Comments on: *Updated – RESOLVED, EA replies!* EA exposed: The Sims Team has a lazy graphics artist http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Judhudson http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-41367 Judhudson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:05:30 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-41367 Alex, hopefully once you do get your fatboy you can snap some pics of that for proof. Of course, Connor will then probably think of some way saying it's doctored or that you bought it...so really there isn't no point. EA can do no wrong according to him :/ Alex, hopefully once you do get your fatboy you can snap some pics of that for proof. Of course, Connor will then probably think of some way saying it’s doctored or that you bought it…so really there isn’t no point. EA can do no wrong according to him :/

]]> By: Alexander http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-41366 Alexander Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:09 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-41366 The sims part in norway are under EA Seden... You will not belive this i think LOL -Aleex The sims part in norway are under EA Seden… You will not belive this i think LOL

-Aleex

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-41359 ConnorJack Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:26:56 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-41359 LOL, i'm back. And we were just wondering why (a) Was he in contact with EA Sweden and not EA Norway (b) Strange how the graphics haven't been removed? *cough*shopp'd*cough* :P LOL, i’m back. And we were just wondering why
(a) Was he in contact with EA Sweden and not EA Norway

(b) Strange how the graphics haven’t been removed?

*cough*shopp’d*cough*

:P

]]> By: frankie http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-41347 frankie Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-41347 I don't know enough to comment about this specifically, other than, I hope that EA really shapes up.  All the kiss-ups may disagree with me but please think before you kiss up (I'm not pointing fingers, this is in general).  When Comcast raises your bill, you have the option to move on to another company for the same kind of service.  There is no Sims alternative, so we are stuck with the way EA treats customers if we want to continue playing Sims.  And please quit telling us to stop playing.  We have every right to receive excellent customer service for what we are paying for, especially because if it weren't for us customers, EA would be nowhere.  Or are you going to tell me that you will walk into a store and allow the clerks to treat you as less than a customer because your nose is too brown to care?  Of course not!  So how is this any different?  I dare you to come into my retail store and be treated like shit, because it'll never happen as long as I am working.  Some of you really do not know the meaning of customer service and many mega corporations are NOT as angelic as you want them to be.  That's just naivety in its full form.  So rather than telling us to shut up (again, in general), your ass-kissing praises are not helping the company improve.  You are just giving them more reasons to continue with their practices.  So much for being a fanboy/girl.  And I'm talking about the kinds of praises that lead EA to believe that they are flawless.  Obviously it's a different story if you are just generally talking about a feature you enjoy.  While this site is friendly to just about everyone, Jud is the owner and he can post whatever he damn well pleases.  I applaud him for not kissing EA's ass.  I wish there were more people with that courage.  Maybe for once, we can have a better product. I don’t know enough to comment about this specifically, other than, I hope that EA really shapes up.  All the kiss-ups may disagree with me but please think before you kiss up (I’m not pointing fingers, this is in general).  When Comcast raises your bill, you have the option to move on to another company for the same kind of service.  There is no Sims alternative, so we are stuck with the way EA treats customers if we want to continue playing Sims.  And please quit telling us to stop playing.  We have every right to receive excellent customer service for what we are paying for, especially because if it weren’t for us customers, EA would be nowhere.  Or are you going to tell me that you will walk into a store and allow the clerks to treat you as less than a customer because your nose is too brown to care?  Of course not!  So how is this any different?  I dare you to come into my retail store and be treated like shit, because it’ll never happen as long as I am working.  Some of you really do not know the meaning of customer service and many mega corporations are NOT as angelic as you want them to be.  That’s just naivety in its full form.  So rather than telling us to shut up (again, in general), your ass-kissing praises are not helping the company improve.  You are just giving them more reasons to continue with their practices.  So much for being a fanboy/girl.  And I’m talking about the kinds of praises that lead EA to believe that they are flawless.  Obviously it’s a different story if you are just generally talking about a feature you enjoy.  While this site is friendly to just about everyone, Jud is the owner and he can post whatever he damn well pleases.  I applaud him for not kissing EA’s ass.  I wish there were more people with that courage.  Maybe for once, we can have a better product.

]]> By: DJD703 http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-41339 DJD703 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-41339 I can't believe EA would screw up so bad. They can pay people millions to do everything else, but not  this. Most people that work there are over PLAYED and under worked. I can’t believe EA would screw up so bad. They can pay people millions to do everything else, but not  this. Most people that work there are over PLAYED and under worked.

]]> By: Simillion http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40040 Simillion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:46 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40040 Shoot my bad. Accidentally commented twice :(.. jud, please delete the first of the 2 new comments i made... Shoot my bad. Accidentally commented twice :(.. jud, please delete the first of the 2 new comments i made…

]]> By: Simillion http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40038 Simillion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:46:36 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40038 (1) EA isn't hiring anyone new, you could definately be good to bet they'll lay-off more people cause there not making any money. (2) And probably we do a better job then they do at designing (witch might be why they slacked off cause they couldn't have done a better job ;) (3) EA took the time and effort to somehow change the way the render looked so that no one would notice (FAIL: we did notice) (3) Killing off fansites is not the way to go. They'll loose almost (barely) half the fans of EA by doing so (if they haven't already) (4)I can't make an apple fansite? what?! I would have made Macmillion :D (1) EA isn’t hiring anyone new, you could definately be good to bet they’ll lay-off more people cause there not making any money.
(2) And probably we do a better job then they do at designing (witch might be why they slacked off cause they couldn’t have done a better job ;)
(3) EA took the time and effort to somehow change the way the render looked so that no one would notice (FAIL: we did notice)
(3) Killing off fansites is not the way to go. They’ll loose almost (barely) half the fans of EA by doing so (if they haven’t already)

(4)I can’t make an apple fansite? what?! I would have made Macmillion :D

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40033 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:25:41 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40033 Req # Job Title Role Specialty Location 25873 Assistant Community Manager Marketing, Sales & Comm Community Manager Texas - Austin (BioWare + Pogo) 26131 Community Management Specialist Marketing, Sales & Comm Community Manager California - Redwood Shores Req # Job Title Role Specialty Location
25873 Assistant Community Manager Marketing, Sales & Comm Community Manager Texas – Austin (BioWare + Pogo)
26131 Community Management Specialist Marketing, Sales & Comm Community Manager California – Redwood Shores

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40026 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:34:55 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40026 @Jamie (a) He copies off other people so it's not really a problem (b) I don't really think EA needs this hassle when people like VRevis really need EA's attention @Jamie
(a) He copies off other people so it’s not really a problem
(b) I don’t really think EA needs this hassle when people like VRevis really need EA’s attention

]]> By: Jamie http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40025 Jamie Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:19:23 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40025 Okay heres my Two cents' worth. 1. EA was wrong to use it without askin Alex for his permission first. I know that he wouldn't have said no and that Infact he would probably be very flattered. 2. Complaining probably won't get Alex anywhere so he should maybe also take it as a compliment. They obviously liked his work and thought it was better than anything they could do. And hey, who knows, maybe it'll lead to a future job at EA for Alex lol! Okay heres my Two cents’ worth.

1. EA was wrong to use it without askin Alex for his permission first. I know that he wouldn’t have said no and that Infact he would probably be very flattered.

2. Complaining probably won’t get Alex anywhere so he should maybe also take it as a compliment. They obviously liked his work and thought it was better than anything they could do. And hey, who knows, maybe it’ll lead to a future job at EA for Alex lol!

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40013 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:03:36 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40013 George f play, it doesn't matter about the speed. I could spend an hour drawing random lines but it wouldn't make it any better. George f play, it doesn’t matter about the speed. I could spend an hour drawing random lines but it wouldn’t make it any better.

]]> By: GeorgefPlay http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40012 GeorgefPlay Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:53:41 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40012 I think EA must hire me to create their graphic logos... As I realised the High-end loft logo can be made by me in 10 minutes using my Photoshop! They are so lazy??!?! I think EA must hire me to create their graphic logos…
As I realised the High-end loft logo can be made by me in 10 minutes using my Photoshop!
They are so lazy??!?!

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40010 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:37:04 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40010 EA lets us run fansites. Apple doesn't. We are legally allowed to have simoperations.com whereas macoperations.com wouldn't be allowed by Apple. EA lets us run fansites. Apple doesn’t. We are legally allowed to have simoperations.com whereas macoperations.com wouldn’t be allowed by Apple.

]]> By: Villamarilla http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40009 Villamarilla Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:36:23 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40009 So, we can't use free nonEA stuff in the game, but they can steal original designs from the fans. Oh, ok, nice.  So, we can’t use free nonEA stuff in the game, but they can steal original designs from the fans. Oh, ok, nice. 

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40008 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40008 Well, Jud. Yeah, in essence, EA could at any point ask me to close down my site and I could only legally oblige. However, the thing with fansites is that they are allowed to do this because it's part of marketing. But that's a whole other story :P Well, Jud. Yeah, in essence, EA could at any point ask me to close down my site and I could only legally oblige. However, the thing with fansites is that they are allowed to do this because it’s part of marketing. But that’s a whole other story :P

]]> By: Simillion http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-40000 Simillion Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:22 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-40000 EA will reply to all this fiasco and just like the one for the blog post of Mitch Lasky, it won't be pretty... EA will reply to all this fiasco and just like the one for the blog post of Mitch Lasky, it won’t be pretty…

]]> By: Judhudson http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-39988 Judhudson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-39988 That doesn't make any sense, Connor...In that case, then SimOperations is not your site - it solely belongs to EA as you used the plumbob in your logo, have a Sims 3 picture as a background, even used 'The Sims' title in many of your posts. Better be prepared for EA to come and take your site away :P That doesn’t make any sense, Connor…In that case, then SimOperations is not your site – it solely belongs to EA as you used the plumbob in your logo, have a Sims 3 picture as a background, even used ‘The Sims’ title in many of your posts. Better be prepared for EA to come and take your site away :P

]]> By: ConnorJack http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-39986 ConnorJack Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:16:01 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-39986 I'm not sure. I still doubt EA doing this and I wouldn't doubt Alex copying something and passing it off as his own. He's copied whole areas of HTML & CSS off SimOperations. In the end, EA is allowed to do this. It is their graphics. I'm sure that somewhere your games' license it actually says that you don't own the game, you only hold a license. In the end, doesn't matter who made it, that wallpaper is copyrighted by Electronic Arts. I’m not sure. I still doubt EA doing this and I wouldn’t doubt Alex copying something and passing it off as his own. He’s copied whole areas of HTML & CSS off SimOperations. In the end, EA is allowed to do this. It is their graphics. I’m sure that somewhere your games’ license it actually says that you don’t own the game, you only hold a license. In the end, doesn’t matter who made it, that wallpaper is copyrighted by Electronic Arts.

]]> By: Alexander http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-39985 Alexander Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:43:05 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-39985 I have contackt with the norwegian EA now! -Aleex I have contackt with the norwegian EA now!

-Aleex

]]> By: Simillion http://www.simprograms.com/13375/ea-exposed-the-sims-team-has-a-lazy-graphics-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-39984 Simillion Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:51:49 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=13375#comment-39984 :O Speechless... ...But happy EA was caught :D :O Speechless… …But happy EA was caught :D

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