avinandan012
Cyborg Agent
started my all time favourite game AOEII again.
ZTR
Cyborg Agent
Seriously this is just ridiculous 
I always buy legit NFS games but looks like that is gonna change from now one
And IMO a 133% increase in price is just NUTS
Looks like I will have to buy Rivals when it is 50% off which will also be 1750Rs i.e higher than 1500 the previous cost.
I always buy legit NFS games but looks like that is gonna change from now one
And IMO a 133% increase in price is just NUTS
Looks like I will have to buy Rivals when it is 50% off which will also be 1750Rs i.e higher than 1500 the previous cost.
NVIDIAGeek
Long Live Gojira!
That is sort of boycotting. lol. We just boycott from buying EA games, not playing them.
I personally can't wait for NFS: Rivals, but yeah SP will be as boring as MW was.
ZTR
Cyborg Agent
Bhargav Simha
!mp@sse
Completely agree.. They have already started implemeting multiplayer or online aspects into normal single player games.. to combat piracy. This can been seen through their recent games.. simcity, deadspace etc... Once the kill the concept of single player.. people will be forced to buy games....
I am not sure how much this is true for a racing game (in context) but its definitely absurd in a FPSWell you still have AI in SP which is same as players in MP
its called DRM, JFYI incase you arent aware of the term.
ZTR
Cyborg Agent
Bhargav Simha
!mp@sse
yes I am aware of it... and btw I have worked in the company in discussion... So i know some thing bout games. I was saying that multiplayer is being used as an excuse for DRM. Also Dead space did not have the so called DRM, but still had online elements like in-game purchases or multiplayer... which would discourage piracy.I am not bashing EA, but saying that game devs are decreasing the single player component of games and prioritizing multiplayer/ online requirements (like in-app purchases and features like online co-op in campaigns) ... to discourage piracy.
I may be wrong but all recent games, including some rpgs are having more online elements.. even when it costs more to maintain servers and software to support these features..
With failure of the different kinds of DRM.. companies are trying these tactics
I am not bashing EA, but saying that game devs are decreasing the single player component of games and prioritizing multiplayer/ online requirements (like in-app purchases and features like online co-op in campaigns) ... to discourage piracy.
I may be wrong but all recent games, including some rpgs are having more online elements.. even when it costs more to maintain servers and software to support these features..
With failure of the different kinds of DRM.. companies are trying these tactics
I believe there are two things to it - Social gaming and constant money making even after selling the product.
Bhargav Simha
!mp@sse
I agree.. but I was talking about the increase in these practices in hardcore games.... the online requirement in simcity was not presented as DRM by the Company..but as a social gaming feature...
Same has been done with the always online requirement of XBOX.. it was pushed forward as a feature for persistent game world and social gaming....
I am not saying all social features in all the games are being used as DRM.. its just that these features are taking center stage instead of being optional feature. Why couldnt the social option be personal...
Since the companies have tried in the past to implement DRM and faced backlash.. they are "exploiting" the multiplayer, social gaming, in-game purchases etc...
Also they hit two birds with a shot... decrease piracy and create the opportunity for constant money making (as you said)
I am afraid that such trends will trigger another Video Game crash like it happened in the 1980s during the time of ATARI.
North American video game crash of 1983 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Then it was because of the low quality of the games, now it would be because of high prices of games (leading to rampant piracy).
North American video game crash of 1983 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Then it was because of the low quality of the games, now it would be because of high prices of games (leading to rampant piracy).
CommanderShawnzer
Steam High Templar
They simply are too Greedy and/or Lazy to do that.
dan4u
Took Off!!!
The price of EA games have only increased in India, elsewhere it still remains the same i.e $50-60 .... people outside are used to this. But there are some who saw the low prices in origin India and brought from there. Especially bf3, they want to avoid that
.... and in turn screwed us overThey do have that in place. It is just too damn easy to circumvent. All you need is a Proxy/VPN and a Pizzeria's address or a friend/contact in India who will buy the game for you and email the CD key.
Piyush
Lanaya
hmm, so BF3 will stay alive for a year & more in Asian market
the pricing, is it more than console games? If so I'd rather get a console. why spend any money on graphics card, CPU, RAM... ?
But i think this is EA playing safe, like our Govt
hike the price a lot & then when we protest, reduce it in such a way we still settle for a overpriced pos.
So my thinking is, EA will reduce the price by 500-1000, so 3500 game will be sold at 3k-2.5k. What we'd see is the massive difference of 1k in pricing & ...
this.