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EA kills its Online Pass program
- Thread starter Takao
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Sounds like it. Would be awesome if they got rid of the pass requirement for games they have already released. People would start asking for refunds though, so that's out of the question.
Anyway, cool, good on EA.
yep online only future sucas!
slightconfuse
Banned
Glorified G
Member
Your move Sony
Baconsammy
Banned
Maybe the new boss isn't the same as the old boss.
digoutyoursoul
Member
No
Alec
Member
They specifically state that it was because the players didn't respond well to the system...we are responding even more negatively x10 to Always-Online \ No Trade-Ins.
It wouldn't make sense for them to replace it with something worse, but I just can't imagine how they are going to be sticking to the good-old days of cartirdges and PS1 discs.
It wouldn't make sense for them to replace it with something worse, but I just can't imagine how they are going to be sticking to the good-old days of cartirdges and PS1 discs.
Neuromancer
Member
Somehow I imagine they've got something worse planned for next gen. Also I'm sure the only reason they stopped is if they decided it wasn't profitable enough in the long run.
Uno Venova
Banned
They're totally not coming up with something even worse in the future.
Sims 4 is going to have a shitton of microtransactions.
My thought as well.
portugueseguy
Neo Member
Microtransactions and "Short" multiplayer where, if you want it at its best, a season pass ala Battlefield Premium is needed.
KillerMan91
Member
I have never unterstood why people hate Origin so much. Has worked percetly fine for me. I thought more competition is a good thing?
digoutyoursoul
Member
The Xbox reveal ?
BronsonLee
Member
...Megaton? Weird.
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
This is stunning
Do you believe everything you read in PR?
How is that exactly different from the Sims right now?
I've been saying there's more money in a larger base that buys DLC than a spare $10 here or there with a small base. They must have figured it out.
It only doesn't make sense if you believe the official statement word for word. Whatever they're doing, someone's calculating that it's going to have a short-term effect on the bottom line.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Woah what? WHAT? HURRAY! 
Now I can rent BF4 ^_^
Now I can rent BF4 ^_^
peanutbutterlatte
Member
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
No need to use online passes when you are about to block used games 
crazy buttocks on a train
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OdysseusVA
Banned
That is a pretty amazing cover
HoodWinked
Member
LOLOL EA trying to get back its good will after winning poop awards two years straight.
I would be fine with Origin if I had the choice to buy EA games from Steam, as well.
Was just about to say, its really good.
That is pretty unhealthy for the market. Why should Valve have game exclusive to their platform and not EA? How is that even remotely fair?
The gist of it is digital distribution is all about trust. EA doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.
My only contribution to this thread was going to be this response to this question. So, Visualante Jr, I salute you.
illmatic22
Banned
BUT AT WHAT COST???
Smart move EA, they had the right idea with continually supporting titles with good dlc (like with BF3) to keep people from trading in. That online pass stuff was more of an annoyance then anything else. Plus people that buy the game used are potential dlc customers. Further more, people play what their friends are playing. If someone sees their friend playing a used copy of the game, they might want to join them and purchase a new copy.
You can do that, but I honestly don't understand why anyone would rent a game like BF4 or COD. Save your money and buy it. Unless you only play the single player, Battlefield will give you moneys worth.Woah what? WHAT? HURRAY!
Now I can rent BF4 ^_^
Neuromancer
Member
My guess is EA has campaigned for, and won, an even bigger chunk of Xbox Live gold subscriptions going forward. Perhaps partially in exchange for cutting this kind of nonsense.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
We still don't know who their new boss will be.
This seems good at face value. But there has to be a catch. More microtransactions, always online required anyway... I'd like to think this is simply good news at face value, but this is EA we're talking about.
It's not. The point is that DRM is simply a barrier between the customer and the insanely profitable microtransactions.
VeryGooster
Banned
Micro-transactions for everyone!
Neuromancer
Member
This means something.