Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

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  • The Question
    #76
    Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

    Donkey when the NWO starts with battlefield we will be sure to give your life to the EA CEO.

    Face it hoss it is false advertising. No company can get away with it. A good example would be the people who sued microsoft for their xbox systems dropping dead after a few months or was it a year.. Well if you were one of those people would you say Oh well, so what meh?

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      • Donkey
        #77
        Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

        Originally posted by gunner.b0b
        Well instead of jacking off about us all why dont you as the guru enlighten us all with you wisdom instead of attitude? I mean you have something to put forward that none of us know about? thats quite obviously all knowing that us uneducated low lifes have missed?

        My bets are the game works fine for you eh?
        Ok jackass well you see first off all those things you talk about that EA falsely advertised where in the pre-production stage to begin with... Second if you wanted to charge EA with false advertising on this well then you would basically have to sue/fine every company in the world...I mean do you really think the "PUMP" makes you a better basketball player??????

        And yes the game does work fine for me...well except for that damn AT Mine TK BS...

        Oh and the FTC is the only one that has the authority to enforce the FTC act which handles false advertising.

        You would have to submit under the Lanham Act and prove among other things whether or not that this false advertising caused you injuries due to the deceptivness...Im sorry but there not beeing a hovercraft in the game does not cause anyone personal injury

        By personal injury I do not mean physical, one could argue monetary but if you have played the game. Which can be tracked btw...then you just nullified your complaint.

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          • Donkey
            #78
            Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

            Originally posted by The Question
            Donkey when the NWO starts with battlefield we will be sure to give your life to the EA CEO.

            Face it hoss it is false advertising. No company can get away with it. A good example would be the people who sued microsoft for their xbox systems dropping dead after a few months or was it a year.. Well if you were one of those people would you say Oh well, so what meh?
            It is not false advertising my friend...but keep living your pipe dream I hope in never never land everything works out

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              • gunner.b0b
                #79
                Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                Originally posted by SuperDonkey
                And yes the game does work fine for me...well except for that damn AT Mine TK BS...
                Nuff said ..., and how would you feel if you were one of the many who now cant play bf2 because of the 1.03 patch? which was infact supposed to "improve" player experience?

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                  • mrbucket
                    #80
                    Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                    This is off the FTC site:


                    REQUIREMENT I: SECTION 102 OF THE MAGNUSON- MOSS ACT.

                    Written warranties must be titled "full" or "limited" As explained on p. 5, this requirement applies to warranties on products costing more than $10.

                    "Full Warranty" means the coverage meets the federal minimum standards for comprehensive warranties, while "Limited Warranty" means the coverage does not.

                    You must be able to demonstrate that any duties you impose are reasonable. Requiring customers to return a registration card is an unreasonable duty that is not allowed in a full warranty 116 C.FR. §700.ó(b)}.


                    This is an example of a full warranty. It specifies that the customer has a right to a replacement or a refund if repairs are not possible.

                    Notice that this full warranty does not cover every type of defect in the product.

                    This is an example of a limited warranty. It is limited because there are requirements that the customer pay labor and postage charges, and that the customer return a registration card.

                    This is a multiple warranty that is part full and part limited. The initial two-year full warranty spells out that the customer has a right to a refund or a replacement. The remainder of the warranty is limited because it covers only parts and not labor.


                    This part full and part limited multiple warranty is a pro rata warranty-- one which provides a refund or credit that decreases during the life of the product according to a formula. Notice that the formula is carefully spelled out. The warranty specifies that during the initial period of full coverage the customer has a right to a replacement or a refund. The remainder of the warranty is limited because the customer can get only a partial credit.

                    Titling Written Warranties as "Full" or "Limited"

                    The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act requires that every written warranty on a consumer product that costs more than $10 have a title that says the warranty is either "full" or "limited" (The Act calls these titles "designations.") The title is intended to provide consumers, at a glance, with a key to some of the important terms and conditions of a warranty.

                    The title "full warranty" is a shorthand message to consumers that the coverage meets the Act's standards for comprehensive warranty coverage. Similarly, the title "limited warranty" alerts consumers that the coverage does not meet at least one of the Act's standards, and that the coverage is less than "full" under the Act.

                    What the Terms "Full" and "Limited" Mean Determining whether your warranty is a "full" or a "limited" warranty is not difficult. If each of the following five statements is true about your warranty's terms and conditions, it is a "full" warranty:

                    You do not limit the duration of implied warranties.
                    You provide warranty service to anyone who owns the product during the warranty period; that is, you do not limit coverage to first purchasers.
                    You provide warranty service free of charge, including such costs as returning the product or removing and reinstalling the product when necessary.
                    You provide, at the consumer's choice, either a replacement or a full refund if, after a reasonable number of tries, you are unable to repair the product.
                    You do not require consumers to perform any duty as a precondition for receiving service, except notifying you that service is needed, unless you can demonstrate that the duty is reasonable



                    There is some good stuff in there.......

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                      • The Question
                        #81
                        Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                        Well when I think about it the xbox false advertising is not that.

                        That was more of crappy product, cheap labor, screwing up on the consumers.

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                          • The Question
                            #82
                            Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                            How long is warranties on all forms of software, games, music, and all that? Because I can't find my Battlefield 2 manual..

                            Oh and I'm checking that site now.

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                              • str8_westcoast
                                #83
                                Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                close this thread. ITS STUPID!!

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                                  • The Question
                                    #84
                                    Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                    Sorry but this topic is not against the rules, not causing you any internal pain, and could very well help you later on with your gaming needs. Besides the public here seems to be living with it.

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                                      • mrbucket
                                        #85
                                        Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                        Just ignore them, if they dont want any assistance, thats fine.

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                                          • The Question
                                            #86
                                            Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                            I swear if I don't stop looking at all these laws I'm going to transform into a lawyer tonight lol.

                                            MUST FIND LOOP HOLE!!!

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                                              • mrbucket
                                                #87
                                                Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                                The BBB will do just fine if enough people take 2 min. of there time to complain. It's amazing how fast things like this snowball into an actual remedy. Plus no-one want's to be "under investigation" for sub-standard trading practices.

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                                                  • SmilingRaccoon
                                                    #88
                                                    Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                                    Theres a simple anwser to this, just dont buy ea games unless youve played them before or friends say they are good. Dont trust sequals or reviews since they are mostly wrong. (By sequals I mean saying KOTOR was awsome so KOTOR 2 must be)

                                                    Even if you were to sue EA, theres no much a person can do asides boycot their products. But then again how good can a company be in court when its own employees sue them multiple times.

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                                                      • The Question
                                                        #89
                                                        Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                                        Guys if this does not work out or if EA snipes us for some reason. I want you all to know it was a pleasure working with you all on the not so most important case in the world but one of lesser important ones for the gaming world.

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                                                          • The Question
                                                            #90
                                                            Re: Has EA broken any consumer protection laws?

                                                            Originally posted by SmilingRaccoon
                                                            Theres a simple anwser to this, just dont buy ea games unless youve played them before or friends say they are good. Dont trust sequals or reviews since they are mostly wrong. (By sequals I mean saying KOTOR was awsome so KOTOR 2 must be)

                                                            Even if you were to sue EA, theres no much a person can do asides boycot their products. But then again how good can a company be in court when its own employees sue them multiple times.
                                                            WHAT?!! back that up two steps! What do you mean their own employees sued them? Why?

                                                            Oh and I'm part of People for the Ethical Treatment of Gamers lol.

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