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Re:The FCC has repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcas... by jacquesm on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:05PM (#15717109)
That's the same kind of thing companies will say when they remove a bunch of features and drop a product: it is to better serve you, the customer. Never mind that it is complete nonsense.
Re:The FCC has repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcas... by hexane360 on Thursday November 16, 2017 @07:20PM (#15717952)
"The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.

As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.

We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.

Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can."

Quote from EA when asked why heroes took ridiculous playtime to unlock, skippable with microtransactions, for a $60 game.

Re:The FCC has repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcas... by amptorn on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:08PM (#15717134)
"No, see, us making more money always makes it possible for us to serve you better."

And do you serve us better?

"Oh no. God, no."

Re:The FCC has repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcas... by colejohnson66 on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:50AM (#15721229)
> "No, see, us making more money always makes it possible for us to serve you better."

The key word there is “possible”. Money makes it possible to better serve you. They just choose not to.