Sims 3 - Epic Fail for EA

Onkel Neal · 06-03-09, 07:47 AM

My daughter saved her money to buy this game, we loaded it and cannot play it, getting a disk authentication failure.

Sweet. Checked the EA Sims 3 forum, LOTS of people with the same problem.

What's distrurbing, many of these people claim to be buying a second copy of the game, either from a store or a digital download, in a frantic effort to get their Sims fix. I hate to see a company rewarded with increased sales due to a showstopper like this.

Fincuan · 06-03-09, 08:14 AM

Way to go EA

I'm sorry for the trouble and disappointment they caused to you and your daughter, but I'm certainly not sorry for the company. Judging by the forums they might indeed have slight problems with the copy protectoion...

edit: A-ha, it looks like this is yet another DRM-problem that can be solved with a no-cd crack. Link is in the thread linked above, page three.

HunterICX · 06-03-09, 08:19 AM

A fine example when Copy protection doesn't hurt the pirates, only the paying customers.

HunterICX

Oberon · 06-03-09, 08:35 AM

Ah, EA will they ever learn?

(rhetorical question)

Dowly · 06-03-09, 08:36 AM

Haha, EA really is an unique company when it comes to finding ways to piss off their customers.

Raptor1 · 06-03-09, 08:38 AM

The stupidity of EA continues...

ajrimmer42 · 06-03-09, 08:38 AM

One of them situations where downloading the game from a torrent site is a lot less messing about than buying it lol

Not that I'm condoning illegal downloads mind you.

Onkel Neal · 06-03-09, 08:55 AM

Yeah. Major screwup by EA, Sims is one of their best revenue generators, and they are not making any visible efforts to address it.

FIREWALL · 06-03-09, 10:15 AM

EA's not stupid we are.

Raptor1 · 06-03-09, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

EA's not stupid we are.

EA is stupid, they're taking advantage of similarly stupid people and the rest of us have to suffer

I'm sure profits would be a lot higher for EA if they did not have the DRM, as Hunter pointed out, the only people it's hurting are the paying customers

FIREWALL · 06-03-09, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

EA is stupid, they're taking advantage of similarly stupid people and the rest of us have to suffer

I'm sure profits would be a lot higher for EA if they did not have the DRM, as Hunter pointed out, the only people it's hurting are the paying customers

Sorry that you don't have a clue.

Dowly · 06-03-09, 11:27 AM

Well, please enlighten us Firewall.

Tachyon · 06-03-09, 01:05 PM

Guess how much it will cost to purchase all the items for TS3 from the EA store? 275$. That's right, Two Hundred and Seventy Five dollars

, way beyond the retail price tag of around 50$

I heard that The Sims 3 has very few hairstyles/clothing compared to TS2 , not to mention the dismal amount of objects (furniture, electronics e.t.c) in the game. These marketing schemes by Evil Arts need to be stopped.

FIREWALL · 06-03-09, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Well, please enlighten us Firewall.

Sorry but, I can't think that slow.

Falkirion · 06-03-09, 06:29 PM

Ah EA, ruining a great franchise with all this DRM/Pirate proofing bull.

I haven't touched an EA game since Spore came out. I wish I hadn't bought it now, its just a game sitting on my harddrive doing nothing. Got to the space stage and never progressed any further.

06-03-09, 07:47 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Sims 3 - Epic Fail for EA My daughter saved her money to buy this game, we loaded it and cannot play it, getting a disk authentication failure. Sweet. Checked the EA Sims 3 forum, LOTS of people with the same problem. What's distrurbing, many of these people claim to be buying a second copy of the game, either from a store or a digital download, in a frantic effort to get their Sims fix. I hate to see a company rewarded with increased sales due to a showstopper like this. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-03-09, 08:19 AM	#3
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	A fine example when Copy protection doesn't hurt the pirates, only the paying customers. HunterICX __________________

06-03-09, 08:38 AM	#6
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The stupidity of EA continues... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

06-03-09, 08:38 AM	#7
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	One of them situations where downloading the game from a torrent site is a lot less messing about than buying it lol Not that I'm condoning illegal downloads mind you. __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

06-03-09, 08:55 AM	#8
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Yeah. Major screwup by EA, Sims is one of their best revenue generators, and they are not making any visible efforts to address it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-03-09, 08:14 AM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Way to go EA I'm sorry for the trouble and disappointment they caused to you and your daughter, but I'm certainly not sorry for the company. Judging by the forums they might indeed have slight problems with the copy protectoion... edit: A-ha, it looks like this is yet another DRM-problem that can be solved with a no-cd crack. Link is in the thread linked above, page three.

06-03-09, 08:35 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Ah, EA will they ever learn? (rhetorical question)

06-03-09, 08:36 AM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Haha, EA really is an unique company when it comes to finding ways to piss off their customers.

06-03-09, 10:15 AM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	EA's not stupid we are. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-03-09, 11:27 AM	#12
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well, please enlighten us Firewall.

06-03-09, 01:05 PM	#13
Tachyon Captain Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 514 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Guess how much it will cost to purchase all the items for TS3 from the EA store? 275$. That's right, Two Hundred and Seventy Five dollars , way beyond the retail price tag of around 50$ I heard that The Sims 3 has very few hairstyles/clothing compared to TS2 , not to mention the dismal amount of objects (furniture, electronics e.t.c) in the game. These marketing schemes by Evil Arts need to be stopped. __________________ My propellor is faster than yours!!!

06-03-09, 06:29 PM	#15
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Ah EA, ruining a great franchise with all this DRM/Pirate proofing bull. I haven't touched an EA game since Spore came out. I wish I hadn't bought it now, its just a game sitting on my harddrive doing nothing. Got to the space stage and never progressed any further.

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