Your "argument" doesn't really do anything to address the fact that there is advertising in the game that I (hypothetically) paid for. This is just as obtrusive as all the other anti-features that are included. It doesn't matter that it's optional, the fact is I (didn't) pay for a game to be a advertising platform. Those resources could have been spent on making the game more stable. That is true whether I choose to use the feature or not.
UnoriginalGuy|13 years ago
Actually it completely addresses that point.
The advertising is OPTIONAL. If you don't want it in the game you "paid for" then don't install it.
What part of that don't you understand? Don't want it? Don't install it.
> This is just as obtrusive as all the other anti-features that are included.
Something you have to manually go to EA's web-site, download, and then manually build in your city is "intrusive?" What?
> It doesn't matter that it's optional, the fact is I (didn't) pay for a game to be a advertising platform.
But you do pay for the internet, cable TV, Netflix, Hulu Plus, going to the movie theatre, buying DVDs/BluRays, and many MANY other things which essentially open you up to be advertised to.
The fact that it is opt-in actually makes it less invasive than many of the things I listed. Most of those aren't opt-in and aren't avoidable without piracy.
IheartApplesDix|13 years ago
That is not true in the slightest, even if it were, it has nothing to do with this topic. besides you still really haven't addressed the issue directly. Instead you're just attacking those who are complaining.
The fact remains that the money spent on entertainment was diverted into fund raising, diluting the product. This is a breach of the trust I place (hahaha) in EA. It shows me that my interests are not their interests and I should avoid doing business with them. They aren't spending money on making new entertaining experiences (obviously).