skavenhorde
Little BRO Rat
If you have any game on EA's new Steam-like service Origins then stay the hell away from their forums. If you're banned from the forums then that will affect your purchased games as well.
RPS has been following this: EA BANS
Here's one of the extreme cases in this ongoing insanity:
Now I know that corporations are mindless husks that have no respect at all for their consumers, but this is beyond ridiculous. They're just emerging on the scene and have the likes of Steam to deal with let alone Impulse, GamersGate, Desura and to some extent GoG. This is how they decide to win customers over?
So if you want to keep your Origins games then stay the hell away from the forums. It's just not worth it. If you get banned then you lose not only the ability to go to the forums, but also the games you paid for.
RPS has been following this: EA BANS
Here's one of the extreme cases in this ongoing insanity:
Most exceptional perhaps is Aaron, who after receiving a 72 hour ban was told by EA support they couldn’t help because “the game developers control this”. Pardon? His crime? Someone else swearing on the forum, with his username in their post. Trying the live chat support instead, he was then informed that his account was permanently banned, and that “all property, items, and characters associated currently are or will soon be deleted.” Followed by, “Is there anything else I can do for you?” Aaron tried again, pointing out that forum bans shouldn’t affect games. And then came this incredible reply:
“Please be informed that your account not only suspended, But it is also Banned, So you will no longer to play the game in single player.”
Now I know that corporations are mindless husks that have no respect at all for their consumers, but this is beyond ridiculous. They're just emerging on the scene and have the likes of Steam to deal with let alone Impulse, GamersGate, Desura and to some extent GoG. This is how they decide to win customers over?
So if you want to keep your Origins games then stay the hell away from the forums. It's just not worth it. If you get banned then you lose not only the ability to go to the forums, but also the games you paid for.