CecilRousso
Member
It´s pretty silly to avoid all digital downloads because some are assholes. If we can´t take that good with the bad, we will never get anywhere with anything.
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EA disabling purchased copies of Rock Band iOS? [Yes / No / Maybe / Bear's Driving!]
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It´s pretty silly to avoid all digital downloads because some are assholes. If we can´t take that good with the bad, we will never get anywhere with anything.
Yes we should be promoting companies with good behaviour, not punishing everyone. That sends a message that respect for your customer equals sales and that's all these publishers care about.
Reallink
Member
Ok that right there is 10x more ridiculous and unbelievable than disabling RB. Up to $99 DLC and a $29 annual subscription to a 99¢ iOS Tetris. It's absolutely amazing and astonishing that a company would have the gall to even offer such options.
Chiggs
Member
Right this is a DRM issue, and not an inherent DD issue. DD from GoG could never have this happen whereas something like this could very easily happen with a physical UBI game or other publisher's game that has an always on DRM scheme.
They are basically lying to themselves and their customers at this point.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Does anyone have the FAQ page screencapped?
WickedCobra03
Member
I would love to see this as well.
:lol at the bullshit change in opinion.
That being said, there is a very small possibility that it was all in error as the message is completely generic and you can replace "Rock Band" with any other game. Not backing them up but there's a 0.01% chance they're not bullshitting. But it's EA so it's definitely not beyond them. It's kinda hard to accidentally send out a message to all app owners.
That being said, there is a very small possibility that it was all in error as the message is completely generic and you can replace "Rock Band" with any other game. Not backing them up but there's a 0.01% chance they're not bullshitting. But it's EA so it's definitely not beyond them. It's kinda hard to accidentally send out a message to all app owners.
Dear rockers, thanks for rocking out with us.
narcosis219
Member
Yep, that's pretty specific.
sonikokaruto
Banned
... wow i'm just speechless, well done EA, well done
sonikokaruto
Banned
it's never yours, you just pay for the right to use it.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I guess evil is a form of error, so they're not lying!
Right, so by that logic they can legally come into your home and take your physical copy of a game if they dont want to support it anymore?
Maybe the next gen game systems will come with DVD or bluray writers as the drive and games will come on rewritable media. Then when a company decides not to support a game you purchased, they send a signal out and the next time you put in that game, the system wipes it clean.
EA has officially backed off.
Nah, just another "goof". You can totally accidentally type a message up of that length and make it come up when people load the game. Totally by accident too!
I'm calling Poe's Law on this, because as ridiculous as the idea sounds, I wouldn't be surprised if a company like EA did such a thing.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The guys cat jumped on the desk. It walked all over the keyboard.
sonikokaruto
Banned
READ THE EULA's
Weak excuse tbh. Every game is sold these days as a product you get to keep. If they arent explicitly stating in big bold letters at point of sale that "We can take this off you with no warning" then they are being deceitful at best and thieves at worst.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Not really.
There was a South Park episode that touched on this subject, I think you would enjoy it in abundance.
YES THAT IS WHAT I PASS AS LATE NIGHT HUMOR.
Yep. And the guys dog wrote the FAQ.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
There is no other comparable product in existence where ownership of a copy can be rescinded remotely and without recourse.
It is quite simply wrong that they can (and do) do this. I know what the law supposedly is. I know what the EULA Defence Force says it is, as your compatriots like ccp is king regularly remind us. But there is an old saying that is somewhat salient here:
Everything EA is doing here has the distinct whiff of theft about it.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
One could be fooled into thinking otherwise.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Okay. Now you're just being a buzzkill here with your Poe's Law tomfoolery.
I mean, you don't actually believe random strangers when they tell you that EA pays them in illegal drugs, right?
EULAs are worthless in the EU and they're still pulling this shit over here as well. Doesn't the US have any limitations in this regard?
The EU basically says "EULAs are always bad for the customer and if you fail to point out everything in that EULA before purchase, it's worthless". That means, every time I click "I accept" just to make something work, I don't accept anything. The fact that I've paid for the product gives me access to it, and I don't have to get into any kind of agreement afterwards.
sonikokaruto
Banned
Randomvince seems eagerly defensive ... I'm starting to wonder ...
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Oh shit, he's a plant from NeoGAF.
On the NeoGAF website.
That's brilliant.
On the NeoGAF website.
That's brilliant.
Nah, it just means that the EULA has to be available to read before opening the shrink wrap, for example on their website.
Companies need to have the right to pull the plug, or they'd get sued if they discontinued the service. But obviously EA (and Sony) are abusing this right.
no. Removing one game from sale, and replacing it with another game for sale is no different from angry birds to angry birds space, or Fifa 10 -> Fifa 11. You can still play the old game.
This is (was) going to stop you being able to play the game after a set date, thats very different.
Defensive about what? Spell it out if youre going to insinuate anything.
As far as I'm concerned, EA are the worst thing to happen to gaming. Don't know how you could confuse that for defending anything, other than basic consumer rights.
yeah.... right.....EA has officially backed off.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The key word here is "eager".
As in you are trying to be offended, as if not being offended will somehow invalidate what you are actually offended by.
You do come off that way.
I mean, you did just imply that I and other users you don't like were all involved in some sort of secret Plant conspiracy.
Monsterland
Member
With RB-club points you can buy to increase in Rock level and fill your progress bar quicker and show it off to your RB-club friends. Tetris v2.
It was a tongue in cheek suggestion, but you have to admit that it's a bit suspect seeing people so willing to defend bad corporate decisions that directly harm consumers. It's often the same names all doing the justification for these practices.
I don't dislike any of you, but I do find your argument to be particularly odious.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Eh, true and false. It goes the other way, too.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, i too wanted to +1 this whole post.