EA Clarifies Microtransactions Statement, Only Applies To All Mobile Games

Yeah sure EA. Internet tells you we will never buy your games again and Dead space 3 ,in which you put microtransactions in a single player game , flopped.

Now you decide to say that's not what you meant.

Go eat a bag of d**** EA

A HUGE bag, if possible.

So...proof that Dead Space 3 flopped? Or is that just internet bullshit like all the rest of the random hate?

It was actually reported here on GR. It was reported EA isnt going to continue the series due to poor sales.

Looks like GR has update the article "[Update: EA Says It's "False"]"

So again, I ask for proof.

an article saying something is not enough, I want a semblance of numbers with that.

You should read what I posted. I said it was reported here and then I looked at it today and it had been updated.

You a very peculiar fellow.

No, I read what you said.

You still didn't answer my original question. So what you said was honestly superfluous.

Even Cliffy B and Michael Pachter came out saying the micro transaction haters are a minority. I'm not entirely sure that's true or not because every person I talk to about it hates them. In some ways they are okay, like if you pay $5 to get a huge load of gold to help finish out the game. But nickel and diming on a freemium game where you end up charging the player $20+ just to get through a game at a normal pace is absurd.

The only game that seems to be doing freemium right is Real Racing 3. People are bagging on the fact that you have to wait between upgrades and repairs, but honestly, who's sitting on their phone or tablet for 5 hours playing a racing game? Go do something else!

A fool and his money are soon parted. Realizing that, publishers have start marketing towards fools. And that's why microtransactions exist.

I, for one, don't feel like much of a fool. So I'm going to tell them that with my wallet. Because lord knows that's all they listen to.

Amen brother Longo

The problem is that EA has a lot of really good developers in its stable. EA puts out some really good games. The fact they they make them less great than they could be doesn't mean they don't still sell truck loads. EA then looks as their sales & says, "Wow awesome, all these games with microtransactions & drm are selling great!"

The only way to get the message through to them is with your money. I'm not saying don't buy EA games, 'cause like I said, they put out some really good games, but think hard before you spend an extra couple of bucks in-game. Every microtransaction you make is a vote.

FTP is probably a good direction for mobile games, but they should definitely stop ruining good single player games with their greed.

does this include the conference EA had a while ago where they said microtransactions in Battlefield 3 would work, because the player would be so immersed he wouldn't realize he was paying $1 for more ammo?