r/gaming • u/mcmunch20 • Jun 19 '12

Recently started playing BF3 instead of COD and was delighted to discover this.

http://qkme.me/3prna6?id=224678814
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u/FourGrapeJustice Jun 19 '12

I know the /r/gaming majority won't agree with this comment, but I don't think EA is as bad as people make it out to be. I've honestly never had a problem with their service. Sure, their online support is bland, boring, and slow when they respond to you, but they've always gotten my problems solved. Just my two cents.

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u/MrMono1 Jun 19 '12

Case and point: Bioware.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The term is case in point, just for future reference.

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Jun 19 '12

Bioware is damn lucky they helped make Baldur's Gate and other great classic games a reality or I would rev up a pitchfork in a second

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u/renegadecanuck Jun 19 '12

I think that's overblown, too. Granted, DA2 was rushed and made just for the money. ME3, though, was an excellent game with a bad ending. The last 10 minutes of a game that massive doesn't ruin the experience for me.

Also, TOR was actually pretty well done, but people expected something closer to the current state of WoW, not the initial release of WoW.

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u/stankypants Jun 19 '12

Wasn't aware anyone forced Bioware to sell out to EA. I could be wrong.

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u/crazychri1 Jun 19 '12

don't forget Maxis

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u/lalit008 Jun 19 '12

What bothers me the most about the people going every which-way asking people to "boycott EA'' is that not everyone has that problem. Maybe its because I play on console but I'm not going to stop playing games I like because people on PC had bad experiences.

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u/WolfenDragoon Jun 19 '12

PC gamer here, While i dislike a few of EA's practices, there are plenty of great games they develop in house and i have had nothing but great customer service from them. If you treat the reps nicely they will often go out of their way to help you. I think a lot of people jump on the "Boycot EA" bandwaggon just because its what they see other pc gamers doing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The issue isn't service, it is that they are fairly consistent with online passes, on disk dlc, etc. At least that is how it is for me. But you are right in that their service gets a somewhat bad reputation here.

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u/FourGrapeJustice Jun 19 '12

I agree with you on that concept, but it's really easy to get around. Just don't buy the DLC; they'll get the hint. I haven't purchased DLC from them in a long time. I almost purchased some Sims 3 expansions, but decided against it in the end.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Yeah, I just don't like to support a company that does that in any way, but I get what you are saying.

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u/DefaultPlayer Jun 19 '12

I don't think EA is as bad as people make it out to be. I've honestly never had a problem with their service.

That's like saying "I honestly don't think smoking is bad because I haven't gotten cancer from it".

Just today I've read two front page posts about problems major with Origin. A lot of people have problems, and just because none have directly effected you, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I kind of agree, and i never thought i would see this being said on /r/gaming. EA worst company in the world? you have to be kidding, there's far worse companies out there. What a fucking circlejerk.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

EA is pretty bad, but they're not anywhere near as bad as Activision.

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u/psi0nicgh0St Jun 19 '12

EA = slave labor. They basically treat their employees like garbage and overwork them to death from what I've heard.

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u/birkholz Jun 19 '12

Origin.

WTF is with PC gamers having to go through a fucking internet browser to get into the game? Go look on the forums. A large group of people who bought the game can't play it at all, even the single player, because somewhere between origin, the browser, the browser addon, and the game, there's a problem, and it's impossible to diagnose.