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Post by eJm on Feb 1, 2018 6:47:34 GMT -5
I mean EA themselves flat out said they'd be back so this shouldn't be shocking to anyone. Ok, but the furore around this game has legitimately led to lower sales, so obviously people aren't buying stuff automatically, and the PR damage to EA hasn't been good for them. Also, the general issues around loot boxes are giving them a bad name (even those still using them are having to stick to the 'just cosmetic' to try and justify it, avoiding the pay to play mechanics) and it's got us to a point where we might get actual regulation. yeah, it sold 7 million copies... which is nothing to sneeze at... but it was expected to sell 10 million that is a pretty damn wide margin. Especially from Star Wars fans that are generally known for buying anything with that logo slapped on it. It got countries and states looking into regulating microtransactions or at least treating them like gambling (which I'm sure other companies are thrilled about). It’ll be talked about in the United Nations in the next two years. So well done, EA.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Feb 1, 2018 7:52:16 GMT -5
I hope the outrage follows through to every EA game.
Unfortunately the FIFA and NFL will keep them afloat.
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Post by lionheart21 on Feb 1, 2018 15:04:50 GMT -5
I mean EA themselves flat out said they'd be back so this shouldn't be shocking to anyone. Ok, but the furore around this game has legitimately led to lower sales, so obviously people aren't buying stuff automatically, and the PR damage to EA hasn't been good for them. Also, the general issues around loot boxes are giving them a bad name (even those still using them are having to stick to the 'just cosmetic' to try and justify it, avoiding the pay to play mechanics) and it's got us to a point where we might get actual regulation. yeah, it sold 7 million copies... which is nothing to sneeze at... but it was expected to sell 10 million that is a pretty damn wide margin. Especially from Star Wars fans that are generally known for buying anything with that logo slapped on it. It got countries and states looking into regulating microtransactions or at least treating them like gambling (which I'm sure other companies are thrilled about). That last part alone is gonna cause enough of a fervor with regards to EA
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 1, 2018 15:07:06 GMT -5
I mean EA themselves flat out said they'd be back so this shouldn't be shocking to anyone. yeah, it sold 7 million copies... which is nothing to sneeze at... but it was expected to sell 10 million that is a pretty damn wide margin. Especially from Star Wars fans that are generally known for buying anything with that logo slapped on it. It got countries and states looking into regulating microtransactions or at least treating them like gambling (which I'm sure other companies are thrilled about). That last part alone is gonna cause enough of a fervor with regards to EA and I forgot to mention on top of that I believe Apple added parts of it's terms and conditions that loot boxes now have to show the odds on them.
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Post by lionheart21 on Feb 1, 2018 15:12:35 GMT -5
That last part alone is gonna cause enough of a fervor with regards to EA and I forgot to mention on top of that I believe Apple added parts of it's terms and conditions that loot boxes now have to show the odds on them. And that's just gonna add ammo to the defense of those that view loot boxes as gambling. EA really stepped in it this time.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 1, 2018 15:23:08 GMT -5
A lot of the gacha games made in Japan already displayed rates because I think it's actually law over there for that stuff to be disclosed. They just carried it over to the global versions of the games because it's already there. Like FE Heroes has been doing it since Day 1.
I wouldn't say Apple updating its app store T&C requiring apps with gacha/lootbox mechanics really had anything to do with the Battlefront backlash because it's been a pretty big thing in mobile games for ages and I get the sense that Apple was already on that route. EA's debacle highlighted the issue in AAA games that aren't free-to-play because Star Wars is such a big franchise, this was a highly anticipated game, and it was coming out around the time of Episode VIII. When you do obviously scummy business practices in front of that big an audience with that big a hype train, then it's going to create such a big consumer backlash that it even gets governments involved.
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