Strategyking92 said:
If they were truely dedicated fans they would buy new though.. It's not EA's fault, as much as I hate them, that they make 0 $ on Used copies. At least this way they can fight used sales by having used owners re-purchase some portion of the game from them, meaning they can make at least a little bit of money. Sure, it might be upsetting to people like yourself, but at least they aren't requiring you to have to stay connected to the internet 24/7 if you want to play it.. If you don't want the little gift New buyers get, you don't have to get it. They are simply giving those who buy a new copy at 60$ or less a reward over someone who would pay 10-20 $ less for a used copy. This way, maybe new buyers won't feel ripped off after a couple weeks when the price starts to slowly go down.
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Didn't you read the earlier link on the Used game market... EA Does make money on used game sales... in that if it wasn't for a used game market... New sales would be lower... not higher.
Additionally, the problem is they are devalueing content that was available in the first game by doing it, since it was free in the first game, but now only free to some.
If they decided to just charge period for the new updates... people would be pissed because they were previously free.
If in the third game they decide to charge for all, nobody would really be pissed because they were extra anyway. This shows a clear devaluation of a part of the product that was once considered normal for this franchise.
