Is EA killing gaming and the public market.

[doc_bean]

No, they just have the same (kind of) people in their boards as most major record companies do.

[Big_John]

this thread needs more kittens.

[Lemur]

this thread needs more kittens.

Your wish, my command, etc.:

As for EA, I can't really believe their incompetence. I liked the tone of this article: EA Ignored The Warnings; Now Getting Slammed For Spore's DRM.

[Veho Nex]

Bravo lemur just what i needed to read.

[rajpoot]

What does that last picture symbolic of? Us sitting on the publisher's head or the DRMs sitting on ours?

[Gregoshi]

What does that last picture symbolic of? Us sitting on the publisher's head or the DRMs sitting on ours?

That depends whether or not the cat has only 3 lives...

Of course, you could pray to God to authorize an extra life if the cat needs it.

[Praxil]

How about those bigger cats, those animals after us humans on the top of the food chain?

Anyway, no EA is biggest publisher in the industry, not in quality but in quantity. As far as I'm concerned, they're just maximizing profit. At least trying to do so.

[Martok]

Well certainly I'm of the mindset that EA -- along with any other major publisher who includes DRM with their games -- is seriously damaging the PC game market. Granted, it was piracy that started events into motion, but it's the publishers' foolhardy response to it with draconian & invasive copy protection software that turned the whole thing into a vicious cycle.

At this point, our biggest hope is that they eventually see the light and follow Stardock's model: To *not* treat customers like criminals, and remove DRM from their games. To provide long-term post-release support -- not just in the form of patches, but meaningful updates/additions to their games (which incidentally, pirates won't be able to get because only owners of a legitimate copy can download said patches & updates). Releasing games that are actually complete, and not rushed out the door riddled with bugs.


I understand that EA wants to cut their losses from piracy, but the reality is that for all intents and purposes, it's impossible to do so. Copy protection software *doesn't work* -- really -- so it's time for them to try something else.

That depends whether or not the cat has only 3 lives...

Of course, you could pray to God to authorize an extra life if the cat needs it.

LOL.

Brilliant, Gregoshi! That's one of your best ones yet.