The Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread Vol 4

[Typhlosionisafirebadger]

chavez dying was kind of a shock

to me at least

he seemed kind of healthy

[Faye Valentine]

I'm watching Mad Men and I can't believe this episode is making me feel bad for Pete Campbell.

Ugh I have a German midterm on Thursday and I have to start studying soon.

[Typhlosionisafirebadger]

like i said, pete's got his moments

he did defend peggy that one timewhen cosgrove made that lobster crack about her

[Fandango]

Is that the new one that is just called Sim City? What is wrong with it?

- Always online
- Day one DLC
- Origin
- Always online
- Wait 30 minutes to get to play because we don't know how to server
- Extremely limited city size
- Always online
- Glitchy and buggy game engine
- No probability of mods happening
- Save/load only on entry/exit of city, killing off experimenting with different things.
- Always online.
- EA
- No local terraforming.

- EA
- Always online

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[Mijzelffan]

It's funny how much the internet hates EA.

[Mitch Chesman]

Its not the internet, but the internet's consumer logic. Even if EA does put out some decent games, microtransaction bullshit and what not kill any respect you can have for them as a game developer.

[Shinjiro Aragaki]

I don't have a problem with EA, really. Everything I've bought from them has been worth it.


Same with Capcom. I know a lot of people have been having problems with their marketing techniques, but the stuff I buy from them is worth the money I put out.

[Mijzelffan]

Its not the internet, but the internet's consumer logic. Even if EA does put out some decent games, microtransaction bullshit and what not kill any respect you can have for them as a game developer.

And of course it's the exact opposite for Valve, they can get away with whatever (like delaying a game for 6 years) and they'll still be the saints of the internet.

[Mitch Chesman]

I don't have a problem with EA, really. Everything I've bought from them has been worth it.


Same with Capcom. I know a lot of people have been having problems with their marketing techniques, but the stuff I buy from them is worth the money I put out.

No, Capcom's issue is the flat line approach to this gen compared to last. Thing is however how do you exactly follow up to their PS2/XBox support? You simply can't that's how. Mistreatment of some IP's isn't exactly the best thing either, and the sole fact that this gen is the first without a Breath of Fire is sad.

Its not the internet, but the internet's consumer logic. Even if EA does put out some decent games, microtransaction bullshit and what not kill any respect you can have for them as a game developer.

And of course it's the exact opposite for Valve, they can get away with whatever (like delaying a game for 6 years) and they'll still be the saints of the internet.

Oh, I'm not saying valve is perfect, but EA is still pretty shitty.

[Dirk]

I don't recall ever buying any EA games, so I can't really form an opinion about it. What's so bad about them?

I just sent a letter out to a friend and I'm actually pretty nervous. I didn't put a return address on it, my handwriting is pretty recognisable, and my mother works in the post office. This should be fun.

[H-con]

- EA
- Always online

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Always online is bad enough, but when they sprinkle it with some genuine EA™ magic, it gets really, really bad.

I can't even fathom who the fuck thought it would be a great idea to have a 30 minute retry time to connect to the servers. That's some special quality bullshit right there.

microtransaction bullshit and what not kill any respect you can have for them as a game developer.

Pretty much, yeah. Not to mention the fact that they don't care for games with solely single player and have a tendency to ruin franchises just by touching them.

And of course it's the exact opposite for Valve, they can get away with whatever (like delaying a game for 6 years) and they'll still be the saints of the internet.

Nah, that's not really true. If it hadn't been for the sales, way fewer people would care. And Steam is still DRM.

That being said, Valve do have a better track record, but I don't see a point in HL3, as there's no way it can live up to the hype it would get.

[Faye Valentine]

I know nothing of EA games.

I have a German midterm tomorrow. I feel like I should be way more worried about it than I am, considering how much studying (none) I've gotten done so far.

On a completely different note, I'm wondering if I should start reading Cat's Cradle, the one big Vonnegut novel I haven't read yet. For some reason, Mother Night (the one I read most recently) has been coming back to me a lot lately, particularly since I started my FMA marathon a few weeks ago. It's one of those novels that doesn't necessarily impress you on first reading, but really sticks with you.

[Jabberwocky]

Bought the AllSpark Almanac a while ago and it's finally getting here today. pretty sweet.

[Innocence]

I'm heating up so much right now D: my face is all red and I can barely keep my shirt on, what the hell.

[mariowie]

I'm heating up so much right now D: my face is all red and I can barely keep my shirt on, what the hell.

Just take it of then :3. jk
What's happening feeling ill or something ??