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EA Hates Multiplayer Maps

Electronic Arts (EA) must hate maps. We're not sure what their reasoning is for this odd distaste towards a component of all multiplayer shooters, but it has become apparent that someone in the organization simply hates to give gamers more map options in their games. Let's take a brief look back at some of the recent titles released by EA and how many maps each game had at the time of release:

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lostinplace5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

Friggin EA, I love to hate them almost as much as i hate to love them.

xxxAnubisxxx5624d ago

They seem to tease greatness, then fail to deliver

Jaces5624d ago

I've noticed that when I play DS2, what does EA pass do exactly? Pretty sure I ready this somewhere but don't remember what it was all about.

EA isn't that bad when your comparing them to the likes of Activision. Makes them look like freaking saints.

gamingdroid5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

I don't hate EA, but I recognize that their business model restricts my freedom. The whole EA pass is the sh!ttiest move I have seen in a long time in this industry.

Unfortunately, it seems it is here to stay as EA has demonstrated the business model works. EA has likely successfully limited my gaming freedom.

As far as I can tell, EA and Ubisoft (with always online DRM) is two of the most evil companies out there right now.

Because of that, I will likely minimize or altogether stop purchasing EA/Ubisoft games. I hope others do too.

DON'T SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT ACTIVELY TRY TO RESTRICT YOUR GAMING FREEDOM!!!

AssassinHD5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

I will continue to support EA as long as EA continues to deliver games I want to play. I could not care less about the online pass system because I buy my games new anyway.

@Below

I don't loan my games out. No exceptions. I have been burned in the past by friends and roommates.

gamingdroid5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

You have your reason, and they are well justified.

However, have you ever considered lending your game to your other family members or friends? If so, EA pass will prevent them from playing online.

Also, I only buy brand new games! Even if I buy anything on eBay, they have to be brand new games... so technically it doesn't even affect me that much. However, I'm debating a Gamefly account for sometime now.

Will probably get that to play Dead Space 2.

QuodEratDemonstrandm5624d ago

Well then. Like I commented on another article. Give FPS players a map editor and let them create their own MP maps.

xxxAnubisxxx5624d ago

It's amazing why more FPSs don't do that

Neckbear5624d ago

Because that'd kill the market for 15$ DLC map packs.

I think more than a few publishers would go pale with the sole idea of map editors.

LunaticBrandon5624d ago

How are you going to milk your game with overpriced maps if there is a map editor?

QuodEratDemonstrandm5624d ago

@Neckbear & Brandon

CoD probably wouldn't do it, but I could see a new IP offering a map editor, then instead of new maps as DLC, they offer new map building tools. Win-win.
The guys who left Infinity Ward are apparently starting a new studio. I could see them doing just that.

cozmo1955624d ago

i want a far cry 2 style map editor for lots of EA games :(

yarbie10005624d ago

Id rather Activision Hate maps over EA

iamgoatman5624d ago

Nah, Activision LOVE maps as long as they're in packs, and they love the extortionate sums of money gullible idiots pay for them even more!

jdktech20105624d ago

Does anyone realize that at least on BC2, the maps were so big it was at least 2 cod maps in one?

I'm just saying

No excuses for MOH of though...horribly disappointing

CernaML5624d ago

More like 5 Call of Duty maps in one.

Kon5624d ago

You're exaggerating lol

yarbie10005624d ago

Did you realize that when compared to Battlefield 2, Bad Company 2 failed in comparison with the size of the maps and number?

jdktech20105624d ago

I did but they're comparing to games like Call of Duty with 14 maps....so hence my comparison

Fil1015624d ago

yeah twice as big in sqaud DM & 5 times as big in rush mode if not bgr

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Shmotz5624d ago

Yes let's make you pay to play online then have few maps. Whereas our competitors let you play a used game online free of charge and who also have more maps.

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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch

EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

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peppeaccardo107d ago

When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!

badz149106d ago

cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla

HyperMoused106d ago

TTK for BF employees needs adjusting

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos118d ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee118d ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

badboyz09118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

🤣🤣🤣

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon153d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage152d ago (Edited 152d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein152d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator152d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow1152d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw152d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.