Glitch Acceptance

So it may just be me, but it has become practice over the years to point out glitches in the new NHL game every year. This bothers me to no end. Why is it ok for a company to release a game littered with glitches and then becomes a joke practice to point them out. How do some of these which can be honestly found with simple product testing make it through to the final production of the game. Also some of these glitches themselves are pointed out when players have access to the demo and they still make it into the final version of the game.

Now if EA patched these glitches in a respectable manner then maybe I would let it go, but that is rarely the case and they would rather release DLC content or consider them acceptable occurrences for the duration of the game.

Now I solved my issue with this years ago when I decided to stop buying games from EA sports division, but even with a vocal fan base being on the company every year with this they still release games littered with glitches, bugs, and crashes. As gamers we have tried the approach of reporting bugs, have tried to speak on forums or customer service. Truthfully the only way they will listen is if we force them to fix them and stop allowing them to release games that are obviously not release worthy.

Why is it sports games get a pass? Do you not remember the uproar with AC:Unity and the multi player? When was the last time something like that happened with a sports game? I don't know never. It has become common practice to let your normal gaming attitude give sports games a pass, and I for one think it needs to stop now.

Guest Play

When you thought EA couldn't do anything else to piss you of they find a way to do it. One of the best features ever added to EA sports games and been removed from the current generation. Guest Play. Let's be honest if you have played EA sports games you know that the single player is a season is some form or another which is the same every time. Why? Because the actual sport doesn't change from year to year that much. So most of the fun was playing with someone else. This changed when online play became a thing and you were then able to play against others all around the world and was made even better when guest play was introduced. You could play with that buddy of yours in the same room against another pair of people online. It made the online experience that much more fun.

Sadly those days appear to be coming to an end. In the current generation FIFA game this feature has been removed. You are no longer able to play with someone else in the guest play online mode. Why? Well EA has been pretty quiet on this subject but it really comes down to money. They don't want people playing the most played feature, which is online play for free. Essentially they don't like that buddy of yours sitting in  your room somewhere not having paid for their game playing online for free. This is a way to force them to get their copy if they want online play.

EA wants you to be anti social so they can make more money off their audience. When I was a kid there was not many things better than playing some games with my friends when I got older doing so online made it even more fun. Part of the reason people still play consoles over PCs is you can play with others in the same room. How long till they remove this? You may think that is nuts but removing one of the most played features out of greed seemed pretty crazy to me also.

EA keeps giving me more and more reasons to not support them and its sad because they really were one of my favourites when I was growing up. Crazy how times change.