Let me get this right, games that i have had for years. I now have to pay you monthly, or annually to enjoy anymore. I had origin, because your company demanded it, but at least they didn't charge me extra to play MY games. I think that if EA does not fix this quickly, I feel another class action coming your way.
There is not, nor have I heard anyone give, a good reason for a game overlay, one that benefits the players.
We may say what we like, EA and UBI are not idiots and between them produce some of the best games around. But, they are also in business to make money, and players come a distant second to that. New ideas, new games, new features are not easy to come by and sales are falling, so they are seeking new ways to keep the revenue coming in.
I've said this before, the reason for the overlay is money. It costs to produce it, and they don't do it without making a return on their investment, it's there to make $$. Anything else they tell us is pure BS. It wouldn't be quite so bad if the damn thing worked properly.
Bought a new machine? Swapped out a bigger hard drive? Added more memory? Great now start paying again.
Since Microsoft got away with the outrageous licencing agreements for their products (the PC is the licence holder and owns the software - not the PC owner) it seems companies like EA are slowly working towards a similar arrangement. Eventually, and I'm speculating here, we will not be able to transfer games to a new machine without payment because you don't own the software, the machine does.
No matter how much we moan, they know that in reality there is little to nothing we can do.
For that reason I've not played for nearly a year. I've given up playing/buying EA games. I'm not aware of any changes that will lure me back.
