When will EA die?

[cptjack42]

I, for one, despise EA sports. Mainly because of all those people obsessing over such minor changes in between games that, in my opinion, they could probably just update the same game over DLC and it would be the same as what they're currently doing.

So, in conclusion, I hope EA sports dies...soon.

 

[squid5580]

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Agreed; they are turning themselves around. look at thier line up of games recently and tell me you didn't respect EA for the effort they put into them: Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Spore, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

Mirror's Edge and Spore? Are you kidding me?

Burnout Paradise - meh.

Skate 2 - meh.

Only Dead Space caught my eye.

On the other hand, look at 895189257129 add-ons to Sims 2, too early release of Warhammer Online and of course, MORE AND MORE Tomb Raiders, NHLs, FIFAs (even if every next PES game is better) without improving anything. Graphics don't count, and even if they did, it's a poor improvement.

I`m pretty sure the tomb raider come under eidos

Really? My bad. Eidos are the good guys (well, if we ignore Lara for a moment and remember classics...).

My point stands - crappy sport games every single year without improving anything.

I don't know I think EA have gotten a lot better, they backed Dead space and Mirror's edge last year, both new ips one also being a bit of a risk.
I say give them a break.

And they were able to take those risks by "selling people the same games every year". And to that I say WELL DONE EA WELL DONE. Way to carve yourself a niche in the market then use it to expand that niche.

My question is when will these stupid I HATE EA threads die? Or at least have a valid reason like EA killed my favorite pet (with indisputable proof)

Warhammer Online.

4 cities cut off, no ETA on when they are coming back. Probably never.

4 classes added almost half a year later, after the beta. They could implement them at the release, which would help counter the balance issues (like how Dark Elves had no tanks, yet High Elves had - same goes for Empire vs Chaos), but EA made them rush things and release the game without working on it to make sure everything is there as it should be.

Right and only EA has ever put out a bad game. Why they must have been behind Kane and Lynch... Oh thats right.

 

[Abedeus]

Spoiler

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Agreed; they are turning themselves around. look at thier line up of games recently and tell me you didn't respect EA for the effort they put into them: Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Spore, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

Mirror's Edge and Spore? Are you kidding me?

Burnout Paradise - meh.

Skate 2 - meh.

Only Dead Space caught my eye.

On the other hand, look at 895189257129 add-ons to Sims 2, too early release of Warhammer Online and of course, MORE AND MORE Tomb Raiders, NHLs, FIFAs (even if every next PES game is better) without improving anything. Graphics don't count, and even if they did, it's a poor improvement.

I`m pretty sure the tomb raider come under eidos

Really? My bad. Eidos are the good guys (well, if we ignore Lara for a moment and remember classics...).

My point stands - crappy sport games every single year without improving anything.

I don't know I think EA have gotten a lot better, they backed Dead space and Mirror's edge last year, both new ips one also being a bit of a risk.
I say give them a break.

And they were able to take those risks by "selling people the same games every year". And to that I say WELL DONE EA WELL DONE. Way to carve yourself a niche in the market then use it to expand that niche.

My question is when will these stupid I HATE EA threads die? Or at least have a valid reason like EA killed my favorite pet (with indisputable proof)

Warhammer Online.

4 cities cut off, no ETA on when they are coming back. Probably never.

4 classes added almost half a year later, after the beta. They could implement them at the release, which would help counter the balance issues (like how Dark Elves had no tanks, yet High Elves had - same goes for Empire vs Chaos), but EA made them rush things and release the game without working on it to make sure everything is there as it should be.

Right and only EA has ever put out a bad game. Why they must have been behind Kane and Lynch... Oh thats right.

You mean Kane and Lynch, metacritics 65, 64 and 67?

That's a pretty weak game there. Unless you were being sarcastic, can't tell.

 

[Gaz_mcMillan]

EA will die when "God" finally decides to show his bloody self, basically what I am trying to say is EA will never die mainly because of people like nathan-dts and Internet Kraken, who should both do the world a favor and shut the hell up.

 

[Snakktastic]

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Agreed; they are turning themselves around. look at thier line up of games recently and tell me you didn't respect EA for the effort they put into them: Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Spore, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

Seriously what effort did they put into Dead Space? Because I'd like to know what you think they did that's so different.

 

[SmugFrog]

I'm thinking about buying stock in EA...

 

[Zersy]

I'm so fed up with EA. They make the same game over and over again, making tiny tweaks to it every time and they're not even any GOOD. NBA street 1 & 2 aside, they've never made anything remotely top-notch. Also they are bastards for hoarding all the rights to all the players.

The worst in my opinion is FIFA. It's just lazy and I don't care any more. Since 2000 they've consistently made the same constricting awful game.
Why oh why do people still buy their games? ESPECIALLY when they already have an earlier version of it anyway!!? Someone explain this mind-fuck to me.

You have alot to learn about the foroum and gaming world

and about E.A.

It's because they make alot of money out of it

plus

Recently there trying to win back gamers with their new originality approach and it's kinda working

 

[McClaud]

I swear i read somewhere that EA are thinking new tactics so we really should give them some chance they made a few decent games and a load of shit ones but oh well its EA we can live with that!

EA actually implemented a new QA standard for games. They've actually CANCELLED a few IPs because they were subpar and not meeting these high requirements for new games.

Yeah, I was also like, "WTF? Standards at EA?" When I worked for them, there were virtually none in writing or anywhere. Now, I've read their standards and I'm actually surprised beyond all measure.

Now, if they stick to it, horray. If not, fuck 'em.


EDIT: EA Sports is an entirely different department under EA than the ones that developed Dead Space and Mirror's Edge. I do believe Warhammer Age of Reckoning is developed by a studio called Mythic Entertainment that used EA as a distributor but not EA proper.

 

[Clirck]

Who buys EA games ? Peaople who are not talking in forums and don't see the difference in the games really also fanboys, I guess. EA will not die, it's impossible. I like Mirrors Edge

 

[Littaly]

I'm with the people in this thread who are willing to change opinion about EA. Brutal Legend, Warhammer Online, Mirror's Edge and Dead Space. It seems like they are willing to change the attitude, and as one of the companies not about to go under, that's a good thing.

 

[ohellynot]

I heard rumors Disney was gonna buy them, imagine the shovel ware then.

My god, it would lead to either great salvation or great destruction

 

[cyber_andyy]

Shortly after the death of Sony, but not before Black and white 3, mirrors edge 2, and the next spore.

Considering Black and white 3 is going to get started around 2010, they will be around for a while still.

 

[Bocca]

I'd like to know what power has EA over their games because all of their innovative ideas have turned out to be flops of some level at least. Mirror's Edge, Dead Space etc. Why is that and has EA something to do with it, or are the developers just monkeys?

 

[squid5580]

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Agreed; they are turning themselves around. look at thier line up of games recently and tell me you didn't respect EA for the effort they put into them: Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Spore, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

Seriously what effort did they put into Dead Space? Because I'd like to know what you think they did that's so different.

They made a FUN game. An art that seems to be lost on so many devs. Doesn't matter it is an "RE4 clone" or "not scary enough" cuz alot of people had alot of fun with it.

So where is this multi million dollar company that has a perfect track record? The one that has never cashed in on a successful game and spit out a sequel and every IP has been sheer genius? Once the industry is filled with them then you can ***** about EA.

 

[Jursa]

As long as EA have their EA sports division they'll never die, because there will always be brainless lunatics out there to buy another madden game.

 

[Gladion]

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Nothing to add. You don't buy their games, you don't need to care. Period.

 

[Kiutu]

EA's main problem is actually ruining games they just publish. Games that they dont make but use their owning them to put their 2 cents in that messes things up.

 

[nathan-dts]

I'm sick of people complaining about EA. Get over it.

Agreed; they are turning themselves around. look at thier line up of games recently and tell me you didn't respect EA for the effort they put into them: Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Spore, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

Mirror's Edge and Spore? Are you kidding me?

Burnout Paradise - meh.

Skate 2 - meh.

Only Dead Space caught my eye.

On the other hand, look at 895189257129 add-ons to Sims 2, too early release of Warhammer Online and of course, MORE AND MORE Tomb Raiders, NHLs, FIFAs (even if every next PES game is better) without improving anything. Graphics don't count, and even if they did, it's a poor improvement.

Skate 2 - Improved on Skate in every way and owns the Tony Hawks games.

Burnout Paradise - Epic car game to play alone, with friends or online with people you don't know. (that's coming from a guy who hates every racing game apart from this)

Mirrors Edge - Was fun and although not perfect was innovative and had replay value

Spore - Also not perfect but still very fun. Peoples beef with Spore comes from the DRM fiasco.