Comments on: AE Battlefield Heroes ‘free’ online

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:15:35 +0000

“they will claim the ads help to control costs”

But they never do. EA shits out $50 games with ads in them.

By: Another Mike out there

Another Mike out there — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:55:28 +0000

Weeel, while I am not familiar with the details of the game allegedly being ripped off from Valve’s TF2, I really don’t mind the trade-off of advertising in exchange for free games…but my usual (usually correct) sense of pessimism tells me that down the road, when we are all conditioned to the presence of loads of ads in our games, they will begin charging again but leave in the ads…much like we have become accustomed to them in nearly every other facet of our consumer experience. Of course, they will claim the ads help to control costs. They might, but we wouldn’t know anyway.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:00:43 +0000

It is a fucking ripoff of TF2

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:27:05 +0000

EA is a cancer of the videogame industry and must be boycotted. This game is a total ripoff of Valve’s Team Fortress 2.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:25:33 +0000

With the amount of advertising on TV today the cable companies should be paid to broadcast the channels and all the consumer should have to pay for is line maintenance.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:09:06 +0000

> cable TV, satellite, newspapers, magazines, DVDs, some console games, movies in theaters

In many of these cases, commercials partially subsidize the cost, which lets them offer a lower price. Those magazines for women are using high-quality colour printing and two thirds of the printing area are filled with commercials.

The line between subsidy and outright abuse is fine though.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:32:37 +0000

“However, when you see ‘free’ attached to a corporate offering, you know it really means the ‘product,’ whatever it is, will come loaded with advertising.”

As opposed to PAYING for commercials, like you do with cable TV, satellite, newspapers, magazines, DVDs, some console games, movies in theaters, and probably other things I forgot to mention.