I don't know about all that...what with the script being leaked before the release, the endings being leaked before the release, people bitching about the announcement of Day-1 DLC being something as important as a Prothean, and people STILL bitching about the fact that they were tossing in Multiplayer. The rage that came after the game's release was superior by far, but there was still plenty of bitching about ME 3 before the game was released.Dirty Hipsters said:There's nerd rage over ANY game (especially any sequel) before that game is released, but you don't suddenly see Bungie or Rockstar being called the worst company in America. The nerd rage that occurred before Mass Effect 3's release had absolutely nothing to do with it. In fact, on the scale of pre-release nerd rage it barely even registered.TheKasp said:Because there was no nerdrage going on over ME3 before ME3 was released...Dirty Hipsters said:I find it funny how he states that EA was voted the worst company in America because of nerd rage over the Mass Effect 3 ending, while in fact EA was voted the worst company in America BEFORE Mass Effect 3 was released.
As for my thoughts on the article.....yeah, talk about a fluff-piece. Sounds like the author wasn't out to get to the bottom of why gamers hate EA, but rather give EA a chance to exonerate (spelling) itself of any hate by explaining it's actions. The problem is, IGN, that we've already heard all of this BS in the first place.
Yes, it's true, the reason a company exists is to make money for the employees that work for it. But if you do your job well, you shouldn't need to sodomize your customers just to make a profit. Don't like people buying your games used? Try making better games. It's a novel idea, I know, but if you make games people actually look forward to, then *gasp* they might be willing to actually buy them new!
Day-1 DLC? Well you might have gotten away with playing it off as "This was all stuff we made after the game was already finished. We used the few months of down-time while finalizing all the distribution stuff to make some more content so you don't have to wait for it!" Too bad everyone knows that content is already on the disc and really the only thing you're downloading is a key to unlock it. Is it any wonder why people are saying you're selling them incomplete games and charging them for what you're keeping away from?