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Re: Random Ramble: EA Abuses its Classics Again

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:24 this Saturday (GMT):
>
> Well, one classic IP, anyway. Poor "Command & Conquer" is getting
> another mobile version. And yes, it will be just as MTX infested as
> all the previous attempts. 

Dang, really?

> But that's not really what I wanted to talk about.
>
> So, I learned about C&C Legions yesterday. It's in the news because
> pre-registration is now underway. Whoop-de-doo, I can preregister for
> a mobile game. That's not going to happen. Still, the "Command &
> Conquer" franchise still has enough cachet for me to at least want to
> see what the game is about. I dutifully click on the link just so I
> can see what sort of game it is.
>
> I did not find out what sort of game it is. Not from the official
> website. 
>
> What is it with websites -especially websites for games- that fail to
> give you even the minimum amount of information about the product? All
> the official site had were some non-indicative screenshots and a few
> brief snippets of text ("command iconic units", "engage in real-time
> battles", "seize superweapons"). 
>
> I mean, you guys WANT me to buy the game, right? You WANT me to
> pre-register. You WANT me to buy the MTX. Give me a reason!
>
> I wish I could say this was only a problem with mobile games, or only
> with games from big-name publishers, but its increasingly common even
> for Indies and free mods! Too often I have to dig through a website
> -or, more often, visit some entirely different website- just to figure
> out what the game is about.
>
> Or I just turn around and decide to find a game that doesn't waste my
> time.
>
><sigh>
>
> Well, I still don't really know what sort of game "Command & Conquer:
> Legions" is going to be... but I don't really care. The little hints I
> could find -and their previous history- make it clear they're not
> offering anything I care about. But it's a shame that EA continues to
> mismanage their beloved IPs in every possible way.


Maybe they want to build hype by not revealing how bad it is? So people
build hope and stuff?
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