Comments on: EA Forcing Good Behavior: Get Banned on their Forum and You’re Banned from their Games http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/ Real Independent Press To Every Nerd Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chad Lakkis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-381446 Chad Lakkis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:16:55 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-381446 Hey Megan, Not sure to be honest. I personally live by the rule "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Most companies give things away if it helps to promote their product etc, but that is usually done directly. So unless you see something from Apple directly, I'd say steer clear. Chad- Hey Megan,

Not sure to be honest. I personally live by the rule “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

Most companies give things away if it helps to promote their product etc, but that is usually done directly. So unless you see something from Apple directly, I’d say steer clear.

Chad-

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The Brit lives in the Red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane Drinks tea.
The Green House is on the left of the White House.
The Green House’s owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the Blue House.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.
The QUESTION:

Who owns the fish?

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]]> By: Chad Lakkis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-98431 Chad Lakkis Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:08:13 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-98431 UPDATE 2: C&C Community Manager has issued an apology for his previous statement, stating that it was all just a misunderstanding... http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/31/ea-game-banning-forum-post-misunderstanding-cc-community-manager-issues-apology/ UPDATE 2: C&C Community Manager has issued an apology for his previous statement, stating that it was all just a misunderstanding…

http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/31/ea-game-banning-forum-post-misunderstanding-cc-community-manager-issues-apology/

]]> By: Chad Lakkis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-97448 Chad Lakkis Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:49:39 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-97448 UPDATE: The community staff member comment has apparently been contradicted by an anonymous EA rep. I'm not sure if I buy it though. You can read about it at the link below: http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/30/ea-rep-says-forum-ban-wont-automatically-get-you-banned-from-their-games/ Chad- UPDATE: The community staff member comment has apparently been contradicted by an anonymous EA rep. I’m not sure if I buy it though.

You can read about it at the link below:

http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/30/ea-rep-says-forum-ban-wont-automatically-get-you-banned-from-their-games/

Chad-

]]> By: David Macphail http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-97162 David Macphail Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:52:51 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-97162 EA could well be opening themselves up to a lawsuit with this one......... EA could well be opening themselves up to a lawsuit with this one………

]]> By: Chris Soze http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-97050 Chris Soze Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:27:13 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-97050 This is disgusting from a company. After the rootkit 'DRM' installations by unaware paying customers, now they have what appears to be an immature teenager able to ban people from a product they've paid for. Disgusting. This is disgusting from a company. After the rootkit ‘DRM’ installations by unaware paying customers, now they have what appears to be an immature teenager able to ban people from a product they’ve paid for. Disgusting.

]]> By: Wyldcard http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-97008 Wyldcard Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:31:56 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-97008 No Jim, it's more like "I don’t like what you say, so I’m taking my ball and going home. Oh, and I am taking your ball, your glove, your net, and all your other toys that you bought from the same store that I bought mine at. Oh, and I am going to full your yard with gravel and broken glass so you can't play there again." ;) No Jim, it’s more like

“I don’t like what you say, so I’m taking my ball and going home. Oh, and I am taking your ball, your glove, your net, and all your other toys that you bought from the same store that I bought mine at. Oh, and I am going to full your yard with gravel and broken glass so you can’t play there again.”

;)

]]> By: Chad Lakkis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-97002 Chad Lakkis Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:08:37 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-97002 Well, I think the simple solution is to just not share your views on their official forums. Seek out fan forums for your favorite games. Well, I think the simple solution is to just not share your views on their official forums. Seek out fan forums for your favorite games.

]]> By: David http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96948 David Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:50:54 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96948 More like "I don't like what you say so I'm going to take the Pokemon Card that I just traded you and go home." One would think that there will be a number of lawsuits surrounding this if the decision remains for any longer than a week. More like “I don’t like what you say so I’m going to take the Pokemon Card that I just traded you and go home.”

One would think that there will be a number of lawsuits surrounding this if the decision remains for any longer than a week.

]]> By: Jim http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96906 Jim Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:11:15 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96906 How can this be legal. This is a real dumb move. "I don't like what you say, so i'm taking my ball and going home." I can hardly fathom this move. How can this be legal. This is a real dumb move. “I don’t like what you say, so i’m taking my ball and going home.”

I can hardly fathom this move.

]]> By: Jesus Christ http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96786 Jesus Christ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:01:22 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96786 Ya, okay EA. You guys keep on digging that hole and I'll keep stealing your games. Ya, okay EA. You guys keep on digging that hole and I’ll keep stealing your games.

]]> By: xino http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96765 xino Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:33:09 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96765 "Those banned will stay banned, but like most other internet services, its not that hard to create a new fake e-mail account. However, its a lot harder to get a new serial key =)" LOL..HAHHAHA Cheeky:P ever heard of torrent?=) “Those banned will stay banned, but like most other internet services, its not that hard to create a new fake e-mail account. However, its a lot harder to get a new serial key =)”

LOL..HAHHAHA

Cheeky:P

ever heard of torrent?=)

]]> By: Sjoeter http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96539 Sjoeter Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:35:48 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96539 i already hated EA so i am planning to only pirate there games if i absolutely have to but otherwise i don't play them :D i already hated EA so i am planning to only pirate there games if i absolutely have to but otherwise i don’t play them :D

]]> By: Phil O'Connor http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/29/ea-hits-gamers-hard-get-banned-on-their-forum-and-youre-banned-from-their-games/comment-page-1/#comment-96486 Phil O'Connor Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:24:29 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=8147#comment-96486 I think this is going to backfire in the long run. Forums are the heart of your game community, if you turn it into a squeaky clean corporate poster boy of free advertisement, people will stop posting there and reading them, and these forums will die (people will avoid them), and EAs only chance to put some soul in their games will go with them. EA is stupid though, its a giant monolythic corporate robot that reacts to any threats as brute. They are crushing bad press with this kind of "punish your customer" mentality that is sweeping through the industry. I think this is going to backfire in the long run. Forums are the heart of your game community, if you turn it into a squeaky clean corporate poster boy of free advertisement, people will stop posting there and reading them, and these forums will die (people will avoid them), and EAs only chance to put some soul in their games will go with them. EA is stupid though, its a giant monolythic corporate robot that reacts to any threats as brute. They are crushing bad press with this kind of “punish your customer” mentality that is sweeping through the industry.

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