It would be so funny if EA shuts the mod down, of a game they stop selling and want to shut down. This would be peak AAA gaming company behavior in 2026.
That’s the general idea: they don’t shutdown games because “you can’t support/keep server up forever”… they shutdown games for the otherwise illegal planned obsolescence.
You shut down a game people is playing, people that were playing that game are out looking for new game to (buy) play.
Anthem may have different interest from EA because nobody was playing; but they may still be out there to normalize planned obsolescence (and thus “protect” Anthem from being repaired
Wow. That’s quite a small galaxy brain move. Well there is only one thing I can think of why they did it with Battlefield, so the player base is “forced” to play any newer version that is currently supported. In case of Anthem, it makes no sense to me, because there is no replacement. Usually companies go after games and services like these, if they offer an alternative to sell.
This game disappointed me so bad, I remember having so much fun just flying around in the beta and then there was like, nothing to do besides that. none of the stats mattered. it was so sad.
I mean it’s not going to matter if there’s not any content expansion on an actual funding level. It’s great that the sandbox has been freed from EA servers, but it’s still the same static beginning and end
They enjoyed the game and they can play it with each other and have some fun together as life keeps punching all of us in the face and having the game playable when the company stops supporting it is always a great thing.
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It would be so funny if EA shuts the mod down, of a game they stop selling and want to shut down. This would be peak AAA gaming company behavior in 2026.
That’s the general idea: they don’t shutdown games because “you can’t support/keep server up forever”… they shutdown games for the otherwise illegal planned obsolescence.
You shut down a game people is playing, people that were playing that game are out looking for new game to (buy) play.
Anthem may have different interest from EA because nobody was playing; but they may still be out there to normalize planned obsolescence (and thus “protect” Anthem from being repaired
AAA publishers would irreversably delete all games more than about a year old, if they could.
Just to force you into buying and playing new games, regardless of whether you’d rather play something “old”.
This, so much this…
Well about that. They have already done this with battlefield 2.
Wow. That’s quite a small galaxy brain move. Well there is only one thing I can think of why they did it with Battlefield, so the player base is “forced” to play any newer version that is currently supported. In case of Anthem, it makes no sense to me, because there is no replacement. Usually companies go after games and services like these, if they offer an alternative to sell.
I guess we’ll find out in the coming weeks. EA is quick to act.
Cease and desist in 5,4,3,
Then it’ll be moved to a self-hosted git in a country where that doesn’t matter. Or the scene will host copies.
I’d play it again. Anthem was so fun.
It was fun flying around and fighting, but the gameplay loop was just so bland.
This game disappointed me so bad, I remember having so much fun just flying around in the beta and then there was like, nothing to do besides that. none of the stats mattered. it was so sad.
Hard disagree. It just needed more content.
I mean it’s not going to matter if there’s not any content expansion on an actual funding level. It’s great that the sandbox has been freed from EA servers, but it’s still the same static beginning and end
For some, that’s good enough for them.
They enjoyed the game and they can play it with each other and have some fun together as life keeps punching all of us in the face and having the game playable when the company stops supporting it is always a great thing.