Fantastical
Death Prophet
Why do people post on the official boards? Are there not some kind of fan board you can post on?
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Bioware bans SW:TOR player over internet meme
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Some men want to watch the world burn.
Knowing them they'll probably still charge your credit card.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yeah, i'm afraid of getting anything banned, and is the same reason I don't use Origin either.
It's scary to think you can lose all that money in games for a joke.
That's the rumor that they do, currently.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Meme or not, they should know better.
-bakalhau-
Member
I don't know what you guys were expecting. He said he was 12. He didn't say it was a meme. Account suspended.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
All "EA is evil" rumors are under heavy suspect from me. People like to create validation as to why this thing is not only flawed, but purposefully evil.
Seriously, talk to a few people and I'm sure you'll come across the guy with the theory that EA is using mind control on BioWare.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
There would be no world of Warcraft that's for sure.
Obvious it wan an expression and the ban is wacked. Unfortunate that not everyone knows to stay out of any community controlled by EA.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Those ratings mean dick.
Heh and to think that I was actually joking about that one. Man EA is one fucked up company.
jediyoshi
Member
Nothing funnier than prefacing your meme by announcing you're using one.
You don't have to be 13+ to play the game, you have to be 13+ to post on the forums. And if you get banned from the forums you're banned from the game.
Jake Tower
Banned
br0ken_shad0w
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Yeah gamefaqs bans you on the spot if you even joke about being underage. COPPA seems to be a big deal. Remains to be seen if Bioware will overturn if there's proof.
Piercedveil
Member
So funny. These bans always seem so unfair and hilarious.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yeah, rumors are always true about things we don't like! Especially the ones that are too ridiculous to be true in any way, shape, or form!
Do you guys honestly believe that, even if this stuff is happening, that EA is doing it on purpose?
They aren't completely useless, if it weren't for the official boards they probably wouldn't be working on things like combat delay the way they are.
My question is whether or now Bioware really could get sued for knowingly allowing some 12- yr old kid from posting on their forum. Oh wait, American company nevermind~
It isn't even like this is an obvious meme like "over 9000", "lolcats" or "orly" where even the unhip could probably tell they're some sort of in-joke.
It isn't even like this is an obvious meme like "over 9000", "lolcats" or "orly" where even the unhip could probably tell they're some sort of in-joke.
Fuck no. EA never overturns these forum bans, regardless of how egregious.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
What I mean is that I wouldn't post on the official boards in fear of being banned from my game.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Canadian company, American branch. But I still think it applies.
Any other company I would probably say no, but I've already been exposed to 17 years of evil EA antics to be surprised by anything they do anymore. They make a lot of "mistakes".
Frankenstrat
Member
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I don't quite think that people know what evil actually entails when talking about companies that make luxury Want items.
Evil is what Countrywide and the other banks knowingly did to families everywhere.
Evil is not making a crappy online system.
br0ken_shad0w
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And this is the best thing that came out of the TORtanic meme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4-X0WUNN_g
Another reason why I never go to official forums.
Another reason why I never go to official forums.
It's not particularly difficult to avoid such things, you just have to watch what you say a bit more than you otherwise would. Just treat them like meeting a girlfriend's parents for the first time or something and you'll be fine.
My issue with this sort of moderation is not necessarily how harsh it is, but how inconsistent it can be. It doesn't really clean up the boards because they only seem to ban select people who act up, not everyone who does. Almost like they're playing favorites. But I know it's probably because they have moderation teams that are woefully understaffed.
Frankenstrat
Member
Oh God, I lost it at Ainsley.
That 4chan shit is so dumb but I admit, the cantina song part on the violin was funny lol.
Or just avoid official forums because they're always bastions of concentrated stupidity.
MotionBlue
Member
They aren't charging people, I know two people who were banned because of Ilum.
The amount of hate EA gets is making everyone stupid, what is wrong with you people?
I know you have an extreme hard on for defending everything EA and their extensions do but I hope you know they have a huge history of doing extremely dickish things to their employees and customers. It's pretty well documented even before Wikipedia came along.
I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised if they were charging people after banning them.
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TOR is nothing like the Titanic.
People escaped from the Titanic.
HAHAHAHA. Oh /v/~ <3
HarryDemeanor
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I don't get it either.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Nope, just a hard-on for defending against mis-information, hyperbole, and stupidity.
That they do. Believe it or not, I'm not a dumbfuck.
hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka
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I'd rather people do that so I know that the post isn't worth reading.
I avoid discussions in them, but they are useful for providing feedback in an MMO, because they do read and take everything into account (which can be both good and bad).
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
MotionBlue
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Obviously.
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