Id jumping ship to EA

[HOOfan 1]

Rage will be published by EA

I have never really had a problem with EA myself, but it seems that their PC friendly nature has been going down lately and their attitude towards their PC gaming customers is rather blas'e

I haven't heard much bad about Activision though.

edit: oops can't get a hang of these proprietary tags.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Fixed Link

 

[SPARTAN VI]

Rage went from "possibly will buy depending on reviews," to "definitely will not buy if touched by EA." I don't want to support EA anymore than once a year if I have to, and this year it's Spore.

 

[Testify]

Ah EA the pinnacle of PC greatness.

 

[Canai]

Heh so much for id.

 

[Chosonman]

Probably has something to do with the Game Informer article I read that shows EA still near the top in terms of marketing recognition. Me however will never touch another EA game again.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

I'm guess EA simply has a longer reach in the console space. And that's all that matters to Id anymore.

 

[Slick5150]

Hopefully Carmack has a clause in there about non-invasive DRM schemes to be included on the PC version.

 

[nakedfrog]

This is the end... my only friend, the end... :music:

 

[hooflung]

Well Quake 5 will probably be released on the PS3 whenever it does drop so its not a terrible idea. I don't care about Rage too much since it looks to be nothing more than a Mad Max-ish Rally game so far. As for the EA on the PC... bleh never again if I can help it.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
Rage went from "possibly will buy depending on reviews," to "definitely will not buy if touched by EA." I don't want to support EA anymore than once a year if I have to, and this year it's Spore.

Same, i hate EA.

 

[BladeVenom]

Activision-Blizzard is bigger than EA now. So I don't see why the change.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Good, maybe iD will make a good game instead of just a graphical engine this time.

 

[Wreckem]

The way id works, is the make the game and someone else distributes it. EA will have no involvement other than distributing it. IE: pressing the cds, printing the materials that goes with it, and shipping it to retailers.

Also, this is only a one game deal.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Soviet

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
Rage went from "possibly will buy depending on reviews," to "definitely will not buy if touched by EA." I don't want to support EA anymore than once a year if I have to, and this year it's Spore.

Same, i hate EA.

I don't think I've purchased a game with "EA" anywhere on the box in the past six years or so...

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
Rage went from "possibly will buy depending on reviews," to "definitely will not buy if touched by EA." I don't want to support EA anymore than once a year if I have to, and this year it's Spore.

QFT. My thoughts exactly.

 

[SergeC]

Originally posted by: Sylvanas

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
Rage went from "possibly will buy depending on reviews," to "definitely will not buy if touched by EA." I don't want to support EA anymore than once a year if I have to, and this year it's Spore.

QFT. My thoughts exactly.

x3

 

[Pia]

I don't care whose logos are on the box, as long as it's just distribution.

EA's DRM is a different matter. If the same shit that is on ME and Spore is on this, no sale.

 

[Vidda]

Originally posted by: Wreckem
The way id works, is the make the game and someone else distributes it. EA will have no involvement other than distributing it. IE: pressing the cds, printing the materials that goes with it, and shipping it to retailers.

Also, this is only a one game deal.

Thank you for actually not jumping to conclusions like everyone else in this thread. DISTRIBUTION ONLY PEOPLE. And for the people complaining about Spore, you do know that the copy protection was lifted right?

 

[SPARTAN VI]

Originally posted by: Vidda

Originally posted by: Wreckem
The way id works, is the make the game and someone else distributes it. EA will have no involvement other than distributing it. IE: pressing the cds, printing the materials that goes with it, and shipping it to retailers.

Also, this is only a one game deal.

Thank you for actually not jumping to conclusions like everyone else in this thread. DISTRIBUTION ONLY PEOPLE. And for the people complaining about Spore, you do know that the copy protection was lifted right?

And what conclusion was that?

I've decided that I simply do not want to fuel EA. By giving them more of my money I help them take that step toward buying out more developers. I weep inside for BioWare and Westwood Studios. Who's next? TakeTwo? Ubisoft?

I'm not firm on that stance as I still believe in supporting originality and good games, so I'm willing to make an exception for Spore and perhaps Left 4 Dead. EA has the resources to be the best thing to ever happen to gaming. Instead they squeeze the utters dry on their cash cows (Battlefield is a perfect example). If I can encourage them to put out more products like Spore and Left 4 Dead (assuming they live up to the hype), then perhaps there's hope for them yet.

And it's obvious that the publisher takes some share of the profits, so even if Id is going to them for distribution only, they'll still be benefiting in some shape or form. Until they've earned their redemption, I'm not willing to support EA anymore than I absolutely have to.

 

[Pia]

Originally posted by: Vidda
And for the people complaining about Spore, you do know that the copy protection was lifted right?

And you do know that all they lifted was the ten-day continuous authentication, right?

What remains is the most restrictive DRM in a single player game that I know of.