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[eva]

“As noted last week, we have identified an error in our system which can suspend a user’s entire account when our terms of use policy has been violated. We are working to fix this and expect to have the issue resolved by the end of this week. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience – it is not our policy to prevent customers from playing a single-player game. Any registered player who feels they have been banned inappropriately is urged to contact EA Customer Service.”

the accident is that they didnt think about it affecting single player games and theyll be fixing it. way more believable than... whatever im sucking ea's dick apparently

as for the "game journalist"'s opinion: lol

[Dacke]

yea but in a single player game (dragon age 2) thats the only one relevant - not being able to register

No, four of the five items apply to Dragon Age 2.

You can't register games and therefore not install it or reinstall it (point 1 & 2). You can't use DLC (downloadable content) in single player (point 3). As you can't use DLC, you can't load your saved games and have to start the game over (point 4).

But the most outrageous thing is that you can't play multiplayer because you said something "bad" on the forums, which are completely separate from the actual games.

[C.A. Sinner]

But the most outrageous thing is that you can't play multiplayer because you said something "bad" on the forums, which are completely separate from the actual games.

Yeah that's pretty dumb.

[hanako]

it was obviously just an accident (the game ban, not the forum ban)

Considering that when it was first brought to a Bioware employee's attention, he said (paraphrase, not direct quote) "Yes. That's how it's supposed to work. Consider that an incentive." it's not so 'obviously' just an accident.

acutaly forget my respons lets just keep tal k about faceless coproroations!!!!1 yeah1! new gam journalism!!!1 rock on

It's 'new game journalism' to read a thread on the Bioware forum with an official statement by a Bioware employee on it and to suspect that this is, in fact, Bioware's position? What was the old journalism, divination by entrails?

Or is your argument that the employee in question is an idiot who talks out of his ass in an official capacity? We can argue that if you want, I've got my own bones to pick with him over other things.

[PleasingFungus]

Per the Rock Paper Shotgun post, this has been happening for over a year now, to multiple people:

Over the weekend we were contacted by James (cipher86) to whom the very same thing happened a year ago. He was reported for an inappropriate poll on the forums which he accepted had upset someone. But found, for a few hours, he was still able to post on the forums, but not access any of his games. An attempt to play Dragon Age saw a message pop up telling him he couldn’t log in because his account was suspended. And when he went to customer support he was send a cut and paste of the Terms Of Service, certainly giving the impression that his gaming ban was deliberate.

The only difference between his case and Arno's is that Arno got publicity.