Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2/@comment-25546049-20151022195026/@comment-26633925-20151025061224

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Remember Mass Effect DLC controvercy? Forbes did a good article about this called "Why the Exploitation of Gamers is Our Own Damn Fault"

"What EA, and many of the other companies are doing, is a simple economic experiment. They know gamers are a loyal group, and they want to see just how far they can push you to shell out money for the “complete” experience of a game you love. The truth is, if items like map packs, DLC missions and pre-order bonuses didn’t sell, they wouldn’t exist. Plain and simple. With each new bold “affront” to gamers, these companies are testing the waters to see just how far they can go with an a-la-carte model. Do you think if no one had ever bought the first Call of Duty map pack, that they would have kept making more? Now the game sells $1B worth of $60 copies in two weeks, with every player knowing full well that twelve more maps will be coming in another three packs for an additional $45."

"All this said, there is a limit. Eventually companies will find a breaking point where they are simply taking too much away from games and charging too much on top of the original price so that it drives consumers away. As soon as the numbers stop adding up, the practice will reach a plateau. The problem is that we're not there yet, and though each new step forward takes us a little closer to that cutoff line, we simply haven't shown these companies that what they've done is truly that hurtful to us. If it was, these products and games simply would not sell, and the practice would be scaled back. And that isn't what's happening."

Companies want to make money. Simple as that. They test new ways of getting it, and if the customer bites the hook, then they go with that method. You don't blame McDonalds for making unhealthy food if the customers never complain about it. You just make more. If people really want EA to change their ways, they shouldn't go with the flow and curse under their breath.

Short answer is: Don't support this ****.