Mean spirited company?
(sorry it's long :D)
It appears as tho EA has turned in to a mean spirited company, perhaps it always has been. NHL seems to want to aggravate its customer base. I'm quite sure the EA corp supports virtuous initiatives like Anti-Bullying, safe working spaces, etc. This is commendable. Yet, why does it not treat it's customers with the same mindset. Instead, the perception is quite the opposite. In my 8 years of playing HUT, i've seen a deteriation in the quality of the experience. We are now faced with time limits in HUT Moments now. Why? Were people having too much success, too quick? who cares. EA didn't like the old days of squad battles where one could score 100 goals, so they fixed it. The company seems to program based on what the community is doing instead of trying to make a competent game. The customer base now is forced to grip the controller extremely hard, sweat out things it shouldn't have to. Back to the safe space comment. EA does not provide a safe space for its customers. This game is aggravating. EA has made a mockery of professional players, across all leagues. Passes don't go where they are supposed to, questionable programming displayed all over the place more often then not. I'm just wondering, at what point does the company care about their users experience, and where FUN comes in to the list of priorities. I had an epiphany a couple months ago, are they making a single player game? I believe the answer is yes. Why? No one knows the numbers, but if you're making single player game, just tell us and we'll move on. It would explain a lot if that was the case. We need an online, competitive game worthy of watching and praising the winners. We have lost that. I'll stop here as i'm rambling, but i'll end with this. I do not enjoy yelling at my screen. This happens when expectations to do meet reality. Please try to come close to our expectaitons.
