# The best E.A. pitting, Greedy!

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-e-a-pitting-greedy/802855 "2017-11-27T06:48:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-e-a-pitting-greedy/802855/14 "2017-11-28T14:33:17Z")

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Didn’t you [just do this?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841256) I suppose my answer hasn’t changed either.

> [@Caveat Emptor/Video Game Developers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caveat-emptor-video-game-developers/801108/7):
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> If I buy the new Battlefield or Call of Duty and am shocked to discover its business model, then I clearly haven’t been paying attention.
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> If I spend 60 bucks to preorder a crappy game instead of waiting a few days for initial user reviews, that’s on me for buying a product sight unseen.

> [@anomalous1](#):
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> The video will make you angry

I doubt it.

> [@](#):
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> thanks to them, Forbes, MSNBC and other mainstream media sources as well as the Belgian gaming commission are taking action.

[Provably untrue.](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22battlefront+2%22+loot+boxes&client=firefox-b-1-ab&biw=1920&bih=1067&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A10%2F1%2F2017%2Ccd_max%3A11%2F15%2F2017&tbm=nws)

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