EA Data Logging - Ambitions & Patch
Buzzler:
Quote from: Sigmund on 2010 June 03, 21:18:44
Are you trying to ask an obvious question here? It matters because player information being collected in a less-than-forthcoming manner.
So if a guy beats you down and rapes you, can things really get worse if he asks you to take a peek in your wallet afterwards?
Quote from: wizard_merlin on 2010 June 03, 23:36:24
If this were true, the game would be so much better than it is.
Judging by the sims forums out there, TS3 is precisely what the majority of players want.
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If they REALLY want to know about peoples playing habits to better tailor the game, all they would have to do is run an on-line survey asking people what they want.
Surveys are nowhere as conclusive as a code-generated analysis. That is a fact.
Sigmund:
Quote from: Buzzler on 2010 June 05, 15:57:25
So if a guy beats you down and rapes you, can things really get worse if he asks you to take a peek in your wallet afterwards?
Jesus Christ, your response makes absolutely no sense. Are you taking the position that, because EA has already fucked over some of its users, it's okay if it goes ahead and fucks over the rest too?
Buzzler:
Quote from: Sigmund on 2010 June 05, 18:08:46
Are you taking the position that, because EA has already fucked over some of its users, it's okay if it goes ahead and fucks over the rest too?
You just don't get it, do you? When a user allows his game behavior getting logged, they already have all the most confidential data from this specific user they can get. For the users they already fuck, the optional data logging doesn't make the matter any more serious. For the users who don't let themselves getting fucked, it's no concern anyway.
Sigmund:
No, I'm getting the feeling that you're missing the point here. The issue is that they are logging player data and being extremely vague about it. If this thread didn't exist, how many people would even know it was happening? Nowhere on the official website is it covered, and the only mention of it in the game is buried in the EULA. The option is enabled by default when it loads, and nowhere in game does it specify what this data even consists of. When EA is intentionally cryptic about something, that should be a red flag to players.
Yes, the majority of MATYians are smart enough to keep the game from connecting to the internet. But by determining what it is that EA wants to log, this gives a us a better idea of where they are looking to go in the future. Saying, "well, some people are already screwed anyway" is irrelevant.
Grimma:
Quote from: Buzzler on 2010 June 05, 15:57:25
So if a guy beats you down and rapes you, can things really get worse if he asks you to take a peek in your wallet afterwards?
Your analogy not only makes zero sense, it is SUPER fucking offensive. Being raped is not the same as EA not doing what you want them to do. At WORST that's like paying a prostitute and getting no sex/bad sex for yo moneh.
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