Comments on: The Woes of a Giant Publisher http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/ We Play Games Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Uzi http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2997 Uzi Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:52:41 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2997 All good points, Simes. Simes isn't one to use the word "stupid" lightly, from what I've observed. All good points, Simes.

Simes isn’t one to use the word “stupid” lightly, from what I’ve observed.

]]> By: Simes http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Simes Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:48:07 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2995 I don't go in for branding. I don’t go in for branding.

]]> By: Michael http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Michael Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:44:43 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2994 I meant "You have to have an alias!"; I just got lost in a flurry of question marks... I meant “You have to have an alias!”; I just got lost in a flurry of question marks…

]]> By: Michael http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 Michael Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:43:23 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2993 What's your alias though? You have to have an alias? Consumer rights man? That's a bit crap... Anti-corporate stupidity bloke? Angry angry multinational-slapping dude? What’s your alias though? You have to have an alias? Consumer rights man? That’s a bit crap… Anti-corporate stupidity bloke? Angry angry multinational-slapping dude?

]]> By: Dave http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Dave Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:02:22 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2992 Magnificent response from the EA help team there, almost like saying, 'Now, put one hand over your eyes and just start poking blindly at yout keyboard until it works' Things were looking up for them and all hope of that Desert Strike remake I've been hankering for seemed within grasp, now they are back to being loathed by the forum dwellers and disgruntled customers. Would you guys agree that DRM punishes the honest consumer, rather than challenging the pirates? Magnificent response from the EA help team there, almost like saying, ‘Now, put one hand over your eyes and just start poking blindly at yout keyboard until it works’

Things were looking up for them and all hope of that Desert Strike remake I’ve been hankering for seemed within grasp, now they are back to being loathed by the forum dwellers and disgruntled customers.

Would you guys agree that DRM punishes the honest consumer, rather than challenging the pirates?

]]> By: Tony http://ready-up.net/2008/11/06/the-woes-of-a-giant-publisher/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Tony Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:26:57 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=1807#comment-2990 You can say what you like about EA, but their "helpful" suggestion on how to get your CD key to work gave me a damn good laugh on this grey and dreary Thursday morning. No doubt a few people on the support forums had some helpful tips on where they could shove their "workaround"... You can say what you like about EA, but their “helpful” suggestion on how to get your CD key to work gave me a damn good laugh on this grey and dreary Thursday morning.

No doubt a few people on the support forums had some helpful tips on where they could shove their “workaround”…

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