There CFO has made some of the dumbest comments recently. They make it too easy lol.
Completely derailing this thread has given me a sense of pride and accomplishment.
There CFO has made some of the dumbest comments recently. They make it too easy lol.
The College Football Playoffs really should be expanded to 8 teams. I’m not sure how the logistics would work out, but if they were to make it 5 spots for the Power 5 conference champs and then 3 at large bids, they could eliminate the OSU/Bama drama. And the OSU/PSU drama from last year.
Can't have loses like OSU had and expect to make it.
Can you detail a thread dedicated to the discussion of whatever you want?Completely derailing this thread has given me a sense of pride and accomplishment.
The post was moved from the AHL thread.Can you detail a thread dedicated to the discussion of whatever you want?
The post was moved from the AHL thread.
Deviating course for a couple of posts is usually fine, but EA/loot box/BF2 a big issue currently and the discussion seemed to be gaining momentum as an independent topic. This is the place to give it room to grow should people wish to continue down that path.I argue it was on topic. The AHL team is doing Star Wars night, and then Star Wars was discussed.
Deviating course for a couple of posts is usually fine, but EA/loot box/BF2 a big issue currently and the discussion seemed to be gaining momentum as an independent topic. This is the place to give it room to grow should people wish to continue down that path.
Personally, I've been steering clear of EA for a long time. My wife bought Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2, but I haven't touched an EA game besides that one since NHL 95. I'm glad that this controversy is making big waves, and I hope that it leads to a shift in the landscape moving forward. Consumers have been far too tolerant of this exploitative nonsense, IMO.
Something interesting no one here has mentioned...the last major league pitching coach Mikolas had before jumping leagues was Mike Maddux. IDK if that is THE reason we signed him for 2 years, but you have to think it is A reason.Yelich is a highly underrated player on a fantastic contract. I would be willing to entertain any Cardinals prospect in a potential deal for him.
As for Mikolas... Eh, why not. It's just a two-year commitment for not that much money and that could fill a need. Even if he doesn't work out as a starter, he could be a valuable arm out of the bullpen.
all the afkers on battlefront 2 is funny as hell to watch LMAO
you know your progression system is screwed when people afk on a CASUAL shooter. That sort of things should only happen on MMOs
IMO they want to pander to less skilled gamers and little kids. that why everyone gets the same rewards roughly. plus this way it makes the grind longer for EVERYONE, increasing the odds that they buy crystals with real money down the road.Yeah I saw a video of a guy in Heros vs Villians (4v4), and 3 of his teammates were doing the rubberband cheat. Just annoying at that point, but I don't really blame them for doing it.
I mean, is it that difficult to have rewards based on actual in-game performance, and make someone that would have an end game score where they clearly didn't do anything earn almost nothing? If the only points to your score are being killed, then you don't get a reward. Then have a credit multiplier based on where you end up on the overall rankings of the game.
IMO they want to pander to less skilled gamers and little kids. that why everyone gets the same rewards roughly. plus this way it makes the grind longer for EVERYONE, increasing the odds that they buy crystals with real money down the road.
its basically a socialist system ingame. spreading the wealth instead of rewarding the people carrying the team. modern gaming is pretty much dead a this point lol. every game has to have loot crates, be a boring lifeless open world or leave content out so they can put it in the "season pass"
There are so many Facebook GMs going ballistic over Mikolas talking about how he sucks and DeWitt is being cheap. We're willing to take on more than 250 million of Stanton's contract but he's totally cheap right?
I'm going to wait and see how the entire offseason goes before judging. Mikolas seems like a decent buy low candidate though.
That's goofy. Why would anybody be upset about this? It's not like signing Mikolas impacts the ability to get Stanton. And if Stanton doesn't sign in St. Louis, it's not going to be DeWitt's fault that Stanton didn't waive his NTC for St. Louis.
Mikolas isn't some pointless, low hanging fruit type signing either. He is potentially a mid-rotation starter, and there have been other guys who came back from Japan at his age and put up really good seasons in the MLB (Colby Lewis comes to mind).
It would be so much nicer to make it simply conference champs like that (and a couple at large). I'd throw one spot to the best Group of 5 team.The College Football Playoffs really should be expanded to 8 teams. I’m not sure how the logistics would work out, but if they were to make it 5 spots for the Power 5 conference champs and then 3 at large bids, they could eliminate the OSU/Bama drama. And the OSU/PSU drama from last year.
you are right, it wouldnt have gained traction if not for star wars, in specific, disney for stepping in and telling EA to knock it the hell off.It's amazing to me how quickly this all gained traction because it happened to a Star Wars game. I think if this had occurred to any other IP, I don't know that it gains the same traction.
As far as the points/rewards system, it's definitely a flawed system. If you're the defenders and you win the match before the attackers can even get past the 1st point, you don't get more credits. You actually hurt yourselves by winning quickly. I really think the credit system is based on how long it takes to play the match. Plus, why did it move to 1st through 5th positions now in the end screen? What happened so showcasing who played the objective more, who killed more, who assisted more, etc.? I didn't see a problem with that or rewarding players based on that. I am on board with bleedblue1223. It should be more of a merit system and in game performance when it comes to rewards.
EA will NEVER get a dime out of me for loot boxes. The only reason I have bought any recent EA games was because I love Star Wars and I love the Mass Effect series (thanks for f**king that up to EA). So far, they have ruined those IPs for me. Hopefully, they start listening to their developers more and maybe there won't be the backlash they have been receiving.