ONLINE PASS FOR MADDEN 11

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by pietasterp

But there's a larger point at stake here. It's easy to say "just buy it new"...Okay, the next time you buy/sell your car, you have to pay Toyota or whoever an extra $3500, or else the air conditioning, ABS, and radio don't work. After all, isn't Toyota entitled to some of the resale profits for their hard work in making the car? Don't you feel bad that they see zero dollars from the resale of a product they invested a lot of time and money in? You're right that people complain about Gamestop all the time (as you noted in the other thread)...but this goes beyond just one retailer. It's a deliberate attempt to circumvent first purchaser's rights, and the implications could be far-reaching (and not just in the game industry). It's easy to shrug it off if this stops here - heck, most people on this forum buy their EA games new anyway, so no big deal...as long as it doesn't affect you personally, immediately, or in ways you couldn't have forseen, right?

Except this is just a version of what they did last year, but with a 7 day trial, and what looks like more value for the $10 all the 'omg but i have my principles' used game buyers.

if you want to have a cow, have it at Gamestop, as you can be sure that Madden 10 or 11 wont be $10 cheaper when you buy it used when missing the Online Pass code.

Really not interested in all of the doom and gloom 'this is just the beginning' stuff, some of you guys are just looking for reasons to hate. Worry about next year when it's here, and speak with your wallet.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Worry about next year when it's here

This is a perfect illustration of my earlier point...

[silkysmooth]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Except this is just a version of what they did last year, but with a 7 day trial, and what looks like more value for the $10 all the 'omg but i have my principles' used game buyers. if you want to have a cow, have it at Gamestop, as you can be sure that Madden 10 or 11 wont be $10 cheaper when you buy it used when missing the Online Pass code. Really not interested in all of the doom and gloom 'this is just the beginning' stuff, some of you guys are just looking for reasons to hate. Worry about next year when it's here, and speak with your wallet.

Why blame gamestop? It's a niche market that they fill and make money on. The only difference between gamestop and a used car lot is that EA can control what you do online with the game whereas Toyota or Honda can't really stop you from using A/C and the radio unless you pay more.

And looking for reasons to hate isn't accurate. We are following the current trend in video gaming which has been to lock up content that should be in the game, call it DLC, and charge more for it because they can. This is not much different. If they are successful with this, and judging by how quickly some of you have put your hands to your ears and defended EA here, they have, then it is only going to get worse.

[Americas Team1]

Quote: Originally Posted by HighlightReel

http://www.easports.com/onlinepass

WOW went from a rent to not even renting the game that is some BS.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by silkysmooth

Why blame gamestop? It's a niche market that they fill and make money on. The only difference between gamestop and a used car lot is that EA can control what you do online with the game whereas Toyota or Honda can't really stop you from using A/C and the radio unless you pay more. And looking for reasons to hate isn't accurate. We are following the current trend in video gaming which has been to lock up content that should be in the game, call it DLC, and charge more for it because they can. This is not much different. If they are successful with this, and judging by how quickly some of you have put your hands to your ears and defended EA here, they have, then it is only going to get worse.

If they are successful with this? Did you guys forget this is a form of what they did last year?

[silkysmooth]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

If they are successful with this? Did you guys forget this is a form of what they did last year?

Did they charge $10 last year to get online with a used game

and for what it's worth i didn't get Madden 10 last year. But if they did make Online Franchise mode something you had to pay for later on, this is just the next logical step in bilking people. It will only get worse.

[Bgamer90]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

If they are successful with this? Did you guys forget this is a form of what they did last year?

Yeah... it's kinda funny hearing all these people get mad and say that they won't buy Madden this year since they are doing this when EA did this last year to online franchise mode.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by silkysmooth

Did they charge $10 last year to get online with a used game?

It was either online or online franchise, I wouldn't know... I didn't have to find out ways around it to try and stick it to the man. You had to enter a code or pay $10.