Over 3000 negative posts about Spore on Amazon
Hellyes:
OMG. It's an avalanche. As of right now, out of the 1,371 customer reviews on Amazon only 61 are above 2 stars. A google search with Spore, DRM, and Amazon produces 139,000 hits. There is tons of write ups about it all over the net.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2558
But, unfortunately, EA is so stubborn they'll totally ignore it. ::)
NothingToSee:
Quote from: Hellyes on 2008 September 09, 13:25:43
But, unfortunately, EA is so stubborn they'll totally ignore it. ::)
I read somewhere (may have been on PMBD) that EA made Amazon uk remove all the negative reviews. Seeing as the only review on Amazon UK is just one five star review, I can well believe it.
I also believe that there are similar cover-up tactics going on elsewhere. It stinks and I'm glad that Amazon.com aren't being cowed!
MidnightVoyager:
It's... kinda depressing to me.
Hey, they tried something different... and are being punished for something that the idea people probably had no control over. Just the stupid corporate morans. I'm afraid that this will be interpreted as "Trying something different = bad" and "New ways of doing things in games = bad" by the people who can't see past "SecuROM stops piracy, no, really" in the first place. It seems like they will blame it on anything other than SecuROM.
Pythia:
There are no reviews at all for Spore now on Amazon.co.uk. However the tags for the game are quite interesting.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Arts-Spore-Mac-DVD/dp/B000FN7K2S/ref=pd_ts_vg_h__1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames
Subversion FTW
Zazazu:
Quote from: MidnightVoyager on 2008 September 09, 14:33:21
It's... kinda depressing to me.
Hey, they tried something different... and are being punished for something that the idea people probably had no control over. Just the stupid corporate morans. I'm afraid that this will be interpreted as "Trying something different = bad" and "New ways of doing things in games = bad" by the people who can't see past "SecuROM stops piracy, no, really" in the first place. It seems like they will blame it on anything other than SecuROM.
They may try. However, EA has proven that they will ignore or naysay anything presented to them against their use of DRM...specifically SecuROM. To me, this means that the only way they will listen up is if it hits them in their pocketbooks.
Ok. Fine. No money for them.
But then you have the problem: How does EA know why they are getting less money? So what if a few people have written them letters or emailed them. Everyone knows that pissed off people are more vocal, so it's quite possible that they only lost a few hundred/thousand sales to continued use of SecuROM. So what if they see posts around forums from fans saying they are pirating the game due to the DRM? Everyone knows they are just thieves anyways, looking for any excuse.
You make it so obvious they can't help to see that their use of the DRM is affecting not only long-time fans who would normally buy the product, but also prospectives who see this information freely shared at the point where they would be making their purchase. And you do it somewhere very, very public.
This campaign is extremely obvious. It's also extremely effective. Who doesn't glance at the rating for something before purchasing? When seeing a low rating, who doesn't glance at the comments?
MidnightVoyager, it's always the idea people who get punished for the decisions the "suits" make. This is the world we live in. While it's not fair, it's nothing new.
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