EA is not doing very good.

Except from endless sport sequels , they had many investment catastrophies.

SWTOR , although still hanging in the air is obviously a lost of over quarter billion dollars , coupled with failure with what was sopposed to be sure shot : best franchise in the world + best developer + hugamonguous budget

They got big blow in customer reputation and investor reputation.

Now they have to blow up the numbers.

This is why they are giving two great game for one.

So that ME3 sales will be maximized and they can say to investors : "We sold X million copies"

my 3 cents , EA is garbage.

2k sports was so much better before EA.

Mythic was so much better befroe EA

Bioware was so much better before EA

ect

ect ect.

A pattern has formed and developers like Funcom are getting sucked right in.

It's not desperation.

When I bought Modern Warface 3 from Steam, I also got Modern Warfare for free. And really, they don't have to give away anyhting to sell the game Mass Effect sells itself (and this is from someone who has never bought a ME game). Plus, the more people they get to play BF the better, right?

If you go to the official Origin store it says that Mass Effect 3 does not come with a copy of Battlefield 3.  Does NOT.

Originally posted by Bigdaddyx

Originally posted by Autorock

(Star Wars: The Old Republic has received generally positive reviews from critics, with a score of 85 on Metacritic and a 84.46% on Gamerankings.

G4TV gave a review of 5/5 and praised the game for "Top notch music and voice acting" and "hundreds of hours of content."

PC Gamer gave a 93/100, praising the story, voice acting, and the amount of content available.

Gamespy gave a review of 4/5, praising the story lines and companion system but criticising the "standard kill and fetch" quests.

GameSpot gave the game 8.0/10, saying "SWTOR isn't the next step in online role-playing games. Instead, it's a highly entertaining refinement of what has come before it."

The game has received a 9.0/10 "Amazing" rating from IGN.com.

MSNBC awarded Star Wars: The Old Republic as game of the year.)

Estimated at 1.7 Million subscribers earlier this month. Over 2 million copies sold.

Whether you like it or not, that is not a dismal failure or any sort. I understand it's not for everyone, stfu with the doom and gloom plox.

But..but they have all been paid by EA to give high scores.

*chuckles*

No wonder they're hurting for money ;)

Originally posted by Painlezz

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Mass Effect is amazing, will be amazing, has been amazing, the Demo is amazing, people love the demo, nothing but good things to say about the demo...  Where do you get off saying They're trying to sell Mass Effect 3 by using other "better" products? 

 

Far as i've seen, Battlefield 3 is nothing special.  I don't play it, I haven't seen many people talking about it, it isn't in the news, the websites, or anywhere.  It was just another release.  Another FPS clone. 

You clearly do not play BF3. It isn't a clone and if you know anythinng about Dice you'd know they stand behind their products and keep improving them long after they are released. 

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Originally posted by Lobotomist

EA is not doing very good.

Except from endless sport sequels , they had many investment catastrophies.

SWTOR , although still hanging in the air is obviously a lost of over quarter billion dollars , coupled with failure with what was sopposed to be sure shot : best franchise in the world + best developer + hugamonguous budget

They got big blow in customer reputation and investor reputation.

 

Now they have to blow up the numbers.

This is why they are giving two great game for one.

So that ME3 sales will be maximized and they can say to investors : "We sold X million copies"

Lets logically break this post down since there are zero factually correct information. :)

SWTOR , although still hanging in the air is obviously a lost of over quarter billion dollars

How anyone can get the '250Million' figure when EA's financial statements do not mention this is puzzling.

EALouse's of '300Million' is now considered false btw.

 coupled with failure with what was sopposed to be sure shot : best franchise in the world + best developer + hugamonguous budget

They got big blow in customer reputation and investor reputation.

I never realized a game that's 2 months old is looked at as a 'failure'.

Oh! That '2Million box sales' must have been a lie then too?

So that ME3 sales will be maximized and they can say to investors : "We sold X million copies"

If any so-called 'investors' gets fooled by that 'sold X million' statement; they deserve to lose money.

Financial due dilligence anyone? We are talking about millions of dollars here.

Your hatred towards a game while puzzling is nothing new in this forum but at least try to get ONE fact right. :(

One thing that puzzles me is that prior to TOR's release Bioware wasn't banging it's drums much about TOR, it was all FUD style quick glimpses of action and very minimal event participation. This leads me to believe that even Bioware wasn't too proud of it's own product.

So why do some fans think it's the best thing since sliced bread. It looks like garbage, no endgame, replayability is boring due to overused voiceovers, Leveling is too fast to properly enjoy all the quests, combat is EZ mode, PVP is a mess....

In contrast to GW2 that is headlining every event to show fans every possible aspect of the game because it's that awesome.

If I would have bought TOR at release I had no choice but to pray it was awesome. By the time GW2 comes out I will know for a fact that it will be awesome due to the amount of coverage. Looking at the 2 company's faith in their own products brings a stark contrast.

Promotion was suppose to run till the 5th but they took it down after only 18 hours. 

Originally posted by jpnz

Lets logically break this post down since there are zero factually correct information. :)

SWTOR , although still hanging in the air is obviously a lost of over quarter billion dollars

How anyone can get the '250Million' figure when EA's financial statements do not mention this is puzzling.

EALouse's of '300Million' is now considered false btw.

 

 

 coupled with failure with what was sopposed to be sure shot : best franchise in the world + best developer + hugamonguous budget

They got big blow in customer reputation and investor reputation.

I never realized a game that's 2 months old is looked at as a 'failure'.

Oh! That '2Million box sales' must have been a lie then too?

 

 

So that ME3 sales will be maximized and they can say to investors : "We sold X million copies"

If any so-called 'investors' gets fooled by that 'sold X million' statement; they deserve to lose money.

Financial due dilligence anyone? We are talking about millions of dollars here.

 

Your hatred towards a game while puzzling is nothing new in this forum but at least try to get ONE fact right. :(

The problem here is some people believe forums and only believe forums, statements toward investors aren't even "believed" by these folks. It's all a lie, except what Joe from some town with a population of 10 has to say, that's the tr00ff...

Originally posted by Hrimnir

Ok, so first off this isnt directly MMO related, but i personally believe that it has to do with the dismal failure that is SWTOR.

Apparently now if you pre-order Mass Effect 3, they will give you a free copy of Battlefield 3:

http://bf3blog.com/2012/02/preorder-mass-effect-3-get-battlefield-3-free/

 

The Mass Effect series is EA's primary cash cow.  This shows that they basically have no faith in it performing well since they're bundling the one actually properly made, quality game that has been released under EA in many years.

when you bought DA2 you got ME2 for free.

that's normal EA behaviour, nothing desperate. it's called marketing :)

EA is a horrible company. They destroyed UO and Origin and now their latest is destroying Bioware and SW:TOR. It is the kind of company which cares only about money and nothing else. And no, not all companies are like that.

ultima online, you mean that game from the last milenium?

no idea, maybe it just got old :)

Originally posted by Thane

Originally posted by Hrimnir

Ok, so first off this isnt directly MMO related, but i personally believe that it has to do with the dismal failure that is SWTOR.

Apparently now if you pre-order Mass Effect 3, they will give you a free copy of Battlefield 3:

http://bf3blog.com/2012/02/preorder-mass-effect-3-get-battlefield-3-free/

 

The Mass Effect series is EA's primary cash cow.  This shows that they basically have no faith in it performing well since they're bundling the one actually properly made, quality game that has been released under EA in many years.

when you bought DA2 you got ME2 for free.

that's normal EA behaviour, nothing desperate. it's called marketing :)

One small but crucial detail. Is Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 3 limited edition on the offer? Well, the thing is that regardless, it's a free game, but the limited edition is effectively the whole BF3 game.

Originally posted by grndzro

One thing that puzzles me is that prior to TOR's release Bioware wasn't banging it's drums much about TOR, it was all FUD style quick glimpses of action and very minimal event participation. This leads me to believe that even Bioware wasn't too proud of it's own product.

So why do some fans think it's the best thing since sliced bread. It looks like garbage, no endgame, replayability is boring due to overused voiceovers, Leveling is too fast to properly enjoy all the quests, combat is EZ mode, PVP is a mess....

In contrast to GW2 that is headlining every event to show fans every possible aspect of the game because it's that awesome.

If I would have bought TOR at release I had no choice but to pray it was awesome. By the time GW2 comes out I will know for a fact that it will be awesome due to the amount of coverage. Looking at the 2 company's faith in their own products brings a stark contrast.

Originally posted by Yamota

EA is a horrible company. They destroyed UO and Origin and now their latest is destroying Bioware and SW:TOR. It is the kind of company which cares only about money and nothing else. And no, not all companies are like that.

You think that masquerading KOTOR 3 single player, aka SW:TOR wannabe MMORPG was solely EA's decision? Not that I care at this point, I enjoyed SW:TOR for the single player game that it is, but I'm a bit worried about TSW.

Originally posted by Yamota

EA is a horrible company. They destroyed UO and Origin and now their latest is destroying Bioware and SW:TOR. It is the kind of company which cares only about money and nothing else. And no, not all companies are like that.

EA is your typical corporation, no not every company is like that, but most Corps are, its the nature of the beast to purchase, overtake and marginalize. Buying off your competition is the fast track to owning the largest marketshare. If it wasn't EA who bought Bioware you can bet it would have been Activision. This is the way of big business, the farther games move into an accepted role as family entertainment, the worse it will become. Just watch..

Originally posted by Hrimnir

Man, i'm loving the amount of kool-aid that's getting drunk here.  Time will tell my friends, time will tell...

So from 'game is total failure' you have changed your tune to 'time will tell'? so what is it? has it failed or not? make up your mind bud.

Originally posted by Lobotomist

EA is not doing very good.

Except from endless sport sequels , they had many investment catastrophies.

SWTOR , although still hanging in the air is obviously a lost of over quarter billion dollars , coupled with failure with what was sopposed to be sure shot : best franchise in the world + best developer + hugamonguous budget

They got big blow in customer reputation and investor reputation.

 

Now they have to blow up the numbers.

This is why they are giving two great game for one.

So that ME3 sales will be maximized and they can say to investors : "We sold X million copies"

Obviously? obviously? really? stop abusing this word for God sakes when not even a word in your post is obvious.

Originally posted by Lexin

Promotion was suppose to run till the 5th but they took it down after only 18 hours. 

maybe they sold out.