EA should be forced to pay a prorated refund for all inaccessible game content relative to the original purchase price
it is in no way clearly presented at the time of purchase that a large portion of the game will be inaccessible
this is an absolute joke - there is no justification
this stinks as bad as when everything got pulled off of steam
EA StaffFollowing that logic, it is also for the parents to evaluate what parts of the game are accessible online or offline - the packaging states the EULA and the age requirements that need to be met in order to play online. The description on the website also states that the Season Pass features 16 additional multiplayer maps.
Not to say that Battlefront is not multiplayer-focused, since that is the main focus of the first game - but the feedback was heard and many things based off of that feedback were implemented in Battlefront II, first and foremost the Campaign, so I'm really looking forward to it.
Fair enough, however the problem is that kids 10-16 are really the target audience for this game and often (including my kids) have saved up their money to buy the game. The reality of this situation is that all of my kids friends are just playing on adult accounts to get around the issue, which kind of defeats the entire purpose of parental controls, doesn't it?
Common sense is that EA should follow the Xbox one parental permissions model.
Seems to me there is unnecessary corporate interference over parental choice. Xbox one provides intelligent granular control over which games and features kids are able to access - why does EA feel the need to interfere? There is certainly no legal need to restrict access to this degree - just inherit the Xbox One parental permissions and be done with it. The inflexible policy of locking down accounts to an xbox gamertag is another extension of this policy and only makes matter worse. Why does it matter which EA account I link to a gamertag?
I fail to understand why EA continues to alienate gamers - they should stop trying to tell everyone how and where to play a game. Put games back on Steam - why on earth would EA want to limit distribution channels and sales? Leave player and parental choice alone.
