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EA named the worst company in America...again
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:43 pm
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For the second year in a row, readers of the consumer-watchdog website The Consumerist have named Electronic Arts "the worst company in America," vilifying the video game publisher more than Bank of America, Comcast and Ticketmaster (which took second, third and fourth places, respectively).
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:45 pm to Lynyrd
Man I hate that EA. They just force me to pull the money out of my wallet!
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:47 pm to sbr2
Funny. Worst company in America 2 years in a row. How much money did they make the last two years? Madden, NCAA, battlefield, FIFA, crysis, simcity, etc.
I'm neither a supporter or ditractor but if they suck so bad people should quit buying their products
I'm neither a supporter or ditractor but if they suck so bad people should quit buying their products
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:51 pm to Lynyrd
they blamed the ranking on homophobia some how
i dont really get it
i dont really get it
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:52 pm to SaintLSUnAtl
quote:
I'm neither a supporter or ditractor but if they suck so bad people should quit buying their products
I agree. Hell I didn't even buy the last COD, but did buy BF3 and will buy BF4. As long as it still plays good, I won't have a problem with them.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:54 pm to Lynyrd
First legit award they've won in a long time.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:56 pm to Lynyrd
quote:Again.
EA named the worst company in America...again
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:01 pm to Lynyrd
This thread,
Going places.
I read on this very forum that the only reason ea wins this is because video gamers don't know how the world works.
and EA = Manchester United FC
Going places.
I read on this very forum that the only reason ea wins this is because video gamers don't know how the world works.
and EA = Manchester United FC
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:07 pm to jefforize
quote:
because video gamers don't know how the world works
Of course we don't. We all just sit in our parent's basements oblivious to what is going on around us
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:08 pm to Lynyrd
quote:I remember when we all said this about CoD.
I agree. Hell I didn't even buy the last COD, but did buy BF3 and will buy BF4. As long as it still plays good, I won't have a problem with them.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:14 pm to Lynyrd
Ea wants you to believe you have to pay 60 bucks for a "good game"
But all these $3 games I get off steam are pretty damn fun.
So for everyone saying "stop buying ea games", I'm wayyyy ahead of ya.
As a gamer, I hate ea
As a business man, I see what EAs business model is and they are still in business and own a frickton of the market and have legions of fans...they are doin something right
But all these $3 games I get off steam are pretty damn fun.
So for everyone saying "stop buying ea games", I'm wayyyy ahead of ya.
As a gamer, I hate ea
As a business man, I see what EAs business model is and they are still in business and own a frickton of the market and have legions of fans...they are doin something right
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:14 pm to The Sad Banana
True and as long as the new BF plays like the one now, I will be 100% fine. I find it more enjoyable than COD. If that feeling goes away in the future, I will look for other games I suppose
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:18 pm to Lynyrd
And thus we have the onus of developers.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:21 pm to jefforize
EA has an inferiority complex and is the perfect target for this kind of poll. Nobody reasonably expects Bank of America, Ticketmaster, et al. to pay attention to consumer ratings, much less respond with hilarious quips we can all mock like EA's representatives often do.
With two of these "awards" in a row, and the unfortunate company gradually losing profitability, the message seems like it is sinking in. Red herring LGBT deflections aside, EA executives know they are swimming in shite right now and at some point they are either going to have to acquiesce to at least some consumer expectations or implode.
EA is also being judged by its intentions and not its results. If a banking corporation behaves unethically, the consequences are generally more catastrophic than if a video game publisher behaves similarly. That will not stop people from judging them to be the same, anyway. For some, fricking over the consumer is fricking over the consumer - equivalence regardless of what your belligerence actually yields.
With two of these "awards" in a row, and the unfortunate company gradually losing profitability, the message seems like it is sinking in. Red herring LGBT deflections aside, EA executives know they are swimming in shite right now and at some point they are either going to have to acquiesce to at least some consumer expectations or implode.
EA is also being judged by its intentions and not its results. If a banking corporation behaves unethically, the consequences are generally more catastrophic than if a video game publisher behaves similarly. That will not stop people from judging them to be the same, anyway. For some, fricking over the consumer is fricking over the consumer - equivalence regardless of what your belligerence actually yields.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:23 pm to The Sad Banana
well its an EA product,
so
100% chance it plays EXACTLY like its predecessors
See: ncaa, madden, fifa, nhl, tiger woods, mass effect, dragon age, crysis, need for speed, fight night, and every single other EA game
No worries there
marketing>development.
1.Cut development times down 6-18 months
2.market the frick out of an incomplete game
3.Release a carbon copy of last years title with new cover art
4. revel in glory as fanboiz drop $60 without hesitation
5. nickel and dime customers for dlc
the EA way
so
100% chance it plays EXACTLY like its predecessors
See: ncaa, madden, fifa, nhl, tiger woods, mass effect, dragon age, crysis, need for speed, fight night, and every single other EA game
No worries there
marketing>development.
1.Cut development times down 6-18 months
2.market the frick out of an incomplete game
3.Release a carbon copy of last years title with new cover art
4. revel in glory as fanboiz drop $60 without hesitation
5. nickel and dime customers for dlc
the EA way
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:24 pm to jefforize
Does EA really get credit for the success of Battlefield? Because I think that is like 98% DICE.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 2:28 pm to The Sad Banana
dp fml
This post was edited on 4/9/13 at 2:29 pm
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