I'm sorry, but I'm with you, that was childish. C'mon like we don't know who the '*****' is. Gaddamnit that is friggin stupid. Personally, I don't have dog in this fight. I really don't care who's game is better, but seriously EA your company is supposed to be full of grown adults.ToastiestZombie said:So Escapees, what do you think of this blatantly childish tagline?
[EDIT] Well, I admit it wasn't that childish, but its just the fact they used 99 problems as their song, and 99 problems to me is a terrible song. Also, if you were to look into it further you could say that the ***** is actually CoD, so they might be saying that CoD is not a problem to them. Or that's just me over thinking things
Unless you don't count Miranda's arsenal they have already added shit to Bioware.TPiddy said:Yeah, can't say I give a shit about either company. Activision lost me after running series like Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero into the ground, and that was before all the BS that CoD has causeed. EA, well, they lost me with their continued BS tactics surrounding their sports games. I HATE That EA publishes Bioware titles now, and I hope to god they don't start adding stupid shit to them as well.
Yeah, that's a negative example. But what about the "I'm a Mac" advertisements that have been hugely successful, and basically bash PCs? It's done all the time in marketing. And especially in a market where there is rampant fanboy-ism, it can be very successful. Like others have said, if you don't like something then let your wallet do the talking. If these ad campaigns don't generate more sales, then they probably won't use them again.ToastiestZombie said:No, im not butt hurt. I love Battlefield and I love CoD, it just seems to me that EA have continuasly been attacking Activision and CoD, first with the whole Battlefield will bring CoD down, and second with this. If Activision fires back at this then I will be annoyed at them attacking Battlefield. Also, as someone above stated, Sega's whole advertising campaign was attacking Nintendo and look where they ended up. Still, what did CoD do to deserver being attacked by another company just because its popular.
Yep, basically. Videogames will finally be a mature medium when gamers can accept the occasional bit of immaturity without flipping out about how childish something is. We're so worried about what the current establishment thinks of us, and we have such a collective persecution complex, that we wind up attacking each other anytime someone fails to act like a perfect grown up. Sometimes, fear of childishness can be a sign of immaturity in itself -- and this is one of those times.Jumplion said:God, you guys are just too goddamn sensitive about this whole thing. The whole "stop degrading us!" "Stop being so childish!" "Nobody cares which game is better, they're both great!" is a load of bull, really.
Let them have at it for fuck's sake! I can't help but see this mudslinging and badmouthing as absolutely delightful. The consumer does not have unlimited money, these two franchises need to fight each other because at the end of the day only one of these games is going to be the record-breaker. It's McDonalds vs. Burger King, Coke v. Pepsi, Star Wars v. Star Trek, c'mon people!
I say it's high time for a piss-off contest, let them have at it and just say whatever shit they want to say. It's healthy to have a good mudslinging contest every once in a while.
I have just posted a thread in response to this one, making me have 10,000 posts. I AM NOW AMONG THE RANKS OF DEMIGODS!!Owyn_Merrilin said:Yep, basically. Videogames will finally be a mature medium when gamers can accept the occasional bit of immaturity without flipping out about how childish something is. We're so worried about what the current establishment thinks of us, and we have such a collective persecution complex, that we wind up attacking each other anytime someone fails to act like a perfect grown up. Sometimes, fear of childishness can be a sign of immaturity in itself -- and this is one of those times.Jumplion said:God, you guys are just too goddamn sensitive about this whole thing. The whole "stop degrading us!" "Stop being so childish!" "Nobody cares which game is better, they're both great!" is a load of bull, really.
Let them have at it for fuck's sake! I can't help but see this mudslinging and badmouthing as absolutely delightful. The consumer does not have unlimited money, these two franchises need to fight each other because at the end of the day only one of these games is going to be the record-breaker. It's McDonalds vs. Burger King, Coke v. Pepsi, Star Wars v. Star Trek, c'mon people!
I say it's high time for a piss-off contest, let them have at it and just say whatever shit they want to say. It's healthy to have a good mudslinging contest every once in a while.
Edit: Also, you have 9,999 posts. You realize you can never post again, right? Just respond by editing your last post.
Well I've read a lot of different articles from assorted Dice members about BF3 and they never riped on CoD besides one meantioning them as another shooter on the market bragging about their Frames Per Second more then their gameplay. So with that, EA is most likely the one behind this blow.ToastiestZombie said:Having just saw the new tv spot for bf3, and having seen the new tagline. Which is "above and beyond the call", and obvious dig at CoD. Seriously EA and/or Dice, this is just starting to be you attacking the CoD series like a little kid, the tagline might as well say "buy bf3, because CoD is a pile of doody.
brunothepig said:Am I the only one who doesn't care about this? I find it amusing, and there's nothing wrong with a little smack talk. Isn't that the whole reason people watch wrestling?
Hahaha!dogstile said:Why not do it? It works, its effective, its profitable and its pretty entertaining if you're into that sort of humour. Besides, both of those shooters are for man children anyway. (I should know, i'm one of them)