Worst Video Game Publisher based on Ethics

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[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] LOL I didn't even know EA fanboys existed :lol:drinkerofjuice

Me neither but you suprised in this world :lol:

Yes. This makes total sense.

Dude I'm just messing with ya. I'm over yesterday.

EA

Not even a contest.

Why the hell is Valve on there?

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

Im just saying dont know were you live but in America people hate EA peroid worst or not they are still one of the worst companies peroid. But if you wanna like EA be my guest.

FireSpirit117

I'm sure most Americans have more important things to rage over besides microtransactions and online passes. (Not sure about the ones that live on the internet though).

I agree most people have other priorities like myself being in college and all. I was just having a dicussion that is all.

Why the hell is Valve on there?

ultimate-k

To troll hermits

[spoiler] and it's working [/spoiler]

None, they're businesses and as such, they're here to make money. When they try to make money in a way you don't find acceptable, that doesn't make them unethical or evil...

But fortunately for us, the gaming industry is huge and dynamic, so when one publisher takes a route you don't find acceptable, you can simply switch focus, stay away from their products, and find something other that caters better to your tastes. Just don't become overly attatched to anything, as I said, gaming industry is competitive and dynamic, and changes won't always be in the favor of your personal preferences...

Lastly, always keep in mind, the gaming industry doesn't consist of EA, Activision, CoD and CoD clones. It's a much broader term where just about any gamer can find plenty to like...

The only ones I consider "evil" are EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, and Microsoft.

Ly_the_Fairy

Nintendo due to their D.E.N.N.I.S. system. :P

None, welcome to business kiddies. Ethics is for the weak. 

James161324

[QUOTE="James161324"]

None, welcome to business kiddies. Ethics is for the weak. 

Shielder7

Nope... some of us just choose not to deal with those whose business practices we find disagreeable. Does anyone on that list force you to spend money on their products?

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] LOL I didn't even know EA fanboys existed :lol:drinkerofjuice

Me neither but you suprised in this world :lol:

Yes. This makes total sense.

[QUOTE="James161324"]

None, welcome to business kiddies. Ethics is for the weak. 

Shielder7

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

Me neither but you suprised in this world :lol:

razgriz_101

Yes. This makes total sense.

Happened with me... used to whine about "evil and unethical EA" some time ago, but what does that accomplish?

They're business, here to make money. Why would they cater exclusively to my personal preferences if they aren't among the viable ways of making money?

Pretty hard to say.

Activision just has no creativity.

EA just keeps adding stuff no one wants.

Capcom puts content on the disc, but has you pay for it again later.

At least EA and Capcom give out some okay games.

why is sony and nintendo even considered, when they provide mostly aaa titles

sorry but activision takes the cake for me 007 aside ,they dont really have many ips that arent call of duty clones

and this should be the end of it..but wait its a board filled with people with the mentality of a playgroud thinking SW will ever be rational is a fallacy even more than cows and their whole the vita's fine act :Prazgriz_101

None of the above compare to Hammerpoint, the morons who made The War Z.

None of the above compare to Hammerpoint, the morons who made The War Z.

airshocker

[QUOTE="airshocker"]

None of the above compare to Hammerpoint, the morons who made The War Z.

Shielder7

This video has everything you need to know about them.

TL;DW version: They released a crappy knockoff of Day Z in the hopes that people would buy into it thinking it was a standalone version of the game. The team's long list of shady actions include listing false information on the game's Steam page, banning large amounts of players for no reason as a way to deter hacking, and acting hostile and condescending towards anyone who criticised the game and demanded a refund. They're not so much a game developer team as they are a group of scam artists. System Wars Magazine readers voted the whole debacle as the dumbest gaming moment of 2012.

EA is still the worse followed by Activision and Capcom.

1. EA. (Monopolized the gaming market)

2. Activision (Milks their biggest franchises dry. Could care less about the gaming community.) 3. Capcom: Complains at fans when they don't buy their games. Puts DLC on game disk and then wants gamers to pay to unlock it.)

4. Sony (Lies to everyone. There's a list on the internet showing about 30-35 lies Sony has told the public over the last 10 years. Very arrogant company who think they are perfect. Believes they can never fail. Learned a valuable lesson this generation.)

I'm fine with all the other companies for the most part. Not sure why 2K Games or Codemasters are on the list.

EA is responsible for more milking than Velda Farms. Not to mention what they did to Mass Effect; they solidified their alignment as Chaotic Evil.

Whoever it was that made War Z

Valve shouldn't even be on that list.

1. EA. (Monopolized the gaming market)

blackace

Yeah, gaming sure turned to sh!t ever since EA bought Activision, Ubisoft and every other developer/publisher on the market... :roll:

Can't be mad at Activision because they never lied about what they were doing. They were always, "Hey, we're gonna run this franchise into the ground to make money, and then we're gonna jettison it and maybe some developers. Kay?"

EA and Capcom, on the other hand, have actually gone out of their way to make me upset. So them.

Ethically, none of them did anything wrong, but the ideas behind this thread are stupid, so I chose to ignore them.

Activision only milks, what else do they do? O wait, skylander figurines. That's nothing compared to Dead Space 3, micro-transactions on things that used to be cheatcodes!

Activision only milks, what else do they do? O wait, skylander figurines. That's nothing compared to Dead Space 3, micro-transactions on things that used to be cheatcodes!

LustForSoul

You nutjobs are still going on about that...

Why is Activision winning over Capcom or EA? They havent done half the bad sh*t these two had. They didnt came up with online passes (hell not even CoD has those) and petty download practices. Sorry but both EA and Capcom should be winning this. Activision isnt half bad when its all said and done

Vatusus

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="James161324"] [QUOTE="razgriz_101"][QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="James161324"]

None, welcome to business kiddies. Ethics is for the weak. 

Rocker6

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

Why is Activision winning over Capcom or EA? They havent done half the bad sh*t these two had. They didnt came up with online passes (hell not even CoD has those) and petty download practices. Sorry but both EA and Capcom should be winning this. Activision isnt half bad when its all said and done

rockydog1111

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[QUOTE="Shielder7"] So you like getting screwed over for your money?Shielder7

22 work for bakkavor as a supervisor which is a multinational corportion with a masive turnover, heavily involved in the Scottish music scene mainly the metal one and heavily into the current UK death metal scene, i've been dicked over and just accept these big corporations are merely but another part of life and thats just it.

There is no irony, only what i think should really be said for all intents and purposes.Some people think running this whole morality arguement on the internet is going to make a difference, nope...for every one of you theres 10 people out there who will gladly pay for their products.

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="airshocker"]

None of the above compare to Hammerpoint, the morons who made The War Z.

1PMrFister

This video has everything you need to know about them.

TL;DW version: They released a crappy knockoff of Day Z in the hopes that people would buy into it thinking it was a standalone version of the game. The team's long list of shady actions include listing false information on the game's Steam page, banning large amounts of players for no reason as a way to deter hacking, and acting hostile and condescending towards anyone who criticised the game and demanded a refund. They're not so much a game developer team as they are a group of scam artists. System Wars Magazine readers voted the whole debacle as the dumbest gaming moment of 2012.

[QUOTE="Shielder7"]

[QUOTE="Rocker6"]  So because of a statement you jump on someones back and claim they enjoy it? Guess you're still mid-late teens? oh boy you've a lot to learn when you hit the working world.razgriz_101

22 work for bakkavor as a supervisor which is a multinational corportion with a masive turnover, heavily involved in the Scottish music scene mainly the metal one and heavily into the current UK death metal scene, i've been dicked over and just accept these big corporations are merely but another part of life and thats just it.

There is no irony, only what i think should really be said for all intents and purposes.Some people think running this whole morality arguement on the internet is going to make a difference, nope...for every one of you theres 10 people out there who will gladly pay for their products.

28 work in a micro lab, so yes irony. I have a feeling everyone defending EA and other publishers unethical practices probably work in business, using the same logic that people defended the banks when they needed to be bailed out. Which makes sense, an unscrupulous person is going to defend unscrupulous practices.  I'm suggesting your opinion is wrong, an opinion can't be wrong just you're a bad person or more specific an unethical person. as ethical business practices seem to be taking a back seat these days.  Well thats the image I'm getting off you anway.

crapcon and the idiots who buy their games

They tell everyone one they are going have locked content on disc(dragom domga, devil may cry, rs6)  before the release of these games. So go to the store pay full RETAIL for the game like a good little boy  then go home and DAMN wants to lock 100% oif content on disc? pony up some more cash!

None of the options are worth voting for.Senor_Kami

Activision only milks, what else do they do? O wait, skylander figurines. That's nothing compared to Dead Space 3, micro-transactions on things that used to be cheatcodes!

LustForSoul

28 work in a micro lab, so yes irony. I have a feeling everyone defending EA and other publishers unethical practices probably work in business, using the same logic that people defended the banks when they needed to be bailed out. Which makes sense, an unscrupulous person is going to defend unscrupulous practices.  I'm suggesting your opinion is wrong, an opinion can't be wrong just you're a bad person or more specific an unethical person. as ethical business practices seem to be taking a back seat these days.  Well thats the image I'm getting off you anway.Shielder7

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="Shielder7"]The irony in this statement is almost funny, almost not quite.

Shielder7

22 work for bakkavor as a supervisor which is a multinational corportion with a masive turnover, heavily involved in the Scottish music scene mainly the metal one and heavily into the current UK death metal scene, i've been dicked over and just accept these big corporations are merely but another part of life and thats just it.

There is no irony, only what i think should really be said for all intents and purposes.Some people think running this whole morality arguement on the internet is going to make a difference, nope...for every one of you theres 10 people out there who will gladly pay for their products.

28 work in a micro lab, so yes irony. I have a feeling everyone defending EA and other publishers unethical practices probably work in business, using the same logic that people defended the banks when they needed to be bailed out. Which makes sense, an unscrupulous person is going to defend unscrupulous practices.  I'm suggesting your opinion is wrong, an opinion can't be wrong just you're a bad person or more specific an unethical person. as ethical business practices seem to be taking a back seat these days.  Well thats the image I'm getting off you anway.

Learn capitalism,learn buisness ethics, learn how these companies work then come back.

Banks needed bailed otherwise the fallout would have been even more catastrophic it was a necessary evil, but still keep pushing the whole dime store morality jig.Trust me try starting out as a band, people like Lady Gaga get pampered and guys like Sylosis tour in an ancient van yet considered one of the best thrash acts around right now.I've just learned to understand these buisnesses exist to keep the masses happy, theres plenty other companies to buy off of if you feel they are more ethical instead of pushing an ancient hippy arguement just do what i do except i do it with music, just buy the CD's dont care what label makes it and just bloody enjoy it instead of whinging bout ethics.

Oh and for a second point, most major pubs are dubious when it comes to ethics im not defending EA in any sense but just made a point of pointing it out but you seem too stubborn much like the ram in your avatar yet Capcom this gens been far far far worse on disk day 1 dlc,needless re-releases of games,rebooting series that dont need it,RE6 and a plethorea of others...yet EA is somehow worse? nah it just seems like that arguement thats been around from the gamers who dont really understand buisness or industry.

Trust me i know crunch times, we get them i pull 12h shifts every other month for week's solid but i think ah well im getting a good pay in the end.

Still wanna have to conversion huh? Your the one failing b*tch got to love how people talk sh*t about you on the internet. All over some thing about me saying EA is the worst its called an opinion.HaloPimp978

Really? Who the hell do you think the people who are still playing BF3 are?Jebus213

Maybe they're gamers... genuinely enjoying the game? :shock:

[QUOTE="Jebus213"] Really? Who the hell do you think the people who are still playing BF3 are?Rocker6

Maybe they're gamers... genuinely enjoying the game? :shock:

Learn capitalism,learn buisness ethics, learn how these companies work then come back.

Banks needed bailed otherwise the fallout would have been even more catastrophic it was a necessary evil, but still keep pushing the whole dime store morality jig.Trust me try starting out as a band, people like Lady Gaga get pampered and guys like Sylosis tour in an ancient van yet considered one of the best thrash acts around right now.I've just learned to understand these buisnesses exist to keep the masses happy, theres plenty other companies to buy off of if you feel they are more ethical instead of pushing an ancient hippy arguement just do what i do except i do it with music, just buy the CD's dont care what label makes it and just bloody enjoy it instead of whinging bout ethics.

Oh and for a second point, most major pubs are dubious when it comes to ethics im not defending EA in any sense but just made a point of pointing it out but you seem too stubborn much like the ram in your avatar yet Capcom this gens been far far far worse on disk day 1 dlc,needless re-releases of games,rebooting series that dont need it,RE6 and a plethorea of others...yet EA is somehow worse? nah it just seems like that arguement thats been around from the gamers who dont really understand buisness or industry.

Trust me i know crunch times, we get them i pull 12h shifts every other month for week's solid but i think ah well im getting a good pay in the end. razgriz_101

[QUOTE="Shielder7"]28 work in a micro lab, so yes irony. I have a feeling everyone defending EA and other publishers unethical practices probably work in business, using the same logic that people defended the banks when they needed to be bailed out. Which makes sense, an unscrupulous person is going to defend unscrupulous practices.  I'm suggesting your opinion is wrong, an opinion can't be wrong just you're a bad person or more specific an unethical person. as ethical business practices seem to be taking a back seat these days.  Well thats the image I'm getting off you anway.Zeviander

[QUOTE="Jebus213"] Really? Who the hell do you think the people who are still playing BF3 are?Rocker6

Maybe they're gamers... genuinely enjoying the game? :shock: