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Gamer Banned From Dragon Age II Over Forum Post
RogueyWon writes "Kotaku is reporting that a Dragon Age II gamer banned from BioWare's forums for an allegedly inflammatory post has been locked out of the (singleplayer only) game for the duration of the ban. This is a consequence of EA's backend systems, which link forum accounts to the accounts that players use to access their games. This would appear to be a worrying new development; while trolling forums has led to bans from massively multiplayer games in the past (arguably with some justification), the extension of the principle to singleplayer games, where an abusive player cannot affect the enjoyment of others, must surely be a step too far."
Meanwhile, back in reality, you're almost entirely wrong. The fact you've been moderated up only underscored the general lack of intelligence on /. these days.
Virtual media has almost no advantages over that of physical media. The virtual advantage is instance satisfaction and the ability to download without carrying media with you. That's it. Physical media on the other hand, isn't tied to an account and can frequently be resold - though they are working hard to prevent the second hand market.
At it applies to the story at hand, we wouldn't be reading your "brilliant" rebuttal if he had simply purchased physical media. So basically your cure all of virtual purchases is, IN FACT, the sole reason we're reading about his stupidity in the first place. Which ultimately means, more often than not, complete loss of privacy, anonymity, and control with virtual purchases.
But hey, if personal loss is a great reason to frequently pay a premium for what should be a dramatically less expensive good, well, you continue to prove your intelligence.
You wouldn't happen to be sterile would you? I really need something to celebrate...