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Article #26991Re: Do not buy Electronic Arts Games - 356
From: Bob W.
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:27
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:27
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Why don't you do us a favor and stop posting this crap multiple times a day? You made your point on the first couple posts. Now you are just proving that your opinion isn't worth the effort. Bob W. "satan" <satan@hellwantsyou.org> wrote in message news:btoif6$24h$1@yeppa.connect.com.au... > > > First and foremost as a general rule before buying > a game you should look on the package to see if it > uses GameSpy and if that is the case drop it like a hot potato, > because you are asking for trouble. > > Look you do not have to take my word for it, > just look how GameSpy handles security issues when > it is notified about it, follow the links and > take some time to read them, and if you are > > concerned about your computer security stay away > from the games that are using GameSpy. > > http://aluigi.altervista.org/misc/75395-1.pdf > http://aluigi.altervista.org/papers/castleoflies.txt > > With respect to your individual privacy, again, > you should ask GameSpy to see if their product is > in compliance with European Union Privacy legislation, > no prizes given for your guess. > Simple question for the managers from GameSpy: > > Does your product comply with the existing European Union > privacy legislation and for that matter where I live, Australia? > > Why not? > > And who is to blame for it, Electronic Arts for distributing > a product which does not comply with the law of the land. > I am looking forward to the answer from the > Office of the Attorney General. > > Now, with respect Electronic Arts, the only product that I own > is C&C Generals and C&C Generals Zero Hour and they suck big time. > > Look, in solo play, I have to admit it, the game plays > quite well, reasonable AI, however the gameplay user > interface is a rip-off from World War 3 Black Gold, > where is the compliance with U.S. Copyrights in that. > > If you consider playing the game online, forget it, > I have ADSL 512K, and there are times when the game speed > drops to less than 1 (one) frame per second, and Electronic Arts > tries to blame the ISPs of the individuals, ha, do it again > Electronic Art because I can see class legal action. > > What you should look for before deciding to buy an Electronic Arts product, > is user interface, the metric of this is quite simple, > if you have to go through more than two screens in order to play > any feature of the game, then, forget it, they are using splash screens > in order to hide the poor performance of the game. > > Before you buy, try to get the trial version of the game, > if you are happy with it by all means go and throw your money > away, however, make sure that the trial version supports online gaming, > because if it doesn't, it is most likely that the online feature of > the game is crap as it is the case with C&C Generals and C&C Generals Zero > Hour. > Check to see if after you quit the game it leaves any garbage > in the memory, because if it does it is most likely that > it will affect the overall performance of your computer > until you restart your computer. > > On the other hand if are a owner of the crap, you have all my sympathy. > > > >
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