EA Struggles With The Perception That They're Bad Guys... Seriously?

[@YongYea]

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[@TheTacticalcheez]

No?

[@iqramfitrishah8102]

Best comment lmao

[@jaxoncarter2electricboogal921]

.

[@Offrayne]

Yep

[@Linkfan450]

Thank you for all the news you provide.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It's not "perception" it's a surprise assumption. It's completely ethical.

[@metalc.s3170]

Lol I can tell that this will become the EA version of “do you guys not have phones”

[@theprocrastinator6813]

man this guy whos over his 50s is lying to himself

[@Alaryk111]

That was smart.

[@0b1ivion]

They wish it's mass hallucination.

[@rottenhamwallet9190]

Dude you are everywhere

[@weiss1377]

1999 - EA SPORTS, it’s in the game 2019 - EA SPORTS, it *might be* in the game

[@italiaskate25]

weiss1377 EA SPORTS, it’s in the game... good luck getting it 😂

[@RuRoPrd]

Love it but one slight change: 2019 - EA sports, it might be a game.

[@joredor994]

2019 - EA SPORTS, its in the micro-transactions

[@DanielLopez-ob9jz]

EA SPORTS, it's the same game

[@blazeofglory4053]

Open lootboxes for a chance to get the game you already spent $60 on!

[@Sudearch]

EA: "We have a moral compass" EA: "?" EA: "LOL, stupid autocorrect...." EA: "We have a money compass"

[@Leispada]

LOL

[@jjonko]

HAHHAHAHAHA

[@mannshaia]

lol

[@energydragon1147]

Lmao

[@luisburgos9395]

Funny thing is EA is running out of studios to make games so they are just killing themselves slowly. Soon when fifa or any of the other sport titles starts dipping in sales especially digital sales. EA will be in full panic mode and a crumble.

[@ChillyJack]

"Why do so many people think I'm a bad person?" "I haven't the slightest idea Mein Fuhrer."

[@iqbaalannaafi761]

Hitler could not comprehend that his handwriting was incomprehensible.

[@colonelcrockett2250]

@Onur K Shutup nazi

[@andreweeb0331]

Best girl know whats up

[@ChillyJack]

Honestly I just didn't use the proper u because it's a pain on mobile and you people start an argument over it lol....

[@simj202]

EA: Are we out of touch? .... EA: No, it is the players who are wrong.

[@aukun4992]

Deviantcringe pretty much Gamer:Stop being shitty Ea:NO you is just a hater ;;c

[@nopenope404]

Don't you people have phones.

[@mustardyboi4187]

Spencer -_- Wasn’t that Blizzard who said that?

[@jeremyzak654]

We are too uneducated!

[@nopenope404]

@@mustardyboi4187 yes.

[@dashcamandy2242]

It's not a perception that EA is bad... _It's a surprising shift of customer loyalty._

[@wingrider3323]

You win this comment section.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

'Slow Clap'

[@Vtech869]

You deserve a heart

[@KenjaTimu]

When they say they struggle with the perception they mean that they fight against it. They don't want gamers to realize how bad EA is because they will sell fewer games.

[@Ample17]

Surprise mechanics!!

[@jdtug8251]

It's not boycott, it's just spending my money on companies that deserve it more. ♥

[@mariskakliek4801]

CD Projekt be praised

[@ethanmountain9303]

It's suprise spending money elsewhere

[@chrisbrown113096]

ABC-easy-as-12B • they are awesome developers but goodness people talk about them like they are god lmao

[@jdtug8251]

It's not that we think they are bad guys, we just think they are morally challenged. :D

[@chrisbrown113096]

JD Tug lmao

[@ratchetexperience8379]

EA is basically that Eric Andre meme where Eric shoots Hannibal and asks who shot Hannibal. Wait a minute. Eric Andre. EA. My God it makes sense now.

[@Trial4RTC]

cheers I'll drink to that bro

[@TheLibrary307]

The PROPECY IS TRUTH.

[@AdoteAzhar]

Revelation!!!!

[@fuckingloser2817]

And they believe they turned their poop into wine!

[@natedude95]

Investigate 3/11

[@exodosthesoulbanish]

*EA standing over the bodies of the studios they've shut down* EA: Are we the baddies?

[@Loyal_Death]

I understood that reference

[@NFSBeast2365]

@Duncan Trice RIP Black Box. Gone but never forgotten.

[@enderkatze6129]

... Yes. Yes they are.

[@banginbadger75]

Oh God, Visceral Games.....it still hurts.

[@Hopalongtom]

@Niko Furious 2000!

[@EightOneFive]

1999 - EA, It's in the Game! 2019 - EA, It's (maybe) in the 'Surprise Mechanic'!

[@LegendBaal932]

EA: ITS IN THE WALLET!

[@gabeskai]

@@LegendBaal932 IF YOU'RE LUCKY

[@chazz0418]

Sports

[@CarlosRojas-qd2fc]

EA 2000s: Challenge Everything EA 2019: BUY (some)THINGS

[@NittanyTiger1]

@@CarlosRojas-qd2fc 2019 EA: Monetize Everything.

[@Barto26]

EA: “I struggle with the perception that we are bad guys” Me: “I struggle with perception that you are still in the business”

[@asmamoin8456]

Me:”I struggle with the perception how people are able to roast EA so efficiently.”

[@ailabyuhphage08]

Me: “I struggle with perception that The Lords of Nasdaq in Wall St. still invests on this company”

[@callumsparrow4379]

@Bartlomiej Olek Two words: Zombie Buyers. These customers just mindlessly purchase the newest annually instalment of a mega-franchise just for the sake of getting and playing it, without giving a single critical thought about the games or a spec of in-sight towards the companies or their business practices. They're practically the sole reason why PES, COD and FIFA (the latter one especially in European regions) are so successful.

[@ltmq6641]

lmao

[@KaiNLinda]

@@callumsparrow4379 sadly i got frens who just buy the latest games like anthem whether it's good or bad.

[@hhjk377]

Pablo Escobar: "Whoa whoa whoa... don't compare me to EA, buddy. That's over the line."

[@superleipoman]

Over the line! haha GET IT COCAINE

[@Zaitekno]

@@superleipoman u guys make me proud to be a human being

[@joeyzapata6786]

Michael ha ha, It is funny because Pablo Escobar was a drug lord. Ha ha.

[@boka3751]

yes

[@user-np2xl4qk4w]

"Alright, Miles, just play dumb" "I have struggled with the external perception that we're just a bunch of bad guys" "not *that* dumb"

[@KaiNLinda]

I understood that reference!

[@uniconwizardsb1122]

I would definitely make that mistake.

[@toxicsamurai2970]

Kai Alias I understood that reference!

[@keilafleischbein59]

Was that a JoJo reference? Miles: **glares in spiderman**

[@uniconwizardsb1122]

I hate my name. It’s from the imperialist measurement system.

[@samzilla567]

-Trying to get kids into gambling -Putting out unfinished games every year -Breaking EU Law -Firing employees and shutting down studios left and right while CEO's get pay raises "Guys, are we the Baddies?"- EA

[@Padon84]

dont forget the the employee crunch time

[@burningphoenix6679]

Nintendo SUCKS this is a troll post right? The only man babies are defenders of EA. Also “diverse and inclusive”? That literally doesn’t matter

[@DarthTalon5]

@@burningphoenix6679 This guy has been troll spamming all over the different comment threads

[@fungustheturd4004]

Burningphoenix no he’s a zombie

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Nintendo SUCKS so does literally every other gaming company, the only exception is games that are part of a series with an established tradition of playing as male characters like Persona, Mario, Zelda, etc.

[@florestin777]

Everyone: We HATE LOOTBOXES! EA: What lootboxes? I only see surprise mechanics! They're fun! How are we the bad guys again?

[@metalc.s3170]

It’s amusing how much they try to act like their not the bad guys. Once a money hungry monster. Always a money hungry monster

[@davidheisnam743]

@@xandan1668 I personally enjoy me some surprise diarrhea

[@xandan1668]

@@davidheisnam743 look in the lootbox you'll find plenty of it.

[@seemsoverseas4493]

EA.: But according to our research, it quite ethical and fun.

[@norielbeato6102]

EA: Why people portray us as the "BAD GUYS"???? me: *You have to pay $39.99 to know why!*

[@Araneus21]

The answer is in one of the lootboxes, you have 0,46% chance to get it, now start buying our surprise mechanics and get that dopamine rush you crave so much !

[@Spidyy]

69.99€ here.

[@TalkingRacoon922]

That’s hard...not because it is expensive,I don’t have $39.99 or $69.99... Do you have $00.01

[@Akashi-ml9dn]

Buy the surprise box and you will have 0.01% chance to find the surprise statement for the suprising situation

[@Ahalaya]

For the first two words. Each one after that is an additional $10.99, the words will not necessarily be in order, and you may get redundant duplicates.

[@UnapologeticButterfly]

EA: "We disagree there is evidence." EA: "We don't like to call them lootboxes, they are surprise mechanics." EA: "We struggle with the perception that we're just a bunch of bad guys." ... Honestly, it feels as if they lose more braincells every week.

[@Zack_Wester]

disagree whit evidence but no counter argument. did they just admit guilt.

[@orinocoPL]

More like every day than week.

[@kurozero1072]

Its like listening to a serial killer denying his guilt

[@laurenbastin8849]

Next week it will be: “we disagree with the idea that we’re an evil company. We prefer to think of ourselves as a fascist regime”

[@ALBATROZZ98]

make week to second

[@Maakeys]

EA is the abusive partner in the gaming relationship. "Its not my fault, you just dont understand."

[@Maakeys]

Also if boxes/packs remain in games years from now, I could put up with packs you earn but not buy.

[@denjowim2359]

"I'm not hurting you or ripping you off... It's just another way to show my Love"

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

Epic is the drunk uncle that wrecked his truck and tried to steal yours

[@AllenTax]

EA= emotional manipulative abusive MOM. Higher up is the DAD. DAD have a mental condition. Most of us know what that is and is to some a good thing to have.

[@zaikolebolsh5724]

...i miss you sarah...

[@michaell872]

E.A. aren't bad guys. They're surprise adversaries!!

[@krusher181]

Turd Furguson You came to the comments for originality? You have much to learn, my boy.

[@cossaizy6309]

They are morally challenged

[@GitarristSulan]

@@cossaizy6309 Mentally challenged as well...

[@michaell872]

@@turdfurguson4451 cant tell if serious. Or if this is Suprise sarcasm. 🤔

[@AjuntaPall316]

I really hope that the next developer who quits from EA says "It's not a resignation, it's a surprise retirement."

[@roflcopterV1000]

EA: We have a moral compass! Everyone else: Your moral compass is a roulette wheel!

[@rollinroy1841]

@OP -- actually, if i recall, it's literally a telemetry app that they're working on. what's the deal with spyware? [seinfeld theme plays]

[@MetalGearRAY675]

I understood that reference.

[@nathnathn]

More like Russian roulette.

[@yuuka4964]

EA deserves a Ball Buster.

[@AsterTheSpy]

They just still didnt drop moral compass from any lootbox.

[@alvaroascencio8093]

>Killed Dead Space and Visceral games >Butchered C&C >The Battlefront 2 fiasco >Has games with P2W mechanics >Killed lots of devs Totally not the bad guys

[@mordador2702]

>Anthem

[@ANoodleBox]

Killed devs??

[@GamerBoy870]

BioWare which is just a name now no Dead Space 4 @@mordador2702

[@defaulted9485]

@@ANoodleBox Crunch time made developers died inside, also lack of stress management on a military scale of urgency

[@demon1103]

THEY POISONED OUR WATER SUPPLY, BURNED OUR CROPS, AND DELIVER A PLAGUE UNTO OUR HOUSES!!!

[@ThatLaloBoy]

EA: We're not hated, we are "selectively appreciated".

[@kjj26k]

The Fans aren't pissed, they are just "Passionate".

[@Mm-vr9mt]

@@kjj26k They genuinely believe this.

[@blastedoff8696]

EA : They arent loot boxes. They are suprise mechanics. Me : Thats not piracy. Its a suprise giveaway.

[@wilowwells]

I worked as a freelancer at EA marketing for two years, most of the medium to mid-level employees I worked with with were often blown away by the straight up “evil”, anti consumer choices directors and leadership made. There is not only an external perception that the company is evil, but also an internal.

[@606hunter1]

Pow Smack BLAM I believe it. It's just a job to most people but the ones directly benefitting from being evil will continue to make those decisions

[@23kurtzy]

Did you ever look at a memo that said the scheduled sacrifice to the Allmighty Dollar will be delayed.

[@CarlosRojas-qd2fc]

Can you share one? If you're not bound to a contract with the devil, of course

[@KayCif3R]

As a contractor, how did they treat you? What did you think?

[@Zathren]

Hopefully they payed you well for two years.

[@lordjulian10]

Girl: you hit me in the face! EA: I did not, it was a surprise high five and you missed!

[@smwad7103]

lordjulian10 this had me dying thank you lol

[@batalorian7997]

Was that girl Anita Sarkeesian or was it Zombie Unicorn?

[@lordjulian10]

@@batalorian7997 That was an original joke i made up when i was like 10 or 12 and my brother was 2 years younger than me so i could boop him in the face. i have no idea who either of those people are.

[@liquidminds]

@@lordjulian10 If you do not know who these people are, save your innoscense and DO NOT look it up. You are not missing anything but a severe headache.

[@CritLoren]

I'd actually enjoy a smug character that would do that. EA should not be likeable

[@nowonmetube]

Yong forget to mention: A) the closure of *dozens* of studios B) Fifa, the same game every year C) lootboxes from the game don't even traverse to the next yearly game D) Not making many good games anymore, only very few (bad ones) different to back before the lootbox days Glad I hate sports games

[@nowonmetube]

@@DarknessCalling I'm glad I don't play this game. I'm just quoting people from all over the internet who plays it and complaining it's basically the same game over game every year again and again.

[@user-vi7hx9zl1f]

@@nowonmetube 3 of the most loved are not touched where microtransactions are non existent but ultimate team has microtransactions and gets updated every year basically.

[@nowonmetube]

@@user-vi7hx9zl1f you talking about EA games??? Or sports games in general?

[@user-vi7hx9zl1f]

@@nowonmetube fifa, ie ea sports games

[@nowonmetube]

@@user-vi7hx9zl1f you mean "back in the day"? Because that's what I also mentioned already.

[@renarddesneiges]

It's like a serial killer who is saying : "Sure, i've made some mistakes but look : i give 50% of my salary to charity!"

[@Basuko_Smoker]

Basically the same comparison as with the Pablo Escobar thing

[@renarddesneiges]

@@Basuko_Smoker Gotta admit i wrote the comment before seeing the whole video.

[@ethanedwards3357]

...I'd likely do that, honestly.

[@Doodlesthegreat]

"Rattlesnake struggles with the perception that it is poisonous."

[@ac1dflare937]

Venomous.........sorry i'll get my coat :(

[@RIPTiggy]

@@ac1dflare937 You are not alone my friend :)

[@xohnoezxgaming1402]

Rattle snakes arent poisonous, though... they are venomous

[@markcobuzzi826]

To be fair, though, you cannot exactly fault the rattlesnake itself for being born venomous, since it did not actually have a choice in the matter, unlike EA when it decided one morning to become greedy and anti-consumer despite making some decent games in the past.

[@punishedthatch8495]

I mean, they’re venomous. Easy way to remember it is that if you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die it’s venomous

[@PCMastodonRace]

“We don’t call ourselves ‘The bad guys’”... “We are good villains”... “...quite ethical”... lol

[@km5405]

you will see we are quite ethical mister bond.

[@VampireNewl]

We like to think of it as suprise Morality

[@Vaultboy101]

They're anti-heroes

[@elzipper716]

@@Vaultboy101 Anti-heroes are assholes that do good. Anti-VILLAINS are nice people that do evil, though I'd never call EA nice.

[@Eisofice]

"we only thin society of those weak to gambling"

[@randomlyconfused6047]

EA "No one plays single player games anymore." Nintendo "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over all this Mario money."

[@rollinroy1841]

@OP -- yep, i happen to have checked the wiki for "best selling games" a few days ago. mario is still literally the top selling franchise of all time. i actually thought that minecraft had surpassed it all, but i was verrry wrong. there were several nintendo titles between it and the top.

[@spiderbiter6162]

allow me to continue: insomniac games: i'm sorry i can't hear you over all this spider-man money. disney+sqaureenix: i'm sorry i can't hear you over all this kingdom hearts money. naughty dog: i'm sorry i can't hear you over all this uncharted+the last of us money. id software: im sorry i can't hear you over all this doom money you guys continue.

[@Appletank8]

@@spiderbiter6162 People who only go for Halo's Campaign kinda counts There's also God of War, CDPR

[@Ersdown_Liberia]

spiderbiter456 RDR2 singleplayer is good too

[@NormanReaddis]

Is Nintendo the only acceptable company to milk franchises without a negative criticism? Saving the US crash had them put into god tier marketers

[@300IQPrower]

“They dont seem to be able to take a long look at themselves in the mirror” Yong, you do know that soulless bloodsucking monsters don’t have reflections, right?

[@captainmega6310]

Bloodsucking. Money jacking. Same thing really.

[@Zaitekno]

psychopaths after all. 3% of our human family are psychooaths that would do things others would never do and end up in position you're more likely to get in with a psychopathic and sociopathic mindset. And then.. only suffering follows. Following a narcissistic psychopath is the best way to go down in misery (evidences in history). I've never feared monsters under my bed. Always feared the psychopath pretending to be your friend, twisting the world around them just to make you fall for their trickery. I am human, they are monsters - I know about honour, love, justice, honesty and moderation. We will never be of the same blood and when I find such a person and am able to close the distance I will always seek to stop them.

[@lineage254]

Ea building a casino over the graves of all the studios they killed. EA: "I struggle with the perception we are bad guys"

[@soldatdaniels8738]

Lmao! That's a nice picture of these scumbags

[@bacongravys]

What if they secretly want to replace actual casinos as well? If you think about it they really ARE replacing real casinos wtf! Physical casinos could only dream of having as many cash cows as EA.

[@markcobuzzi826]

@Bacon Gravy Real casinos must especially be jealous of the gaming industry’s ability to keep leeching money from customers, without even needing to offer the chance of getting real money back. With worthless loot boxes that can be downloaded again and again, the AAA industry does not even expend resources in running its gambling operations.

[@DANLi_]

*EA screws over literally everyone* Everyone: "We hate you EA, you are the worst" EA: *surprised pikachu*

[@Exath8630]

But everyone likes surprise, right?

[@howinthewhat]

*Surprised mechanical pikachu

[@kyon2221]

@@dr.edwardrichtofen365 look who we got here? Didn't know EA employees know how to read comments, making unoriginal unfunny jokes that makes them look cringy instead of looking smart, and making Kratos as a profile picture to pretend they also love single player games.

[@zix01vtuber]

@@dr.edwardrichtofen365 reckt

[@MP-hu6yc]

Lmao number of likes

[@DezarasPrime]

When it comes to accountability EA stands for Evade, Avoid.

[@NivMizzet89]

also Extremely Arrogant.

[@augielowden266]

Ethical Antagonist

[@bearandthebull2372]

Fuck that's good.

[@usefultrash9943]

Early Access

[@captainsober]

Extreme Assholes

[@chihinli2506]

"The kind of evil that doesn't realize that it's evil... is the worst kind there is..." - Weather Report, _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_

[@jvstice56]

EA: Am I out of touch? No, it's the [consumers] who are. All I hear from their executives all the time.

[@spiderbiter6162]

they're like a child "im right and your wrong."

[@gctypo2838]

"Those idiot consumers aren't falling for our bullshit as much as we expected them."

[@blazeofglory4053]

If you look closely, you can see the very moment the EA's executives have their last brain cells fall out.

[@alzhanvoid]

@@blazeofglory4053 what braincells?

[@sirdeadlock]

Semore, is that gambling in your games? No, Superintendent Chalmers. Those are just... Surprise mechanics. Really? With this kind business plan, with this kind of incentive? Yes! ... May I see the details of your business plan? No. SEMORE, THERE ARE LOOT BOXES IN OUR GAMES! They're just surprise mechanics, mother!

[@BinBintheRiceCake]

EA: "We are not the bad guys!" "You're right. EA aren't the bad guys." EA: "So-" "The CEO and the investors of EA are."

[@marko-gj1uj]

Just like CEO of Activision.

[@jjsouls6986]

Lol its all of them

[@thatfunnykekguy6377]

Investors as people who buy their loot boxes? Agree on that! Those people are to blame here ... they are ruin our game experience.

[@n484251]

@@thatfunnykekguy6377 Investors are those who funded the company.

[@NormanReaddis]

So we're gonna forget that you're trying to kill a genre just to push your monetized live services

[@themarkktv]

EA Employee: Mr. Wilson, are we the baddies? Andrew Wilson: *wipes orphan blood from his mouth with a $100 bill* wot?

[@PhoenixLive_YT]

SAVAGEEEEEE !!!!

[@absalomdraconis]

$100 bills aren't effective at wiping stuff off... he'd use the orphan's pet dog instead.

[@Archangelm127]

@@absalomdraconis The hair of a slave girl

[@aydynfam]

Wilson...evil... Fisk or Andrew? Answer: the same person

[@GGRonRon-me]

It's KZbinr's like you that hold these company's accountable. It's another voice for gamers and I appreciate that. Keep up the good work Yong!

[@blockyoxwinkle5829]

It makes a lot of sense they'd think they're the good guys. The best villains always think they're doing what's right

[@littleocean]

A lot of the time people are painted as villains for they are doing what is right, the most vile of villains are those pretending to be good, so they can continue doing what is wrong.

[@dantebelmont9099]

LowlyOcean you leave Batman out of this.

[@dabossman5650]

@@dantebelmont9099 Batman a GOAT

[@k3salieri]

Westwood Studios Bioware Pandemic Studios Maxis Black Box Games. They're dead or dying. And you killed them, EA.

[@eggheadcobra]

They also killed Visceral and locked Criterion into the pits of EA's headquarters.

[@teecee1827]

Add Bullfrog too.

[@NebLleb]

Don't forget about Origin Studios...

[@Holzeis]

Rip my hopes for Skate4 , Skate3 was Blackbox :'(

[@takijaki6330]

K3 K4 Westwood 😢

[@baltharaaz9847]

For a company called Electronic Arts, it has been a *long* time since they made anything qualifying as artwork.

[@vaderglenn]

@Nintendo SUCKS what's that? You just listed a bunch of trash that goes in one ear and out the other ;D

[@teec4p]

@Nintendo SUCKS yeah it rings 3 different bells, a predatory game bell, a if you dont like it dont buy it bell and a i'm a dead game bell

[@joshvanderbij4891]

@Nintendo SUCKS They ring a bell, but it sounds like repetitive, barely improved cash-grabs. Right?

[@AbyssalPlague]

@@iloveindomienoodle I'm trying to wrap my head around that one too...

[@trini.two3604]

Electronic Arts makes Art by stealing from Everyone who is interested in the shitty art collection but with very few Rare Gems that only gives a small value to said collection

[@zipp4everyone263]

EA: *kills a kitten* Players: *Backlash* EA: "Woopsies, we're not bad guys!" *Continues killing kittens*

[@thereprehensible435]

>Kills kitten >Public gets mad >Gently strangles kittens instead and claims innocence... More accurate.

[@rodrigodelrio1378]

Surprise corpse

[@chrish1654]

@@rodrigodelrio1378 I didn't strangle this cat to death! It was a surprise neck tickle

[@Legoman775]

EA: I don't see the problem we removed loot boxes! Also EA: No Loot boxes in the new star wars game! ALSO ALSO EA: We like to call them surprise mechanics! Me: oh no...

[@UKFX]

Reminds me when they said "there's no loot boxes in Battlefield V"... they just renamed them supply drops.

[@blazeofglory4053]

Lee *N O W T H A T S A S U P P L Y D R O P*

[@ralfsstuff]

"Everyone thinks they're the hero of their own story" Handsome Jack said it best...

[@dimitri4457]

Are you saying.... EA IS HYPERION???

[@wizomcneil]

Dimitri pretty much

[@third-ratedude4234]

@@dimitri4457 Hyperion charges everyone for respawning with their machine, so yeah.

[@cheeseontoast9251]

@@dimitri4457 If Andrew Wilson cuts off Bobby kotick's face and staples it to is own then EA will defo become Hyperion.

[@dimitri4457]

@@cheeseontoast9251 Brutal... I like it

[@bigfudge2031]

*Gamers* "EA is Evil" *EA* "From our point of view people who hate microtransactions are evil" *Gamers* "Then you are lost!"

[@thesequeltoobama7030]

You were supposed the destroy the loot boxes

[@Nicothewerewolf]

Not join them!

[@kenjikune2565]

Bring balance to the Games!

[@krimsonkarma8412]

Not leave them in microtransactions!

[@adisablackfyre7669]

I love all of this

[@gamerex9378]

More specifically. Its not just that we don't want loot boxes. We don't want predatory mechanics in our games. We don't want to keep paying for tiny bits of content in a game we paid for.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

that and also EA hasn't put out many if any good games in over a decade.

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Aaaaand that's why I just play Nintendo games. At least they have the decency to make games that are full games and not rely on microtransactions just to get anything remotely enjoyable.

[@kedinamite579]

​@@crimsonwizahd2358 I don't agree. Why is Splatoon 3 DLC on the E-Shop, then? Why has it been made? DLCs are chunks of base game sold for 30€ ($ if you're american), sometimes even more. In recent years, no game is fully a complete game anymore. Need For Speed Rivals had the "Complete Edition" bullshit DLC. More cars in it and that's it. ... The fuck is this? No no no no no. I won't buy. I won't waste wallet paper over something that should have been included in the base game during development phase. I want those bitches in companies to STOP. MAKING. DLCs. Fully-fledged games are just seen as cow-girls with smaller milkies to suck from, huh? They need Mega Milkies to afford producing new crap. Those being of course DLCs and all those cash-grabbing methods in the titles. I could honestly swing middle fingers to gaming in general, due to the extinguished hope in gaming itself. But I don't swing anything. I first want to see those fuckers burn and rot in hell for what they've shown being able to do to us, fanbases, players. In the alphabet, I hate two letters. E.A.

[@zman2748]

They're not the bad guys tho, they're surprise villains! COMPLETELY different

[@pilsner_film614]

Then they need a little lesson in trickery.

[@lofiseeker1790]

pilsner_film we are number one but its evil

[@Squirt1865]

This is definitely going down in history

[@LucyTheBox]

I don't know bro, EA is like... the least surprising villain out there.

[@twinodoom]

Loot boxes: *Exist Fans: "NO! Don't touch that."

[@ashsaloft8582]

EA VP : we are not bad guys Yong yea : EXPLAINS EA VP: surprised pikachu face

[@GigglingStoners]

"We disagree with the overwhelming evidence that we are complete scum"

[@szethtoxicco1710]

Original and HILARIOUS post.

[@Will_Salcedo]

Surprised beat up Pikachu face*

[@Jon-ky2cz]

Thank you, speedwagon

[@flipskaterdave]

Surprise Mechanics Pikachu

[@Jm-ki4su]

But Yong! you can't spell STEAL without EA!

[@gravekeepersven82]

Facts!

[@michellp1909]

You can't spell Sea without EA as well. I mean, they're both full of trash!

[@slicedegg6992]

It’s not stealing, it’s surprise buying without paying

[@wing0zero]

Steel...

[@wing0zero]

@Tiny Buzzard Briny Deep...

[@Omi_Kasigi]

Yongyea: "Take some hints from CD Project Red." EA: "You high bro?"

[@kaoko111]

I REALLY think that the entire videogame industry would be way better if they take CDPR as an example, they do amazing full games, crafted with love, dedication and detail, DLC is big and fairly priced (is almost like a full game again) don't screw you over with micro transactions or stupid predatory measures. The result? Beloved company making a ton of money by doing amazing games people love and support. EA, Activision, Bioware, Warner and most big studios could take some notes.

[@Manwendlil]

@@kaoko111 bioware should transfer the rights to mass-effect and dragon age to CDPR or some studio, that is competent and uncorrupted by greed and avarice.

[@daanabbring5409]

This aged particularly well 👌

[@roguefbiagentmendez2541]

Helpful response DLC - $20 Honest Response DLC - $10 Sympathetic Response Season pass - $60 What will it be EA?

[@alecmueller3299]

Avoidance response: 120$

[@DaFro3713]

Acting like doing the bare minimum is being charitable because you are too blind to admit to your greed: priceless

[@nopewipe8900]

Guys! You're forgetting that the DLCs are just loot boxes. Get honest response and you might get a response about their ceo's life.

[@3dark7]

EA: We're the good guys! Me: You ruined Mass Effect...

[@connorh2215]

3dark7 command and conquer and dead space too

[@codyvandal2860]

3dark7 Amen

[@michaloid8351]

*Looks both ways and runs*

[@replayplays8785]

Don't forget KOTOR, cause people don't like single player games, EA hurt Star Wars more than the last movie did... and then add the other studios and people lives they ruined with their monopoly business tactics.

[@TG-ge1oh]

They ruin everything they touch. Literally too many to list.

[@Skyler.142]

“The micro transactions are evil EA” “Well in my eyes the consumers are evil” “Then you are lost!!”

[@dookie_12]

Well, they did call consumers “uneducated” after the Battlefield V trailers.

[@metalc.s3170]

dookie_12@ as well as telling us that if we didn’t like the game we could not but it. They didn’t care

[@metalc.s3170]

Not only that but remember the time they said gamers make the mistake of saying “this is what we want” and also saying mobile is the future after the backlash against Command and conquer rivals?

[@StrongandGrand]

"I have failed you, gamers... I have failed you."

[@itsJPhere]

Wait, who has the high ground? It's over when somebody has the high ground. We have to get to the high ground!

[@franciscomenano9900]

-"Have a Kinder egg, costs 80 cents and comes with a free surprise toy!" -"I'd rather spend 70 dollars for a game and then 8.000 for the toys"

[@zeromailss]

EA: I did not hit her, I did not! It was just a surprise slap to the face

[@ThatLaloBoy]

EA: "She ran into my fist."

[@CompagnoPietro]

Oh hi lootboxes

[@chenoir]

You're tearing me apart EA.

[@DerVasto]

"Oh hi US-government."

[@bigricksmith8345]

Oh, hai... Bethesda...

[@baltharaaz9847]

"You think you do, but you don't." Every company that has uttered something along these lines are absolutely, utterly hated. Why do companies think they know what we want more than we know what we want?

[@herpderp7264]

Welcome to the Neo Liberal corporate world.

[@conhunter7024]

Are we the baddys

[@SuicidalOrphan]

Because they go by the numbers with money in and money out. They have done nothing but benefit from their shitty practices. People complain constantly, but they still buy loot boxes, shitty games, ect... Why wouldn't they think "well people are pissed about this, but they're still buying it so... Let's keep it going"

[@mowloughtheawesome7735]

“Do you guys not have phones?”

[@conhunter7024]

@@mowloughtheawesome7735 I ask EA do you guys not have souls?

[@124Nightwing]

It’s no wonder CDPR is so highly praised when this is their competition.

[@boooster101]

Sad that not doing shit and developing good games is top of the crop and not the standard

[@TheBlackburn1998]

That is a solid Xd

[@krusher181]

Can CDPR start making a soccer/football game? I’m dying here as a fifa single player addict.

[@krusher181]

Benjamin Remember when Blizzard was loved but not clinged to. When we weren’t terrified of every decent development team turned into loot box zombies. Good times.

[@UchihaxItachixx]

@@krusher181 You've obviously never played Starcraft.

[@Etnara]

EA: They're not loot boxes, they're surprise mechanics. US: It's not an invasion, it's surprise democracy.

[@HermesBlRD]

This.

[@aal834]

This isn't a robbery it's a suprise withdrawal

[@Err0Rose]

like buttons 69... nice

[@pacomemo2000]

Lol take my like

[@andreajm932]

They killed Visceral Games. That's enough for me to call them "the bad guys"

[@sgtpepper91]

they gutted Bioware like a fish and now parade the corpse around like a ventriloquist

[@Nhykse]

Yea... rip dead space..

[@ZaaZoJo]

@@Nhykse dead space had so much going for it!!!!!!

[@9specter528]

@@sgtpepper91 They also managed to kill off Command and Conquer with C&C4, fuck its corpse by announcing Generals 2, only to reveal that it's going to be a free to play (and knowing EA, quite possibly Microtransaction-Heavy) game, only to cancel it later on... and are now parading its previously violated corpse by reviving it as a fucking Clash Royale clone. One of the pioneers of the RTS genre, reduced into... even less of a shadow of its former self.

[@covid20pro86]

and popcap. they killed popcap to the very soul

[@tokutickler]

RDR2, Mario Odyssey, BOTW, God of War, Spider-Man, etc. : Exist EA: SiNgLe PlAyEr ExPeRiEnCeS aRe DyInG

[@734ch3r]

Resident Evil, Horizon, Persona 5, the list goes on and on.

[@Azure-Flame-Bee]

Persona 5, Borderlands, Hollow Knight, Kingdom Hearts, the list goes on

[@Azure-Flame-Bee]

@Nintendo SUCKS way to miss the point man. We're pointing out how other companies are better then EA. Deflate your Nintendo hate boner and at least appreciate that they're not EA

[@Kendymary]

@Nintendo SUCKS hmm, I think it's your taste in games what truly sucks.

[@rodracer4567]

@Nintendo SUCKS Name checks out

[@celestialstarsilver]

Gamers: It's over EA, I have common sense. Electronic Arts: You underestimate my marketing!

[@chaotixninja5]

EA: Well now you have the lava sense!

[@dylanmcnab3479]

Their nhl games are very popular here in Canada Pretty much every house I go to has at least one nhl game

[@BassNotes_B-Rad]

Gamers: Don't try it!! EA: *Continues with unfinished games and loot box systems*

[@berpipo]

@@BassNotes_B-Rad Gamers: YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE... well not really but... YOU HAD SOME REALLY GOOD GAMES NOW AND AGAIN! YOU WERE SUPOSED TO BRING BALANCE TO GAMING... Well again not really but still... I KINDA LIKED YOU EA! I KINDA LIKED YOU!

[@gavincarr2990]

Ea is gonna make money so long as there is jocks and 10 year old assassins creed lovers in the world🙃

[@samsavage9039]

I did not lootbox. I did not. Oh hi gamers [Throws loot-box]

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I think he was suppose to throw the loot box before he said "I did not"

[@ericchu117]

To quote Handsome Jack: "Everyone thinks they are the hero of their own story"

[@mr_tom_guy]

Eric Chu top tier quote my dude

[@standavidoff8138]

EA: From my point of view the gamers are evil! Gamers: Well then you are lost!

[@lordmeepers7297]

Gamers:not only are you lost your soon to be bankrupt

[@andrewplck]

Me: It's over EA! I've got the common sence! EA: You underestimate my marketing!

[@CaptainSpycrab]

RubberKidney - Me: "Don't try it!" EA: [closes Visceral Games]

[@jasonlee8107]

You were the chosen one said to bring great games not leave it with tons of monetization

[@bakedmomo5693]

it's not a meme, it's a surprise star wars reference

[@Will-W]

Sociopaths and Narcissists are unable to self identify their own problems and shortcomings. They also tend to make good executives that turn profits because they don't see others as people. They see others as resources.

[@enderkatze6129]

Capitalism.

[@freelanceart1019]

@@enderkatze6129 triple AAA capitalism fueled by Laissez Faire Capital idocracy.

[@carpetclimber4027]

Don't forget the psychopaths.

[@odajunior5373]

@@enderkatze6129 sure lets play some games made by socialism then OH WAIT

[@tristanbackup2536]

That's the problem. If you have a mental illness, you SHOULDN'T be in any position of power both private & public.

[@gingercheesecake7357]

If EA were in Fallout Perception: 0

[@rodrigodelrio1378]

Charisma 0 intelligence 0

[@gingercheesecake7357]

@@rodrigodelrio1378 ikr

[@XescoPicas]

And what about karma?

[@gingercheesecake7357]

@@XescoPicas devil

[@gingercheesecake7357]

@Łukasz Wiśniewski is this possible? -∞

[@t232t]

Well EA if you don´t want people to think you´re the bad guys there is an easy solution for that: stop being the bad guys.

[@yuletide1281]

Bloodraven XX it will never happen they have too many shareholders to appease to ever be the good guys

[@yuletide1281]

demon souls1993 rarely does it happen moreover this is EA we’re talking about they are either too greedy or incompetent to pull it off

[@soldatdaniels8738]

That solution's been lying in front of them for ages.

[@zap3231]

We NEED to make YongYea a lot more popular. He's got his head on straight.

[@DenyThisFlesh]

He's closing in on a million subscribers. I'd say he's pretty popular. Not that I don't want him to be more popular. I do.

[@mr.abrams9885]

We should make him CEO of EA

[@nathaniel8713]

Zap not really, there’s a lot more people who are like him and criticize these games, we need quantity not quality. I find this guy a little too soft like he lowkey hates instead of just outright saying it. Just to clarify, i think he is amazing the way he is right now

[@Christopher99999]

EA is not going out of business. It’s a surprise vacation.

[@ThatLaloBoy]

EA: We are not losing money, we are "suspending profits".

[@simonandersen2079]

EA: "Wait, what? We're the bad guys? When did that happen?" Me: "Well, where to begin?" Pulls out a mile long list of all the shit EA have over the years.

[@Sm0k3turt]

Simon Andersen it’s like the devil being like HMMM LETS SEEEE!!?

[@bluethingys4843]

Surprise evidence *

[@jackwarr4251]

20 years into a cyberpunk future, EA has tracked down Yong and are about to execute him. EA emissary: any last words, heathen? Yong: alright yoonngg oouuutt

[@XenBass]

Cyberpunk 2077 DLC confirmed?

[@FortyFM4]

😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@seanfield1329]

Loot boxes

[@Eruoso]

God bless its a Gundam

[@erikweltz8187]

Jack warr EA: *kills Yong and disposes of body in a dump* ?????: “Hey, get up Yong” Yong: *Looks up* Jeremy from the quartering: “We’ve got a city to burn.”

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

EA: *Literally kills Bioware, Visceral and BigHugeGames* Also EA: We really don't understand why people hate us. I mean, we love games! Don't you love games?

[@blakedoubrava1149]

Don't forget Visceral! Im still salty over what EA did to Dead Space.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

@@blakedoubrava1149 Oh yeah, totally.

[@YetAnotherYoutuber]

and bighugegames rip kingdoms of amalur PepeHands

[@marleym1126]

Now they're coming after Dice.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

@@YetAnotherKZbinr I feel like I will just keep adding game companies to this list.

[@zedusername]

It is referred to as "Gaslighting". Common amongst psychopaths and sociopaths.

[@geneoakley]

They can try to warp one mind or two. They cant warp enough to sell their shitty Andromeda.

[@MyrrdynWhitefall]

What EA is really saying: Loot boxes aren't gambling [for corporate], they're fun [for the stockholders/investors], they add value [to/for the corporate machine], and it's fair [for prifit]!

[@drsahmed1]

*A N D R O I D W I L S O N*

[@RKNGL]

19th Century Factory Owner: "How am I immoral? Without me think about how many of this town's children would still be unemployed!"

[@michaelknox3715]

Thank God for child labor laws and Teddy Roosevelt breaking up the trust. Now we something like that for the video game industry

[@Malkheus]

The way they expect people to be grateful to them for the "jobs" they "provide" is simply abhorrent.

[@jordanhorst6]

You mean current day Nike factory owner 😑.

[@kaarpiv375]

Dude. You say that, but it was probably a legitimate thing someone used to justify it.

[@Maldito011316]

I'd argue that the children were better employed than dying from hunger.

[@fullmetalnerd97]

EA: Single player games with no microtransactions are dead God Of War: *Wins GOTY*

[@WutalFr34k]

fullmetalnerd97 "wins". Watch videogamedunkey's goty video. Despite that you are right.

[@joaokiwi2543]

God of war is trash compared with Bloodborne or Sekiro.

[@hurricaneheli79]

@@joaokiwi2543 It's trash on it's own.

[@jackgebhardt2932]

@@hurricaneheli79 It had some pretty good moments, but the sprit of God of War is definitely long dead.

[@alalalala57]

@@joaokiwi2543 lol n

[@bunnyswallows]

ironically they are called eletronic ARTS. ARTS never hav a word been mutilated more.

[@saygoodbyetoprivacy]

They used to be so fucking cool in the 90s and early 00's... what the fuck even happened?

[@Koala1203]

@@saygoodbyetoprivacy The original founder left, so there's one reason.

[@AleT118]

Who in their right mind ever thought that removing lootboxes means removing multiplayer?

[@EinFelsbrocken]

There you see how deep their minds are already rooted within the "recurrent user spending" scheme...they probably truly cant imagine mp-games without lootboxes or mtx anymore...ugh..

[@silent0089]

Law: Are you a bad guys? EA: Well no, but actually yes

[@mcrancher4587]

Yell juju if ds light casted x sho geo usr jfk echo keel j case deff

[@rawovunlapin8201]

@@mcrancher4587 what?

[@sorawisdom6516]

they would never say yes because they couldn't fathom why they would

[@Killerbee_McTitties]

​@@mcrancher4587 I wholeheartedly agree

[@andreasbuehler1821]

Next up: Umbrella corporation surprised at bad PR.

[@durakeno5575]

"You accidentally release one zombie epidemic that ruins a city and suddenly that's all everyone talks about smh."

[@andreasbuehler1821]

@@durakeno5575 We prefer to call it "Surprise revival of cadavers".

[@kumbandit]

LMAO

[@bun8un997]

You know, hindsight has really been 20/20 with CD Project...

[@zacharyheine4177]

*exploits children and gambling addicts for billions of dollars* 'How ba-a-a-a-ad can I be? I'm just doing what comes naturally'

[@zacharyheine4177]

'you cannot explain them with voluntary transactions that cost your allowance' Did you mean you cannot explain to them the value of the money, or that you can't exploit them since they aren't financially responsible?

[@wariv7746]

@Logan Waltz settle down Stalin

[@FazeParticles]

EA ain't the problem the addicts are. it's like blaming alcohol but not the drinker and their lack of self control. now sure EA are greedy fuckers but people lack self control so people need to be scolded to do better.

[@patrickcoronado-taylor1802]

Like in the Lorax, the proverbial trees are falling. Will the last tree get chopped down before they finally get the hint?

[@scottdreemurrthegodofcalam8800]

@@FazeParticles are you stupid seriously thats like saying we shouldn't blame the anti vaxxers we should blame the unvaccinated babies

[@ultraderpus]

they're not villains, they're just surprise non-protagonists

[@matthewlee5966]

Hahahahaha

[@TheGamingShadowCat]

So they are the antagonists...

[@ZaWrldo]

@@TheGamingShadowCat That's what I was thinking

[@gabeskai]

@@TheGamingShadowCat SURPRISED antagonists

[@SallyStangler]

@@TheGamingShadowCat yes that was the joke

[@hornet6599]

EA: labeled worst company of the year also EA: I don't see how we're the bad guys

[@kite888]

Which year?

[@jenswaring1682]

@@kite888 2012 and 2013, but the only reason it hasn't been more is that the award hasn't been held since 2014

[@asain3586]

@Nintendo SUCKS Hahah, that's one funny joke mate

[@DantesInferno96]

@Nintendo SUCKS try hard lol

[@blazeofglory4053]

@SKC All of the above.

[@beeter3588]

Quick point, as a NFS fan, I haven’t really seen loot boxes except for the current mobile game. The prizes in Payback at the end of races are literal surprise mechanics. Wish I could say the same for *everything else*

[@Bossu]

You're not bad EA, you're "surprisingly" bad.

[@metalc.s3170]

ROFL 😂

[@metalc.s3170]

Ryan Fanstone@ I think he is making a joke about when EA renamed loot boxes to “surprise mechanics”

[@metalc.s3170]

EA to me = EVILY ATROCIOUS

[@astracrits4633]

@@metalc.s3170 How about "Electronic Atrocities?"

[@Bossu]

@Ryan Fanstone I wouldn't, cause then the meme doesn't work.

[@robertnapier624]

Ea have been seen as bad guys for years and they’ve only just realised it? How slow is their reaction time, a century?

[@00vondough00]

Much slower than that of a sloth.

[@talibus22]

Perhaps they could care less when they were burying themselves beneath 2 meters of mud, on the very rock bottom, but by now they've recieved enough signals to realize the ways it sucks and how hard it is to dig themselves out.

[@blazeofglory4053]

Who ever said they realised it?

[@acoolnameemm]

We all know that EA hasnt been the most consumer friendly company for years What took people over the edge was Star Wars Battlefront 2

[@pickle5666]

EA knew about their reputation, they have been salty about being voted "worst company in America" before. Only now they are facing potential legal consequences for selling gambling to children. Only now does it matter that they are seen as 'the good guys'

[@S4ns]

EA is the live action version of the Principal Skinner "No, it's the children that are wrong" meme.

[@matbrownie2797]

Yongyea2019:"EA shouldo do what cd project red does" me2021: "Wow that really didn't age well"

[@yellowpogopuschel]

And don't forget how many Developer-teams they killed XD

[@XescoPicas]

moppel versum THAT. THAT IS THE TRUE EVIL OF EA. They could stop adding microtransactions and lootboxes (they won’t, but they could), but they’ll never undo the damage they did to the industry. I’m a huge Sims fan, so I still mourn the loss of Maxis.

[@NFSBeast2365]

@MrPicas I mourn the loss of Black Box

[@annabella1650]

And are still killing, though I’m pretty sure Bioware’s head is on the chopping block.

[@mrJMD]

*Executive takes long introspective look at themselves in a mirror* (beat) "I need a new yacht." *walks away*

[@artthefarter]

Of course the greed Goblins don't think of themselves as the bad guys.

[@00vondough00]

No self-respecting crook will admit their crime!

[@MatyFattyDaddy]

Lmfao greed goblins

[@SolusWhite]

Goblin Slayer: Goblins?

[@rakudai5972]

We need goblin Slayer

[@alex_-yz9to]

EW! I DON'T LIKE GOBLINS.... LAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWHHHH

[@briancoleman9330]

Always have loved your content. You bring a "Sit down and Chat" approach, that I love. Keep it up man!

[@cyanideinabox]

EA: From my point of view, the consumers are evil! Literally everyone else: Then you are lost!

[@Jorge-pm4cy]

Cyanide I like your profile picture c:

[@metalc.s3170]

It’s kinda amusing to see how desperate a company like EA can get

[@killershootin6934]

Lol

[@kalmah456]

Im sorry, but can you tell me what this is referencing? I honestly don't know, for real, not being sarcastic.

[@Krystalmyth]

Uhm, literally everyone else just gave EA over a quarter million for Apex Legends.

[@hunterkeps9058]

A lot of the reason I'm salty with EA is because they've got so many series under their belt, and they're doing jack shit with them. Spore needs to make a comeback.

[@Pyxis10]

Of course he doesn't. His paycheck depends on him not understanding.

[@kaoko111]

For full apology you need to buy the $19.95 "fake tears" expansion pack, the $29.95 "please buy more crap" season pass and the $4.95 "we don't give a shit" map.