EA

[Retardinator]

EA is mainly here to introduce many young people to the fine art of multi-torrenting.
I had absolutely no trouble playing their games lately, mostly because I never bought a damn thing. The idiots don't deserve it anyway and it's easier to make the pirated games run than their DRM-scum-sucking BS. Only game that might be worth buying for being something nice in their portfolio is Mirror's edge... but that's overpriced so they screwed that up too.

(Retardinator is a proud owner of all Source games released by Valve in the post-HL2 era)

You do realize EA abandoned DRM in all thier upcoming games right. Dragon Age didn't have any and Mass Effect 2 isn't going to have any either. Depite all the flack EA has taken, it looks like they listen to criticism and are at least trying to do things better. They managed to save Brutal Legend from developer hell so that has to count for something.

Actually, I didn't know that. It's nice to see them trying to make things better, for once.
They *still* overprice, though

Not compared to Activision, who sold MW2 for more than the average game price because they could

I agree, MW will probably become Activision's Madden. Oh, and I'm not buying that game anyway because of those 3 hours of singleplayer(which I finished). Come to think of it, they could've made more money if they slit the game into SP and MP versions and then overpriced the MP version, because as far as I know MP has always been the selling point.
But EA releases multiple titles within a year, and every new title (something actually original) instantly becomes a franchise or trilogy or whatever, with each sequel more pricey than the last one. And all those Maddens...

Actually DICE have made the company recover its edge

This gave me a chuckle

 

[auronvi]

I used to hate EA when I would hear how they would treat their employees. Since I think that story has come to pass and they are actually trying to make NEW games instead of the same shit over and over again (i.e. Dead Space and Brutal Legend). I mean, they still are killing other series but most large companies are guilty of it. My current hate is for Activision and that fucking CEO, Bobby Kotick.

So, I guess I don't hate EA cause I hate Activision MORE! Especially cause I felt forced to buy MW2... LOL!

 

[Volafortis]

EA used to be the terrible publisher hat I hated. Now that honor goes to Activision, and will not change until every Guitar Hero made after 2 is wiped from existence, and they quit churning out shitty rushed "Hero" (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Band Hero, etc...) titles at the same rate as Wii shovelware.

 

[David Bray]

I used to hate everything then it obtained Bioware and made Dead Space. Now i physically can't hate them.

 

[Brad Shepard]

There dicks, but damnit every time i start to hate them (Pandemic, we will miss you) they do somthing like release Mass Effect 2... so i hate them, but its a hate in the fact i fucking need them for Mass Effect.... damnit...

 

[TZer0]

i hate EA. the only good games they have made so far has been the LOTR games.

also, everything in my Dragon Age: Collectors edition besides the game disc didnt work, so fuck them for having me spend an extra 30$ on 2 DLC codes and a soundtrack that didnt function.

bloody bastards...

Dude, like, f*** EA...

So, no one is actually going to mention that they own studios like DICE who make fantastic games like the Battlefield-series or that they own the Medal of Honor-franchise which might be rising again soon. You know, we should be feeling sorry for EA at the moment, their president and CEO is actually trying to make good games, but is failing because of casual-gaming morons (that is, not all casual-gamers) who buy games like Modern Warfare 2. Bugged, incomplete and ruined in the eyes of the fans which made the series what it is today.

Ultima and Dungeon Keeper were also fantastic games, look what happened to them.

I don't blame the publishing companies for failed titles, I blame the developers. If Bioware can get away with making the game how they want, I see no reason that other companies are unable to do the same.

Origin did make the game they wanted Ultima Online 2 was almost finished when EA canceled the project thus damning virtually every MMO from then on to be an Everquest clone. The reason they canceled it? They didn't want it to compete with Ultima Online.

Ultima and Dungeon Keeper are just the titles I most care about that have been ruined or killed by EA. There are dozens of other examples.

Also how long do you think it will be before EA destroys Bioware?

To be honest, I don't think Dungeon Keeper 3 would've worked without changing the concept drastically. I felt that Dungeon Keeper 2 only works with the prev-gen graphics. Then again, I can be wrong and that we've in fact missed a great game.

Edit: before someone calls me out on it.. yes, I like other devs better than EA. I'm just saying they're not the biggest bastards anymore.

 

[rabidmidget]

EA is mainly here to introduce many young people to the fine art of multi-torrenting.
I had absolutely no trouble playing their games lately, mostly because I never bought a damn thing. The idiots don't deserve it anyway and it's easier to make the pirated games run than their DRM-scum-sucking BS. Only game that might be worth buying for being something nice in their portfolio is Mirror's edge... but that's overpriced so they screwed that up too.

(Retardinator is a proud owner of all Source games released by Valve in the post-HL2 era)

You do realize EA abandoned DRM in all thier upcoming games right. Dragon Age didn't have any and Mass Effect 2 isn't going to have any either. Depite all the flack EA has taken, it looks like they listen to criticism and are at least trying to do things better. They managed to save Brutal Legend from developer hell so that has to count for something.

Actually, I didn't know that. It's nice to see them trying to make things better, for once.
They *still* overprice, though

Not compared to Activision, who sold MW2 for more than the average game price because they could

I agree, MW will probably become Activision's Madden. Oh, and I'm not buying that game anyway because of those 3 hours of singleplayer(which I finished). Come to think of it, they could've made more money if they slit the game into SP and MP versions and then overpriced the MP version, because as far as I know MP has always been the selling point.
But EA releases multiple titles within a year, and every new title (something actually original) instantly becomes a franchise or trilogy or whatever, with each sequel more pricey than the last one. And all those Maddens...

Activision is far worse than EA in that aspect, they only release games for the sake of sequels, when they bought a bunch of companies, they cancelled all lot of game projects (including Brutal Legend) just because they didn't see much potential for a sequel.

At least EA made a lot of new IPs like dead space and mirrors edge, unlike Activision who mostly just feed off sequels of old franchises

 

[The Rockerfly]

Go to hell is all I can say to EA. For every good, original, fun game they turn out (see Mirror's Edge etc.), they churn out around 300 rubbish, run-of-the-mill recycled templates.

Completely off topic but, you have one of the most awesome avatars I've seen in a long time.

 

[havass]

I'm not a big fan of them. Their games tend to be of low quality.

Crysis, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Need for Speed, Future Cop LAPD, Burnout Paradise, Battlefield 2, etc were all fantastic games.

I personally don't understand much of the hate towards EA.

As much as I loathe saying it, "This."

 

[Axolotl]

To be honest, I don't think Dungeon Keeper 3 would've worked without changing the concept drastically. I felt that Dungeon Keeper 2 only works with the prev-gen graphics. Then again, I can be wrong and that we've in fact missed a great game.

Why don't you think DK 3 would have worked?

 

[SamFancyPants252]

EA has made some of my favourite games ever, I love them and I don't see why everyone hates them so much? There's nothing wrong with having a monopoly in an industry.

 

[TZer0]

To be honest, I don't think Dungeon Keeper 3 would've worked without changing the concept drastically. I felt that Dungeon Keeper 2 only works with the prev-gen graphics. Then again, I can be wrong and that we've in fact missed a great game.

Why don't you think DK 3 would have worked?

Well, the prev-gen-argument might not be a proper one, but there are two other reasons.
1. If you add stuff, you'll ruin the simplicity and fun of the game. They're nearly threading Starcraft-like puristic ground (not quite, but almost).
2. If you re-release it without big additions, people will call them out on it, saying that they're re-releasing the same game, something which isn't acceptable even from EA, except within their sport/racing-studios.

 

[flaming_squirrel]

They're a bunch of money grabbing bastards who will one day find themselves in the greatest depths of gaming hell for their crimes.

 

[suhlEap]

i don't hate them. they're just another faceless company. they're no worse than any other big company, they all do the same things really.

 

[Archetypal_Maniac]

EA had a terrible run of screwing the crap out of intellectual properties. However right now they seem to be making a great effort towards trying to improve their practice. Iv'e been impressed with some of their recent releases and I won't slam their titles before I have played them.

 

[creatiwe]

They're a company and they run their business like a company. If they can make money on a new madden each year they will.

 

[Faulty Turmoil]

EA can go straight to hell.

EA own hell. Their leader is the devil.

 

[IamQ]

Umm...I don't mind them...They made Burnout and SSX...

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Aaaaaand, NERD RAGE abounds.

Hehe, that made me chuckle. It's funny because it's true.

I really don't get why people hate EA, all I see is a big faceless game company.

Also, 3000th posts, woot.