I think we have a difference of opinion, you seem to be ok with EA and their tactics and others are not. That is fine because you may purchase their products and others may not, that is fine too. I am liking how the consumer for once is speaking out when they feel like they are getting the big stiffy.

EA's actions were certainly arrogant and a response was needed. If the consumers generally do not want MT's and EA places them in there (just one of their many many screw ups) then the consumer has a right to purchase or not purchase them. I would not call that picking on them, I would call it a consumer being informed.

Rarely has a company killed two of my most beloved franchises within a short window - all while saying “Single player games are out”

RIP- Dead Space, Mass Effect.

@Jinger, the hate that EA has received do you not think that they have earned it? The games may be #1 in the charts as you say but I would imagine that those sales are mostly casual gammers as the hardcore gamers are the ones that have the disdain for EA.

I am a hardcore gamer that loath EA. I was one of those gamers that used to wait on line for midnight just to purchase Madden video games, I was one of those gamers that could not stop playing medal of honor, NBA live, Road Rash, FIFA, James Bond, The Sims, Rock Band the list goes on and on. These days I had significantly limited my EA purchases to just Mass Effect (They screwed that up) and Dragon Age (They will probably screw that up).

Their decisions over the past 20 years have been disappointing to say the least, everything from being the exclusive NFL partner for football Video Games (effectively wiping out competition) to the milking of great franchises just for the sake of making money. Paying $65 every year for releases of games that were just a roster update or a different color job. I felt like my money was just going into their pockets and they were not treating their vast game library with the TLC that they used to.

This is why I do not support EA as much and have limited it to basically one game with Dragon Age which based on the way they are moving they will ultimately SCREW UP. And EA wants me to spend my hard earned money on these lack luster uninspiring, lazily developed video games...NO THANK YOU.

You have lost the internet for one day. It would be fantastic if egregiously stupid comments on the internet would immediately disable that person's internet for 24 hours, except for 911 emergency calls.

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@Jinger
We all know what EA are like and I think your defending the wrong part here. Just like many gamers are hating on the wrong part in hating games and gamers playing it.
It obvious to me that gamers keep on the hate train about SWBF because its convenient way to let EA know they are out of touch. its great that a lot of change was forced on the game before launch and that's thanks to all gamers. Not just the ones hating and 'boycotting' but also thanks to gamers who enjoy the game and keep giving feedback to improve it. Most gamers clearly say they dont like loot crates and I hope future update will minimize their function with a simplified and straightforward progression
Like you mention, many other games have MT but many gamers keep focussing their anger on one game that has no MT since launch.

Got to be trolling

Hey it's jinger. The internet PR manager at EA.