• EA's Origin service fucks up, offers infinite $20 off coupons, possibly banning users which took adv
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[QUOTE=Zanfall;38042277]Not sure if this means no punishment for those who abused the system but This was posted by a community manager over on the Origin support forums[/QUOTE] that's nice of them
[QUOTE=Zanfall;38042277]Not sure if this means no punishment for those who abused the system but This was posted by a community manager over on the Origin support forums[/QUOTE] Oh wow, they accidentally hired a competent community manager? They'd better tighten up their interviews so that they don't accidentally hire more people that go against their corporate policy (greed, at all costs).
[QUOTE=Zanfall;38042277]Not sure if this means no punishment for those who abused the system but This was posted by a community manager over on the Origin support forums[/QUOTE] Link? [b]Edit:[/b] Found it [url]http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/60/9040620.page#25426225[/url] Wow, the people who did the survey but didn't use it in time are throwing a bitchfit like somehow they are entitled to these games because of some insurmountable service they have done for EA.
[QUOTE=Zanfall;38042277]Not sure if this means no punishment for those who abused the system but This was posted by a community manager over on the Origin support forums[/QUOTE] "all sales made with the code" sounds like victory to me I gotta say that's a good job from EA. They're pretty much admitting their mistake and taking it like men.
jesus now i wish i had put all the games onto a single account instead of making a separate account for each one.
[QUOTE=Zanfall;38042277]Not sure if this means no punishment for those who abused the system but This was posted by a community manager over on the Origin support forums[/QUOTE] Can you provide the link for that?
[url]http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/60/9040620.page[/url]
Anyone lose their shit yet? I'm counting down the days I have until this sweet account gets taken away. I really hope I don't lose it :c It's not like I'm losing anything I don't already own on disk, it's just I'm losing the convenience of downloading it.
[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38042384]Oh wow, they accidentally hired a competent community manager? They'd better tighten up their interviews so that they don't accidentally hire more people that go against their corporate policy (greed, at all costs).[/QUOTE] You guys really just can't give it a rest, can you? Take advantage of glitch: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Store is slow because you're exploiting the shit out of it: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Read post about how EA isn't going to punish people for this: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are. Grow up.
[QUOTE=don818;38042481]Anyone lose their shit yet? I'm counting down the days I have until this sweet account gets taken away. I really hope I don't lose it :c It's not like I'm losing anything I don't already own on disk, it's just I'm losing the convenience of downloading it.[/QUOTE] If you read a few posts up and that community manager is to believe, everyone who got stuff is in the clear.
[QUOTE=DaDillsta;38042492]If you read a few posts up and that community manager is to believe, everyone who got stuff is in the clear.[/QUOTE] Yea I just read that, I tried to login and send him a PM thanking him for free stuff, but I can't login ;n;
Fuck, should've gotten BF2142 while the "free" coupons were still there yesterday.
[QUOTE=Olas;38042410]Link? [b]Edit:[/b] Found it [url]http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/60/9040620.page#25426225[/url] Wow, the people who did the survey but didn't use it in time are throwing a bitchfit like somehow they are entitled to these games because of some insurmountable service they have done for EA.[/QUOTE] Wow, the people who actually followed the rules and didn't exploit the system are mad that they had it ruined by people who are dishonest??? Especially when the code wasn't supposed to expire until October 21st?? You don't say! They really are crybabies! Yep, they're TOTALLY the self entitled ones here. YEP.
[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;38042489]You guys really just can't give it a rest, can you? Take advantage of glitch: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Store is slow because you're exploiting the shit out of it: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Read post about how EA isn't going to punish people for this: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are. Grow up.[/QUOTE] lol, you took that shit seriously? it was a satire; i'm saying exactly the same thing you are. they did a good thing.
[IMG]http://puu.sh/1f1s4[/IMG] :3
[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38042566]lol, you took that shit seriously? it was a satire; i'm saying exactly the same thing you are. they did a good thing.[/QUOTE] You're been making offhand comments about EA being greedy this entire thread. Stop backpedaling. [QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38042241]That's pretty true. At least for me.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38025954]I would say they should just do nothing and swallow the loss, but then their CEO would only get to take home $1,995,000 instead of $2,000,000 this year. He would never let that happen.[/QUOTE] How am I supposed to tell you're being "satirical" if you make posts that seem pretty sincere.
I got to say, if they're going to honor all the purchases then mad props to them. The first sensible thing EA's done in a while, especially in the PR department (Even if it's on the back of a colossal fuck up) Who knows, they're probably looking at it and going you know what. This was cheaper than any huge advertisement campaign, and it brought in more people than an advertisement campaign anyway
I'm glad to see EA isn't making a big shit about this. They took this pretty kindly compared to what they could have done. I've gained a lot of respect for EA today, which is very small.
Have to admit, EA taking it on the chin is pretty cool of them. I'm sure the potential lost sales were ridiculously high, and I was expecting at the least for games to be removed, which would have been completely in their right to do. And you figure that if people buy a game or two on Origin now that they have it installed, it should balance out eventually.
EA really had nothing to do besides take it in the ass on this. A major fuck up was made, and banning users for using it wouldn't be good.
I still don't like Origin, and I refuse to buy any EA Sports games for the fact that they all get their online services shut down fairly soon after release. But I might actually keep Origin installed this time
Congrats to the people who got several games :v:
I got every game I needed in preparation for Sim City. Origin hasn't gave me any problems for the amount of time I've had it, but most of my games are on Steam.
[QUOTE=TheTalon;38042705]I still don't like Origin, and I refuse to buy any EA Sports games for the fact that they all get their online services shut down fairly soon after release. But I might actually keep Origin installed this time[/QUOTE] Doesn't mean all their games are bad.
[QUOTE=RockmanYoshi;38042519]Fuck, should've gotten BF2142 while the "free" coupons were still there yesterday.[/QUOTE] Multiplayer has sadly been shit for me. I got banned from a server for taking a tank which I didn't know someone was using. And my name keeps saying I'm a thief or something as well, so mostly every server banned me.
there are really no games on Origin right now I like/feel actually interested for, at least especially on a purchasing level. Aside from liking Mirrors edge I guess. Played it enough not to want it again however.
[QUOTE=J!NX;38042731]there are really no games on Origin right now I like/feel actually interested for, at least especially on a purchasing level. Aside from liking Mirrors edge I guess. Played it enough not to want it again however.[/QUOTE] I played Mirror's Edge on Xbox until my thumbs got blisters on them from those sticks (Which didn't take long) Just one of those games
[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;38042604]You're been making offhand comments about EA being greedy this entire thread. Stop backpedaling.[/QUOTE] Well, first of all, one of those quotes is about EA's [i]CEO[/i] being greedy, which I still believe. Then, that other post you quoted ("That's pretty true. At least for me.") was in the context of grabbing a few games from a major corporation (which EA still is) versus paying for HIB, which really has nothing to with "EA being greedy" in general. And the last post I made was after Sam Houston made the right decision, so there's no "backpedalling" there; I never changed my mind about Sam Houston's decision. I still think EA is partially greedy, but they're learning that it's counter-productive. I definitely wasn't "whining" about getting free games with no repercussion; only an insane person would do that. Now I'm just wondering who actually made the decision. Does Mr. Houston get to call those shots, or was it someone higher up in corporate? If it came from corporate, then I'm very impressed. Otherwise, they still are a greedy company but they have a few good employees.
[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;38042523]Wow, the people who actually followed the rules and didn't exploit the system are mad that they had it ruined by people who are dishonest??? Especially when the code wasn't supposed to expire until October 21st?? You don't say! They really are crybabies! Yep, they're TOTALLY the self entitled ones here. YEP.[/QUOTE] ok we get it you're way more "Mature" and "Responsible" than us you can stop it now you can stop calling people assholes who are mean. [QUOTE=T2L_Goose;38042489]You guys really just can't give it a rest, can you? Take advantage of glitch: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Store is slow because you're exploiting the shit out of it: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are Read post about how EA isn't going to punish people for this: Make whiny comments about EA and how greedy they are. Grow up.[/QUOTE] Honestly though, they have a point EA is a shithole and is going down down down the drain because of it. although the "Radical" wording sounds just silly.
Are there still players on BF2/BF2142 servers?
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