Official NCAA Football 2009 Thread

[bdarnell]

Originally Posted by volball625

Are you arguing that stores don't sell it early?

no, i'm arguing that stores CAN get sued for violating street date.

[bdarnell]

Originally Posted by govols182

So you think EA will hire tons of attorneys and spend way more than 20,000 dollars in fees and such on stores all across the country just to make 20,000? I think not. Your store may not do it, but others will. If you can't process that in your brain than you have something wrong with you.

Also, stores have been doing this for years and EA hasn't gone after any of them. Stores will keep breaking the release date by a day or two and they will not lose their jobs or get sued because EA will lose money in the process. How much do you think 1 good lawyer for a big company costs? A lot more than the 20,000 dollars they would get. Try multiplying that a few more times.

okay then genius, why is it even illegal to break street date if EA doesn't mind at all?

[govols182]

Originally Posted by bdarnell

okay then genius, why is it even illegal to break street date if EA doesn't mind at all?

I'm sure they don't like it, but wouldn't it be dumb to spend more money on lawyers and court fees and stuff then what you would bring in from a couple copies getting sold a day or two early? Maybe you just have a hard time admitting you're wrong?

[govols182]

Originally Posted by bdarnell

no, i'm arguing that stores CAN get sued for violating street date.

I know they CAN get sued but they have a good chance on not getting sued because as said in most of my other posts it would cost them more money than it would bring them money in. If you can't understand that you have a problem.

[bleed orange11]

Can some1 plz tell me if there are going to be able to play night games online this year. i get tired of playing at the same time every game!
2k lets u change the time and such!

[govols182]

Originally Posted by bleed orange11

Can some1 plz tell me if there are going to be able to play night games online this year. i get tired of playing at the same time every game!
2k lets u change the time and such!

I played night games online last year. It goes by the system clock of the home team. I'm almost positive about this.

[bleed orange11]

no there were no night games played online! im 110% sure of that!

[bdarnell]

Originally Posted by govols182

I'm sure they don't like it, but wouldn't it be dumb to spend more money on lawyers and court fees and stuff then what you would bring in from a couple copies getting sold a day or two early? Maybe you just have a hard time admitting you're wrong?

so you are saying that they wouldn't get paid for games sold before street date? this is wrong. bottom line is companys CAN sell the copy early. People MAY get a copy early, but this doesn't change the fact that companys CAN get fined and employees WILL be terminated. you keep arguing that no matter what, no companies can be fined for violating street date. this simply isn't true.

[duckman398686]

Originally Posted by govols182

I played night games online last year. It goes by the system clock of the home team. I'm almost positive about this.

every online game i've ever played has been in the afternoon sometime with sunny skies. it's the same way every time

[rwemyss]

Originally Posted by bdarnell

so you are saying that they wouldn't get paid for games sold before street date? this is wrong. bottom line is companys CAN sell the copy early. People MAY get a copy early, but this doesn't change the fact that companys CAN get fined and employees WILL be terminated. you keep arguing that no matter what, no companies can be fined for violating street date. this simply isn't true.

Actually, there isn't a high likelihood that an employee will get terminated for selling a video game a day early. It isn't as big of a deal as you make it out to be.

Also, he isn't saying that companies CAN'T be fined for selling early, he's saying that it isn't probable because it isn't a valuable option for the developer to spend the money to sue.

Finally, you two need to drop this because this is dangerously close to becoming a flame war in which I'll have to ban one, if not both of you.

[bdarnell]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

Actually, there isn't a high likelihood that an employee will get terminated for selling a video game a day early. It isn't as big of a deal as you make it out to be.

Also, he isn't saying that companies CAN'T be fined for selling early, he's saying that it isn't probable because it isn't a valuable option for the developer to spend the money to sue.

Finally, you two need to drop this because this is dangerously close to becoming a flame war in which I'll have to ban one, if not both of you.

well at gamestop an employee WILL be terminated for violating street date. Actually he said that nothing would happen at all if a company sold the game early. this is no flame war. chill.

[Jonesey]

You mean employees CAN be terminated? Trust me, I used to have a hook up and get games before street date all the time. All I had to do was call my buddy at gamestop and preorder and pay the whole cost and BAM. Game in hand.

[govols182]

Originally Posted by duckman398686

every online game i've ever played has been in the afternoon sometime with sunny skies. it's the same way every time

I thought I played a night game or two...oh well.

[govols182]

It's been taken to private messages.

[Ohiovol09]

There were no night games played during online games at all last year.