Just Blizzard.  Over the years they've done nothing but disappoint me.  And it's not a matter of "they're greedy", I just find their products to be derivative and lazy.  Even Cataclysm, the end of WoW for a lot of people, was the worst expansion for the game. Why would I not black list someone who no longer entertains me or even tries?

Better question would be, who's remaining on my white list?

Very few.

Obviously Funcom has taken a big hit on this thread, still one cannot say that they did at least one thing right :)

My list

1. Funcom - liars and scammers

2 . The company formerly known as Blizzard, now Activi$$$ion for their greed and for letting a marine biologist aka Idiotcrawler ruin what was once more than a game, but an awesome adventure for generations.

For me it's anything SoE, nuff said.

Nexon.

Any company that goes down the gatchapon/Pay2Gamble route.

Originally posted by zimboy69

Are there any companies you wouldnt by a mmo off and  your reason why

No one is completely blacklisted for me as of yet but there are some who move themselves closer and closer with each new release here's my list.

Cryptic:They are as on the last leg with me as one could possibly get I am to the point with this company where I am skeptical of even the free to play conversions for fear of buying from the cash shop and helping to support the garbage philosophy they seem to follow.  The biggest problem with me must be the fact that I have been in a position to spend any money on games like CO or STO which should have always been free to play.

Funcom:Horrible track record of mmorpg releases and that leaves me skeptical of them but I must admit that TSW is looking like it could be a good game nothing about it though could get me to actually help kick off another funcom mmorpg launch so at most I may be playing this game a month after release.

Aventurine:Was pretty hyped for Darkfall until comments made by the companies lead made me realize not only was this game not made for me but that said company head made it appear as if players like myself may be what's wrong with the mmorpg industry as such many of the games staunchest supporters took this same stance only to at some point in time wish this game on some level appealed to carebears like me enough to not be the complete cluster it is right now.  No one knows if the game is getting wiped to start over or what is going to happen.

SOE:My first SOE game was SWG and while it was a very important experience in gaming for me the game was never all that it should have been.  I have always been a bit bothered by the graphical style used by SOE on it's games but that can certainly take a back seat those small problems withstanding my biggest problem with them is with the careless treatment of it's customers from the silly statements about Jedi being unlockable in the early SWG to reckless statements claiming they always intended to take DCUO to a free to play format keeps me wondering how this company continues to operate with such foolish practices while under the umbrella of a company that usually does much better at handling it's other divisions.

There are development houses I'm wary of but mostly for reasons not confirmed by my own experience with the game such as starvault but from what I've seen about them here not someone I would be quick to go into business with.

Originally posted by VoIgore

Blizzard, now Activi$$$ion for their greed and for letting a marine biologist aka Idiotcrawler ruin what was once more than a game, but an awesome adventure for generations.

He's a marine biologist?  lol  Or is that some kind of slang?

There's no company on my blacklist, but SOE really screwed some of us over with SWG's NGE.  I also found Funcom to be a very, very deceptive and dishonest company.  But I would be willing to give anyone another chance if they came up with a quality product.

Originally posted by Reklaw

Originally posted by WhySoShort

Originally posted by MMOtoGO

I've seen companies make poor decisions, but I can't say that any of them have done something so bad that I wouldn't consider playing one of their games if the game looked good.  

This. Even the most notorious of game companies (SOE?) can still make a game good enough for me to play it. 

Was about the say the same, I am to much of a gamer to actually put game companies on a "black list"

In an attempt to understand this attitude, whether I agree with it or not, could you please elaborate on this statement.  What does being a "gamer" have to do with supporting companies who have not lived up to your expectations?

Originally posted by Eir_S

Originally posted by VoIgore

Blizzard, now Activi$$$ion for their greed and for letting a marine biologist aka Idiotcrawler ruin what was once more than a game, but an awesome adventure for generations.

He's a marine biologist?  lol  Or is that some kind of slang?

He really is a Marine Biologist.

"Street graduated from McDaniel College in 1991 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Philosophy, later earning a PhD in marine science. Between 1996 and 1998, Street worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.^[2] Street has said his work was only enjoyable to him "for the first several years or so…As I moved up the ranks, however, I was spending more and more of my time writing grant proposals, filling out paperwork and playing departmental politics." Street found that his profession involved "a lot of doing the same thing over and over again."^[1]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Street

I dont have any at the moment..

Funcom would be closest probably.If The Secret World turns out to be another AoC/AO then that'll prolly do it.

Originally posted by just1opinion

Originally posted by Groovydutch

Originally posted by trash656

Originally posted by gainesvilleg

I would play a great game even if it was made in a Chinese slave labor camp full of 12-year olds, and if they packaged their games in baby seal pelts.

You're an idiot.

I agree this kind of remarks should not be aloud on this forum way to offensive and hatred speech.

 

While what he said was definitely offensive, it certainly was NOT "hate speech."  Chinese labor camps are factual, not made up to make China sound bad. Walmart uses them. Walmart built a whole city over there for it, actually, if memory serves, and they use Chinese child labor all the time. It's not like that's a big secret.  And everyone knows about Canada's clubbing baby seals.  These remarks are indeed as offensive as the acts themselves, but they were made in jest to illustrate his point and I do NOT believe the motivation behind either remark was "hate speech."

 

Some people laugh at George Carlin and find him funny.  Others prefer "cleaner" humor. Regardless, both are types of humor and humor being edgy doesn't make it hateful.  My opinion, of course.

 

Did you even get the point he was making about not blacklisting game companies?  Or did your offense prevent the comprehension of what he was saying?

If this were a post asking which store was on my blacklist..

Walmart would be on it

None are blacklisted but some I treat according to their dubious nature.

1. SOE

2. NCsoft

3. PWI

4. EA

I am rare person who likes Funcom.  Most other companies I am neutral towards.

Funcom - burned by launches and undelivered promises to the point I doubt I will every try another of their games. If I do it wont be until 6-12 months after launch.

Cryptic - Studio is happy being mediocre and producing uninspired games. No thanks.

Mythic - Denial that there are serious problems with your game is a one way ticket to failtown as Warhammer online proved, they also proved they can take a longtime successfull IP and screw it up. It takes a special kind of talen to achieve both of these rare feats, a talent that is best avoided like the plague.

the Sony Online entertainment website is down, and their station is down too. They might of got hacked again lol

Originally posted by trash656

the Sony Online entertainment website is down, and their station is down too. They might of got hacked again lol

They might have gotten hacked again.

SoE is more unpopular for their more distant past than their recent past, but I'm sure the recent stumbles have done nothing but cause their approval rating to plummet even further.  I ALMOST feel sorry for SoE.

Originally posted by just1opinion

Originally posted by trash656

the Sony Online entertainment website is down, and their station is down too. They might of got hacked again lol

 

They might have gotten hacked again.

 

SoE is more unpopular for their more distant past than their recent past, but I'm sure the recent stumbles have done nothing but cause their approval rating to plummet even further.  I ALMOST feel sorry for SoE.

omg that picture of your cat in your profile is hilarious I almost cried laughing so hard. It's to bad if they got hacked again. I havin't been able to log into my pirates of the burning sea ll day :(

NCSOFT,i have dealt with them just brutal.Frogster another bunch of lame ass gm's publishers and Codemasters i havn't got much respect for either.

SOE is soon to follow,but i guess my beef is more in line with Smedley who couldn't care less about the customer.He would rather try his best to rip us off and make himself look good.Too bad for Smed as anything that comes out with cash shop i am not buying and that goes for any other developer/publisher as well.

Funny thing is i don't like any Blizzard games,but i don't really hate Blizzard,i just feel they are an inept developer,that aims for the cheap side of development.

 I am losing interest very quickly in Sqaure Enix as well,this has been a downward spiral for about 3 years now.

Hmm who else is out there...I guess nobody big that really has me pissed or that i really hate.

I guess the reality is that i am not disheartened by a whole company,i mean none of us know all the people that work in these companies.My beef is with  the few bigshots in charge,thjat really shoudln't be in charge of running these companies into the ground.

I've got a feeling that most of the people here posting companies that they would "never" buy games from will still buy their games *if* they are good.

    I have several categories for gaming companies.  the "Must check out", "Dubious and probably will not buy", "I will not play a game made by".

    For me BioWare falls into the "Must Check Out" category of gaming companies.  Pretty much any game made by them I will at least try to get some playing time on.

   For the "Dubious and probably will not buy" I would list NCsoft.  Customer service in the past has been so bad that I am now reluctant to play their games, even though I love City of Heroes.  Blizzard falls into this list as well, but only because I have not liked their games, not because they did anything I deem wrong.

    The "I will not play a game made by" award goes to SOE though.  Long history of putting out buggy and incomplete games.  Poor customer service AND absolutely no concern for providing security for a customers personal information.  This company is anathema in my home.