Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

[unununium]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

I didn´t know that we could use an image.

EA and Dice condone this kind of image if we have a legal copy?

You're legally entitled to make yourself a full backup, then again you might be violating the DMCA by bypassing copy protection so who knows. I don't see why EA/DICE would care since you aren't making them lose money.

[firezip]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

I keep my cd's in a Napster cd case. I also use a mini image. The only time I use the disks are to install.

[TrenchDigger]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

OMG, another EA is taking all your money thread. People will try to blame EA/DICE for everything. Wake up people! There are about 1.2 gazillion of those exact style cases being used by many many other companies and people all around the world without incident. How hard is it to figure out how to use the simple mechanism that consists of 2 plastics levers? Monkeys could figure it out without breaking the discs. The guy who wrote the article should be beaten with the DVD cases till he passes out.

[imported_Rico]

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[imported_extremepilot]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

this article is sad

your avatar is sad tehehe :laugh: just kidding

[big_sammy_b]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

All you need is your cd key everything else u need can be found online. :)

[Miniman]

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my bf2 disc is broke, and i phones up Ea

£10 for a replacement. screw that, im using a minimage :) :o miniman uses a minimage

[TrenchDigger]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

my bf2 disc is broke, and i phones up Ea

£10 for a replacement. screw that, im using a minimage :) :o miniman uses a minimage

why should EA pay for your broken disc? Did they come to your house and break it?

[Sir. MatDef]

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If he'd just used a mini image he wouldn't have had this problem.

[IVfluids]

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Instead of typing up a three page article, the author could have googled for a mini-image . Talk about complaining of anything these days.

the mini-image isn't going to do sh*t for him if the next patch breaks his game and he needs to do a clean install.

not like EA would ever release a patch that doesn't f*ck someones game install up :laugh:

[Harmor]

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The solution, is to make the client free to download, but you pay for your account (username/password), to play.

MMORPGs like Lineage 2 and EVE Online already do that.

That means if you want to play Singleplayer, CO-OP, or a LAN game you would still need to log into your account.

The problem with this model is that companies usually make it a subscription (monthy/yearly), fee instead of a fixed price.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

The solution, is to make the client free to download, but you pay for your account (username/password), to play.

MMORPGs like Lineage 2 and EVE Online already do that.

That means if you want to play Singleplayer, CO-OP, or a LAN game you would still need to log into your account.

The problem with this model is that companies usually make it a subscription (monthy/yearly), fee instead of a fixed price.

Or it could be like the system valve uses, it ties your cd-key to a steam account, all you have to do is log in to access and download/play all of your purchased games.

[wootoow]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

I guess i'm in the minority that still likes going to the store and buying a hardcopy.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: Another way to milk the cow? Go EA

I guess i'm in the minority that still likes going to the store and buying a hardcopy.

I still like to do that too, I just like to know that if I mangle my discs (which is almost guaranteed) it won't matter because I can just redownload the whole game.

[rha600]

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there's not a gaming company out there that's worth a ****. look at the patch that caused all these problems. how can a company put something out like that without testing it first? you can't tell me they did any kind of testing, or they did and just didn't care that they had all the crash problems. novalogic was another classic one for this. they would put out a game with so many glitches you couldn't play it. then to fix the problem they would put out a new game for everyone to buy. instead of putting out 4 or 5 expansion packs try fixing ALL the problems first. This is why I really don't feel back for these guys when I hear about people downloading games for free on those P2P programs.