While I understand your point and it is true that we are talking about it. We are talking about it and the company in a negative way. And I know they say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but they are simply wrong.Fasckira said:
What the F*** is wrong with EA
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I think it's there for two reasons.jthwilliams said:
The first is what you've already described. So no need to elaborate.
The other, I believe, is to hide how bad the clips actually look. Now people, don't rage on me. Just bare with me.
First, it seems as though EA is showcasing the console (360) build of the game in all it's ads. Why they're doing this is beyond me as the PC build looks infinitely better. Consider the Gamestop commercial that's been running. It shows three different players playing on Caspian Border with a golf announcer talking over the action. The clips look terrible. Blurry textures. Bad draw in. Limited particle effects. Etc, etc. This is because the clips in the Gamestop ad are taken from the 360 version as well.
Second, as good as the Frostbyte 2 engine looks, it does NOT translate those visuals well to standard definition. And, seeing as most viewers aren't going to see these commercials in HD a majority of the time, anything they can do to hide the bad look while also making it look "gritty" they're going to do it. In this case, it's the "static" everywhere.
If nothing else, we, as a gaming community should speak up and protest things that we don't want in our community. The marketing choices that EA makes has an effect on how our community is viewed by others. That appearance affects the kinds of people who want to or don't want to join our community and those who leave the community. I don't know about you, but I refuse to think of most of EA's marketing as part of gaming culture and I want them to to stop it, not because of what some politician might think of gaming, but for the sake of gamin itself. I don't want that kind of trash in gaming, do you?Cheshire the Cat said:
I see 3 basic problems with EA.
"EA Games! Challenge everything!" P.S. Including the patience and loyalty of our customers!
EA may secretly stand for "Eagerly Aggressive" (in response to whenever someone makes a good game, they buy the developer)
They started with sports games. Then expanded, but without expanding their thought processes or creativity. Domino effect...
"EA Games! Challenge everything!" P.S. Including the patience and loyalty of our customers!
EA may secretly stand for "Eagerly Aggressive" (in response to whenever someone makes a good game, they buy the developer)
They started with sports games. Then expanded, but without expanding their thought processes or creativity. Domino effect...
wait, you ask wtf is wrong with EA and the first thing that comes to mind is its commercials?what about the fact that their business goal seems to be to take every amazing gaming company and buy them out before they become to big and then just ring them out for money? what about the fact that they are now taking games and putting them on origin instead of widely accepted digital markets like steam just so they can make a few extra cents for each game? Also the issue thats been around for ever, they dont seem to like to patch their games (even if it has a very popular online mode) after its been out for about 4 months. I could go on for a long time with things that are wrong with EA but by the time i finish the post their will be a whole new slue of problems that EA has.
I went with the "write an e-mail of complaint" route with EA but to get their e-mail address you have to sign up as a member and since Origins involves spyware I REALLY don't trust what they do with their customer's data.shiaramoon said:
Simply put, imminent hack in 10...
Actually EA started WAY back in the day in the 80's, making several games challenging the medium, Archon, Bard's Tale, M.U.L.E, it wasn't until the 90's that sh*t started going down. First sports game they did (I think) was FIFA in 1993. There was a reason they were called 'Electronic Artists', this is why it's such a shame to see them hire a bunch of chimps to run the company...Viirin said:
other then their shitty DRM and commercials
ORIGIN! games for MS tried competing with Steam and look how that service turned out!
ORIGIN! games for MS tried competing with Steam and look how that service turned out!
I would like to get to play an EA game online again sometime soon been 4 months now sort it out EA!
I know it is not me as I can play another game I have online on my Xbox and when I do call they say they are "aware" of the problem well how about we stop being "aware" and start "fixing" the problem
OT: I don?t really care what adverts are like they tend to just show you good bits of the game and not problems (As they should do lol) I myself tend to look up reviews etc so they can do whatever they want concerning ads if you ask me
I know it is not me as I can play another game I have online on my Xbox and when I do call they say they are "aware" of the problem well how about we stop being "aware" and start "fixing" the problem
OT: I don?t really care what adverts are like they tend to just show you good bits of the game and not problems (As they should do lol) I myself tend to look up reviews etc so they can do whatever they want concerning ads if you ask me
tbh, I can't really see anyone buying the game BECAUSE of that advert (barring reminding people of the game's existence). I lol'd at its terribleness and moved on.
Really don't understand how it's supposed to sell the game tbh. There's plenty of other songs they could've chosen, I'm sure, that wouldn't need them to censor it badly.
Really don't understand how it's supposed to sell the game tbh. There's plenty of other songs they could've chosen, I'm sure, that wouldn't need them to censor it badly.
I get the feeling a lot of the hate comes for the commercial because it has a rap song in it. Which is stupid. Forget the lyrics, they are irrelevant; the actual beat of the song fits well with the fast-paced, heavy edit flow of the images. Which is what is important. If the song had been metal, we wouldn`t be seeing nearly as much complaint on this forum.
I LOVE EA`s marketing team. They have some balls, which is refreshing in the currently overly-pc community. They don`t muck around with arsty, they go for pure shock value and IT WORKS. Say what you will about the Dead Space 2 "Your mom hates this game" campaign, or the Dante`s Inferno craziness, but over a year later you are all STILL talking about them, proving they worked. Seems like the sort of thing Midway would have come up with back in the MK heyday (speaking of which, no gloriously overthetop celebration of MK violence in the ads for 9? Shame on you Netherealm and WB!) This newest campaign actually reminds me a lot of "the old days", when companies would literally talk shit to each others face. Nay, they`d be expected to (Sega does what Nintendon`t!).
I LOVE EA`s marketing team. They have some balls, which is refreshing in the currently overly-pc community. They don`t muck around with arsty, they go for pure shock value and IT WORKS. Say what you will about the Dead Space 2 "Your mom hates this game" campaign, or the Dante`s Inferno craziness, but over a year later you are all STILL talking about them, proving they worked. Seems like the sort of thing Midway would have come up with back in the MK heyday (speaking of which, no gloriously overthetop celebration of MK violence in the ads for 9? Shame on you Netherealm and WB!) This newest campaign actually reminds me a lot of "the old days", when companies would literally talk shit to each others face. Nay, they`d be expected to (Sega does what Nintendon`t!).
Screw it, I'm posting the letter [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/an-open-letter-to-ea-marketing] again.
Actually, comparatively, this ad isn't so bad. It's complete nonsense and has pretty much nothing to do with anything, but EA has done worse.
Captcha: forfake fatisul
I'm going to assume that's some foreign language for "false advertising".
Actually, comparatively, this ad isn't so bad. It's complete nonsense and has pretty much nothing to do with anything, but EA has done worse.
Captcha: forfake fatisul
I'm going to assume that's some foreign language for "false advertising".
They're not trying to appeal to us, they're appealing to people that don't care unless media tells them they should.
Suggestion to OP:
Stop whining. This has been posted. Remember Extra Credits? They talked about this sort of thing. (Go check out their videos if not)
Next, if you do not like something, learn to get used to it. This sort of thing will continue because large game-publishers do not realize that Non-Gamers do not want to go in and play Battlefield 3. They want something casual first.
Petition EA saying stop with this. Start one. Do something other than complain. Otherwise, you have no purpose other than to just sit there pouting.
Stop whining. This has been posted. Remember Extra Credits? They talked about this sort of thing. (Go check out their videos if not)
Next, if you do not like something, learn to get used to it. This sort of thing will continue because large game-publishers do not realize that Non-Gamers do not want to go in and play Battlefield 3. They want something casual first.
Petition EA saying stop with this. Start one. Do something other than complain. Otherwise, you have no purpose other than to just sit there pouting.
