There is no good reasons why subscribers have to pay cartel coins in 2.1.

If you give me 10 dollars and tell me its my 10 dollars.... then yes, it cost me 10 dollars.

I'd say, just don't use it. Or only use your monthly CCs.

I'm not arguing that they shouldn't have been nicer to subs. But the point is -- they weren't. You want a "good reason" why subs have to pay? BW/EA wants money. Simple as that.

Doesn't have to be a moral reason, or a polite reason, or even a reason the customer agrees with. But -- if enough people withhold use of the system, maybe we will see them make a concession, like:

"Subs can use in-game credits to purchase all of the customizations that were available at launch."

For me, even that would be enough to make me a happy camper.

Name one company, in any industry, that does not "bleed" its customers for profit. The whole point of a for-profit business is to make as much profit as possible.

This would be enough for just about everybody. Doesnt even have to be that extreme. Even if they just allowed hair and facial features would be enough for most people. There is nothing wrong with people expressing their opinion and stance on the subject now. Many avid defenders want to make people feel like it is wrong of them to do so and thats just BS.

Customer service is number 1 in any business.

That's not his point. The people that are to "blame" for systems like this are the PLAYERS. EA Bioware knows people will use it anyway. They will wail and moan and complain on the forums but its all lip service.

You know it is too. The majority of people will just go along with it and buy it all up because they can't put their money where their mouth is. Heck, if I was EA I would do the exact same thing.

If people really wanted to make a statement they wouldn't buy coins and they wouldn't use the system. But, gamers are generally compulsive buyers. Gamers don't really stand for what they say they do and they just consume at a whim.


That is why we are where we are today.

No, profit is number one in any business. That's why monopolies are bad. No incentive to provide good customer service (among other things).

A business will only please customers to the extent that it costs less to please them than to displease them.

No, profit is number one in any business. That's why monopolies are bad. No incentive to provide good customer service (among other things).

A business will only please customers to the extent that it costs less to please them than to displease them.

You obviously haven't really worked in the real world then. Yes profit is the goal of a business, but REPEAT PROFIT (i.e: returning customers) is the BIGGER goal. You can sell a 20$ steak once and that's good, but if they don't like your service AND product ,guess what..you only sell one steak. That doesn't pay the bills. You want to please as many people as you can,because they can ALWAYS take their money elsewhere and spend it.So yeah, if you can sell a 20$ steak everyday..that's even better.
Even a monopoly like Wal-Mart understands this.

You obviously haven't really worked in the real world then. Yes profit is the goal of a business, but REPEAT PROFIT (i.e: returning customers) is the BIGGER goal. You can sell a 20$ steak once and that's good, but if they don't like your service AND product ,guess what..you only sell one steak. That doesn't pay the bills. You want to please as many people as you can,because they can ALWAYS take their money elsewhere and spend it.So yeah, if you can sell a 20$ steak everyday..that's even better.
Even a monopoly like Wal-Mart understands this.