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Posted December 08, 2018
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bela555: I don't think he had anything in that library.
There goes the conspiracy theories.
Posted December 09, 2018
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DadJoke007: The more sensible thing to do would be to fine the person who breaks the NDA or somethign among those lines, not hold the game library hostage.
Yeah, sure...

"Dear M. Streamer

Instead of cancelling your account with FIFA 2016, FIFA 2017, FIFA 2018, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 5 on it, we offer you to pay a fine of 250.000 USD and keep your precious games.

Sincerly yours,

The dude that Fs you without lube"

Nah, sorry, I think people who breake the NDA are better off losing their EA PC game collection than having to pay any fine that a company from the "Caution! Coffee could be hot!"-land would set in their contracts. Seriously... Even if it'd just be something like $500, it'd probably be cheaper to buy all of your games again (even including the old FIFA ones you don't play anymore).




edit: Not saying EA did something good here. I'm just saying that the guy who broke the NDA was pretty lucky. Normally a NDA clearly states what happens when you brake it. "Losing access to your Origin account" is a pretty harmless thing.
Post edited December 09, 2018 by real.geizterfahr
Posted December 09, 2018
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DadJoke007: The more sensible thing to do would be to fine the person who breaks the NDA or somethign among those lines, not hold the game library hostage.
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real.geizterfahr: Yeah, sure...

"Dear M. Streamer

Instead of cancelling your account with FIFA 2016, FIFA 2017, FIFA 2018, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 5 on it, we offer you to pay a fine of 250.000 USD and keep your precious games.

Sincerly yours,

The dude that Fs you without lube"

Nah, sorry, I think people who breake the NDA are better off losing their EA PC game collection than having to pay any fine that a company from the "Caution! Coffee could be hot!"-land would set in their contracts. Seriously... Even if it'd just be something like $500, it'd probably be cheaper to buy all of your games again (even including the old FIFA ones you don't play anymore).
I didn't mean that it would make sense for, or benefit, the customer. The damage would be greater for the company if they showed people with action how easy it is for them to revoke their game licenses than a fine for breaching the NDA would do.

People should read and honor their contracts, I'm just stating that it can be bad PR to handle it the wrong way.
Post edited December 09, 2018 by user deleted
Posted December 09, 2018
I really, REALLY want to believe it's fake :/ You can say whatever you want about EA, but this is just... lame.
Posted December 09, 2018
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ArachnosX: The Origin Client crashed. Can EA remotely crash the client? Seems fake to me. ^:)
why wouldn't they be able to?
Posted December 10, 2018
Aww EA really deleted their libraries! Seems you had to sign 2 NDAs before getting into the Anthem Alpha

Multiple Streamers Lose ALL Their EA Games After Streaming Anthem Alpha
Laymen Gaming
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-XFOXWbeOEo
Posted December 10, 2018
Origin, Steam, Uplay cursed thieves and traitors, all of them.
God save GOG.com.
Post edited December 10, 2018 by Fate-is-one-edge
Posted December 12, 2018
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Sachys: Well, if you broke the NDA you signed through a job, you would lose your job. I dont see this being any different than security cameras catching you out in such a situation.
Losing your job would be equal to losing the game Anthem (in this case), NOT having your bank account emptied, stocks seized, house repossessed and car towed....

I'd like to know if this was real or not first though before i start attacking EA. Sure EA sucks but one thing at a time.
Posted December 12, 2018
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real.geizterfahr: Nah, sorry, I think people who breake the NDA are better off losing their EA PC game collection than having to pay any fine that a company from the "Caution! Coffee could be hot!"-land would set in their contracts.
I apologize because I know this is off-topic, but it always irks me when people reference the McDonald's coffee case as an example of a frivolous lawsuit. I'll link the relevant article below with sources, but the short version is that the woman suffered serious injuries (third degree burns), McDonald's knew very well the coffee was dangerously hot, admitted in court to having 700 prior incidents of people being injured due to the temperature of their coffee, yet refused to lower the temperature of their coffee.

Source:
https://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/the-mcdonald-s-coffee-cup-case-separating-mcfacts-from-mcfiction.html

North America is a litigious society, that's the truth. However we shouldn't allow that to take away from people who suffer serious injuries as a result of prolonged, willfull negligence by corporations.
Posted December 12, 2018
They are idiots for going against the NDA. End of story.
Signing/agreeing with something you don't intend to follow is a recipe for disaster. Nobody's fault but the violator.

The action EA took could be debatable, but it is fully within their right. I think the guy should be happy EA is satisfied with just deleting his library. They could also take it to court, which would be infinitely worse than just losing games worth a few hundred $.
Post edited December 12, 2018 by idbeholdME
Posted December 12, 2018
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Sachys: In other words: the person who did this should have expected it (not saying its right).
No, he shouldn't have. The punishment of stealing all his games has no relation to the crime. The conclusion doesn't logically follow from the premise, regardless of what any EULA or such crap says.

He should sue EA for this. I'm not saying that he's innocent or that EA has no legitimate claims against him, but stealing his games isn't one of their legitimate claims.

And this mass theft of a user's games is a token example of why all DRM clients, including Steam, are toxic poison which should be boycotted.

In this post I'm assuming the info the OP is accurate, although I'm not sure it is since the video in the OP doesn't prove it. If the info's not accurate, then that's a bit of a different story. But it still doesn't change the fact that all DRM clients are toxic poison that have the potential to steal all of any user's games at any point.
Post edited December 12, 2018 by Ancient-Red-Dragon
Posted December 12, 2018
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Ancient-Red-Dragon: [...]stealing all his games has no relation to the crime.
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In this post I'm assuming the info the OP is accurate, although I'm not sure it is since the video in the OP doesn't prove it. If the info's not accurate, then that's a bit of a different story. But it still doesn't change the fact that all DRM clients are toxic poison that have the potential to steal all of any user's games at any point.
The "truth" is: EA took all of his games
The other truth is: The Anthem alpha was the only game on his account

Read that somewhere earlier today.
Posted December 12, 2018
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real.geizterfahr: people who breake the NDA are better off losing their EA PC game collection than having to pay any fine
Why not both? >: D

Btw I fear NDAs.. I wouldn't want risking serious repercussion for some stupid game in alpha..
Post edited December 12, 2018 by phaolo
Posted December 12, 2018
omg i was JUST going to buy my first game on origin!

oh wait... no i wasn't.
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