nin wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 13:30:
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Kajetan wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 04:08:

InBlack wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 03:28:
Just out of curiousity how much does it pay to be EA's bitch?

Not that much. But it's an easy job. You surf all day and post stuff. The (now defunct) gaming company i worked with years ago, hired a lot of students to do this job.

I mean if companies pay people to troll sites and the like, fuck it where do I sign up???

Look for marketing agencies who work for EA. They hire these people, they do the "viral" stuff.

StingingVelvet wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 07:44:
I feel it important to point out I never defended Origin, only said Steam was just as bad.

And this stuff is freaky, but then again anyone taking the internet seriously is freaky.

Beamer wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 11:09:
Work from home does preclude him from access to sensitive information such as M&A work, which tends to be ultra top secret until announced because any kind of leak could destroy a deal or, in some cases, be considered insider trading. A viral advertiser working from home has zero chance to learn this kind of information. Only top executives and people working on the deal know, and then likely some people via the water cooler. If you're working from home there are no hallway conversations and you do not get this access.

You do not "know the right people" if you work from home.


And I'd be shocked if EA really had many people such as this on payroll. They outsource this to an agency, like every other company in the world.

ASeven wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 10:34:

Beamer wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 09:30:

ASeven wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:37:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:35:
The fact that it is on 4Chan makes it a "who gives a shit" moment.

There's more to it though. As that Blend Games blog shows there's too much stuff that could only come from an insider.

But this is a guy that worked from home, in his own words, and people that work from home never know anything. Plus, as people mentioned, this kind of "job" tends to be agency work, not internal.

Not saying it's impossible, I haven't dug into it, but I think his background is embellished.

Working from home does not exclude him access to info, especially in this day and age where all kinds of information is pretty much at the reach of a keyboard. In my work I get far more information working at home than when I worked for companies. It's all a matter of knowing the right people and having access to the right files.

As such I do believe he is mostly credible since he does point a lot of stuff no one but an insider that had access to EA's closed info would know.

PHJF wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 23:54:

there are people on this website who have been here along time, and we stick to our guns, and keep our money out of your hands.

All six of us!

Beamer wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 09:30:

ASeven wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:37:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:35:
The fact that it is on 4Chan makes it a "who gives a shit" moment.

There's more to it though. As that Blend Games blog shows there's too much stuff that could only come from an insider.

But this is a guy that worked from home, in his own words, and people that work from home never know anything. Plus, as people mentioned, this kind of "job" tends to be agency work, not internal.

Not saying it's impossible, I haven't dug into it, but I think his background is embellished.

ASeven wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:37:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:35:
The fact that it is on 4Chan makes it a "who gives a shit" moment.

There's more to it though. As that Blend Games blog shows there's too much stuff that could only come from an insider.

nin wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 21:31:
Stinging Asshole?????

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 08:35:
The fact that it is on 4Chan makes it a "who gives a shit" moment.

ASeven wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 07:33:
It is a sad statement about mankind when fanboys exist and don't realize how pathetic they really are. I will always say, fanboys are the reason many entertainment industries have gone to shit.

Dades wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 07:29:

Damn right, for an example see that idiot who pops up to defend Blizzard in every single topic about them. People are too stupid to even understand that they blinded by brands and marketing.

They don't need to pay anyone, they can get morons to do it for them.

Icewind wrote on Mar 29, 2012, 06:20:
This isn't shocking, since Atari got caught doing it too:

http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/drivergate_returns/

It's a shame that so many young people in this hobby think it's okay to accept things like forced DRM, on disc DLC and poor quality asurance & testing. They white knight companies like EA and think of us as washed up malcontents or that we are just "entitled".

The proof is right there on reddit.