Is the Halloween update destined to be a huge disappointment?
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Forum Discussion
Two points I want to address that I see people saying a lot:
1. No one on my side is claiming that EA will bring the items back. We're claiming that "limited time only", does not, by the very definition of wording, mean "one time only". It's only the other side who is making a statement about what EA intends to do. Whether the limited time items ever return or not, that phrase will still NEVER mean "one time only".
2. My side argues that from a business standpoint EA would be dumb not to bring the items back. And this is correct as the new people will pay for them. Some from the opposing side argues that it would be a bad business move since no one will rush to buy limited time items if they believe they will return. This is false. People are still going to rush to buy them for 2 reasons: (1) They want them now, not in a year from now, and (2) They are not going to risk missing out of them on the CHANCE that it does return. EA never stated limited time content will always come back. With that being the case, people are not going to take the gamble.
Now, if someone wants to present a GOOD reason why they should stay gone (being immature about being exclusive or claiming that EA cannot come up with an inventive way to bring episode tie-ins back are not good reasons). Good reasons for bringing them are extra money for EA (which in turn leads to a longer game for us), it's not fair to screw over new people, there is almost no additional work or coding to make items accessible that have already been designed and implemented, etc.
1. No one on my side is claiming that EA will bring the items back. We're claiming that "limited time only", does not, by the very definition of wording, mean "one time only". It's only the other side who is making a statement about what EA intends to do. Whether the limited time items ever return or not, that phrase will still NEVER mean "one time only".
2. My side argues that from a business standpoint EA would be dumb not to bring the items back. And this is correct as the new people will pay for them. Some from the opposing side argues that it would be a bad business move since no one will rush to buy limited time items if they believe they will return. This is false. People are still going to rush to buy them for 2 reasons: (1) They want them now, not in a year from now, and (2) They are not going to risk missing out of them on the CHANCE that it does return. EA never stated limited time content will always come back. With that being the case, people are not going to take the gamble.
Now, if someone wants to present a GOOD reason why they should stay gone (being immature about being exclusive or claiming that EA cannot come up with an inventive way to bring episode tie-ins back are not good reasons). Good reasons for bringing them are extra money for EA (which in turn leads to a longer game for us), it's not fair to screw over new people, there is almost no additional work or coding to make items accessible that have already been designed and implemented, etc.
