give a damn about it.
This is only the latest in a long line of MMOs they have killed, but is by far the most unexpected, and the vague explanation they've given - "a realignment of company focus" - is not a fitting epitaph for such a long running game.
This is only the latest in a long line of MMOs they have killed, but is by far the most unexpected, and the vague explanation they've given - "a realignment of company focus" - is not a fitting epitaph for such a long running game.
Look, before we get anywhere, I want to know why you're capitalising the first and last words of your title only.
As for your question? EA shut down Bullfrog. Never forgive, never forget.
As for your question? EA shut down Bullfrog. Never forgive, never forget.
Voted Ubisoft for always-on, uPlay bullshittery and constant piracy accusations.
EA, Microsoft and Activisions are equal runners-up, though. Pretty much all the large publishing juggernauts have to die. (No, not Valve. Valve listens to us and makes money. That's how to do it!)
EA, Microsoft and Activisions are equal runners-up, though. Pretty much all the large publishing juggernauts have to die. (No, not Valve. Valve listens to us and makes money. That's how to do it!)
I picked Activision but only because I knew EA would be leagues ahead, and I wanted Activision to enforce their position as second-worst on the poll. I personally hate them more but I agree when someone says EA are worse.
Reality is, Activision conducts only a handful of the shitty things EA does (and EA does pretty much all of them), but Activision does those few shitty things in the absolute shittiest ways possible (I wonder how many current employees at Infinity Ward have been there since CoD4?).
Anyone up for a game of Xbox Angry Birds when it's out? Anyone?
I hear it's £30 better than the free Android, and 60p IOS, versions you can play wherever and whenever you want, which in plain English accounts for at least £30's worth additional content (I'm guessing).
Reality is, Activision conducts only a handful of the shitty things EA does (and EA does pretty much all of them), but Activision does those few shitty things in the absolute shittiest ways possible (I wonder how many current employees at Infinity Ward have been there since CoD4?).
Anyone up for a game of Xbox Angry Birds when it's out? Anyone?
I hear it's £30 better than the free Android, and 60p IOS, versions you can play wherever and whenever you want, which in plain English accounts for at least £30's worth additional content (I'm guessing).
Funny, I was going to say Origin instead of Bullfrog, after all, they didn't attempt to mimic Steam by calling their exclusive online service Bullfrog.SL33TBL1ND said:
I don't get the hate for offline mode myself, had to use it many times and never had any trouble playing... well anything single player (3rd party DRM aside). A lot of people who hate valve seem to be those with bad experiences in their customer service department. Which thankfully I haven't had to deal with.Metalhandkerchief said:
As for myself, EA 'wins' with LucasArts a close second. Acti-Blizz doesn't bother me nearly as much as they used to and Ubisoft seems to be starting to understand what people actually want.
Yeah I know I debated even putting them there but Microsofts treatment of RARE pushed me over. Sony hasn't done anything like that to my knowledge but I have to be fair.Random Argument Man said:
ToucheMetalhandkerchief said:
I went with Capcom.
Mainly because even though EA is worse, Capcom pisses me off more.
Mainly due to their On-Disc DLC that they release weeks after the initial release (I know EA does the same thing, but Capcom is the one who did this more often, correct me if I'm wrong).
The COMPLETE milking of SF2.
The release of an "Ultimate" version of MvC3 8 months after the original's release.
Not to mention cancelling game production due to "not enough fan involvement", despite plenty of fan responses.
Mainly because even though EA is worse, Capcom pisses me off more.
Mainly due to their On-Disc DLC that they release weeks after the initial release (I know EA does the same thing, but Capcom is the one who did this more often, correct me if I'm wrong).
The COMPLETE milking of SF2.
The release of an "Ultimate" version of MvC3 8 months after the original's release.
Not to mention cancelling game production due to "not enough fan involvement", despite plenty of fan responses.
Pure speculation based on nothing but a gut feeling? Yeah, that totally makes Valve evil.CannibalCorpses said:
So let me get this straight; you know people buying more games than they can play and this means Valve is evil? Sounds more like friends with no self control, not to mention being completely anecdotal and having no relevance to the question asked by the OP.
This statement doesn't even make sense. First off, they don't just promote old games. They also frequently promote games which are releasing soon and pre-orders with things like pre-order discounts and bonuses.
Second, most games make the majority of their profit in the first 3 months. If you release a retail title, odds are your sales are negligible after that point as stores aren't really promoting those titles anymore, and prices rarely fall much after such a short time period. Valve promoting these older titles and giving them massive boosts in revenue which continue even after the promotion ends is giving those developers and publishers more money from older titles than they would otherwise get from any other distribution channel.
But these bumps in revenue from older titles are absolutely not going to allow you make more profit in that short sale period than you would from actually releasing a new title. You can't ride a wave of success on one game for a decade and make enough money from it to run a company without making more games. Even suggesting that helping companies squeeze a bit more profit out of older titles removes incentive to make new games might just be the most ludicrous thing I've heard on these forums recently, and demonstrates that you don't seem to understand even the basics of economics or running a business, and just kind of highlights how silly your entire post was.
So an accident waiting to happen, based on perceived dangers which don't actually exist, is worse than a company which is, at this very moment, an accident in progress? Excuse me while I try to stop laughing long enough to fill out this capthca and hit post.
As to the topic question, a few years ago I honestly didn't think EA could take Activision's place at the top of the pile of anti-competitive, anti-consumer, idiotic douchebaggery, but I think they've managed it. Though I think I should be forgiven for not seeing it coming when just four years ago they were investing heavily in new IP's and seemed to be actively trying to not suck. Since then they've pretty much stopped that while Activision at least seems to have kept a muzzle on Bobby Kotick.
I shall forgive Sega all transgression because they finally got around to making good Sonic games again. Also idc about SA2 on XBLA/PSN because I have it on Dreamcast :3 I wubs my Dreamcast.Andy Shandy said:
OT: I'm gonna vote Microsoft because windows pisses me off and they sold millions of people defective hardware then wouldnt replace it because of the warranty a few years back. Bastards.
EA get a lot of hate and scorn but I think a great deal of it comes from the PR and the fact people at EA with brain cells let stupid people talk to the public.
Activision are probably more evil imo. They all suck though lately.
Except Sega. The aforementioned Sonic resurrection has won back my favour.
I didn't vote, because I'm not that familiar with most of the companies' policies. But I can say that EA is very transparent with how much it wants to screw people over, and the fact that it has made a philosophy out of it. It would probably get my vote, maybe Activision, unless there is something hideous going on in one of the others.
Or maybe it's holding Half-life 3... People tend to go apeshit for every "supposed Half-life 3 news". Valve never delivers.disgruntledgamer said:
Although, I don't mind it myself. I'm satisfied with Valve having TF2 on Mac.
Yeah I sort of meant it as a joke answer, I'm just glad that they are bringing them (along with Nights Into Dreams, which I keep forgetting) to XBLA as unfortunately my Dreamcast died a while backSkarKrow said:
And I do love the Sonic resurrection as well. And they do publish Football Manager as well, which can take up lots of my time as well.I also love that EA have stormed into a huge "lead" in this poll.