Episode 035 A Call to Arms


 * Title: A Call to Arms
 * Release Date: April 7, 2008
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Show Description
A funny thing happened when we sat down to record Episode 35. Actually it wasn’t that funny at all. What ensued was a call to all Sarcastic Gamer Podcast listeners and community members to take an active role in the boycott of Battlefield: Bad Company. A lack of support by the “majors” for the effort led us to ask that each member of the audience take a moment to think about the implications of EA’s decision to fragment the game into pieces, charging extra money for weapons that arguably grant an advantage to players willing to pay the extra fee.

This show focuses primarily on that, and not much else.

Primarily we try to deliver gaming news and information to you, twice a week, in a way that is fun, memorable, and humorous. Occasionally, even the most sarcastic gamer needs to know when to get serious.

This is one of those times.

Please help us involve the major gaming blogs in this effort. With their support we can and will get EA’s attention, and while we might not be able to stop their business plan for this game, perhaps we can discourage them from making plans like this in the future.

I also want to remind everyone that this is a boycott of a title, not a company. Our goal is to stop or discourage DLC that we feel is abusive of the tremendous fanbase for this and future games. That is the limit of the scope of what we are trying to accomplish here.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, and to all of those that get involved.

REMINDER: In your correspondence with the major gaming blogs, please be courteous and respectful. Send only one message and keep it simple and to the point. You want them to join the effort to stop this trend in gaming before it takes root and becomes intrinsic to the business models of major game publishers. DLC is abusinve when it offers an unfair advantage to those willing to pay more. That’s the bottom line.