EA Sports' Season Ticket Hears Crickets on Debut Day (Kotaku)

[The Amaizen Blue]

Quote: Originally Posted by spit_bubble

Never really understood the appeal of this. Pay money for three days time with an un-patched game? Why would I want to do that?

This hit the nail on the head. Plus you have to go out and buy the retail game anyways...

[HiTEqMETHOD]

Quote: Originally Posted by franko3219

I ended up buying a subscription but not because I couldn't wait to get the game. I purchased the subscription because I would rather pay the $20-something subscription and figure out that the game is not ready or that nothing is improved instead of paying the $60 at release to find out that it is not ready and having it sit on my shelf for nearly 2 months. Madden has not dissapointed me thus far so I will probably buy it come Tuesday, but if it were as buggy as NCAA 12 then I would be waiting a couple of months for the patches and then buying it used so that EA would not get my money. On the flip side if EA produces a good game that is worth paying $60 to me then I will reward EA with my money. I figure that I will get my money worth between Madden, NHL, Tiger Woods, and next years NCAA, since buying each of those used would save me approximately $10 each potentially saving me $40, so I would net gain a savings of approximately $20 and have less frustrations. If all the games are worth 1st day purchases and not used purchases than I am fine paying EA the extra money.

You wasted your money either way. Sports games are never "ready" at launch. This is common sense by now. Wanna pay $20 bucks for something get a gamefly account and just test games that way. I never buy sports games without renting them first, either blockbuster or gamefly. You're basically paying EA to let you be a tester at this point.

[R0M0mentum09]

A lot of people on my friends list kept asking me how I got it so early? EA didn't do a good enough job advertising this at all!

[BlackJackRabbit]

Quote: Originally Posted by NY Kid

Agreed. Madden is way too much fun for me. I'm really concerned about my social life now....lol. The broadcast cameras and presentation leave me speechless.

Not sure if serious.

[ChicagoChris]

***I am buying the game on Tuesday*** but...

EA gets what they deserve. I am not harping on you all that bought into season pass but the quality of EA titles don't deserve the me spending more $$ to get it early.

EA and Madden certainly hasn't earned the respect of the hardcore community and I believe you are seeing this in the sales figures.

I am encouraged by the reviews on this site I am seeing on M12 but after the insane oversights of bugs on NCAA12, they'll get my $39 and we'll see where things go in regards to Season Pass if they string together a few good years together.

[JohnDoe8865]

For all of those who are saying because you aren't playing online, that it doesn't count towards sales numbers, I have to correct that.

They know exactly how many people downloaded it and even if you are playing offline, they can still tell you are playing b/c you are connected to XBL/PSN. They always talk about how no one plays online franchise for example. They collect data from offline games, like Ian did last year with his numbers about how many people were using Gameflow, even offline.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnDoe8865

For all of those who are saying because you aren't playing online, that it doesn't count towards sales numbers, I have to correct that. They know exactly how many people downloaded it and even if you are playing offline, they can still tell you are playing b/c you are connected to XBL/PSN. They always talk about how no one plays online franchise for example. They collect data from offline games, like Ian did last year with his numbers about how many people were using Gameflow, even offline.

People are referring to kotaku's numbers which I think are only the people using online features, not EA provided information.

[mvb34]

The EA sports season ticket is not for Madden i'm sure they will make their mark with Soccer and Hockey...