Valve's Director of Buisness: "Steam sales don't 'Cannibalise'" - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Justin Case;36800799]Skate's good and so was SimCity. That concludes my list of things I like about EA.[/QUOTE] Dead Space 2? Alice? D: These were good games they published.

[QUOTE=slamex;36807166]I see this as valve and EA being characters from "Of mice and Men" EA is Curly Valve is Slim Those who at any point had to analyse that book will understand * pretentious chuckle*[/QUOTE] EA keep their left hand in a glove full of vaseline ready to fuck you up the arse? Sounds about right.

[QUOTE=slayer3032;36801834]I remember BF3 being 50% off when EA said that, it's pretty obvious EA is just trolling with Origin and doesn't actually take it seriously.[/QUOTE] I got BF3 for freeeeeee

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;36811511]He didn't say the entirety of EA, he just said EA. Much in the same way people say "Valve said..." or "Bioware said..." or "THQ said..." or whatever. Second, the CEO still oversees much of what happens and these things will come up to him.[/QUOTE] If that's true, then why do all of FPers have a shit fit when one idiot says something bad at EA?

[QUOTE=Performula;36797693]Valve thinks it's so high and mighty, but where is HL2:Episode 3???? Worry less about press and more about making that game.. [B]Valve = slackers[/B] <-hate to say it, but it's true :([/QUOTE] I'm surprised how EA never took a pot shot at this, saying something about how Valve doesn't even finishes its most wanted game or anything and how EA even urges its devs to release theirs ahead of time. (which ends in calamity)

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;36817203]If that's true, then why do all of FPers have a shit fit when one idiot says something bad at EA?[/QUOTE]Because it's typically a higher up at EA who has the power to actively make decisions and guide the company and its policies. We blame and despise the idiots and assholes that are in control of the company, not the people working for them. The employees are at worst [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunchClockVillain]punch clock villains[/url] and no reasonable individual blames them.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;36817203]If that's true, then why do all of FPers have a shit fit when one idiot says something bad at EA?[/QUOTE] Because it's never just one idiot saying dumb shit that makes the whole company look bad.

All this money and still no Half Life 2: Episode 3.

EA is just jealous of Steam, eventually EA is gunna collapse and I'm gunna be put in charge and I'm going to end up making EA more successful than ever by actually doing things people like.

[QUOTE='[MWRP] Sherlock;36833039']EA is just jealous of Steam, eventually EA is gunna collapse and I'm gunna be put in charge and I'm going to end up making EA more successful than ever by actually doing things people like.[/QUOTE]Well, at least you've got aspirations.

I'm sure this is obvious and likely already been said but Valve is clearly way more in-touch and down to earth than EA. EA just comes off as way more commercialized and out of touch with their customers and just reality itself, especially when they make ridiculous claims in news articles like what this was a response to.

Does EA just like being the "bad guy" or something? It's like all their PR representatives and their CEO just read off a long list of "todays evil agenda," and spew out verbal noise that borderlines on racketeering

[QUOTE=TehWhale;36803175][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1439918/Pics/2012-07-16_20-17-16.png[/img] And I've only been a customer since '08 :([/QUOTE] That feeling when you will never receive a STEAM gift :( (after having bought gifts for others of course)

[QUOTE=Carnage2323;36834867](after having bought gifts for others of course)[/QUOTE] That has nothing to do with it. You give gifts as gifts. If you get upset later or use it as an argument that you should deserve a gift (which you are now even though I'm sure you'll say you aren't), then that is assholeish of you. You give gifts because you give gifts, that's all there is to it. You gift something, for free, without any further intentions than being nice. You are not entitled to anything for it, not even a thanks (although it would be rude not to thank you, but you're not entitled to it).

I have spent a total of $2k on steam. No wonder I'm so fat.