I'm sorry but this is really a spoiled kid kind of argument. And this: "but the game is essentially unplayable without such purchases" not only a subjective comment from someone who hasn't played the game, it's actually not true. How do I know? Believe it or not, I like the game, play at a pretty high level, have logged probably 30 hours in it, and for weeks until I literally found a forgotten iTunes gift card in my kitchen with a balance on it, had spent $0 on the game.
And you know what? I gave EA the damn $10 because I was enjoying the game!
Ugh, bunch of whiners! What happens if a lawsuit like this wins, anyway, huh? Do you hate the F2P business model so much that you want to kill it for those who actually 1) have a brain and know that marketing isn't the unvarnished truth, and 2) like the evolution of the venerable shareware concept from the early days of the PC?
LET ME HAVE FREE LIMITED GAMEPLAY WITH FULL CONTROL OVER WHETHER I WANT TO REWARD THE DEVELOPERS OR NOT!
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Mike, remind me why you hate libertarians again?
You sure talk the talk of a libertarian economist! Totally agree with the stance you're taking.
Sorry, this article and whole premise is crap
I'm sorry but this is really a spoiled kid kind of argument. And this: "but the game is essentially unplayable without such purchases" not only a subjective comment from someone who hasn't played the game, it's actually not true. How do I know? Believe it or not, I like the game, play at a pretty high level, have logged probably 30 hours in it, and for weeks until I literally found a forgotten iTunes gift card in my kitchen with a balance on it, had spent $0 on the game.
And you know what? I gave EA the damn $10 because I was enjoying the game!
Ugh, bunch of whiners! What happens if a lawsuit like this wins, anyway, huh? Do you hate the F2P business model so much that you want to kill it for those who actually 1) have a brain and know that marketing isn't the unvarnished truth, and 2) like the evolution of the venerable shareware concept from the early days of the PC?
LET ME HAVE FREE LIMITED GAMEPLAY WITH FULL CONTROL OVER WHETHER I WANT TO REWARD THE DEVELOPERS OR NOT!