SirChadlyOC Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Honestly, I think the online pass makes sense for all the reasons EA gives. Used sales hog their online resources without paying for it. This helps pay for it. I'm OK with that. However, I'm not a fan of Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network. I think that is a slightly different entity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion5182 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Honestly, I think the online pass makes sense for all the reasons EA gives. Used sales hog their online resources without paying for it. This helps pay for it. I'm OK with that.However, I'm not a fan of Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network. I think that is a slightly different entity. A better way to combat used sales would be to lower prices. Offer special editions at lower costs. They dont like used sales. Honestly i can understand that to a point but THIS is not the way to fix that. It will only revive the hatred many players have for EA as a company which honestly they dont need after finally putting a LOT of shit behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChadlyOC Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 A better way to combat used sales would be to lower prices. Offer special editions at lower costs. If they lowered prices, then the price of a used copy would lower, as well. Customers would still buy it used, but for less money than they'd buy the used copy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecilff2 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Honestly, I think the online pass makes sense for all the reasons EA gives. Used sales hog their online resources without paying for it. This helps pay for it. I'm OK with that. That doesn't make sense. The original user isn't using it anymore. Selling a used game does not mean there are now 2 users instead of 1(if it was, then that WOULD be piracy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B. Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Shit, pretty soon they're even going to make you pay for your alter egos. I'm out when they make automatic charges against the voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magewout Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Honestly, I think the online pass makes sense for all the reasons EA gives. Used sales hog their online resources without paying for it. This helps pay for it. I'm OK with that. Eh, when a gamer plays with a used copy, the original owner doesn't play it online anymore, so there's just as much online resources being used as before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 It sounds like EA doesn't want to invest in their network to assume that most copies are being used for online, even those that were traded in used and sold to another user. That's their prerogative, but seems kinda shady. What this will do though is force Gamestop to lower their used game prices for EA's games with online though - the end user probably won't see a difference in net price, just that Gamestop's extra $10 or whatever in profit will go to EA instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeCrusher Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Eh, when a gamer plays with a used copy, the original owner doesn't play it online anymore, so there's just as much online resources being used as before. EA is under the idea that if the seller of the game isn't gonna play it anymore and willing to sell it, then they would not be online playing the game at all anyway. So yeah, that is resource being used by someone other than the original buyer with a game on a shelf collecting dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote-Trickster Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 What this will do though is force Gamestop to lower their used game prices for EA's games with online though - the end user probably won't see a difference in net price, just that Gamestop's extra $10 or whatever in profit will go to EA instead. or that gamestop will charge the same price but might sell "EA codes" at their stores. seing how Gamestop is all for this, it's a likely outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion5182 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 If they lowered prices, then the price of a used copy would lower, as well. Customers would still buy it used, but for less money than they'd buy the used copy now. New guaranteed undamaged game for 50 Used possibly damaged game for 35 Who would you go with? New Guaranteed undamaged game for 60+tax Used possibly damaged game for 35 What would you go with. Gamefly is another group that gets hurt by this. I don't use their services but after a good run with netflix i'm giving them consideration. This hurts the wrong people at the wrong time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 What chad is saying is that if the game were $50, the used version would probably be $25, not $35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bahamut Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hey it's OA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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