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How long are people even going to care about them bungling things like this? Admittedly, I'm not a super hardcore gamer, but as indie games and iOS games achie

How long are people even going to care about them bungling things like this? Admittedly, I'm not a super hardcore gamer, but as indie games and iOS games achieve ever higher levels of polish and depth, I find it hard to lament any one company's flops - there's too much good stuff out there to enjoy in just about every genre.

talmand 13y ago
Actually, in terms of PC gaming, flops can be more devastating simply because of the quality options available that don't treat customers as hostile parties. It just depends on whether the game is flop because it isn't good or because the game would be good if not for the publisher's incompetence and/or stupid decisions. But then again, many of the big publishers tend to write off PC gaming every few years as a lost cause until they "discover" this wonderful new source of revenue. This usually happens during the lead-up to a new console generation release. But then it doesn't always work out for them at first because the core audience has long memories. Plus these days, as you say, there are other, and often better, options out there. I, for one, am still hesitant to buy anything from Ubisoft because of their incredibly stupid online DRM fiasco. Yes, I know they've moved beyond that era of hating their customers for buying their products more than the people who steal it. I don't care, I still hesitate.
touristtam 13y ago
Just a second. EA is one of the big publishers when it comes to the Windows platform. Meaning they have quite a few franchises that have followers. However they have been vilipending their paying customers as potential thieves for a very long time with quite a few blow back and under delivering compared to the customer's expectation. So, sure you can enjoy 'indie' games on other platform, but as publisher go, I would advise to look and think twice before you buy any games from EA. On the technical side, I am far from surprised at the BS official answer from EA regarding the feasibility of offline mode, and bigger playground.
- saturdaysaint 13y ago
  I can see my phrasing was a bit imprecise - when I said "How long will people even care?", I meant how long will people bother protesting when they can just buy good, fully functioning games from other publishers? For me, EA just seems to be among the most boring, mediocre and un-user-friendly forces in gaming. With the wealth of great games out there, I wonder if they'll see a Zynga/Nintendo style reversal of fortunes in the near term.

talmand 13y ago

Actually, in terms of PC gaming, flops can be more devastating simply because of the quality options available that don't treat customers as hostile parties. It just depends on whether the game is flop because it isn't good or because the game would be good if not for the publisher's incompetence and/or stupid decisions. But then again, many of the big publishers tend to write off PC gaming every few years as a lost cause until they "discover" this wonderful new source of revenue. This usually happens during the lead-up to a new console generation release. But then it doesn't always work out for them at first because the core audience has long memories. Plus these days, as you say, there are other, and often better, options out there. I, for one, am still hesitant to buy anything from Ubisoft because of their incredibly stupid online DRM fiasco. Yes, I know they've moved beyond that era of hating their customers for buying their products more than the people who steal it. I don't care, I still hesitate.

touristtam 13y ago

Just a second. EA is one of the big publishers when it comes to the Windows platform. Meaning they have quite a few franchises that have followers. However they have been vilipending their paying customers as potential thieves for a very long time with quite a few blow back and under delivering compared to the customer's expectation. So, sure you can enjoy 'indie' games on other platform, but as publisher go, I would advise to look and think twice before you buy any games from EA. On the technical side, I am far from surprised at the BS official answer from EA regarding the feasibility of offline mode, and bigger playground.

saturdaysaint 13y ago
I can see my phrasing was a bit imprecise - when I said "How long will people even care?", I meant how long will people bother protesting when they can just buy good, fully functioning games from other publishers? For me, EA just seems to be among the most boring, mediocre and un-user-friendly forces in gaming. With the wealth of great games out there, I wonder if they'll see a Zynga/Nintendo style reversal of fortunes in the near term.